How to add new students to existing classes
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How to add new student profiles to existing classes
These instructions will explain how to add new students to existing classes. This should be used if you only have a few students to add.
If you would like to rearrange classes or add many new students, click here for more information

Click ‘Settings’

Click ‘MANAGE’ in the Manage students box

*Optional* If you would like to move a student who is not currently assigned to your own classes, use the ‘Class filter’ on the top left.
Simply untick ‘Only my classes’ to display all classes linked to the school account

Locate the class you would like to add the student to and click ‘Add student’

Type in the name of the student you would like to add.
If the student is already part of your Sumdog school, you can select their account from the list.
If not, click on the student’s name above ‘Create new login’

Insert your student’s first name, last name and grade/year group.
Click ‘Add student’ to confirm
How to add new student profiles to existing classes
This video shows a walk-through of the steps described above.
How to add a student who already has a Sumdog account (old school instructions)
If you have a student who has recently moved to your school from another school and already has a Sumdog account you can link their account to your school. This means they will not lose any progress and can use the same login details.
To transfer a student from one school to another:
To be done by the old school
To move the student to your school, the teacher at their old school would first need to remove them from their school. To do this the old teacher should follow these instructions.
If the student has a family account that is not connected to a school, this step is not required.
How to add a student who already has a Sumdog account (student instructions)
To be done by the student
Once the student has been removed from their old school they will be able to request to join your school. The instructions below assume that the student is not connected to a Sumdog school.

To be done by the student
Log in and go to their profile page in their house

Click join a school

Type the new school’s school code. You can find out what your schools code is by following these instructions
How to add a student who already has a Sumdog account (new school instructions)
To be done by the new school
Once the student has sent the request to join your school, you will need to approve them.

To be done by the new school
Select ‘Settings’ at the top of your teacher dashboard

Click ‘MANAGE’ in the Manage students box

Click the pop-up box on the bottom left of your dashboard. (It will say ‘XX students is waiting to join your school’)

Click the names of the students you would like to join your school and click ‘Accept into school’

Select which classes you would like to place the students into and click ‘OK’

Click ‘Save Change’ to add them