Your Arbor Foundations Training is available via the Arbor Training Hub and will provide you with all the information you need to use your new Arbor MIS successfully.
The training is divided into courses for each of Arbor's key modules, making it easy to book and attend.
The training combines self paces eLearning courses and live drop in sessions so you can ask questions once you have completed the training if needed.
We have provided a breakdown below to help you understand what to complete and when.
Primary Onboarding Training
Pre Go-Live
| Training course | Approx Training length | Recommended Attendees |
| Getting Started | 13 mins | All staff |
| Student Profiles and Adding Demographics | 90 mins |
School Administrators SENCO Attendance Officers Project Lead |
| Adding Students & CTFs | 60 mins | School Administrators SENCO Attendance Officers Project Lead |
| Staff Business Roles and Permissions | 45 mins | School Administrators Head Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Primary Attendance Management | 90 mins | School Attendance Officers School Administrators Head Business Mgr/Bursar SENCO Project Lead |
| Attendance Reporting | 60 mins | School Attendance Officers School Administrators Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Communications | 90 mins | School Administrators SENCO Project Lead |
Post Go-Live
| Training course | Approx Training length | Recommended Attendees |
| Guardian Profiles | 45 mins | School Administrators Attendance Officers Project Lead |
| Staff Profiles | 90 mins | School Administrators Head Project Lead |
| Staff Absence and Cover | 75 mins | Cover Managers Head Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Arbor MIS Management | 15 mins |
Project Lead School IT Staff School Administrators Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Single Central Record | 15 mins | School Administrators Head Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Staff Contracts and PayScales | 75 mins | Head Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Custom Groups | 15 mins | School Administrators SENCO Head Project Lead |
| User Defined Fields | 10 mins | School Administrators SENCO Project Lead |
| School Reporting | 20 mins | School Administrators Office Manager Senior Leaders Head Teachers Business Mgr/Bursar SENCO Project Lead |
| Custom Report Writer | 75 mins | School Administrators Senior Leaders Business Mgr/Bursar SENCO Project Lead |
| Ask Arbor Overview | 10 mins | School Administrators Project Lead |
| Ask Arbor Modules | 20 mins | All staff |
Secondary Onboarding Training
| Training course | Training length | Instructor-led training schedule | Recommended Attendees |
| Getting Started | 13 mins | N/A | All staff |
| Student Profiles and Adding Demographics | 90 mins | Twice a week |
Teachers Teaching Assistants Project Lead |
| Student Enrolment & CTFs | 60 mins | Twice a week |
School Administrators Project Lead |
| Staff Business Roles and Permissions | 45 mins | Twice a week |
School Administrators Project Lead |
| Secondary Attendance | 90 mins | Twice a week |
School Administrators Business Mgr/Bursar SLT Project Lead |
| Attendance Reporting | 60 mins | Twice a week |
School Administrators Data Manager Business Mgr/Bursar SLT Project Lead |
| Communications | 90 mins | Twice a week |
Cover Managers HR Managers Business Mgr/Bursar SLT Project Lead |
| Student App | 20 mins | N/A |
Data Manager School Administrators Project Lead |
| Secondary Timetable Management | 75 mins | Weekly |
Data Managers Timetable Managers Project Lead |
| Secondary Course Enrolments | 60 mins | Weekly |
Data Managers Timetable Managers Project Lead |
| Training course | Training length | Instructor-led training schedule | Recommended Attendees |
| Guardian Profiles | 45 mins | N/A |
School Administrators Project Lead |
| Managing Staff Profiles | 60 mins | Twice a week |
HOD Behaviour Leads Teachers/TAs SENCo Timetable Lead Project Lead |
| Single Central Record | 15 mins | N/A |
School Administrators Data Manager Business Mgr/Bursar SLT Project Lead |
| Staff Contracts and Payscales | 75 mins | Twice a week |
Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Arbor MIS Management | 15 mins | N/A |
School Administrators Data Manager SLT Exams Officer Project Lead |
| Staff Absence and Cover | 60 mins | Twice a week |
School Administrators Data Manager Project Lead |
| Custom Groups | 15 mins | N/A |
School Administrators Attendance Officer Data Manager Senior Leaders Head Teachers Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| User Defined Fields | 10 mins | N/A |
Exams Officers Project Lead |
| School Reporting on Arbor | 20 mins | N/A |
Exams Officers Project Lead |
| Introduction to Custom Report Writer | 75 mins | Twice a week |
Exams Officers Project Lead |
| Ask Arbor Overview | 10 mins | N/A |
Exams Officers Project Lead |
| Ask Arbor Modules | 20 mins | N/A |
School Administrators Attendance Officer Senior Leaders Data Manager Timetabler Business Mgr/Bursar Project Lead |
| Guardian Consultation | 35 mins | N/A |
School Administrators Business Mgr/Bursar |
| Training course | Training length | Instructor-led training schedule | Recommended Attendees |
| Timetable Management | 75 mins | Weekly |
Data Managers Timetable Managers Project Lead |
| Secondary Course Enrolments |
60 mins
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Weekly |
Data Managers Timetable Managers Project Lead |
| Post 16 - Learning Aims | 20 mins | N/A |
Data Managers Timetable Managers Project Lead |
| Training course | Training length | Instructor-led training schedule | Recommended Attendees |
| Secondary Exams Setup and Entries | 60 mins | Weekly |
Exam Managers Data Managers Project Lead |
| Secondary Exams Timetabling and Coursework Marks | 45 mins | Weekly |
Exam Managers Data Managers Project Lead |
| Exam Results | 40 mins | N/A |
Exam Managers Data Managers Project Lead |
| In House Exams | 35 mins | N/A |
Exam Managers Data Managers Project Lead |
Manual Migration & Brand New Site Setup Training
The Brand New Site Setup Course is made up of 7 modules plus additional tests of learning, which will show you how to set your blank Arbor site up if you don’t currently use an MIS.
