User Guide

This page provides step-by-step guides for checking your CTF data, as well as some useful tips.

How to Open a CTF

Checking your CTF data involves three simple steps:

Step 1) Open the menu and select "Check My CTF Data "

A screenshot of the menu bar, the link to the page labelled "Check My CTF Data" is underlined to highlight that this is the correct link to use.

Step 2) After reading the Disclaimer, click the button labelled "Agree & Continue", then click the button labelled "Choose CTF File"

A screenshot of the CTF checking web page. The 'Agree & Continue' button has already been clicked, which has revealed the button which allows the user to select a CTF on their computer.

Step 3) Navigate to the location of your CTF, click on the file to select it, and click the button labelled "Open".

A screenshot of the Windows file selection dialog, which the user must use to navigate to the destination of the CTF and select it.

Charts, Table & Appendix Sections

The CTF is now presented on screen, and is divided into sections.

The first section is labelled "Charts", and contains a list of interactive graphs.

Clicking on the arrows situated on the left and right of the chart allow you to view the next or previous chart in the list.

A screenshot of a pie chart with arrows to the left and right of the chart. The right arrow is highlighted to display to the user that by clicking this arrow will reveal the next chart in the group of charts.

The next section is labelled "Table", and it contains the names, gender, UPN, and results for each pupil.

A query icon will appear next to any data which requires your attention. Hover the mouse cursor over the query icon to reveal more information.

A screenshot of the 'Table' section, displaying pupil information such as the forename, surname, gender, UPN and assessment results.

The final section is labelled "Appendix". This section contains additional useful information, and links to Department for Education sources.

A screenshot of the 'Appendix' section which provides annotations about the assessment stage.

Tip #1: Chart Filtering

Charts can be filtered to show or hide data by clicking on the coloured legend below each chart.

In the example below, all pupils who were not assessed have been hidden from the chart by clicking on the grey legend item labelled "Not Assessed". Each click on a legend item will toggle between showing or hiding the data.

A screenshot of a stacked bar chart. The chart has been filtered so that one of three pieces of data within the chart has been removed.

Tip #2: Save a Chart as a Picture

To save a chart as an image, right-click on the chart and choose "Save image as..."