1. Getting started
Getting started with Reach Assessments. We have arranged important documents and links to get started with Reach Assessments.
Reach dates and prices
Here is where you’ll find key dates and prices for Reach.
Reach Assessment checklist
This checklist provides a step by step guide and is essential to make sure you are prepared to sit Reach on test day.
Technical requirements
This link is used to make sure your device is ready and able to sit Reach Assessments.
Reach User Guide
This comprehensive document is a must have and provides a detailed outlines of every step for sitting Reach Assessments.
Accessibility options enquiry form
This enquiry form is available to all schools to fill in if they require Accessibility Options for their school.
Reach Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions for schools purchasing Reach. Last updated: 14 March 2023.
ICAS and Reach comparison table
This table will help identify the differences between Reach and ICAS assessments
A school code and password were issued to your school when it initially registered with ICAS Assessments. The teacher at your school who coordinated ICAS in previous years may know the details. Alternatively, contact us.
It is possible your school’s firewall is blocking access to the Shop. Please contact your school’s IT department for assistance. If you are still experiencing difficulties, please contact us.
For support and templates, please go to the REACH support page.
The support link will also be available from the Assessments Portal this year for easier access.
2. Communicate
We have combined all the communication tools in order to effectively inform parents and students about Reach Assessments. In this step you will also find information and handy tips.
School to parents communications template
This is a template letter for schools to use to send to parents which includes a permission form and privacy collection statement.
Reach parent flyer
Here you will find a flyer that provides information for parents to gain an insight into what Reach does for their child and school.
Parent instructions for locked-down browser
Request to install locked down browser on a BYOD student device. Only required for Spelling and Writing subjects.
Reach promotional content
Spread the word about Reach to your school community. Access a parent flyer and content for your schools social media and website.
3. Prepare for testing
Use the resources below for detailed information on how to prepare your school for test day.
School Coordinator Dashboard
Invite New Staff
Import Students
Allocate Test Licences to Students
Print Student Logins
Locked down browser
This link will take you to the Locked Down Browser support page with information and guides on how to set up a Locked Down Browser
- There are two types of teacher roles in the Assessments Portal: Teacher and Unrestricted Teacher. We recommend that any staff who are going to be supervising the test on test day be assigned the Unrestricted Teacher role and not the Teacher role, so as to have access to all students who will be sitting the ICAS tests. This is especially useful for secondary school staff who are supervising students from different home-room classes. If you wish to allocate the Teacher role to your staff, you will need to ensure that you include class information in your student import and that you assign class(es) to teachers. Students can only be allocated to one class in the Assessments Portal. The class field is not mandatory for ICAS when uploading student details into the Assessments Portal.
- If there are staff in the school with the Teacher role, you must assign them a class. To do this, click “Assign classes to teachers” from the School Coordinator dashboard. The Teacher’s account must have been activated prior to assigning classes to teachers.
- Note: As the School Coordinator and Unrestricted Teacher roles have access to all students in the Assessments Portal for your school, you do not need to assign them any classes.
If you have already uploaded your student data without classes, you will need to reupload the spreadsheet with the class field populated. You can only add a class to existing individual student records if the class already exists in the Assessments Portal.
REACH Spelling and REACH Writing both require the LDB application, Replay. Only one download of Replay per device is necessary.
4. Sit the test
Its Test Day! Make sure you have the Test Supervision Instructions downloaded and distributed to each teacher supervising a Reach test.
Supervise a Live Test
Test Supervision Instructions
This document contains a script on what to say to students and how to administrate the assessment on test day.
Yes. On the day of the ICAS test, the supervising teacher needs to log in to create and start the test session.
Yes. There are test supervision instructions (PDFs) for each subject for ICAS assessments. They can be found on the REACH Support Page or can be accessed from the Assessments Portal dashboard.
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If a student, for example, becomes ill during the test the teacher will pause the student’s test. This means that the student will not be able to access it from home. Where appropriate, on a subsequent day within the official sitting period, the teacher can create a new test session for the student. The student can continue with their test using the same one-time code and the newly created test session code.