This training and setup must be completed before Go Live.
All modules are aimed at the Project Lead, or the person responsible for setting up the Arbor site. This is usually the School Administrator.
| Training module and length | Includes |
| Setting up your School details and Pastoral Structure (21 mins) |
Creating your Academic Year Checking your School Details Adding a Staff Member Importing Staff Profiles in Bulk Creating your Pastoral Structure Scheduling Registration |
| Adding and Enrolling Student (18 mins) |
Creating an Intake Season Adding Students Manually Adding Students via the Applicants Module |
| Managing Student Profiles (50 mins) |
Finding a Student Profile Managing information on the Student Profiles Enrolling Students from the Profile Transferring Students Unenrolling and re-enrolling students |
| Managing Guardian Profiles (31 mins) |
Finding a Guardian profile Creating a new Guardian Profile Linking a Guardian to a Student Guardian Profile Overview |
| Managing Staff Profiles (29 mins) |
Finding and Navigating Staff Profiles Managing Staff Profile Information Business Roles and Permissions Staff Working Periods, Employment, and Financial information |
| Managing Staff Absences (9 mins) |
Logging Staff Absences Analysing Staff Absence |
| Contracts and Payscales (31 mins) |
Creating Allowances Staff Checks Managing Payscales & Positions Adding Superannuation Schemes Creating Staff Contract |
The Manual Migrations Course is made up of 8 modules plus additional tests of learning, which will show you how to manually move your data from your current MIS into Arbor.
This training and setup must be completed before Go Live.
All modules are aimed at the Project Lead, or the person responsible for setting up the Arbor site. This is usually the School Administrator.
| Training module and length | Includes |
| Setting up your School details and Pastoral Structure (18 mins) |
Creating your Academic Year Checking your school details Importing Staff Profiles in Bulk Creating your Pastoral Structure Scheduling Registration Sessions |
| Entity Importers (8 mins) |
Using the Entity Importer Entity Importer Validation |
| Adding and Enrolling Student (11 mins) |
Creating an Intake Season Adding Students and Managing Student Enrolments |
| Managing Student Profiles (19 mins) |
Finding existing profiles Adding and editing key information on the profiles Enrolling students from the profile Transferring students Unenrolling and re-enrolling students |
| Managing Guardian Profiles (21 mins) |
Finding and existing Guardian profile Creating a new Guardian Profile Linking a guardian to a student Guardian Profile Overview |
| Managing Staff Profiles (29 mins) |
Finding and Navigating Staff Profiles Managing Staff profile Information Business Roles and Permissions Staff Working Periods, Employment, and Financial information |
| Managing Staff Absences (9 mins) |
Logging Staff Absences Analysing Staff Absence |
| Contracts and Payscales (31 mins) |
Creating Allowances Staff Checks Managing Payscales Managing Positions Adding Superannuation Schemes Managing Staff Contract |
Meals, Payments & Parental Engagement Training
Meals and Payments training are additional training services that can be purchased if your school is looking to roll out these modules in Arbor.
We recommend you complete these courses in line with your school's plan to roll out and start using these areas of the system.
Click here to view more information about Payments Training, here to view our Payments Plus training, and here to view information about our Meals Training.
The Parental Engagement Learning Path is broken down into e-learning courses and Instructor-led training and has a final Test of Learning.
Click here to view more information about our Parental Engagement Training.
How will I get access to recordings and resources?
The Arbor Foundation courses contain recordings and resources. Recordings can be downloaded and shared with colleagues, or be used to refer back to in the future if needed.
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