Installing a curriculum from the Library

Before you install

Installing a curriculum takes less than a minute, but the choice itself matters. Ask these questions before you click Install:

• What age group does this class serve?, EYFS, Montessori, Reggio, and HighScope are designed for ages 0–6. NERDC primary is for ages 6–12.
• What does your school's regulatory body or proprietors expect?, Most Lagos and Abuja private nurseries use NERDC or British-Nigerian Hybrid. UK curriculum schools use EYFS.
• Do you need to customise the indicators?, If yes, install first, then clone and customise the clone (see article 2.13).

How to install a curriculum

1. Go to Curriculum Centre → Library.
2. Browse the available frameworks. Each card shows the framework name, age range, assessment model type, and a brief description.
3. When you are ready, click Install on the framework card. A dialogue prompts you to name your installed copy (you can keep the default name or give it a school-specific one).
4. Click Install again in the dialogue to confirm. The framework appears in Curriculum Centre → Installed Curricula with an active status badge.

What happens after installation

The installed framework is now visible in your school's Curriculum Centre but is not yet active for any class. To assign it to a class section:

1. Go to Classes from the sidebar and click the Sections tab.
2. Find the class section and click its Edit (pencil) icon.
3. In the section editor, select the framework from the Curriculum dropdown.
4. Click Save Changes.

See article 2.4 for the detailed classroom assignment guide and the important warnings about mid-term changes.

Installing the NERDC curriculum for a primary school

NERDC is the most commonly used framework for Nigerian schools. When you install it, you will see two variants:

• NERDC Early Years, for Creche, Playgroup, Pre-Nursery, and Nursery classes. Assessment by checklist and observation.
• NERDC Primary, for Primary 1–6. Assessment by numeric score (CA + Exam). Linked directly to the Primary Academic Suite mark entry.

Install both if your school spans nursery and primary. Assign each to the appropriate class sections.

Common mistakes

• Installing a framework but not assigning it to any class, teachers will not see any assessment options until assignment is complete.
• Installing NERDC Primary for a nursery class, this activates primary-school UX (mark entry, report cards) for a class that needs early-years observations.
• Clicking Install on multiple frameworks "to see what they look like" without a plan for which to use, you end up with a cluttered Installed Curricula list. Read the framework descriptions on the Library cards and the overview in article 2.1 before installing.