Understanding EP School administrator role type
Alongside our brand new School Accounts area, we’ve introduced a new EP role type: School Administrator. Users with these accounts will have extended permissions and control over EP settings.
This article outlines what’s possible as a School Administrator.
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How can I become a School Administrator (or nominate another team member)?
Schools can have multiple administrators, and we’d suggest one or more of the below team members are nominated. Ultimately, it’s up to the school to decide who receives these permissions:
- School Leaders (HODs, Deputy/Assistant Principals, Principals)
- Any team member at your school who manages your EP subscription
- IT Staff
Nominate a team member (or yourself) here
Once enabled, School Administrators can elevate (or de-elevate) other School Administrators – see below for details.
What can School Administrators do on EP?
In the School Accounts area, Administrators have edit access to various settings. This functionality is in addition to existing functionality available to all EP teachers.
Edit Details
In the Details tab, any fields that are not grayed out are editable. This includes the school name, location and logo.
Edit Settings and Invite settings
Here, Administrators can configure various settings for the entire school. This includes functionality like Cheers and access to Scoreboards, but is also where Invite Settings are configured.
Invite settings in particular are important as they dictate the information required when teachers are creating new accounts for teachers and students. Any notes added here will be displayed to teachers when adding new accounts.
Invite settings control what details must be submitted or created when adding a student or teacher to the school.
For Students, These are:
- Email - requires Email addresses
- Username - requires a Username that is auto-generated when adding students
- Student ID - Requires a Student ID when adding students, which will add the school's prefix to the student's ID when adding them
- Any - allows you to create a student with either an Email or a Username
For Teachers, the Invite Settings determine what email domains the teacher can be created with.
Leaving this blank means that teachers can have any email address format.
Not sure what a particular setting does? Contact us.
People
When viewing a teacher account in the People tab, Administrators can elevate teachers to Administrator by using the available toggle. This toggle gives that user Administrator permissions.
What’s coming next?
Eventually, School Administrators will also be able to:
- Configure integrations for Google Classroom, Wonde, and Clever
- Configure SSO provider
- View school leader reporting
- View and manage EP subscriptions (now available)
FAQ & Feedback
Let us know what you think! Please feel welcome to share using the Feedback tab in the School Accounts area.
Can School Administrators have their Administrator permissions removed?
Yes! Any School Administrator can de-elevate another Administrator via the People tab in the School Accounts area.
Note that School Administrators cannot de-elevate themselves.
Learn more about our School Accounts area. Please contact us with any questions.