Classes, Sets and Groups

If you connect with Taith360 via Wonde, any classes, sets or groups you have set up in your Management Information System, or ‘MIS’ (SIMS, Teacher Centre etc.) will be automatically created and updated on Taith360 on a daily basis. However, this does not mean that you cannot make use of this feature if you have been set up manually. Indeed, even if you are connected via Wonde, you may still wish to create further sets or groups on Taith360 which don’t exist on your MIS.

So, What’s the Difference?

What distinguishes a class from a set, and a set from a group? Well, the best way to think about it is like this:

Classes – These are specific subject classes (primarily used in a secondary setting, though naturally they can be used in any setting). These are for all subject classes which aren’t the tutor group.
Sets – These are for ability sets within classes or cohorts, that can be used for differentiation purposes
Groups – These can be a variety of things including tutor groups in secondary, registration groups in primary, contextual groups (such as FSM and EAL) and intervention groups. To this end, they can be set up as the following group types:

      • Class (such as tutor group or registration group)
      • Year (to be used for assessment or viewing the whole cohort on Class Overview)
      • Custom – can be used for: Contextual groups; Intervention groups; Any other groups you may need

Pupils can belong to any number of groups, allowing you to track any significant variation in learning between groups of pupils. You can use this information to improve planning, teaching, and learning with a view to resolving any issues.

It is important to have the end-question in mind when creating groups – it’s easy to create many and then not use them. Set groups up to monitor their learning closely.

Creating Classes, Sets and Groups

Select Classes, Sets and Groups.
Choose whether it is a class, set or group that you are creating.
Click here to create a new group.
Enter the name of the group you are creating – this is how the group will display on screen.

Warning – IF ADDING GROUPS MANUALLY
You do not need to create contextual groups for each year group. For example, you should create one FSM (Free School Meals) group and add all pupils across the school. Taith360 knows the pupils’ dates of birth and will split them accordingly
If you do create an ‘FSMYr4’ group, for example, the pupils will remain part of that group after you have rolled forward and the pupils have entered Year 5.

Enter a code for the group, e.g. FSM. This should be unique for each group created, as it is how Taith360 differentiates one group from another.
Enter a type for the group being created (see above).

If creating a class rather than a group, you will choose a subject at this point, and not a group type.
If creating a set, you won’t need to enter a code or a type/subject.

Select the stream for the group being created, when relevant (English Medium or Welsh Medium). This will affect what subjects can be assessed for the group.
Click Save.

Amending an Existing Group

Select Classes, Sets and Groups.
Choose whether it is a class, set or group that you are amending.
Select the class, group or set to amend, and choose where you will want to be able to add pupils into the group from.

You can leave it as All Classes/Groups, which means you have the full pupil list for your school available for adding pupils to the group. Alternatively, you can choose to narrow the list down by selecting within this drop down

Select pupils to remove from the group, or pupils to be added to the group, and use the appropriate arrow buttons to move the selected pupil into or out of the group.

You can use the search bars above the pupil lists to refine the selection for the specific pupils you are looking for.

Click Save Changes.