Support

What are individual logins?

EducationCity provides each user with different levels of access via user specific logins (Admin, Teacher and Student user). What you see on EducationCity depends on which user type you’ve been set up as.

Student users can:

• complete Classwork and Homework MyCities set by a teacher
• access Revision Journals generated from Tests they’ve completed
• view their own scores in MySuccess
• pick and play any content their school subscribes to

Please note: If you’re concerned about students remembering usernames and passwords, they can use the ‘Pick name from a list’ option via the school login.

Teachers can:

• add, view and edit any students, classes and groups
• access teacher features, such as the Curriculum Map , MyCity and SuccessTracker
• view the Preferences set for the school

Administrators have full access to the school subscription. In addition to the features available to Teacher users (see above), Administrators can also set school-wide preferences, such as:

• the login methods students use
• print, timer and naming options that are shown within the content
• which features students can access within and outside school hours

How do students log in at school?

The best way to give your students access to EducationCity is by setting up a shortcut to the login page on the desktop of each device you use – students can then navigate directly to EducationCity and log in using their own individual logins. Any Activities and Tests completed once students are logged in will then be recorded for you to view in SuccessTracker, and students can access their own MyCities, MySuccess and MyRevision areas.

If your school uses single sign-on (SSO), logging in is slightly different. For more information, please see the Single Sign-On (SSO) section of the FAQs.

How do students log in at home?

Your school will need to subscribe to Home Access for students to use EducationCity at home. Students can then log in via  www.EducationCity.com using the same login details they use at school.

I’m a home educator. How do I log in?

Home educators can log in easily at any time via the Login button.

What does a trial include?

A trial gives your school unlimited access to all of EducationCity’s educational resources and features for 21 days. During that time, you, your colleagues and students can access the resources completely free of charge.

Can I share my trial with colleagues?

Yes, please do. We’d encourage you to share your trial with your colleagues so your whole school can explore our resources at the earliest opportunity.

How do I cancel my free trial?

There’s no need to cancel your free trial. It will simply expire after the 21 days has passed.

I’m a home educator. What does a trial include?

Home educators can trial EducationCity for free for 7 days – no payment details are required and there is no obligation to subscribe. In that time, home educators can access everything to get a feel for EducationCity!

What does a subscription include?

An EducationCity subscription gives you:

• Engaging, curriculum-linked primary teaching resources. These include Activities, Topic Tools, Learn Screens, PlayLive, ThinkIts and much more, all correlated to the curriculum that your school follows.
• Time-saving planning and marking features. These include features such as MyCity, SuccessTracker and the Curriculum Map.
• Access via all digital devices. An EducationCity subscription is not limited to one type of device. So as long as you’re connected to the Internet, you can use EducationCity on desktop computers, laptops, interactive whiteboards and even tablets!
• Around-the-clock access for teachers. EducationCity is available for teachers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you can plan and review your lessons wherever and whenever you choose.
• Access to classroom-based print-outs and topical teaching resources. We offer a whole range of teacher and classroom resources to help you embed EducationCity into your school, as well as topic-based resources to help you mark events as diverse as British Science Week and Chinese New Year.
• Free training and support. Our friendly Customer Service Team is on hand to provide free training and support year round (even in the holidays)!

For more information on our resources and features, visit our Explore page.

How much is it to subscribe?

EducationCity is a subscription-based resource and we can tailor the contents and price of a subscription to meet the exact needs of your school. Please contact our friendly team on +44 (0)1572 725080 for more information.

I’m not from the UK. How do I subscribe to EducationCity?

Simply contact our International Sales Team on +44 (0)1572 492576. They’ll be happy to help and make sure your subscription links to the curriculum best suited to your needs.

I’m a home educator. How do I subscribe?

You can subscribe to the home educator product by calling us on 01572 725080 or emailing info@educationcity.com.

Subscriptions include access for up to three children, assessment tools, lesson planning tools and there’s no automatic renewal, just a one-off cost.

Can EducationCity be used on tablet devices?

Yes. You can navigate through all of EducationCity, access our PlayLive games and view all Activity Sheets, Lesson Ideas and Teacher Notes on tablets.

For our Learn Screens, Activities and Tests we’ve added a  icon, which you’ll see throughout the site, to help you easily identify which content can be used on tablets in an up-to-date web browser.

We’re constantly adding new tablet-friendly content for you to enjoy too. A quick way of seeing our new content (all of which is tablet-friendly!) is to go to the Teacher Area, which is accessible from the navigation bar, and select the ‘New Content’ tab.

For content without the icon, we recommend you use one of the browsers available that stream Flash content on tablet devices. We’re whitelisted on Puffin Academy, which is a free mobile Flash browser created specifically for teachers and students.

For more information on how to install Puffin Academy and use EducationCity on it, please click here for step-by-step instructions.

What is Home Access?

Home Access allows students to access EducationCity outside of school hours. This enables them to complete learning activities set as homework and study independently in their free time and holidays.

