How to create a new school robin
This guide will explain how to create a new school robin.
School Robins allows you to request and receive information about pupils from a central, easy to manage interface. To create a new school robin, mouse over theÌýSchool RobinsÌýtab at the top of the page and selectÌýCreate a schoolÌýrobin from the drop down menu.
Next, you will be asked whether your robin will be about a pupil, a group of pupils, or a generic school robin. Select the appropriate option from theÌýCreate new School RobinÌýdrop down menu.
±õ´ÚÌýfor PupilÌýwas selected,Ìýtick the checkbox next to your chosen pupil’s name and click on theÌýCreate a new school robin nowÌý²ú³Ü³Ù³Ù´Ç²Ô.
If there are existing schools robins associated withÌýthe pupil, you will see an additional button calledÌýView existing school robinsÌýwhich will display the other school robins.
Setting up the robin
You will now be on theÌýEdit School RobinÌýpage, where you select whether you are requesting or providing information.Ìý Enter a subject title for your school robin, select a teacher (or leave this section if you are personally requesting the information) and enter the information request in the large text area.
You can also attach files to the robin which are sent to the recipients. To upload a file, click on theÌýUpload a fileÌýbutton below the text area.
Once the chosen file has been uploaded successfully it will appear below the text area. To delete the file, click on theÌý²ú¾±²ÔÌý¾±³¦´Ç²Ô.
You can also mark the school robin as confidential by ticking theÌýConfidentialÌýcheck box. This means that the robin will not appear to other users unless they are involved in the robin.
Sending the robin
Finally, scroll down to theÌýInvolved staffÌýsection and select the staff members you wish to send the school robin to by ticking theÌýcheckboxÌýnext to their name.
OnceÌýyou having selected the staff members of your choice, click theÌýSend School RobinÌýbutton in the top right hand corner.
You will get a pop up window confirming that the school robin has been sent successfully.
