Doodle for Teachers
For teachers with a Doodle subscription
🦡 Spring Challenge 2025 for schoolsEverything you need to know about the Spring Challenge 2025!
Onboarding
Everything you need to get Doodle-ready in one place!
Setting Doodle up at your schoolHow to ensure you can get set up with Doodle in a few simple steps!
Creating a new class and adding studentsAdding a new class and new student accounts for your school
How to have groups of students within a classHow to assign children to multiple classes
Creating student accountsHow to quickly create student accounts via the Teacher Dashboard in just a few clicks!
White-listingIf you're having connection problems at school, it may be due to a whitelisting error.
What are the latest app versions?
First login for students with a class code
First login for student using school generated username and password
A student in my class does not have premium accessWe have a school subscription but the student is being asked to upgrade and pay for a subscription in order to Doodle.
How parents can create a parent account and link to their child's school account
Should I download the Doodle apps or use the browser version?
Support for teachers joining a school that uses DoodleEverything you need to know to get you started with Doodle
Start of term troubleshooting
A few troubleshooting tips to help you at the start of term!
Student's account does not have a subscriptionWhat to do if a student is being asked to pay and take out a subscription but they should have a school subscription.
Learning Zone is not displayingWhat to do if the Learning Zone is showing a blank screen or questions are not correctly loading.
Parents contacting for supportWho can help parents contacting for support with using Doodle?
Student's work is not showing on the Teacher DashboardStudent is completing Doodling but I can't see it on the Teacher Dashboard in Work Programmes > View effort
My student(s) can't loginWhat to do if your students are receiving incorrect login error messages when trying to access Doodle
How do I view the login slips?Can I download the login slips again? I'm having problems downloading the login slips.
Teachers - How to set a baseline assessment for an individual studentWhat to do if you want to set a baseline assessment for just one student rather than the whole class
DoodleShop for schoolsLooking for Doodle merchandise to celebrate your pupils' hard work? Check out our DoodleShop!
Can I try the Doodle apps in my school?
Teachers - How does Doodle work?
Do I need separate logins for DoodleMaths, DoodleEnglish, DoodleTables and DoodleSpell?
Pricing for SchoolsHow much does Doodle cost for schools?
Teachers - Doodle referral schemeRefer a school to Doodle and receive a treat on us!
The Teacher Dashboard - Homepage
Explore the key features of the Teacher Dashboard homepage
What is the Teacher Dashboard?An overview of the Teacher Dashboard
How do I access the Teacher Dashboard for DoodleEnglish/Spell?
Teacher Dashboard - ResourcesWhere to find letters for parents, launch resources, downloadable teaching resources and certificates
Teacher Dashboard - Notifications
Teacher Dashboard - Linked StudentsWe are starting with Doodle, but some children already have a Doodle home subscription or a subscription from a previous school.
Teachers - Switching Between Subjects on the Teacher Dashboard
Teachers - How to link a student's home account to a schoolA student wants the school to adopt their home account
Teacher Dashboard - Manage
Manage teachers, classes, students and rewards from this page
Teachers - Duplicate account name warningsWhat to do if you see a duplicate account name warning when adding a student account on the Teacher Dashboard
Teachers - RewardsThis covers how to create, edit and set Rewards from the Teacher Dashboard as well as Rewards from a student's perspective
How can I update my classes on the Teacher Dashboard?Follow these steps to get your classes ready for a new term!
How do I move a student to a different class?How to update your classes on the Teacher Dashboard
Regenerating student login slips on the Teacher DashboardIs it possible to find / view a student's password or reset them if they have forgotten them?
Teachers - Changing a student's username or passwordHow to change an individual student's password or username to one of your choosing
Teachers - My Friends SettingsTo change any of the friends settings for your students, please follow these steps.
Reinstating a student's streak on the Teacher DashboardHas your student accidentally broken their streak? Not to worry - reinstating a streak is super simple to action from the Teacher Dashboard.
Teachers - How to change student detailsEdit student information on the Teacher Dashboard
How to archive student accountsHow to remove students who have left the school and what to do if you archive a student by mistake.
How to remove a student/students from a classWe've made it really easy for you to bulk remove students from a class!
Teacher Dashboard - Work programmes
Here you can view how your students are getting on with Doodle - their effort, understanding and progress
Work programmes - View UnderstandingHow to use the Work programmes - View understanding page to monitor your students' progress.
