Teacher guide · 6 min read

How to run a class on My Study Diary

A short, practical walkthrough for teachers: set up your school, create classes, share a join code with students, and check how much real revision is happening — without nagging anyone.

1. Request a teacher account

Head to For teachers and sign up using your school email. Once a teacher role is assigned to your account, the Teacher Dashboard link will appear in the sidebar and in your account menu.

2. Create a school (one-time setup)

The first time you open the dashboard, you'll be asked to add your school name. This becomes the home for every class you run. You can rename it later.

3. Create your first class

From the Teacher Dashboard, click New class, give it a name (e.g. S5 Higher Maths — Period 3), and save. Each class gets a short join code you can share with students.

Use one class per teaching group, not per year.
Add the subject and year to the name so students recognise it.
You can archive a class at the end of the year — no data is lost.

4. Invite students

Share the join code (or the link to /join) with your class. Students open My Study Diary, sign in, paste the code, and they're in. There's nothing to install.

Students keep full ownership of their diary — the class only shares aggregate revision activity with you, never personal notes.

5. Monitor revision activity

Open a class to see:

Total focused minutes logged this week per student.
Streaks and last active day.
Average daily revision across the class.

Use it for quick at-a-glance checks before parents' evening, or to spot students who've gone quiet two weeks before an exam.

6. What students see

Students see exactly the same calm diary as everyone else, plus a small badge on their dashboard showing which classes they've joined. They can leave a class any time from their account settings.

Privacy & data

Notes, PDFs and personal diary entries are never shared with teachers. You only see what's needed to know whether a student is putting hours in: session counts, total minutes, streaks. Read the full privacy policy for details.

FAQ

Do students need to pay?

No. My Study Diary is free for students forever. Teacher accounts are also free.

Can a student be in multiple classes?

Yes — they can join as many classes as they like with different join codes.

Can co-teachers share a class?

Multi-teacher classes are on the roadmap. For now, one teacher owns the class — let us know if you need a second seat and we'll prioritise it.