{"id":3699,"date":"2026-04-13T15:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.mymaths.co.uk\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:45:14","slug":"restoring-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.mymaths.co.uk\/as\/teacher-support\/class-administration\/restoring-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoring students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students are moved to the <strong>Archived Students<\/strong> <strong>area<\/strong> when they no longer belong to any classes. You can restore archived students at any time, either returning them to a class they previously belonged to or adding them to a new class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a student is archived their details will be kept for one year and then automatically deleted. The columns in the Archived students table indicate when the student was added to the Archive and how many days they will remain there before deletion. Deletion is permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What data is restored depends on whether the student has been part of the selected class before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When students are archived<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A student will <strong>only<\/strong> appear in the <strong>Archived Students<\/strong> area if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They do <strong>not belong to any classes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a student is still enrolled in at least one class, they will remain active and will not be archived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to restore a student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Admin<\/strong> within the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Students<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open <strong>Archived Students<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the student you want to restore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Restore student<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the class(es) you want to add the student to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm the action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The student is restored immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens when a student is restored<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens next depends on the student\u2019s history with the class you restore them to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the student previously belonged to the class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a student is restored to a class they were previously enrolled in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 All <strong>allocations<\/strong> for that class are restored<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 All <strong>results and progress data<\/strong> are restored<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 The student reappears in class lists, reports, and analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Teachers can continue working from where the student left off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No data is lost while a student is archived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the student did <em>not<\/em> previously belong to the class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a student is restored to a class they have <strong>never been part of<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 The student is <strong>added to the class<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <strong>No allocations<\/strong> are restored<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Results or progress data<\/strong> are restored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students are moved to the Archived Students area when they no longer belong to any classes. 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