Expecting an email from GCSE Prepper and it hasn't arrived? IT administrator and unsure what is needed to allow our emails through your firewalls? ... this is the page for you! For Our Users Check your 'Spam/Junk' folder - they can sometimes land in there. If you find...
Set-up (integrated)
How do I ensure my students are able to receive emails from GCSE Prepper?
The key is to make sure your mail server doesn't block our emails. Ask the person who manages your mail server to whitelist the following domains: examprepper.co.uk gcseprepper.co.uk Please email [email protected] for help if this proves to be an...
What are the main steps in setting up after you have integrated with our MIS (via Wonde)?
There are two key steps to complete up-front: Make sure your mail server doesn't block emails from GCSE Prepper - launch guide that explains how Accept our request to import in necessary information from your MIS - launch guide Note - we can work without using student...
How do I add a school year?
Click on the 'Administration link on the left-hand navigation Click on 'Manage School Years' button Enter the name of the year Press the 'Create School Year' button Repeat until you have added all the school years that will be using GCSE Prepper Click on the following...
How do I add a user?
If we are integrated with your school's Management Information System (MIS), users are added automatically; as we synchronise our data with the information held on your MIS every night. If not, you can add users by following these simple steps: Click on the...
How do I allow our MIS to synchronise with GCSE Prepper?
For obvious reasons, your MIS is not set up to allow anybody to receive school data. The process works as follows: We request the ability to receive the data we need to make GCSE Prepper run smoothly An email is sent to the person who manages these decisions within...
How do I add a class by using the Wonde integration?
We can synchronise the data that you hold on class composition (students and teachers) in your school's Management Information System (MIS). Click on the following link to launch a 'how-to guide (with images) that will show you how.
How do I create labels of login details to give to my class?
You can speed up set-up by creating a PDF of temporary login details that you can print onto labels to be handed out to the students in your class. Click on the following link to launch a guide (with images) on how to create the PDF, or just complete the following...
How do I create a temporary password for multiple users / a whole school?
You can create temporary passwords for multiple users at a time (or for the whole school if you'd like to). Please click on the following link to access a user guide (with images) to show you how.
Why does GCSE Prepper make students repeat questions they answer incorrectly?
Robust scientific research shows that students are much more likely to remember an answer in the future if their most recent attempt to remember it was successful. Click here to launch a short presentation outlining the research and an explanation of how you can...
What is the marking threshold and why do we need it?
Click on the following link to launch a short document that explains the importance of the marking threshold.
How do I edit the marking threshold?
Robust scientific research shows that it's important for students to repeat questions answered incorrectly so that their final attempt is correct. The marking threshold determines the percentage a student must score on each question to remove it from the test. The...
How do I manage a class where pupils are studying different qualifications?
The best way to deal with this situation is to set up two classes - 1 for each qualification (e.g. one labelled Higher and one labelled Foundation) - with each class containing the students that are studying that qualification. Click here to find out how to add a new...
Login Tickets
- How do I log in? …
- How do I check (and edit) a user’s email address? …
- How do I create labels of login details to give to my class? …
- How do I create a temporary password for a single user? …
- How do I create a temporary password for multiple users / a whole school? …
- How do I reset my password? …
- How do I help a user who is having problems logging in? …