Validation & onboarding no allocation goes live with gaps
A six-step wizard walks leadership through the allocation while live validation flags uncovered subjects, missing form tutors, overload and unanswered wishes. Loeb, Darling-Hammond & Luczak (2005) show working conditions and overload are the strongest predictor of teacher attrition — validation is risk management, not decoration.
Six steps with deep links
Each validation issue deep-links to the exact place in the workbench where it can be fixed.
Severity-tagged issues
Critical · warning · info — leadership knows what blocks sign-off and what can wait.
Uncovered subjects
Subjects with no teacher for a class go red — no risk of forgetting one.
Missing form tutor
Classes without a form/contact tutor are caught — even when allocation otherwise looks full.
Budget & sign-off
Budget missing? Signature missing? Validation flags it before the school year starts.
One consolidated check
The validator gathers everything in one call — fast enough to run on every edit.
In the classroom
Before sign-off
Validate again right before signing — no surprises on the first day of term.
New school admin
The wizard teaches a new admin the whole flow — without a 30-page manual.
End-of-summer sprint
When August pressure hits, leadership sees exactly which gaps still block.
For school leadership and for new school admin
Validation is risk management: critical issues block sign-off, warnings require deliberate acknowledgement, info issues are documented. That matches Ofsted's (2023) inspection focus on 'curriculum coverage and teacher deployment' and gives you evidence if the allocation is challenged.
- Critical issues block sign-off — no 'forgotten' classes
- Warnings require deliberate acknowledgement with comment
- The whole validation is logged as an audit trail
The onboarding wizard teaches you the six phases of subject allocation in the order that makes sense — from setting up classes and subjects to sign-off. Each validation issue deep-links to the fix, so you don't have to hunt.
- Six steps in the right order — no random start
- Deep link from issue to the place that fixes it
- Resume button if you're interrupted mid-flow
Research base
The validation engine is grounded in research on teacher attrition and English inspection practice.
- Loeb, S., Darling-Hammond, L., & Luczak, J. (2005). How teaching conditions predict teacher turnover in California schools. Peabody Journal of Education, 80(3), 44–70
- Podolsky, A., Kini, T., Bishop, J., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2016). Solving the teacher shortage: How to attract and retain excellent educators. Learning Policy Institute source
- Ofsted (2023). Education Inspection Framework — curriculum coverage and teacher deployment. GOV.UK source
- Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (EVA) (2018). Skoleledelsens arbejde med fagfordeling og kompetencedækning. EVA source
- Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet (2024). Mål om fuld kompetencedækning i folkeskolen (95 %) — opfølgningsrapport. uvm.dk source
- KL & Lærernes Centralorganisation (2020). Arbejdstidsaftale 2020 (A20) — Bilag 1: Den årlige planlægning af opgaver og tid. kl.dk source
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