As with EducationCity content accessed at school, all Activities and Tests completed at home are automatically marked via SuccessTracker.

How much is it to add Home Access to my school’s subscription?

Home Access licences are just £2.25 per child per year in addition to your school subscription fee.

Can EducationCity be used for students with special educational needs?

Definitely. EducationCity enables teachers to differentiate lesson content according to students’ aptitudes and abilities.

Our Activities, Learn Screens, Topic Tools and Activity Sheets support all the main learning styles using colour, sound, text, audio commentary, animated graphics and interactivity, to appeal to the widest possible range of users.

In addition, often the operating system’s settings can be used to increase the mouse pointer size on screen or vary the volume of the audio files to help students with visual/auditory issues.

Is EducationCity inclusive?

Yes, EducationCity is an inclusive resource and we consider that very important. As such, we:

• cater for different learning styles
• build on children’s interests and cultural experiences
• use materials that reflect social and cultural diversity and positive images of race, gender and disability
• deliver consistency in design and functionality

Can schools integrate EducationCity into their learning platforms?

EducationCity can be accessed through single sign-on via Wonde, Google for Education and Microsoft Office 365 for Education. For more information, please call us on +44 (0)1572 725080.

To see more information on connecting with Wonde, follow our instructions, or to find out more about Google for Education and Office 365 Education, follow these instructions.

For more information about accessing EducationCity via other learning platforms, please either contact us or your learning platform provider.

What are the system requirements for EducationCity?

The information below details the settings we recommend to ensure you have the best experience of EducationCity.

Hardware and Operating System Recommendations

Desktops:

• Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or above
• Windows 7 or above; Mac OS-X 10.6 or above

Tablets & Mobiles:
We recommend the latest version of any of the following mobile operating systems:

• iOS
• Android
• Windows

Web Browser Recommendations
We recommend using the latest version of any of the following browsers for faster access, fewer crashes and screen freezes, and improved security:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Internet Explorer

Does your web browser need updating? Don’t worry, the good news is that it’s FREE, quick and easy to do, so just let your ICT Coordinator know. If there are any questions or concerns, simply get in touch with us on +44 (0)1572 725080. We’re here to help!

Flash Recommendations
We recommend you have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed (or a mobile Flash browser such as Puffin Academy if accessing content without the  icon via a tablet device).

For more information on how to install Puffin Academy and use EducationCity on it, please click here for step-by-step instructions.

Connection Recommendations

We recommend allowing secure web access and a bandwidth of 1-2 Mbit/s per concurrent user.

Please find the system requirements for all other Edmentum products here.

How do I update my web browser?

Please see instructions for each of the browsers we support below:

• Google Chrome
  Select the three dashes in the top right corner, then click ‘Settings’ and ‘About Google Chrome’. Chrome will then see if there are any updates and tell you if you need to install any.
• Mozilla Firefox
  Look for the ‘Help’ button and then ‘About Firefox’. From here, Firefox will check for any updates and let you know if you need to update anything.
• Apple Safari
  Navigate to the ‘Start’ menu, run the ‘Apple Software Update’ program and see if there are any available Safari updates to install.
• Microsoft Edge
  Edge automatically updates by default when you upgrade your version of Windows 10, so your PC will always have the latest and best features.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
  Simply go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and look to download and install any updates that are available for Internet Explorer.

I’ve forgotten my password. What do I do?

We can remind Teacher and Admin users of their passwords any time you need us to. Simply click on the ‘Forgotten your login details?’ link on the login page. 

If your students’ parents need reminding of their children’s passwords, they must contact the school for the login details. For Data Protection reasons, we can’t give student login details directly to parents.

Does EducationCity use cookies?

EducationCity does use cookies to provide you with the best possible experience on our website and to identify important details such as account, user and curriculum identification on our product. Please refer to our Cookies Policy to understand how.

How does EducationCity keep my school information safe?

As an online organisation with digital technology at the heart of everything we do, online safety for our customers is paramount. EducationCity complies with the Data Protection Act 1998 as outlined in our Privacy and Data Policy for Schools.

How do I log in to access my child’s homework?

Your child needs to have login details from their school to access EducationCity outside of school hours.

If you have login details, simply enter them here.

If you don’t have login details, you’ll need to ask your child’s teacher for them – we’re unable to give them out for Data Protection reasons.

What is the difference between EducationCity, EducationCity Home Access and EducationCity for Home Educators?

EducationCity is designed for primary school teachers to use in school. It incorporates thousands of teaching and learning resources as well as features that make lesson planning, teaching and marking easier.

EducationCity’s Home Access allows children to access a school subscription at home, which opens up a whole range of homework and additional learning opportunities.

EducationCity for Home Educators is designed for home educators to use at home to fulfil the needs of their teaching and their child’s learning. It includes over 10,000 resources, lesson planning tools and assessment tools too. For more information, click here.