Reviewing Reports as a Colleague

Your Role as a Reviewer

When a colleague assigns you a Review Pack, you're helping ensure their reports are clear, accurate, and ready for parents.

Accessing Your Assigned Packs

Click Packs to Review in the sidebar to see all packs assigned to you.

The Review Process

1. Open the Pack

Click on a pack to see all included reports.

2. Review Each Report

For each student report:

• Read the comment carefully
• Consider clarity, accuracy, and tone
• Look for grammar or spelling issues
• Check curriculum alignment

3. Add Annotations

Select text and add an annotation. Choose a category:

Writing Effective Annotations

Be specific and constructive:

• ❌ "Fix this"
• ✅ "Consider specifying which reading strategy Emma improved in"

• ❌ "Wrong"
• ✅ "This should be 'their' not 'there'"

Working with Existing Annotations

Once you've added an annotation, two small icons appear on each annotation card:

• Copy icon — copies the highlighted text from the report onto your clipboard, handy if you want to quote the original sentence in a follow-up message or your own notes
• Pencil icon — reopens the annotation so you can rewrite the message or change the category. Click the pencil to start editing, make your changes, then click the green tick to save (or the X to cancel)

Editing keeps things tidy if you spot a typo after submitting, or want to soften the wording before the teacher sees it.

4. Mark Reports as Reviewed

As you finish each report, mark it reviewed to track your progress.

5. Submit Your Review

Choose an action:

• Approve – All reports meet standard, no changes needed
• Request Changes – Reports have annotations needing attention

Add pack-level comments for general feedback.

Handling Recall Requests

If the teacher needs their pack back urgently:

1. You'll receive a notification
2. Review the reason provided
3. Choose to release or continue reviewing

Tips for Reviewers

1. Be timely – Colleagues are waiting for feedback
2. Be constructive – Focus on improvement, not criticism
3. Be thorough – Check every report in the pack
4. Be specific – Vague feedback is hard to action

Next Steps

• Using One-Click Revisions