Work programmes - View progressHow to use the View progress page to track students' progress
Work programmes - View effortHow to use the View Effort page to track students' progress
Teachers - My student is finding their work programme too easy/difficultIf the student is finding things too easy or too difficult you need to set a new baseline assessment
Teachers - What is Baseline Assessment?What is baseline assessment and how do I set a baseline assessment for my students? Is this the same as recalibrating?
Teachers - How do I see if my students have any Tricky Questions saved?You can view students' Tricky Questions on the app and on the Teacher Dashboard
Teachers - Target ZoneWhat is the target zone and how can students and teachers see if they are on target?
Teachers - DoodleAge and End-of-year objectivesMy student's DoodleAge is above average, but they are working on objectives from the year below - is that normal?
Teachers - How to see if a student has used a streak saverHow to see if a student has used a streak saver on the Teacher Dashboard
Teachers - How to view which times tables my students have masteredHow to easily see which times tables your students have mastered in DoodleTables via the Teacher Dashboard
View Effort - Time Spent on Doodle
How to download your students Doodle progress report
Teacher Dashboard - Assignments
How to use Assignments to address your students' misconceptions
Teachers - AssignmentsHow to add Assignments via the app and on the Teacher Dashboard
Teachers - Analysing AssignmentsOnce you’ve set an Assignment you can monitor your class' progress and analyse how they’ve got on.
Teachers - Deleting AssignmentsAdded an Assignment by mistake? Don't worry! It's quick and easy to remove.
Teachers - How do I view Assignment questions on the Teacher Dashboard before I set them?
Teachers - How to add spelling lists in DoodleSpellYou can add your students' weekly spelling list as a Custom Assignment in DoodleSpell!
DoodleSpell AssignmentsA guide for teachers on how DoodleSpell Assignments work
Teachers - Create your own AssignmentsSet custom assignments to support the needs of individual students
Managing teacher account
Everything you need to know about how to manage your Doodle teacher account
Teacher PINs and Restricted FeaturesWhy do you need to set a Teacher PIN?
How to create a Teacher PIN
How to connect your teacher account to specific classesThe steps to take to link or unlink yourself to your classes
How to manage teacher accountsHow to add/remove teachers and edit their role.
Child's view of the apps
Explore the features of our apps from a child's perspective
ToolsWe have created a range of tools including the DoodlePad and multiplication square to support learners with their Doodling!
Friends featuresEverything you need to know how the Friends section.
The currency/language on the app is wrongHow to select the correct country
Where can children view their streak?Children can keep track of their streak within the app to ensure they stay on top of their daily Doodling and remain motivated!
BadgesVirtual badges are a fantastic feature designed to motivate children and celebrate their hard work!
DoodleMaths' concept explanationsMore information about our new style concept explanations!
Technical information
From whitelisting to app versions - everything you need to know to ensure Doodle works smoothly in your school
Downloading curriculum contentWhy is the app asking me to download curriculum content?
There is no sound on DoodleWhat to do if you can't hear the question being read or sounds effects in the app
Runtime ErrorWhat to do if you see a runtime error
Can students use multiple devices?
What documentation do you provide to help with my school’s GDPR audit?
Does Doodle require a WiFi connection?For Teachers
I'm having connection problems at school. What should I do?Troubleshoot network issues at school including whitelisting
I'm not sure the app is synchronising between devices or the server.How to check the app is saving to our server.
How often are the Doodle apps and dashboards updated?
Doodle's Diagnostic ToolHow to check Doodle will perform optimally at your school
Doodle is for...Ofsted
Doodle is for...HomeworkHow can Doodle be used as a homework solution in schools?
Doodle is for... DifferentiationHow can Doodle be used for differentiation?
Doodle is for...InterventionHow can Doodle be used to support intervention in schools?
Doodle is for...Assessment and Data MeetingsHow can Doodle be used for assessment and data meetings in your school?
Doodle is for...HandoverHow can Doodle be used during handover to new teachers or schools?
Doodle is for...Report WritingHow can Doodle be used to help with report writing?
Doodle is for...Reviewing LearningHow can Doodle be used for students to review their learning?
Doodle is for...ScaffoldingHow does Doodle support pre-teaching and scaffolding?
Funding Doodle in your school
We share different ideas for how to fund Doodle within your school
Ideas for funding Doodle in your school
Engagement
We share our ideas for engaging teachers, students and parents with Doodle
Doodle ChampionDo you have what it takes to be a Doodle Champion in your school?!
Parental Engagement Ideas
🎉 Top Doodlers - celebrating success! 🎉What is the best way to reward your students for all of their hard work on our Doodle apps.
Teacher engagement