Assigning a curriculum to a classroom, and when NOT to mid-term

Two profile types, one section

Every class section can hold two profile assignments, which work independently:

A Nursery section typically has both: a Curriculum Profile (e.g. EYFS) for structured developmental observations, and a Programme Profile (Nursery) for the checklist-style daily tracking. A Primary section usually has only a Curriculum Profile (e.g. NERDC).

Assigning a curriculum to a class section

Curriculum and programme profiles are assigned inside the section settings, not from the Curriculum Centre.

1. Go to Classes from the main navigation.
2. Click the Sections tab.
3. Find the section you want to configure. Click the ⋯ (three-dot) menu on its card.
4. Select Edit Section.
5. In the Curriculum Profile dropdown, select the installed framework (e.g. EYFS, NERDC, IEYC).
6. If the class is a creche, playgroup, or nursery group, also set the Programme Profile dropdown.
7. Click Save Changes.

What teachers see after assignment

Once the curriculum profile is assigned, teachers in that class will see:

• A new Assessments tab on each student's profile, showing all the framework's domains and indicators
• The ability to record observations, judgements, or scores against those indicators
• A progress percentage on the student's profile card, calculated from their recorded assessments

Verifying which curriculum is assigned to a section

To check current assignments across your school, go to Curriculum Centre → Installed Curricula. Each installed framework card shows a Classes count showing how many sections have adopted it. If the count is 0, no sections are currently using that framework.

When NOT to change the curriculum mid-term

The safe time to change a curriculum assignment is:

• At the start of a new academic year, before any assessments are recorded
• Before the first day of a new term, if the previous term had no assessment records
• On a newly created class section that has never had any assessment data

Changing the curriculum between academic years

1. At the end of the academic year, archive the old curriculum (article 2.14) to remove it from the active assignment list.
2. Install or activate the new curriculum framework for the next year.
3. At the start of the new academic year, open each section via Classes → Sections → ⋯ → Edit Section and update the Curriculum Profile dropdown.
4. Historical assessment records from the archived framework remain accessible under Student Profile → Assessment History.

Common mistakes

• Looking for an "Assign to Class" button inside the Curriculum Centre — it does not exist there. Curriculum assignment is done from Classes → Sections → Edit Section, not from the Curriculum Centre.
• Assigning the wrong curriculum version, always confirm you are assigning the current academic year's version, not a cloned version from a previous year.
• Leaving Programme Profile blank for early-years sections. A creche or playgroup section needs both a Curriculum Profile (for developmental observations) and a Programme Profile (for age-appropriate checklists). If Programme Profile is blank, checklist assessments will not appear.
• Assigning NERDC Primary to an early-years class. Primary and early-years UX look very different. Teachers in a nursery class should not see score entry fields.
• Changing the assignment right after a teacher has started entering assessments. Even one saved record creates the orphan problem described in the warning above.