Adding and Buying Child Accounts
This article explains how to add Child Accounts to your Phonics Hero school account. The process differs depending on whether you are on a trial or a paid account.
Jump to your situation: Trial account · Paid account
Trial account
During your trial you can add Child Accounts for free. Press the Add/Buy Accounts button and follow the wizard to add children, assign them to a class and set their starting level.
As an administrator — across the whole school
Press the green button in the information bar at the top of the page.
As a teacher — for your class only
In the Classes & Students section, press your class name to expand it, then press the green Add/Buy Accounts button.
Once you’ve completed all your student details, press Download Login Cards to save a PDF of login details to distribute to the children.
Watch the steps in action:
Paid account
On a paid account you have three options for adding a child. Admins can do this across the whole school; teachers can only add accounts for their own classes.
Option 1: Use a spare account
Spare accounts are unused Child Accounts already included in your subscription. If you have spares, you’ll see the number displayed in the information bar at the top of Manage Accounts along with an orange use them now link. Press this to launch the wizard and assign them to new students. See our spare accounts article for full steps.
Option 2: Reset an existing account
If a child has left and you want to reuse their account for a new child, you can reset it. This will clear the previous child’s progress and login details. See our reset account article for steps.
Option 3: Buy new accounts
As an administrator — across the whole school
Press the green button in the information bar at the top of the page.
As a teacher — for your class only
In the Classes & Students section, press your class name to expand it, then press the green Renew/Buy Accounts button.
YIf you have spare accounts available, you will be asked whether to use them or buy new — press Buy Now if you want to add new accounts. Follow the wizard to complete your purchase.
Once you’ve completed all your student details, your accounts are ready to use. Download Login Cards to distribute to the children and personalised letters to send home to parents.
You will receive your invoice detailing payment methods within one week.
Watch the steps in action:
