Welcome to your Mana journey! We are a team of educators, just like you. We know what it feels like to juggle endless admin and manage busy rooms, all while driving quality learning outcomes for children. That’s why we built Mana: a tool made for educators, by educators.
You are at the heart of this journey. Mana is designed to support you: to make your work easier, your days smoother and to free up more time for the best part of the job: nurturing children’s learning and growth. Every feature in Mana has been shaped with your role in mind.
This guide will walk you through everything you need to get yourself Mana-ready. To get the most out of your Mana training, we recommend completing the steps in the ‘Activating Mana as an educator’ section before your centre’s session.
You will need:
access to your email
access to the internet
a sample of your writing (i.e. a learning story or daily diary) that best sounds like you
The Mana team is not far away if you need help with setup:
📰 Visit the Mana help centre, your one-stop shop for all Mana support needs
💬 Chat with us via the Mana app: look for the question mark icon
📧 Email us at [email protected]
You will see these icons used throughout the guide:
✅. Green tick: key action to complete
📖 Book: read more for further support
💡 Lightbulb: tips & tricks
⚠️ Exclamation point: take note
Step 1: Join your centre in Mana
✅ Accept your invitation to join Mana as a new user
💡 Already have an account? Go to: Accept your invitation as an existing user
You will receive an email titled Join [your centre's name] on Mana
Within this email there will be a purple button titled Sign in to Mana: click on this button
You will be asked to provide your email address to commence creating your account in Mana.
⚠️ Create your account using the same email address that you were invited to Mana with so that you can immediately access the team you have been added to.Set up your password for using Mana
⚠️ Your password to Mana will need to be 12 characters long and include an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter and a numerical digit.
You will be asked to verify your email account.
Go to your email and open the email sent to you by LoveHeart Security and tap the link to verify your email address.
💡The verification email may take a few minutes to arrive but if you can't find the email check your junk or spam folderBack in the Mana app, you can now tap Confirm Verification to continue.
Next, you'll be asked to accept your invite to join your teammates. Tap accept to continue.
Next, you will be asked to provide your First Name and Last Name.
Lastly, you can select your teaching philosophy.
After you provide this information, you will be taken to your Journeys page.
Step 2: Customise your centre account
✅ Personalise Mana to your centre:
This is where the magic starts to take place! Personalising Mana to your centre makes the platform more meaningful and effective. Every centre has its own routines, culture, and priorities: when Mana reflects that, educators see information that feels relevant, families feel more connected, and the Mana supports your way of working.
Click your profile icon from the top left of the screen
Click "Settings"
Under the Teams section on the left side of the screen, select "Learning"
Tap into each section to complete as shown below:
✅ Add your centre’s writing style (if applicable)
✅ Add your centre’s philosophy
✅ Add your centre’s learning framework/s
✅ Add your centre’s service type
✅ Configure your team’s coaching settings
