To appoint a student ambassador, follow the steps below.
Appoint a student ambassador from their profile
Click Monitor from the menu on the left.
Type in the student's name in the Search for a student search box and click them.
Click View/Edit User, then Show additional advanced information.
Tick the Ambassador box and click Save.
Appoint a student ambassador from your list of students
You can also make quick changes to student ambassador status directly from your list of students.
Click Monitor from the menu on the left.
Click All Students or select the group or class you need to look at.
Click Columns and tick the Ambassador option.
This will show a new column in the list and all student ambassadors will have a yellow icon
displayed.
To add or remove the ambassador status, tick or untick this icon and then click Confirm.
What students see
Students with the Ambassador status have exclusive access to a suite of tools. When they log into their account, they see the Student Ambassador icon in their menu. In this area, ambassadors have access to a range of resources and information:
Introduction: Explains the role of a student Ambassador.
Watch: Watch a video from student ambassadors at other schools.
Resources: Download resources to share with other students, parents and teachers.
Share Best Practice: Submit examples of their ambassador experience to share with other ambassadors.
Students also have the opportunity to sign up for the Student Ambassador newsletter, where we send them regular updates on Access GCSEPod and the student ambassador community.
Ambassadors can view school usage data including pods watched and in which subjects.