Assignments FAQ

This article covers common questions regarding Assignments in Arbor. If you cannot find an answer to your query in this article, check our dedicated section of the Help Centre on this topic here.

Can a teacher set the same assignment for all of their classes?

Yes, if a teacher has more than one class they can assign the same assignment to all classes at once. You can see how to do this here: Creating an assignment for multiple classes.

Is there a way to notify students or guardians that there is a new assignment?

Although there is no way to send them a notification through Arbor, you could send them an email.

They will also see that there are new assignments to complete on their Arbor homepage.

Can we see which students have viewed their Assignments?

It isn't possible to view whether a student has read about the homework or assignments they have, you are only able to view whether it has been submitted or not, and any supporting documents.

However, you can track the last time the student has logged in, which will give a good indication of whether they may have seen the assignment. You can do this by creating a report in the Custom Report Writer. 

Can we mark assignments as not required for students?

We don't have not required marks for homework assignments in Arbor, such as Absent or Not required (like you can for summative assessments).

If the student was not present, the teacher should mark them as 'submitted', because they have completed everything that was required of them.

If you'd like us to consider changing this in future, you can see how to submit your feedback here.

Can we mark all past assignments as complete to remove or hide them on the Portal?

You might have past homework assignments that are still showing as Waiting for submission or Overdue.

There isn't currently a way to automatically mark past assignments as submitted or completed in bulk, so you'd need to have teachers go into the assignment and mark them as completed.

However, there's no need to do this for assignments for last year or prior. We hide assignments from before the start of the current academic year on the parent Portal/Arbor App and Student Portal.

Past assignments that have been set as submitted in the current academic year will be visible on the parent Portal/Arbor App and Student Portal.

Can we archive assignments?

Assignments cannot be archived or deleted. However, on the Parent Portal/Arbor App and Student Portal, we only show past assignments that have not been submitted from the current academic year.

Parents will be able to see a list of all submitted assignments including those that have been marked from the students academic career.