Modify lesson sequence and settings
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Xello provides a recommended year for each lesson based on the topic area and the complexity of the content.

Administrators at your local authority can modify the recommended years, or shift the order of priority for how the lessons are shown to students based on the local authority’s goals and objectives. Individual lessons can also be deactivated if the content is not a priority for your local authority.

noteNote: Only those with administrator access can create or make these changes. To learn more about educator access and permissions, read the article on Educator permissions.
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Move a lesson to another year

Meet your unique local authority recommendations and move a Xello lesson to a different year.

To move a lesson from one year to another: 

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Lessons.
    Features menu open with cursor hovering over Lessons
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    Features menu open with cursor hovering over Lessons
  2. Drag and drop the lesson you want to change into the desired year level.
    • Your changes will save automatically.

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Assign a lesson to multiple years

To meet local mandates, Xello lessons can be assigned to more than one year. Students in each year the lesson is assigned access it from their dashboard. It will only show in the highest year it was assigned and not in previous years when they click View All Lessons. Students complete the lesson once.

To assign a lesson to multiple year levels:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Lessons.
    Features menu open with cursor hovering over Lessons
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    Features menu open with cursor hovering over Lessons
  2. Find the lesson you wish to move and click on the title.
    • A dialog box with a summary of the lesson opens.
  3. From the bottom right, click Edit.
  4. Select each of the years you'd like the lesson to show in and click Save.

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Activate or deactivate a lesson

An individual Xello Lesson can be deactivated and later reactivated if the content is not a priority for your local authority.

To activate or deactivate a lesson:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Lessons.
    Features menu open with cursor hovering over Lessons
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    Features menu open with cursor hovering over Lessons
  2. Find the one you plan to activate or deactivate and click on the title.
    • A dialog box with a summary of the lesson opens.
  3. From the bottom right, click Edit.
  4. From the top right, switch the Status active toggle to either YES or NO.
    • Toggling to NO will mean students cannot see or access that lesson.
  5. Click Save.
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Additional resources

  • pdfPDF
    PDFIntroducing students to Xello: Scope and sequence

    The Scope and sequence document outlines recommendations for how to use Xello throughout each year.

    England
    Northern Ireland
  • pdfPDF
    PDFLessons pacing guide

    Use this pacing guide to simplify your experience with Xello Lessons and supplementary resources. Topics for each year group are sequenced for you, so you can see at a glance the order in which to deliver the curriculum.

    England
    Northern Ireland
  • open bookSUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCE
    SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCEIntroducing Xello to students

    Use the resources on this page to help introduce Xello on the first day of class. The presentation and video will help get students started!.

  • xello resourceXello Resource
    Xello ResourceIntegrated Lessons in XelloUse this walkthrough to explore how Xello's interactive Lessons helps students build critical skills and knowledge for real-world success while encouraging ongoing reflection.
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