Learning Journey Report

Learning Journey Report


The Learning Journey report documents a child's development at your setting by showing all of their completed observations, along with any photos / videos that were recorded and the next steps that were set for them.
This report can only be run for one child at a time.



The Learning Journey will show all observations and next steps recorded for a child over the last 12 months. You can change the date range of the report by clicking on the 'Select Date Range' field:


Observations and next steps will be in date order, newest to oldest; you can change this to view the oldest observations / next steps first by clicking on the 'Oldest' button:


If an observation contains photos or videos you can click on them to view them in a gallery.
If an observation has been linked to the EYFS, you can see which development matters were selected and the level the child was observed at by clicking on each EYFS area. For example:




To email a copy of this report, do the following:
  1.  Click on the Download button 
  2.  A list of options will be displayed:



  3.  Click on the 'Email' option.
  4.  The 'Email Carers' window will open. For example: 



  5.  The names of the child's parents/carers, who have an email address in Abacus, will be displayed.
     Click on the checkbox next to a carer's name to select them.
  6.  Once you have selected a carer you will be able to add comments to the email by clicking on the 'Add Comments' button:



  7.  If you do not want to add any comments to the email, simply click on the 'Send' button. 
     A green banner will appear across the top of your screen confirming that the email(s) have been sent.
  8.  If you want to add comments to the email, click on the 'Add Comments' button. A preview of the email will be displayed. For example:



  9.  Enter your comments into the text box and click on the 'Apply' button to save your comments to the email.
  10.  Repeat steps 5-9 to add comments to any other carer emails and then click on the 'Send' button to send the emails.
To save a copy of this report, do the following:
  1.  Click on the Download button 
  2.  A list of options will be displayed.
  3.  Click on the 'Save' option.
  4.  A PDF file will begin downloading onto your device.
  5.  Once the file has downloaded, click to open it and choose where you would like the file to be saved on your device.
To print a copy of this report, do the following:
  1.  Click on the Download button Download button
  2.  A list of options will be displayed.
  3.  Click on the 'Print' option.
  4.  Your device's print options / print preview will be displayed; these options allow you to select a printer and choose how the report is printed e.g. double-sided or in black & white. 
  5.  Click on the 'Print' button to print the report.

For more information, please refer to the Learning Journey Report help video:





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