Getting Started
Get familiar with key features and first steps to begin using ManageBac+ effectively.
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User QuickStart Guides
Role-based guides to get administrators, teachers, students and parents started, plus learning resources.
- ManageBac+ Learning Resources: Certification, Courses & Video Resources
- New coordinator checklist: your first term in ManageBac+
- Getting Started with ManageBac+ as an Administrator (General)
- IB Diploma or Career-related Programme Administrator (IB DP, IB CP)
- IB Middle Years Programme Administrator (IB MYP)
- IB Primary Years Programme Administrator (IB PYP)
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Staff: Access & Navigation
Sign in, use the mobile app, set strong passwords and find your way around ManageBac+ as staff.
- Creating Strong Passwords that are Easy to Remember
- ManageBac+ iOS & Android app mobile QuickStart Guide
- Accessing your account & What to do if you Forgot your Password
- Using the Faria Accounts Portal for Single Sign-on (SSO)
- Using the Quick Add and Lite Menu tools
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Your Profile & Preferences
Update your personal details, notifications and privacy preferences, and customise your landing page and workspace.
- Managing Your Privacy Preferences Settings
- Updating your Personal Account Details, Notifications & Preferences (Admin/Teacher)
- Customising your landing page and My Workspace
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Your Calendar, Timetable & Deadlines
See calendars, timetables and deadlines for you, your classes, your year groups or your child.
- Viewing Task deadlines & Submitting Coursework
- Viewing Teacher Timetables
- Viewing your Child's Calendar, Attendance & Timetable
- Viewing Year Group Calendar, Discussions & Files
- Creating Year Group & IB Deadlines
- Viewing your own Teacher Timetable
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Virtual & Classroom Learning
Teaching with ManageBac+ in class and online: the teacher app, remote learning, online lessons, new-year tips and getting started.
- Navigating ManageBac+ as a Teacher, Advisor or Administrator
- New to ManageBac+? Top 10 tips for getting your school started
- Using the ManageBac+ app as a teacher
- Using ManageBac+ for Remote Learning QuickStart Guide
- Online Lessons & Presentation for Remote Learning
- New Academic Year Guide for Teachers
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ManageBac+ FAQs
Answers to common questions about accounts, passwords, security, curriculum changes and ManageBac+ terminology.
- Accessing your account & What to do if you Forgot your Password
- Creating Strong Passwords that are Easy to Remember
- ManageBac+ FAQs
- How Does ManageBac+ Handle Curriculum Changes?
- Security & Compliance
- ManageBac+ Glossary & Custom Terminology Options
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What's New & Product Newsletter
Product updates and release notes for ManageBac+, what is new this year, and how feature requests work.
- Introducing ManageBac+
- What's New in ManageBac+ 2026
- Service as Action and Service Learning are now Community Engagement
- ManageBac+ Updates in 2025
- Our Feature Request Process
- ManageBac+ updates in 2024