Polaris HQ MASTER CONTROL
Manage active schools, domain security, and SaaS subscriptions.
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Welcome to
The all-in-one assessment and reporting platform for the Science Department.
π£ Announcements
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π School Calendar
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π How to Get Started
1. Join the Department
Look at the bottom left of your screen. Enter our Department Code to securely link your account with your colleagues.
2. Add Your Classes
Head over to Manage Classes and create a class, then use Smart Class Import to paste your roster straight from a spreadsheet - names, IDs and target grades in one go, no manual typing.
3. Set Up Your First Assessment
Head over to Manage Tests to build a test (or copy one from the Dept. Library), then use Mark Entry - or the Mobile Scanner - to get marks in.
π Universal Student Lookup
Search the entire department database for a student's historical cross-class performance.
Select a Class
Comment Bank
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Manage department provisioning, global skills, and SLT Analytics.
π« Global School Settings
See the master school name, default grading scale, and language profile. These settings apply globally across all departments.
π Global Cross-Curricular Skills
Define the core benchmarks. These will automatically seed into every new department's radar chart for school-wide SLT tracking.
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π Master School Roster
Upload the official school roll
from your MIS. This allows teachers to quickly and accurately build classes.
Required CSV Columns (in order): Admission Number,
First Name, Last Name, Year Group, Report Language (en, cy, or both)
π£ Announcement Settings
β οΈ Danger Zone
Permanently clears every current pupil, class, and assessment result to prepare for a new intake. Staff accounts and test templates (topics, boundaries, skills) are kept, so marking a new cohort against an existing test needs no re-setup.
π₯ Staff & Department Management
Upload your official staff list from your MIS, then securely assign teachers to their
departments.
Required CSV Columns: Name, Email
Active Departments
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βΌ HideAs the Head of Department, you control the data architecture for your team. To get your department up and running, follow these three simple steps:
- Set Your Radar Skills: Define the core competencies (e.g., 'Data Analysis', 'Numeracy') that all teachers in your department will track.
- Define Department Subjects: Specify the distinct subjects or disciplines tracked within your workspace.
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π₯ Department Staff
Teachers assigned to your department by the School Admin.
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π Department Subjects
Define the subjects your team can assign to tests.
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π Exam Courses (Years 10-13)
Define the qualifications your department teaches in exam years, so teachers can link a class to one and record official target/predicted grades against it.
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Heatmap
Mark Entry
π Class Diary
Longitudinal flightpath and skill tracking.
Parents Evening
Select a class to instantly generate aggregated topic summaries across all assessments saved to date.
Manage Classes
Manage Tests
β Report QA Review
Review fully woven student reports before they are locked and printed.
Review Queue
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Select a Student
Dept. Library
Tests shared by colleagues in your department (None). Click 'Copy to My Desk' to add a test to your personal collection.
π Department Meetings
A shared space for your department: track named target groups against their targets, and log what was discussed at meetings. Visible to every member of your department.
π± Mobile Scanner
π How to Automate Mark Entry
The Polaris Mobile Scanner uses AI handwriting recognition (OCR) to read your handwritten marks and automatically enter them into the database, saving you hours of data entry.
βΉοΈ Note: You are currently using a PC, so the camera scanner is hidden. Please log in on your phone to activate it!
Comment Bank
Find Assessment
Or prep feedback for a new topic before adding it to a test:
Topic Name
How the Comment Bank Works
These comments are dynamically linked to your Topics. Once you save feedback here, Polaris will automatically pull it through whenever a student is assessed on this topic in any test.
Tip: Use the πͺ AI Assistant below to instantly write and translate all 6 boxes based on your specific context!
πͺ AI Auto-Fill Assistant
π¨ Red Band (< 50%)
β οΈ Amber Band (50% - 80%)
β Green Band (> 80%)
π Add New Report Comment
Department Comment Bank