Go to Settings > IB Middle Years > Project-based Learning, select Add Personal Project Template or Add Community Project Template. Adjust its framework, assessment and terminology if you need to, then turn it on for each year group in Edit Year Group Settings.
For MYP coordinators setting up project templates. For day-to-day use by supervisors, see Managing PP and CP worksheets.
| Stage | Where |
|---|---|
| 1. Add the template | Settings > IB Middle Years > Project-based Learning |
| 2. Choose the framework | Template > Framework |
| 3. Set up assessment | Template > Assessment |
| 4. Forms and terminology | Template > Forms, Terminology |
| 5. Turn it on for a year group | Year group > Edit Year Group Settings |
| 6. Add guides and your handbook | Settings > IB Middle Years > Guides |
1. Add the template
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Go to Settings, choose IB Middle Years and select Project-based Learning. You see your active templates.
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Select Add Personal Project Template or Add Community Project Template to add a ready-made template, or Add Template to start from blank. The ready-made templates come with the IB terminology and components switched on.
Check the template details, then save.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Project Title | The project name everyone sees |
| Abbreviation | Used where the full title does not fit |
| Project Icon | Shown on the student profile and the year group calendar |
| Subject | Optional link to one or more subjects |
| Project Description | Optional. Shown on the project page for teachers and students |
| Enable Project by Default | Turns the project on for new year groups |
| Archive Project Template | Hides a template you no longer use |
The template's Overview tab is where you change these details later or archive the template.
2. Choose the framework
The Framework tab decides which parts the worksheet has.
| Component | What it adds |
|---|---|
| Goals | Requirements students complete before approval |
| Journal and Learning Outcomes | The process journal, and outcomes students use to label entries |
| Connections | Links between the project and other learning |
| Presentation | A presentation with optional Peer Assessment and Self Assessment, a maximum number of presenters and presentation planning |
| Meetings with Supervisor | Fields for students and supervisors to record meetings |
| Word Count | Total word count or word count per reflection, for students and teachers, with hints |
| Collaboration Options | Whether students can work on the project together |
3. Set up assessment
Project assessment rubrics: the PP and CP templates include the IB criteria. Rubrics appear on the year group Assessment tab in the order you set. With mark bands, the total shows in the last row.
Term grade and presentation rubrics: use Add New Field to add them. Choose mark bands, criteria or custom values; teachers pick a value from a list and see the descriptors alongside.
Teachers submit term grades from the year group: select the project, then Submit Term Evaluations on the right.
4. Forms and terminology
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Forms: link template fields to the sections of the IB Academic Integrity form. You can also turn on and export generic forms for standard projects.
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Terminology: rename terms to match your school. The hint under each field explains it.
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Student Progress (at the bottom of the Terminology tab): customise the progress descriptors supervisors use for their students.
5. Turn it on for a year group
Open the MYP year group and select Edit Year Group Settings.
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Under Templates, turn on the Personal Project or Community Project and save. The project tab appears in the year group.
Turning a project off hides its tab but keeps all student data. Turn it back on to see the data again.
6. Add guides and your handbook
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Go to Settings > IB Middle Years > Guides and choose PP or CP.
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Pick a ManageBac+ online guide, edit the Quickstart Guide text or upload your school's Handbook, then select Save Changes.
Students see the curated guide on their project workspace. Handbooks are on the year group Files tab.
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