What's New in ManageBac+ 2026

Unit & Lesson Redesign

August 14, 2026

You can view/manage your units and add unit content without leaving the page. Tasks and Units, previously combined in a single scrolling tab, now have dedicated spaces:

• Grid view gives each unit visual identity and additional context, replacing the old plain list.
• Clear separation of archived and active content , so archived units can be filtered on their own with no extra clicks to reset the view.
• Quick Add lets teachers manage statuses and create relevant content instantly, without interrupting their workflow.
  

The Unit Details screen has been rebuilt for clarity:

• An improved header section holds all the required unit information while making better use of space.
• Lessons & Resources: the Stream & Resources tab has been renamed to better reflect its content.

• Clearer placeholders guide teachers through the lesson-creation flow
• More room for the work  smaller buttons and secondary elements leave more space for primary content.
• Quick access to Resources 
• Expanded left navigation in the Lesson experience, so teachers move between sections and content faster.

Both Teacher Notes and Description & Guidance now appear directly in the lesson view while  previously they were hidden and only reachable through Edit.

 The Lessons Outline UI has been updated, with quick access to resources built in.

Previously the planner showed only the lessons scheduled for today, making it hard to move between lessons. The new Week view gives a structured overview of the active unit, with lessons grouped by week. Teachers can review lesson details at a glance and expand any week to see the associated tasks and resources.

Resources are now managed where they belong:

• Define view permissions and control what’s shared with students and parents versus what stays visible to teachers only.
• Reuse the same resources across multiple lessons.
• Filter resources by audience, and search by name or file type.

The result is Lessons & Resources: a single, central place to view and manage all lessons, open attached resources, and add new ones quickly and easily.

1. How can I reorder lessons within a Unit?

Lessons within a Unit are ordered based on their start date. This allows us to group lessons by week in the Unit Week View.

If you’d like to change the ordering of lessons, you can update the start date of the lesson. Lessons without a date are shown at the bottom of the list.

2. How can I unlink a resource from a lesson?

Resources can currently be reorganized within a lesson using drag and drop.

To unlink a resource from a lesson, go to the Resources section and click “Change lesson” or “Link with lesson.” From there, you can unlink the resource or relink it to another lesson.

In a future iteration, we plan to add an option to unlink a resource directly from the lesson, without requiring you to navigate to the Resources section.

3. Can the visibility of a resource be changed after it has been created? For example, can I change it from “Teachers only” to “Students and parents”?

Currently, visibility can be configured when adding a file. We’ll soon add this option when editing a resource, so you’ll be able to update its visibility permissions after it’s been created. 
 

OpenApply Mini Profile Updates

July 23, 2026

The mini profile lets ManageBac teachers see a curated slice of a student's OpenApply data — tags, application history, and custom fields — directly inside ManageBac. You can now display OpenApply fields in ManageBac's Attendance Roster.

eCoursework Dashboard

May 27, 2026

Schools can now monitor Internal Assessments (IA), External Assessments (EA), and CORE components from a single dashboard view, helping identify missing submissions and at-risk students earlier in the school year. The new workflow also introduces IB upload requirement linking, allowing students and teachers to map uploaded files directly to IB submission requirements. This creates a clear audit trail and improves submission readiness before IBIS deadlines. 

For more information, please check out our article on IB Diploma eCoursework Dashboard.

Select Interdisciplinary EE pathway in Plans

May 5, 2026

We have updated the Plans section of the ManageBac+ platform to match the IB updated requirements for new Interdisciplinary Extended Essay options. 

Selecting Interdisciplinary EE pathway via Plans

1. Teacher/student accesses the year group Plans.
2. Select the grade.
3. Click the Extended Essay Subject on the left panel list.
4. Select Interdisciplinary.
5. Select Extended Essay.
6. Select a Topic using the dropdown.
7. Select the Language for the exam.
8. Confirm Subject.
9. Save Changes.

For more information, please check out our article on Completing Plan Worksheets & Sending Email Reminders to Students.

Tagged Learning Outcomes export

April 30, 2026

The new Tagged Learning Outcomes export provides a comprehensive view of student-level coverage for Approaches to Learning, Learner Profile Skills, Transdisciplinary Themes, Standards, Syllabus, and Scope & Sequences, giving curriculum coordinators and school leaders the data they need to identify gaps and ensure well-rounded coverage of learning outcomes.

The export is available via the Portfolio Roster page > Export Learning Outcomes. This generates a .zip file containing individual .xls files for every student in the grade, so schools can analyze tagged learning outcomes at both the individual and cohort level. This enables teachers and admins to export learning outcome coverage data for each student in a selected grade across Portfolio and Class Stream posts.
 

