Understanding and Managing Schedules and Courses

PrimaryLeap offers robust tools for managing student schedules and courses, ensuring a structured and effective learning experience. This guide explains how parents, teachers, and school admins can understand and manage student schedules and courses, providing a comprehensive educational pathway for all students.

Understanding Schedules and Courses

What Are Schedules?

• Student Schedules: These are organised lists of activities, lessons, and courses that a student is expected to complete over a period. Schedules help students know what to work on and when.

• Consistency and Structure: Schedules provide a consistent structure, ensuring that students cover all necessary topics and progress through their studies systematically.

What Are Courses?

• Courses: These are comprehensive sets of lessons and activities focused on a specific subject or topic. Courses are designed to provide in-depth knowledge and practice in particular areas.

• Interactive Learning: Courses often include interactive lessons, which engage students more deeply and make learning more enjoyable.

Managing Schedules and Courses

• Auto-Scheduling Features:

• Automatic Assignments: When auto-scheduling is enabled, interactive courses are automatically added to student schedules based on their year group. This ensures that all students have a consistent and comprehensive learning path.

• Activating Auto-Scheduling: To enable auto-scheduling, navigate to the settings in your account dashboard and activate the auto-schedule option for the relevant school year.

• Manual Course Assignment:

• Assigning Courses: Parents, teachers, or school admins can manually assign courses to students or entire classes. This allows for customisation based on individual student needs or classroom requirements.

• Steps to Assign Courses:

• Log into your PrimaryLeap account.

• Browse or search for the course you wish to assign.

• Use the student selection option to choose the class or specific students.

• Finalise the assignment by placing it at the appropriate position in the student’s schedule.

• Cloning Course Actions:

• Cloning for Consistency: When making changes or adding courses to a student's schedule, you can clone these actions across all students within a class. This feature ensures that all students receive the same educational content.

• Using the Clone Feature: Navigate to the student’s schedule, make the desired changes, and use the cloning option to replicate these changes for all students in the class.

• Tracking Progress:

• Connected Students Tab: On the course page, the ‘Connected Students’ tab displays all students managed by a teacher, showing their position in the course and scores for each lesson.

• Monitoring Skipped Lessons: This tab also indicates if any lessons have been skipped by a student, allowing for timely intervention and support.

• Accessing Student Schedules:

• From the Dashboard: Log in and navigate to the dashboard to view student schedules. You can see an overview of assigned courses and upcoming activities.

• Switching Accounts: Use the profile icon in the top right corner to switch to a student account and view their specific schedule.

• Adjusting Schedules:

• Adding or Removing Activities: Adjust the schedule by adding new activities or removing completed ones. Ensure that the schedule remains balanced and manageable for the student.

• Reordering Tasks: Reorder tasks within the schedule to prioritise more urgent or important activities, helping students manage their time effectively.

Benefits of Effective Schedule Management

• Structured Learning: Well-managed schedules ensure that students have a clear and structured learning path, reducing confusion and improving focus.

• Personalised Education: Customising schedules and courses based on individual needs helps cater to different learning styles and paces.

• Enhanced Engagement: Interactive courses and a variety of activities keep students engaged and motivated in their learning journey.

Understanding and managing student schedules and courses on PrimaryLeap is essential for providing a structured and effective learning experience. By utilising auto-scheduling, manual assignments, and progress tracking, parents, teachers, and school admins can ensure that students have access to comprehensive and engaging educational content. If you need further assistance, our support team is always available to help.