How to approve or deny membership to an area
This guide will explain how to approve or deny membership to an area.
Note: Only the main school admin will be able to approve or deny membership to an area. The main school admin assigned for your school can be found by clicking on the cog icon in the top right hand corner of the page. Please contact us if the Main admin field is set to ‘None’ and a new user can be assigned this role. (*We will need written permission and instructions from the headteacher before this can be implemented)
When your school has been invited to join an area, the main school admin will see a banner on the home page informing them of this. They will also receive an email notification.
To view information about your school’s area invitation, mouse over the Admin tab and select the School settings option from the drop down menu.
Next, either scroll down to the Area section or click on Area in the navigation menu to the left.
You will be presented with the Area section, where each school in the area is displayed along with their membership status. From here your school can approve or deny membership to the area, or send an email reminder to schools that have not responded yet.
Approving an area invitation
To allow your school’s addition to the area, click on approve above the displayed list of schools.
A confirmation popup will appear. Click on the OK button to continue.
Your school will now appear within the area list as (approved). If enabled by your area, your staff will now be able to share target libraries with other schools in your area.
If you later decide that your school should not be part of the area, you can change your mind by clicking on revoke. This will end your school’s membership to the area and prevent linking between the other schools.
Denying an area invitation
To decline your school’s addition to the area, click on deny above the displayed list of schools.
A confirmation popup will appear. Click on the OK button to continue.
Your school will now appear within the area list as (denied). You will not be able to use linking features between schools in the area.
If you later decide that your school should be part of the area, you can change your mind by clicking on re-instate. This will grant your school membership to the area and allow linking between the other schools.
Send email reminder
Once you have decided on your school’s membership status, you may want to make sure that other schools in the area do the same as soon as possible. To send an email reminder, click on the Send email reminder link for the pending school of your choice.
The main school admin for the selected school will be sent a reminder email regarding their cluster membership and a reminder indicator will be displayed next to the school.
