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Managing organizations

Organizations represent individual schools in Reading Steps. Each organization has its own students, staff, classes, and settings.

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Creating an organization

1. Go to Organizations in the admin panel
2. Click Add Organization
3. Enter the organization details:
   • Alias - A short identifier (e.g., “westwood-primary”)
   • Domain - Used for the school’s login URL
   • Postcode - Helps students identify the correct school
4. Click Create

The organization will be created with default settings that you can customize.

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Organization settings

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School settings

Access these by clicking on an organization, then viewing the School Settings card.

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Weekly reading goal

Set the number of reading sessions students should aim for each week.

1. Find the Weekly Reading Goal field
2. Enter a number (default is 5)
3. Changes save automatically

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Search strength

Controls how students discover books:

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Postcode

Enter your school’s postcode to help students identify the correct school during login.

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Year groups

Year groups organize students by age range.

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Adding a year group

1. Go to your organization’s detail page
2. Find the Year Groups card
3. Click Add Year Group
4. Enter:
   • Name - e.g., “Year 1”, “Reception”
   • Min Age - Minimum age for this group
   • Max Age - Maximum age for this group
5. Click Add Year Group

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Deleting a year group

1. Find the year group in the table
2. Click the trash icon
3. Confirm deletion

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Classes

Classes belong to year groups and contain students.

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Adding a class

1. Ensure you have at least one year group created
2. Find the Classes card
3. Click Add Class
4. Select the Year Group
5. Enter the Class Name (e.g., “Class 1A”, “Maple Class”)
6. Click Add Class

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Deleting a class

1. Find the class in the table
2. Click the trash icon
3. Confirm deletion

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Library management

Each organization can have its own book library.

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Adding books

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By ISBN

1. Go to your organization’s detail page
2. Find the Library Management card
3. Enter the ISBN in the text field
4. Click the search icon

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By scanning

1. Click the barcode icon
2. Allow camera access
3. Point your camera at the book’s ISBN barcode
4. The book will be added automatically

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Removing books

1. Find the book in the Current Library table
2. Click the trash icon
3. The book is removed from your library