Manage-Class-Blocks

Use the Configuration tab in the Curriculum Manager module to manage the class blocks you use in your school. Blocks break down your curriculum into manageable chunks and can be rolled over each year once they have been set up.

  1. Open the Curriculum Manager and select the Configuration tab.
  2. Select Manage Class Blocks from the right hand menu:
    • All class blocks are listed here.
    • Icons indicate properties for each block. The properties displayed and how they are displayed is determined by the settings in entity preferences.
  3. Use the drop-down in the top right of the screen to change the Group By setting if required.
  4. Use the navigation tools at the bottom of the screen to display the blocks that you want to work with.
  5. Choose to:

Add a class block

  1. Select Add Class Block in the top left of the screen to display the Manage Blocks window:

  2. Complete the fields displayed in the Block Properties tab:

    Section Explanation
    Block Properties
    • Enter a clear and concise name, code and description for the block.
    • Curriculum Cycle. Use the drop-down list to select the cycle to associate the block with.
    • Curriculum Type. Use the drop-down list to select the programme to associate the block with.

    Block Options

    Set the status of the block. Selecting 'Yes' marks the block as 'Active'.

  3. Work through the other tabs available and link elements to the block:
    • Curriculums.
    • Periods.
    • Subjects.
    • Years.
  4. Select Save & Close. The class block is listed.

Change the order of class blocks

Change the order that blocks are displayed in Ed:gen.

  1. Select Order Class Blocks in the header bar. The Arrange Class Blocks window is displayed:

    2. A tab is shown for each programme in the module.

  2. Select the programme that you want to work with.
  3. Select a block and use the arrows to move it up or down the list.
  4. Select Save & Close to close this window and return to the Manage Class Blocks screen.

Resync class blocks

This feature is still in development.

Update class block entity preferences

Update the entities displayed for blocks. For example, choose to display block Description in the Manage Class Blocks screen grid.

Your entity preferences can also be configured centrally from the Manage Module Entities option.

  1. Select the table icon in the top left of the screen to display the Edit Module Entity window:
    • The Entity Properties tab displays an overview of your entity preferences.
    • The four following tabs hold property details for the entity. A count next to the tab title indicates the number of selections made in the tab.
    • The Audit tab lists any amendments that have been made to the entity.
  2. In the Entity Properties tab:
    • Entity Properties cannot be changed.
    • It is not recommended that you make any changes to Export & Import Options.
    • Filter Options indicate the number of rows displayed if filters are used for the entity. The example below has 6 rows in the filter:
  3. Work through the tabs shown to set details for the entity:

    All of the fields that are available for the entity are listed.

    Change the Display Names for the fields as required:

    All of the filters that can be used for the entity are listed.

    1. Use the checkboxes to select the filters that you want to include for the entity:
    2. Change the Titles used for the filters as required. Your selections determine how filters are displayed for the selected entity.

    All of the group by selections that can be made for the entity are listed.

    1. Use the checkboxes to select the group by selections that you want to include for the entity:
    2. Select a default if required.
    3. Change the Labels and Titles as required:
      • The Label name is displayed in the Group By drop-down menu.
      • The Title name is displayed in the screen where data is grouped.

    All of the information that can viewed for the entity is listed.

    1. Use the checkboxes on the left to select the columns that you want to display:

      2. Be aware that the selections made in Manage Module Settings can determine the fields that are displayed regardless of whether they are selected here.

    2. Select whether an Image or a Title are displayed in the header bar for the entity. Either:
      • Use the Select Image drop-down to select an image for the entity. An icon is used instead of a column title.
        or
      • Enter a Title for the entity and check the box to the left of the Title. This is useful if you want to customise titles to suit you.
    3. Use the Spacer checkbox to add grey space to the right of columns. This is useful for dividing up the information displayed in the Manage Class Blocks screen.
    4. Your selections determine the columns displayed for the selected entity.
  4. Choose to change the order that any of your entity selections are displayed in the module.
    1. Select Order Entity xxx in your selected tab. A popup window is displayed, an example is shown below:
    2. Select to make a selection and use the arrows to move it up or down the list.
    3. Select Save & Close to close this window and return to the Edit Module Entity window.
  5. Any changes made to entities are listed under the Audit tab in the window.
  6. Select Save & Close to close the Edit Module Entity window. Your preferences are displayed in the Manage Class Blocks screen.

Copy a class block

Choose to copy a block.

  1. Scroll to the block that you want to copy and click the copy class block icon. A popup window is displayed:

  2. Complete the fields displayed in the Block Properties tab:

    Section Explanation
    Block Properties
    • Enter a clear and concise name, code and description for the block.
    • Curriculum Cycle. Use the drop-down list to select the cycle to associate the block with.
    • Curriculum Type. Use the drop-down list to select the programme to associate the block with.

    Block Options

    Set the status of the block. Selecting 'Yes' marks the block as 'Active'.

  3. Work through the other tabs available and link elements to the block:
    • Curriculums.
    • Periods.
    • Subjects.
    • Years.
  4. Select Save & Close. The block is displayed in the Manage Class Blocks screen.

Edit a class block

Update the details of a block if required. For example, change the active status of a block.

  1. Scroll to the block that you want to edit and click the edit icon. The Manage Blocks window is displayed:

  2. Complete the fields displayed in the Block Properties tab:

    Section Explanation
    Block Properties
    • Enter a clear and concise name, code and description for the block.
    • Curriculum Cycle. Use the drop-down list to select the cycle to associate the block with.
    • Curriculum Type. Use the drop-down list to select the programme to associate the block with.

    Block Options

    Set the status of the block. Selecting 'Yes' marks the block as 'Active'.

  3. Work through the other tabs available and link elements to the block:
    • Curriculums.
    • Periods.
    • Subjects.
    • Years.
  4. The Audit tab lists any changes made to the block.
  5. Select Save & Close. The amended block is listed.

Delete a class block

Remove a block that has been added in error.

You cannot delete a block which is in use.

  1. Scroll to the block that you want to delete and click the delete icon. You are prompted Are you sure you want to delete this class block?
  2. Select Yes.
  3. The block is removed. A log is kept under the Logging tab for auditing purposes.