SSK Downloads

The following downloads (relevant to the SSK) are available:

Each file is in pdf format for which you will need Adobe Reader. On opening the booklets, you can quickly navigate to areas of interest by using the bookmarks tab found to the left of the page.

The Examples Booklet is large and will take a long time to open and save on a dial-up connection. It contains the following powerpoint-style presentations:

  • Introduction - Introduces you to each sheet in the Student Sorting Kit
  • Design Level 1 - Customising the Kit to your own requirements (a simple example)
  • Design Level 2 - Customising the Kit (a more complicated example using restrictions)
  • Design Level 3 - Customising the Kit (using “real” type factors and “pinning” students to classes)
  • Design Level 4 - Customising the Kit (using the “Unique ID Option” and introducing using formulae on the Factors sheet)
  • Checking Data - Ensuring your student information is accurate before assigning students to classes
  • Assigning Students - Takes you through each question you need to answer whilst assigning students to classes
  • Manual Adjustments - How to make manual adjustments after the Kit has assigned students to classes
  • The Kit and Curriculum - A “real” example in which the Kit is used to produce balanced tutor groups, English classes and Art classes

Problems Accessing the Documents?

If you have Adobe Reader but you can't open our documents (as in the case of some Windows 7, Adobe Reader 9 users), you can bypass the problem by following these instructions:

  1. Open Adobe Reader
  2. From the top menu, click Edit
  3. Select Preferences
  4. On the left, click Internet
  5. On the right, untick the box labelled Display PDF in browser
  6. Close Adobe Reader

When you click on a link to one of our documents, it will load directly into Adobe Reader.