Name change requests

What does this do?

Pupils choose their class name once, so a misspelt name used to be stuck. Now a pupil can ask for a correction from their Account page, and every teacher of their classes gets a notification. The first teacher to approve or decline settles it; an approved spelling replaces the pupil's name in every class the request covers.

When should I use it?

Check it when you get a "asked to change their name" notification, or open it from the Classes page — the Name change requests button shows how many are waiting.

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• Sharing a class with another teacherWatch on YouTube — 1:00

How do I use it?

1. 1Open Classes and choose Name change requests, or open the notification
2. 2Check the name now and the new spelling
3. 3Choose Approve or Decline

Common mistakes

• Approving a joke name — pupils can only ask three times a week, and you decide every one
• Expecting a class that shows names from the school roster to change — it keeps showing the roster name; correct it in the class roster

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