MYP Academic Analytics 

April 20, 2026

ManageBac+ Academic Analytics now serves all MYP students and coordinators with the same navigation model, depth, and decision-making tools as DP, purpose-built for MYP's assessment and curriculum structure. It gives school leaders, coordinators, teachers, and support teams a single, coherent view of academic performance, enabling faster, more confident decisions that are grounded in MYP-aligned evidence.

For more information, please check out our article on Academic Overview and Analytics.

OpenApply Mini Profiles in ManageBac+

April 1, 2026

A new collapsible Mini Profile section appears in the sidebar of every ManageBac+ student profile, for students who are synced to OpenApply.

The mini profile displays up to three sections depending on what the admin has configured:

• Tags — Labels applied to the student in OpenApply (e.g. ESL, SEN, Medical Alert)
• Applicant History — A timeline of the student's application status changes
• General — Custom field values, including grouped fields such as parent/guardian information

If a student is not synced to OpenApply, the Mini Profile section does not appear.

For more information, please check out our article on ManageBac+ Integration with OpenApply for Admissions, Enrolment & Faria Unified Family Experience.

Discussion Controls for Classes, Year Group, and Groups

March 31, 2026

Via Settings > School Settings > Discussions & User Mentions school admins can now independently enable or disable the Discussions tab for Classes, Year Groups, and Groups across their school.

Sum & Average of Final Term Grades

March 16, 2026

We’ve added SUM and AVG aggregation options on the IB DP Multi Curricula report card templates. 

Within the Rubrics & Options section, two new optional checkboxes are now available:

• SUM of - displays the total of selected rubric scores on the report card
• AVG of - displays the average of selected rubric scores on the report card

Both options are independent and unchecked by default. When either is enabled, two additional configuration fields appear:

• Label - customisable text displayed alongside the value (e.g. "Total IB Grade"). A default label is pre-filled and required - if left blank and saved, the default will be restored automatically.
• Suffix - optional text appended to the value
  These settings apply to both the PDF report template and the web report view.

Duplicating Units & Sharing

March 11, 2026

Teachers can now duplicate a unit directly from the Unit Planner Details sidebar using a new “Duplicate Unit” button.

The duplication feature allows you to create a copy of a unit while controlling whether it is immediately active or saved as a draft in your class or other shared classes.  By default, “Mark as Draft in This Class” checkbox is unchecked and “Mark as Draft in Shared Classes” is selected. If all options are  unchecked, the duplicated unit is created as active in all relevant classes.

For more information, please check out our article on How to Duplicate a Unit?.

Cookie & Privacy Compliance Update

February 12, 2026

We have introduced a GDPR/ePrivacy–aligned cookie consent banner with clear categories. These include Necessary, Functional, Analytics, Marketing, plus a persistent Cookie preferences link on all pages (including login).

You can update your Privacy Preferences via Profile > Privacy Preferences.

ManageBac+ AI Suite

February 4, 2026

The ManageBac AI page via Settings > School Settings has been updated to clearly explain what ManageBac AI Suite includes and which tools are available.

Admins can now:

• See a full list of AI tools supported by ManageBac.
• Read a short description of what each tool does.
• Easily check which tools are enabled for their school.

For more information, please check out our article on Getting Started with ManageBac+ AI: Writing Assistant.

Custom Color Background for Multi-Curricular Report Cards

January 26, 2026

You can now add in your own color as a background for web-based reports. On Report Templates > Select Background > Enter HEX color code (custom) or select from color picker to apply instead of a Theme.

Dashboard updates for Parents and Teachers 

January 20, 2026

Parents and teachers can now access "Tasks & Deadlines" under the "My Workspace" tab. 

Parents now have a classes tab, mirroring the student view to provide better visibility into attendance and class engagement. For more information, please check out our article on Viewing Your Child's Academic Progress (Coursework, Grades & Report Cards).

IB DP May 2026 Candidate Session Numbers Bulk Update

January 20, 2026

Candidate Session Numbers have been added to ManageBac+ for all IB Diploma students registered for May 2026 exams. The Candidate Session Number can be found either in the student profile in the Exam Details section or in the above shown Candidate Personal Info section of the IB Diploma Plan Worksheet. Please see our IBIS Exam Registration Quickstart Guide for more information on the Diploma Plan worksheets.

AI Translations

January 20, 2026

From the Class, Year Group, or Group discussions page, users can hover over a discussion or discussion thread and click the translation button for quick, one-click translation. This update is only available to schools that have enabled AI. 

IB DP Group 6 IA Final Assessment tab

January 8, 2026

All DP Arts Subjects Classes now include a dedicated Final Assessment (IA) Tab. 

This tab has the various Tasks listed which provides a dedicated space for: 

• Students to hand in their final assessments
• Teachers to track, grade and store these assessments
• Admins can now track who has completed tasks on time and who may be missing deadlines

For more information, please check out our articles Managing Group 6 Arts IAs (Interactions and CAF PDFs) and Navigating the IBDP Visual Arts Guide Changes (First Assessment 2027).