This article aims to explain how to create your EAPs after uploading baseline data for a cohort. If you already have EAPs created in another cohort and want to copy these over then please see our article here - FAQ: How do I copy an EAP from one cohort to another? (Admin)
To create an EAP, click DATA (A1) > KS5 & cohort (A2) > KS4 / EAP (A3) > EAP/Baselines (A4) > EAP (A5) > ‘Create EAP’ (A6).
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Q: Can I set up just one EAP to cover all qualifications & grade types? A: EAPs define the grade method/s used in a qualification during each year / term, meaning qualifications using different grading methods will require separate EAPs. For example, if students are taking A Levels, AS Levels and EPQs, then you will require at least 3 separate EAPs. |
You must then work through the following:
- Create New EAP or Copy Existing EAP – You have the option to create a new EAP from scratch or copy another EAP you have set up for the same, or any other KS5 cohort. Copying an EAP may be useful if you’re using the same baseline type, and would like to use the same grade method and expected grades for other qualifications. See the article linked above for more information on copying existing EAPs.
These next options will appear when Create New EAP is selected.
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EAP Name: This won’t appear in the reports, but should be clear and concise to make it easy to identify when filling in the EAP column on the Matching page. The EAP description is optional.
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Baseline Type: Select from the baseline types uploaded. This determines how students are grouped onto their pathways if expected grades are entered. If you are not planning to enter expected grades, select any baseline type uploaded in that cohort.
- If you have uploaded and set up Targets as baselines for example, you can select ‘KS5 Grade Method’.
- If you have selected to use the ‘Number Range’ baseline type, two additional boxes will appear which allow you to enter the lower and upper limits, and will define the number of pathways in your EAP (any whole values between 0 and 300). For example, if you were looking to only create EAP pathways for 0 to 140, you would enter these as the lower and upper limits.
Please note, this cannot be changed once the EAP has been created!
- EAP Baseline: This will list the baseline qualifications uploaded in KS4 / EAP > EAP/Baselines > Uploads, for the selected baseline type. This determines the grades that will be used to define the starting point to group students onto their pathways, if expected grades are entered.
- Assessment Method: If ‘Create New EAP’ is selected, you’ll be presented with an Assessment Methods dropdown. You must select the appropriate KS5 grade method to use for all qualifications assigned to this EAP, which corresponds to the type of grades planned to be uploaded for qualifications using that EAP.
Once you have made the relevant selections, click ‘Create’ (A7). Completing the above is the minimum requirement for creating EAPs. If you DO NOT want to utilise on track analysis in the reports by entering expected grades (as this is optional), then you can create additional EAPs for remaining qualifications and move onto uploading grades.
| If you want to enter expected grades and take full advantage of the reports’ analysis, see our article here - KS5: Editing and Defining EAP Pathways (Admin). |
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