To set homework with Sparx Science, several setup steps are required, these are detailed on the Getting Started Steps page in your Sparx Science site. Alternatively, you can follow the steps outlined in the second half of this page.
Using the Getting Started Steps page
The Getting Started Steps page in your Sparx Science site provides a detailed overview of the setup steps that need to be completed, customised to your school. You'll likely find it easiest to use this to guide you through the setup process.
When you first start using Sparx Science, you'll see a link to the Getting Started Steps page on your dashboard.
If you dismiss this, or need to refer to the Getting Started Steps page later on in the school year, you can also access it via the 'Getting Started' option under your user menu.
Steps to complete
Import your classes and students from your school's MIS, into Sparx Science
Import your classes and students from your school's MIS, into Sparx Science
You'll need to choose which classes to import from your school's MIS, into Sparx Science. When you import classes, all students in those classes will be imported too.
See Importing classes & students for more information.
Set up your school holidays dates
Set up your school holidays dates
If you don't want to set homework during the school holidays, setting up your school holiday dates makes this easier.
See How to add or adjust holiday dates? for more information.
Set up your schemes of learning
Set up your schemes of learning
In order for Sparx Science to set homework automatically with minimal teacher intervention, you'll need to set up the schemes of learning that your classes will follow.
See Creating schemes of learning for more information.
Set up teacher accounts
Set up teacher accounts
To enable your colleagues to use Sparx Science, you'll need to set up Sparx Science accounts for them.
See Creating or updating staff accounts more information.
Get your team to complete their Sparx Science training
Get your team to complete their Sparx Science training
It's important that all teaching staff understand how to use Sparx Science in order that it's working the best that it can for your school. We provide a short training programme which helps users to familiarise with all of the key features of Sparx Science.
Tell us about your key contacts
Tell us about your key contacts
It's important that you keep us updated about certain key contacts in your school (e.g. your finance contact, your IT contact etc.) so that we can ensure that important communications get sent to the right person.
See Adding key contacts to Sparx for more information.
Show your students how to use Sparx Science and get them logged in for the first time
Show your students how to use Sparx Science and get them logged in for the first time
To ensure that your students hit the ground running when they receive their first Sparx Science homework, we strongly recommend that you show them how Sparx Science works, and verify that they can all log in, before you set their first homework.
See Introducing Sparx Science to your students for more information.
Complete your class setup and turn homework on
Complete your class setup and turn homework on
There are some final setup steps that you'll need to complete before turning on homework for your classes, so we know when to set the homework, when it's due to be handed in and what topics to put into the homework.
See Scheduling homework for more information.