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Google Workspace for Education is a cloud-based suite of tools designed to transform learning and institutional management. It provides a secure, flexible environment for teaching, learning, and collaboration. Google AI Pro for Education is a paid subscription add-on for Google Workspace that integrates advanced Gemini AI features directly into Gmail, Docs, Slides, and Meet.
Agreement start: 16 October 2026
Agreement end: 15 October 2028
Invoice date: Invoices for this agreement will be issued by the institution's nominated reseller. Orders are placed via these pages, then passed to that reseller for fulfilment and invoicing.
Institutions may participate in the Agreement at any time during the agreement period, choosing either a one, two or three year commitment, and are bound by its Terms and Conditions, including payments, until the end of the Licence Period.
Per user licence.
Contact Chest Help for more information.
Higher and Further Education institutions in the United Kingdom, and Universities and Colleges of Further Education in Ireland.
This agreement has been negotiated with Google in response to sector demand.
Licensor: Google Cloud EMEA Limited (company number 660412), having its principal place of business at at 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
This agreement is currently for the following products:
Google Workspace for Education is:
Google Workspace for Education Standard includes the following teaching and learning essentials:
Google Workspace for Education Plus includes all the above features, plus:
Google AI Pro for Education offers expanded access to premium AI models and features in Gemini for Education and Gemini Notebook, and full access to Gemini in the Workspace apps that you know and love, like Gmail, Docs and more:
Find out more:
Useful resources will continue to be added to this page throughout the life of the agreement, with the latest content being added to the top of the page.
Google provides a large library of support and guidance resources. We've included a small selection below to help you get started.
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This YouTube page focuses on "the art of teaching and the science of learning"
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Google Workspace: This is another YouTube page, this time focusing on Google Workspace, with resources to “help elevate and improve your business, classroom and teams”
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Free Jisc training course - 4 November 2026: Find out more and register here
Useful blog from Jisc's National Centre for AI here
Trials will be arranged through the Licensee's nominated reseller from the Framework. Once resellers are added to this agreement, contact information will be included. They will be able to offer a 60-day free trial for 50 licenses of paid Google Workspace for Education editions - Education Plus or Education Standard
Click here to access Google's knowledge resource
Click here to access Google's UK-centric learning centre
Information about new features and enhancements available to your users can be found here.
This content is restricted to logged in members.
Licensor: Google Cloud EMEA Limited (company number 660412), having its principal place of business at at 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
The Chest Order, together with the Licence Terms and Conditions, and any exceptions listed below, create a legally binding contract between your institution, organisation or company and the Licensor. Therefore please read the terms and conditions carefully and only submit a Chest Order if its terms and conditions are acceptable to your institution, organisation or company and you have the authority to make the financial commitment shown.
The Google Workspace for Education agreement is not a standard Chest software agreement. It is subject to the terms and conditions of the Google Workspace for Education terms of service.
This agreement contains variations to these terms and conditions which are available at the bottom of this page under the heading 'Exceptions to Terms and Conditions’.
The following additional commitments for Jisc customers have been agreed between Jisc and Google:
1 Updates.
Google will notify the Customer of any material update to the URL Terms (including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum) and, except to the extent that the update applies to new functionality or the Cloud Data Processing Addendum or is required to comply with applicable law, will provide such notice 30 days before the update takes effect.
2 Compliance.
Google will only review Customer Data under the “Compliance” section of the Terms of Service as reasonably required to investigate any potential material violation of the AUP by the Customer.
3 Limited Extent and Duration of Suspension.
Any Suspension under Section 4 (Suspension) of the Terms of Service will be to the minimum extent and for the shortest duration required to resolve the cause for Suspension.
4 Refunds.
If the Customer orders the Services directly from Google and terminates the Terms of Service for Google's uncured material breach, Google will refund to the Customer any unused prepaid Fees that the Customer paid to Google for use of the Services applicable to the period following termination. If the Customer orders the Services from a Reseller under a Reseller Agreement, any refunds will be governed by the “Resold Customers” section of the Terms of Service. Subject to the foregoing terms of this Section 1.5 (Refunds) and unless required by law, termination or non-renewal under any section of the Terms of Service (including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum) will not oblige Google to refund any Fees to the Customer.
Subject to Sections 5.2 (Exclusions from Liability) and 5.3 (Unlimited Liabilities) of the General Terms agreed between Google and JSL, Google’s total aggregate Liability to any Customer for loss or damage arising out of or relating to the Customer’s Terms of Service, the Services or this Agreement will be limited to the greater of: (a) 110% of the Fees paid or payable for the Services by the Customer in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the first event giving rise to the Liability; and (b) £50,000.
The General Terms agreed between Google and JSL can be made available to Jisc members on request. Please contact help@chest.ac.uk
Google will use reasonable endeavours to cease any specific use of the Customer’s name or Brand Features after receiving a notice from the Customer setting out the Customer’s objection to such use.
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