How do I add Learning Characteristics to the trackers?
School Admin Users can setup the columns in the Learning Characteristics section on their trackers. To get started;
Click on My School in the top menu and select Learning Characteristics.
Choose a value you want to add and either select the tick box for Enable for all Year Groups or the blue Enable for Specific Year Groups button. If enabling for a specific year group, next tick the box titled Enable field.
You can either choose to use our default descriptors and values, or deselect the tick box called Use default values so you can enter your schools own descriptors or add extra ones. Once all Learning Characteristics have been chosen select Add Selected Learning Characteristics to enable these.
Something to note:
You will need to add all Learning Characteristic values that you want to track in one go at the start of the year.
This is because any changes you make here will affect all trackers for all subjects in the selected Year Groups which may cause confusion for users if they change.
How will they display on the trackers?
The values you add will be added to all trackers in the specified year groups. They will always be in a grey section, next to the Summary section.
The Learning Characteristic descriptor will populate after you input the numerical value. Please see the Image below :
Now when you export your tracker, by selecting Tools from the left menu and clicking Download, these will be visible within your XLS file. Additionally these Learning Characteristics will also become visible on reports depending on your choice of Report Template.
To find out how to include your Learning Characteristics on reports take a look at the article below. 👇
How do I replace my Learning Characteristics?
The Snapshot and Clear feature allows you to schedule data captures and periodically clear Learning Characteristic values. Scheduling Snapshots ahead of clearing the values ensures that you have a backup of your data to look back at from any of your specified dates.
Please note that this feature is only accessible by School Admin users within the My School dropdown:
Please see the article below for more information on archiving your previous Learning Characteristic data 👇
📖 Pupil Progress Tip
If you do need to create additional columns or make changes at a later date, you will need to contact our Support team first.