About the Home Page

The header appears at the top of every screen in WCBS schoolPORTAL, and offers you the following options. (The first screenshot shows the header for parents / contacts, and the second shows the header for pupils.)

Item	Description
	Click on the logo to return to the Home Page. (Your school can add their logo to the top left-hand side of the header.)
Pupil image	If your school has stored photographs of pupils, an image of the relevant pupil is displayed in the header. All screens within WCBS schoolPORTAL, with the exception of parent / contact only Billing screens, relate to the pupil shown in this image. (An example image is provided.)
Pupil drop list	Note: This functionality is only available if you are a parent or contact. As a parent or contact, the WCBS schoolPORTAL site shows data for the pupil selected using the Pupil drop list. If you wish to view details about another pupil, click and select them from the drop list. This is applicable for parents / contacts with more than one pupil at the school. For details, see Do you have More than One Child at the School?.
	Takes you back to your Home Page.
	Takes you to your My Details screen, where you can view your account details and change your username or password. If you are a parent / contact, you can inform the school of changes to personal and payment details, and may be given the option to share your contact details with other parents / contacts. For details, see Managing Your Account.
	Opens a Contact Us popup. You can use it to send messages to your school. For details, see Contacting Your School.
	Opens the WCBS schoolPORTAL Online Help in a separate tab.
	Use the Language drop list to select the relevant language. The languages available include: 'English', 'Chinese', 'Thai' and 'Vietnamese'.
	Logs you out of the WCBS schoolPORTAL site. If you are using a shared computer, i.e. one that others can access, we advise you to also close the browser after logging out.

The navigation menu appears beneath the header. It lists all the different parts of the software that you can access.

The first screenshot shows an example navigation menu for parents or contacts, and the second for pupils.

Note: The Billing and Find Other People menu items are only available for parents or contacts.

Some items in the navigation menu are links which you can click on. Others open a list of options. Hover your cursor over a word to open the full menu. You can then click on an option to access it.

Note: Sometimes a number appears in brackets, e.g. '(2)', next to Documents, Media, Photographs or Videos. It means that there are items that you have yet to view.

The Latest Documents section on the Home Page provides a summary of the five most recently uploaded documents relating to the displayed pupil. (The documents in bold are unread and the total number of unread documents is shown in brackets next to the Documents menu item.)

To view a document, do ONE of the following:

• Click to display the Documents Details screen, enabling you to open or save the selected document. (Once a document has been viewed, the number of unread documents stated in the menu is updated.)
• Click on the document title. (Document titles are hyperlinks.)
• Click Documents to open the Documents screen, showing a full list of uploaded documents. For details, see About Documents.

The Calendar section on the Home Page shows today's calendar details for the displayed pupil. You may need to use the vertical scroll bar on the right-hand side of the section to view other times of the day.

To open the pupil's calendar for the current week:

• Click Calendar.

  The Calendar screen appears. For details, see About Academic Data.

  Note: The day of the week on which the calendar week starts is set by your school.

The Session Attendance section on the Home Page shows a pie chart of attendance / absence details for the displayed pupil in the current academic year.

For information about how to view further details and to change the displayed data's date range, see About Academic Data.

Note: This functionality is only available if you are a parent or contact.

The My Account section on the Home Page displays the total outstanding amount for ALL of your children at the school.

To view further billing details:

• Click Billing.
  The Billing - Outstanding Items screen appears. For details, see About Online Payments and Billing.

The Achievements section on the Home Page shows achievements awarded to the displayed pupil within the last month, i.e. if today's date is the 8th September 2017, then achievements are displayed from 8th August 2017. (You may need to scroll down the screen to view this section.)

To view further details of the displayed pupil's achievements:

• Click Achievements.
  The Achievements screen appears. For details, see About Pupil Data.

The Disciplinary section on the Home Page shows disciplinary details about the displayed pupil within the last month, i.e. if today's date is the 8th September 2017, then disciplinary details are displayed from 8th August 2017. (You may need to scroll down the screen to view this section.)

To view further details of the displayed pupil's disciplinary details:

• Click Disciplinary.
  The Disciplinary screen appears. For details, see About Pupil Data.