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Pause is used to temporarily stop a student’s test. They will be postponed when the session closes at the end of the day. And then the student’s test can be restarted another day with a new session code and the student can continue where they left off.
5. Review the results
Ready for your Reach Results? Read the guides below on how to access and navigate the Results portal or read the school / parent guide to Reach Results which provide an in depth guide on understanding and accessing results.
Reach School Results online quick guide
This quick guide provides teachers and school coordinators with helpful tips on accessing results for their students.
Reach How to access Online Reports for parents
This guide provides an overview for parents in order to access their child’s results.
The results for all tests are available in the Results Portal. Access to the Portal can be done in the following ways:
Go to the Results Portal and log in using your school’s 8-digit school code and password.
Go to theAssessments Portal and click on Results on the dashboard or on the Results icon in the navigation bar and follow the link. You will be taken directly to the Results Portal through a single-sign-on process.
It is up to your school whether you choose to print the Reach student certificates. The certificates are available for printing by the school or the individual student in the Results Portal.
Students can access their results from student Results Portal. The Reach student handout provides a student with their personal login details for the Results Portal. The school can print the handouts from the Result and Reports Portal and distribute to the students.
1. Communicate
Parents will find useful information on Reach Assessments here including a guide on how to install Janison Replay onto their child’s device.
Reach parent flyer
This flyer outlines what Reach is for.
Parent instructions for locked-down browser
This instruction document outlines how to install Janison Replay for specific subjects.
2. Review the Results
Your child’s results are ready to be viewed, this step will guide you through how to access their results if your school hasn’t.
Reach: How to access online reports for parents
This document will take you through a step by step guide in accessing and understating your child’s results.
The results for all tests are available in the Results Portal. Access to the Portal can be done in the following ways:
Go to the Results Portal and log in using your school’s 8-digit school code and password.
Go to theAssessments Portal and click on Results on the dashboard or on the Results icon in the navigation bar and follow the link. You will be taken directly to the Results Portal through a single-sign-on process.
It is up to your school whether you choose to print the Reach student certificates. The certificates are available for printing by the school or the individual student in the Results Portal.
Students can access their results from student Results Portal. The Reach student handout provides a student with their personal login details for the Results Portal. The school can print the handouts from the Result and Reports Portal and distribute to the students.
1. Sit the test
Its Test Day! Students can follow the video below to gain an understanding of how to sit the test. Students can also do some practice questions to become familiar with the layout of Reach Tests.
How Students Take a Test
Yes. On the day of the ICAS test, the supervising teacher needs to log in to create and start the test session.
Yes. There are test supervision instructions (PDFs) for each subject for ICAS assessments. They can be found on the REACH Support Page or can be accessed from the Assessments Portal dashboard.
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If a student, for example, becomes ill during the test the teacher will pause the student’s test. This means that the student will not be able to access it from home. Where appropriate, on a subsequent day within the official sitting period, the teacher can create a new test session for the student. The student can continue with their test using the same one-time code and the newly created test session code.
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Pause is used to temporarily stop a student’s test. They will be postponed when the session closes at the end of the day. And then the student’s test can be restarted another day with a new session code and the student can continue where they left off.
2. Review the results
Ready for Results? This step shows students how to access their results through the portal.
Reach parent/student guide: How to access online reports
This quick guide will show how students can access their results through the Students Results Portal.
The results for all tests are available in the Results Portal. Access to the Portal can be done in the following ways:
Go to the Results Portal and log in using your school’s 8-digit school code and password.
Go to theAssessments Portal and click on Results on the dashboard or on the Results icon in the navigation bar and follow the link. You will be taken directly to the Results Portal through a single-sign-on process.
It is up to your school whether you choose to print the Reach student certificates. The certificates are available for printing by the school or the individual student in the Results Portal.
Students can access their results from student Results Portal. The Reach student handout provides a student with their personal login details for the Results Portal. The school can print the handouts from the Result and Reports Portal and distribute to the students.
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