This guide shows how to:
- ✅ Share student updates with parents via the Learning Journal
- 🔁 Edit or remove shared items
- 🧭 Understand the teacher and parent perspectives
What is the Learning Journal?
The Learning Journal in Arc Pathway allows educators to securely share important updates with parents and carers. This may include:
- Student profiles
- Learning pathways
- Observations
- Reports
- Care diary entries (e.g., toileting, meals, medical info)
Parents can only view this content—they cannot edit or interact with it directly.
Parents will only see items you have exported to the learning journal. If you haven’t exported an item to the learning journal, then parents cannot see it.
Accessing the Learning Journal
- Log in to your ARC Pathway teacher dashboard
- Navigate to the Learning Journal section
- Here, you can preview what parents see, across tabs like:
- Profiles
- Learning Pathways
- Reports
- Photo Gallery (for shared observations)
- Care Diary (toileting, medical, food and drink updates)
Exporting Content for Parents
✅ To Export a Profile
- Go to the Profiling tab
- Complete or edit a student’s profile
- Click Save
- When prompted, choose Yes to export to the Learning Journal
If you skip exporting initially:
- Return to the profile later
- Use the toolbar button to select Export to Journal
📷 Sharing Observations
- Observations appear in the Photo Gallery once exported
- These are visible to parents in read-only format
- Editing/removal must be done from the teacher interface
📒 Sharing Care Diary Information
- Add details regarding toileting, medical needs, food or drink
- Choose to export when prompted during the save process
❌ Removing Shared Items
🗑️ Removing a Profile
- Go to Profiling
- Select the relevant profile
- Open the Toolbar
- Click Remove from Journal
🗑️ Removing a Learning Pathway
- Click View Pathway
- If it has already been shared, the button will show Remove from Journal
🗑️ Removing an Observation
- Open the individual Observation
- Use the toolbar to select Remove from Journal
🧠 Good to Know
- The Learning Journal is view-only for parents
- Content must be managed from the educator (teacher) dashboard
- You can add or remove shared content at any time