Tags help everyone make sense of the moments captured in Blippit Boards. They allow Subject Leaders to quickly see where and how moments on a subject or theme is surfacing across the school.
Tags are added by teachers when creating or editing a board - and they can be updated at any time, even after a board is published.
What tagging does
Tagging makes it easier to:
- discover relevant boards
- build reports in the app
- view meaningful charts and patterns
- track priorities across classes and year groups
The clearer your tagging, the stronger your insights will be.
Tag categories in the app
Blippit Boards includes simplified tag categories to keep things consistent. These include:
- curriculum subjects
- year groups or phases
- whole-school priorities
- award or accreditation frameworks
You can add multiple tags to a single board.
Adding more relevant tags increases the quality of reports and charts.
How to apply tags when creating or editing a board
To add tags:
- Create a new board, or open an existing one
- Tap the three vertical dots next to the board title and select Edit (for an existing board)
- Swipe to the Tags section
- Tap + Manage Tags
- Browse the tag categories and tap to select the ones that apply
- Swipe left to see additional categories if needed
You can also hide tag categories you don’t need to use either as an individual teacher or if you are an Admin, you can remove uneeded categories for all teachers at the same time.
When you’ve added your title, description, media and tags, tap the tick icon in the top-right corner to publish or update your board.
When to apply or update tags
You can:
- add tags while first creating the board
- return later and add more
- update tags as your understanding of the evidence grows
Tags are not fixed - they can evolve as your work develops.
How tags appear in charts and reports
Every tagged board contributes automatically to:
- in-app charts
- filtered lists
- generated PDF or Word reports
- helping the AI interpret the curriculum snapshot inserted into a report, if chosen by the teacher
You can tap chart segments to see all boards linked to that tag.
Updating a colleague’s tags (Subject Leaders / Admins)
Sometimes, a Subject Leader may notice:
- a moment has been under-tagged, or
- additional tags would better reflect the evidence
If you are an Admin user, you can:
- use 'Whole School Settings' in the dashboard to activate AI and remove tag categories from view for the whole school
- open/edit a colleague’s board
- tap the three dots next to the title
- select Edit
- add or adjust tags as appropriate
This helps ensure charts and reports are accurate and representative of the real picture across the school.
Good practice for tagging
- be accurate rather than excessive
- choose tags that describe what’s really happening
- avoid leaving boards untagged
- follow any school or Trust tagging guidance provided
Clear tagging benefits everyone - especially Subject Leaders and reviewers.
