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For information on registration or how to access Scout, visit Access Scout reports.

Scout Apps are essentially folders that contain related reports and information.

Scout Reports are organised within Apps.

Apps can also contain other features, including summary information, useful links and videos. Selecting an app tile will launch the app.

View all apps

When you log into Scout, 'Recommended' apps will appear at the top of the home screen, followed by 'Recently used' apps.

To see all Apps available to you, select the Apps button on the left-hand side of the screen.

Alternatively, you can search for the app in the search bar at the top centre of the window.

Image: View all apps and search for apps

Add apps to your favourites list

You can 'favourite' apps to quickly access them from the Favourites list on the Scout homepage.

There are 2 ways to add apps to your favourites list:

  1. On the Scout homepage or apps page, hover over an app name and select the star icon that appears next to it.
  2. Go into the app you want to favourite and select the star icon in the top right-hand side of the report.

Click on the star again to remove it from your favourites.

You'll find your favourite apps under the Favourites tab on the Scout homepage.

Screenshot of the Scout homepage showing the favourites tab chosen and circled in red. Screenshot of the Scout homepage showing the favourites tab chosen and circled in red.
Image: Select the Favourites tab on the Scout homepage

Scout welcome pages

When you launch an app, the default page is the app’s Welcome page.

Welcome pages contain useful information and are divided into four main sections:

  1. Links to resources and support options
  2. A brief explanation of the information provided in the app
  3. A summary of the report categories in the navigation pane
  4. An animation overview of the app (on some Welcome pages)

Use the tabs below to toggle between the current welcome page and the optimised version (select Scout apps only).

Screenshot of the Attendance and Engagement welcome page with corresponding numbers to the list above. Screenshot of the Attendance and Engagement welcome page with corresponding numbers to the list above.
Image: Example of a Scout welcome page
Screenshot of the Scout welcome page in the NAPLAN app with corresponding numbers to the list above. Screenshot of the Scout welcome page in the NAPLAN app with corresponding numbers to the list above.
Image: Example of an optimised Scout welcome page

Scout navigation pane

Use the navigation pane on the left of the screen to view all reports within the selected app.

Note that some reports have a down arrow icon in the title, indicating more views or reports within that heading.

Select the down arrow to reveal or hide the options.

To return to the Scout homepage, select the Go back button at the bottom of the navigation pane.

Screenshot of NAPLAN app with the different reports circled in the navigation pane. The Go back button is also circled in red. Screenshot of NAPLAN app with the different reports circled in the navigation pane. The Go back button is also circled in red.
Image: Select reports from the app navigation pane.

Report explanations

Each Scout report will have a link to its own 'Report explanation' in the top navigation bar.

Report explanations provide context about the benefits to users, source of data, instructions on using the report and points to consider when analysing the data.

View a list of all report explanations here.

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