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Seneca Foundations: The Teacher Onboarding Course

Seneca Foundations is our onboarding course designed to help teachers quickly understand how Seneca works and how to use it so you can start getting value straight away instead of figuring it out as you go.

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The course walks you through everything from logging in for the first time to analysing student data so you don’t have to learn by trial and error.

📜 Completion certificate included
Heads of Department can also assign this course to staff, teachers will receive a certificate once finished (great for CPD records).

Course Overview

The course is broken into short, practical sections. You can complete it in stages and return anytime.

1. Introduction to Seneca

Learn the fundamentals and how the platform fits into your school.

Topics include:

  • What Seneca Learning is

  • The three platforms: Teacher, Student and Parent

  • Seneca Premium & Seneca Sync (Wonde integration)

Getting Started

Your first steps inside the platform:

  • Login & onboarding

  • The home page

  • Navigation bar

  • Your profile

2. Seneca for Teachers

This section focuses on everyday classroom use such as assigning work, tracking progress and reducing workload.

Courses

  • Finding courses

  • Adding courses to your class

  • Free vs Premium courses

Assignments

Everything you need to confidently set and manage work:

  • Starting with assignments

  • The four assignment types

  • Multi-class assignments

  • Viewing assignment data

  • Smart Reassign

  • Knowledge Gaps

  • Games

Resource Hub

  • What the Resource Hub is

  • Creating a Magic Quiz

Exam Questions

  • Using Seneca exam questions

  • Student results & speedy marking

Gradebook & Reporting

  • Gradebook overview

  • Student report cards

  • School reports

  • Creating custom reports


3. Seneca for Students

Understand the platform from a student’s perspective so you can support them better.

The Student Platform

  • Student login

  • Viewing homework & classes

  • How students study on Seneca

  • Premium student features

Advanced AI Features

  • The Amelia-AI package

4. Seneca for Parents

Learn how Seneca supports communication and engagement with families.

Parent Platform

  • Using Seneca to involve parents in learning

5. Useful Resources & Certificate

  • Helpful guides and contacts

  • How to obtain your completion certificate

Why Complete Seneca Foundations?

By the end of the course you will be able to:

✔ Confidently set up classes and assignments
✔ Track progress and identify knowledge gaps
✔ Use Premium features effectively
✔ Reduce admin through Sync and reporting tools
✔ Support students and parents using the platform

Most teachers complete the course in short sessions you don’t need to finish it all in one sitting.

💡 Tip: Schools often assign Seneca Foundations during onboarding so every teacher starts with the same knowledge and best practices, helping departments get value from Seneca immediately.

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