Adding, editing or removing staff members

Staff accounts can be created for both teachers and other members of staff who support students such as Teaching Assistants and Learning Facilitators. These users will be able to log in and use Sparx Maths. All staff have the same administrative rights.

To add staff members to your Sparx Reader site you will need to follow these steps:

1. Go to More > Staff Manager on the left of the screen
2. Click Add staff member on the top right-hand side of the screen
3. Fill in the staff member's details and roles
4. Click Save on the bottom right. Staff will automatically receive a welcome email with details about how to login.

If your school uses Single Sign-On they can log in using their Microsoft or Google credentials. If you do not use Single Sign-On, they will be asked to set their own password. 

Once on the site, all teachers can see all classes.

Edit an existing staff member

If you need to edit an existing teacher, for example, if their email address or role has changed, click the pencil symbol next to their name. Staff can do this themselves too, and their password will remain unchanged.

Remove a staff member

If you need to remove a staff member, click on the pencil symbol next to their name and scroll down to "remove Staff Member immediately". When prompted, click "I understand, remove staff member".

Admin privileges/access rights

There are no admin accounts in Sparx as all accounts have the same permissions and are able to change settings (such as e.g. setting up Single Sign-On, importing classes).

Key Contacts

Staff are users who you would like to be able to log in and use Sparx. They are different than key contacts, who are just there for us in case we need to send relevant information to them. Some key contacts may also require access to Sparx, on these occasions you can also add them via the staff tab. Users with the roles "Sparx Reader leader”, “SLT- Line manager of English” or “Head of English" will automatically appear in both tabs once they are created. Find out more in this article "Which Key contacts do you ask for and why?"