Morrisby Annual Checklist

Summary

This webinar provides a comprehensive guide for careers leads to perform an annual review of their Morrisby Manager Center settings. Key areas covered include customizing student profiles, managing staff access, setting up interview templates, and using Morrisby Pay for profile code purchases. The session emphasizes the importance of maintaining up-to-date systems, ensuring accurate career pathways for students, and accessing valuable resources for staff and parents. The goal is to streamline career guidance processes and ensure a smooth experience throughout the academic year.

Takeaways

• 😀 Review and update the settings in your MORIS Manager Center to ensure everything is configured correctly for the new academic year.
• 😀 Check that your school's logo is uploaded in the system to be used in generated PDFs.
• 😀 Utilize customizable groups to organize students based on their preferences, subjects, or specific needs like wellness or care groups.
• 😀 Activity tags can be added to assessments and activities to align them with strategic school goals or frameworks.
• 😀 Monitor and manage staff access through the 'Staff and Advisor' settings, ensuring roles and permissions align with responsibilities.
• 😀 Ensure that staff who will unpack a MORIS report have completed the necessary training and certification.
• 😀 Customize qualification levels in the system to reflect different academic or vocational starting points for your students.
• 😀 Use the MORIS Careers tool to provide students with career guidance based on their interests and aspirations through short questionnaires.
• 😀 Optionally make results available to students immediately after completing assessments or lock results until you're ready to unpack the profile.
• 😀 The 'Profile Interview' template can be activated to standardize student interviews and help assess their career interests and aspirations.
• 😀 Encourage students nearing graduation to update their email addresses to personal ones to maintain lifetime access to their MORIS profiles.
• 😀 Use MORIS Pay as a payment gateway for parents or guardians to purchase MORIS profile codes for students.
• 😀 On an annual basis, refer to the MORIS support page for resources, including guides on profile interviews, annual checklists, and materials for preparing students and staff.

Q & A

What is the primary purpose of the webinar discussed in the transcript?

The primary purpose of the webinar is to review an annual checklist for career leads, specifically focusing on settings in the Moris Manager Center, which may not have been updated for some time. The goal is to ensure the system is configured correctly for the coming year.

What are some key elements to check when accessing the Moris Manager page?

Key elements to check include the school's or center's logo, which can be added for inclusion in PDFs, and the standard groups created upon the creation of the center. You can also add customized groups and assign students based on preferences or subjects.

How can staff and advisor access be managed within the system?

Staff and advisor access can be managed through the settings, where you can view who has access and when they last logged in. You can also adjust roles, such as swapping out a careers lead or assigning someone new with safeguarding responsibilities.

What is the recommended process for managing Moris reports?

Staff members assigned to unpack a Moris report should complete the Moris training and certification. This ensures they are properly equipped to interpret and manage reports effectively.

How are qualification levels set up for students in the Moris Manager Center?

Qualification levels are set based on the Moris Be Career and Moris Be Profile, with options to adjust how information is presented to students. This can be tailored to either vocational or higher academic starting points.

What options are available for customizing student profiles in the system?

In the system, you can customize student profiles by adjusting the types of assessments or aptitude tests included. You can also reduce the profiling time by removing non-essential assessments.

What is the role of the profile interview, and how can it be customized?

The profile interview helps provide feedback on how students perceive their Moris profile and career suggestions. It can be activated via an interview template, which allows you to guide students in reviewing their profiles and making informed decisions.

How are options for student progression (e.g., at 14, 16, or 17 years old) managed?

The system allows customization of progression options based on your center's curriculum. This includes configuring subjects that students can select, as well as career and qualification pathways based on age (14, 16, or 17 years old).

What is the function of the 'Destinations' tab in the system?

The 'Destinations' tab allows you to track students who are nearing graduation or are close to leaving the center. It helps gather information about their post-school intentions and ensures students update their contact information for ongoing Moris profile access.

What is Moris Pay, and how does it work?

Moris Pay is a payment gateway that allows parents or guardians to purchase Moris profile codes for students. It includes the ability to activate or deactivate payment codes and manage deadlines for purchasing these codes.

Where can additional resources be found to help staff and parents understand the Moris system?

Additional resources can be found on the Moris support page. It includes tutorials, how-to guides, and downloadable documents that outline the annual checklist and offer best practices for engaging with students and parents in the Moris system.