> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.getkita.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.getkita.org/set-up-your-class/create-your-class-group.md). # Create your class group Create a class group in Kita to organise a set of students, so you can give them access to courses and keep their work together. A class group represents one of your teaching classes inside Kita — Year 10 Computing, for example. Creating the group is the first thing you do in a new instance, because everything else attaches to it: the courses your students can open, the work they submit, and the marks you return. This guide covers creating the group and adding people to it, which takes a few minutes. Giving the group access to courses comes next, in Enrol your class and share the join link. {% hint style="info" %} **One group, one class.** Create a separate group for each class you teach. Groups are how Kita keeps one class's courses and submitted work apart from another's. {% endhint %} ### Prerequisites Before you create a group, make sure: * You can sign in to your school's Kita instance. Each school has its own sign-in link — ask your Kita lead if you do not have it. * Your account has **teacher permissions**. * If you are importing a class, you have a CSV file of your students ready, in the [format shown below](#add-students-and-co-teachers). {% hint style="info" %} **There are two ways to get students in.** Add them yourself using **Manage Group Members**, or share a join link and let them add themselves. Adding them yourself gives you a full class list before the first lesson. The join link saves you preparing one. You can use both. {% endhint %} ### Watch the walkthrough Follow along in the interactive demo, or read the written steps below. {% @arcade/embed flowId="QXy7bXxjQ5favuOzW40R" url="" %} ### Create the group {% stepper %} {% step %} After signing in to Kita, click **Students** in the main navigation. This is where your groups and the students inside them live. {% endstep %} {% step %} Click **Groups & Sub Groups** in the top tabs. You see a list of every group on your instance — on a new instance this list is empty, which is expected. {% endstep %} {% step %} Click **Create**, then select **Create Group**. Choose **Create Sub Group** instead if you are dividing an existing class into smaller sets rather than setting up a new class. {% endstep %} {% step %} Enter a name for the group, then save. Choose a name your students will recognise, because they see it when they join — including the year and the subject usually works. {% tabs %} {% tab title="Good names" %} ``` Year 10 Computing 10B Computer Science Y12 A-Level CS — Set 1 ``` Each of these tells a student immediately whether it is their class. {% endtab %} {% tab title="Names to avoid" %} ``` Class 1 Test Computing ``` Generic names become a problem as soon as you teach a second class, and students cannot tell which group is theirs. {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} {% endstep %} {% endstepper %} ### Add students and co-teachers {% stepper %} {% step %} Once you have created your group, click the edit icon on it and select Manage Members. {% endstep %} {% step %} On the Add Students tab, search by name or ID to add students one at a time, or choose Or import via CSV to add a whole class at once. *Example Format:* 
First name,Last name,Temporary password
Alex,Carter,Kita2026.start
Jordan,Lee,Kita2026.start
{% hint style="info" %} Temporary passwords must be at least 10 characters. Letters, numbers, full stops,\ underscores, hyphens and spaces are allowed {% endhint %} {% endstep %} {% step %} Switch to the Teachers tab to add colleagues who teach this class alongside you. Current Members shows everyone in the group. {% endstep %} {% endstepper %} ### Check that it worked Your new group appears in the list under **Students > Groups & Sub Groups**, and anyone you added shows on the **Current Members** tab. The group has no courses attached yet, so there is nothing for students to open even once they are members. That is enrolment, and it is handled in the next guide. An empty course list at this stage is not a sign that something has gone wrong. ### Troubleshooting {% tabs %} {% tab title="I cannot see Students" %} The **Students** area only appears for accounts with teacher permissions. If you are signed in but cannot see it, your account may have been set up as a student, or on the wrong instance. Check that the address you signed in at matches your school's Kita instance, then contact your Kita lead. {% endtab %} {% tab title="Create is unavailable" %} If the **Create** button does not respond, you are most likely signed in with an account that can view groups but not manage them. Ask your Kita lead to confirm your permissions. {% endtab %} {% tab title="I cannot find a student by name" %} Search matches students who already exist on your school's instance. A student who has never signed in may not be there yet. Either import them via CSV, or share the join link and let them add themselves at the start of the lesson. {% endtab %} {% tab title="The CSV import fails" %} Check that your file matches the column headings Kita expects and that it is saved as `.csv` rather than a spreadsheet format such as `.xlsx`. If it still fails, add a couple of students by search to confirm the group itself is working, then contact your Kita lead about the file. {% endtab %} {% tab title="The name is already taken" %} Group names need to be distinguishable to you and your students, so add something that separates them — a set number, a teacher initial, or the academic year, such as `Y10 Computing — 2026`. {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Need help? If none of the above resolves it, email with the name of your school and the address of your Kita instance. [^1]: --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.getkita.org/set-up-your-class/create-your-class-group.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.