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By following the link on the Bury College website, you will arrive at this page. Enter your username in
the following format:
firstname.lastname
Then enter the password:
password
If you have not logged on before, you will be asked to confirm your account, as below
sample.tutor
Sample
Tutor
You will be asked to change your password.
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You will be taken to the page below. It is your student page – all users are automatically given a
student account by default. If you hover your mouse over your name here you will see the other
settings which you have access to. Click the Tutor option.
You will be taken to the Tutors’ Home page, below. You will notice the following tabs:
Student Search, Group Search, Add Learner, Add Group, My Groups, Reports etc
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To add a new learner:
Click the “Add Learner” tab. The screen below will appear. Username is created based on the
learners’ workplace. For example, two learners at Willows Day Nursery might be named Willows1
and Willows2
Complete the username. First names and last names are not to contain any apostrophes, at this
interferes with the software’s searching and reporting facilities.
For example, Sarah O’Sullivan should be entered as Sarah OSullivan.
Enter the learner’s email address and leave the password field blank. This will set the password as
“password”. The learner will have to set their own password when opening the account.
The next screen will show, by default, that the learner is being selected for English and Maths IA,
Diag.
Click “next” at the bottom right of the screen.
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The screen below will appear - simply click “done” in the bottom right of the screen.
You should get a message to confirm that the student has been created, as below.
The learner should now be able to access their account on the BKSB website with their username
and the password (password). They will be prompted to change their password when they first log in.
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Running an Initial Assessment
Access the BKSB Portal (see page 2) and ask the student to enter their username and password.
They will be asked to change their password if it is still password
The student will then have accessed their page as shown below:
As you scroll down the page, you will see options for the student to click, where they can take the
initial assessment, as shown below:
By clicking on the link Take the Initial Assessment, the student will be able to complete their
assessment.
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When the student has completed their test, this screen will appear.
Click the results tab in the bottom right of the screen to check the student’s results.
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Searching for a Specific Learner
Click the “Student Search” tab and the screen below will appear:
You are able to search on usernames, first names or last names.
Enter the details in the relevant field. As you type, the search results page will narrow the results.
You will then be able to click on the specific student you require.
Searching on m brings
up lots of different
results.
As you type mar, the
Information narrows
You are then able to click on the name of the learner to access specific information on that learner.
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Accessing Assessment and Diagnostic Details
You can see from the screen which appears, that this learner has completed all the Initial
Assessments and Diagnostics.
When you click one of the assessments, you will get this message:
By clicking on View printable page, you will get a quick overview of the learner’s results, as shown
below:
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By clicking on the “View assessment and user answers” option, you will be able to see each individual
question and answer submitted by the learner, as shown below.
To access information on the diagnostics, click the required option from the learners’ home page
Then you should receive the message as shown below:
Clicking on View Assessment and user answers will show exactly which questions were asked and
how they were answered.
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By clicking on “view printable page”, you can access a detailed report in terms of the learner’s
abilities. This should help in determining where a learner requires support.
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