How can I archive a class?
Archiving a class is the recommended method for managing completed courses or end-of-year transitions. Unlike deleting, archiving preserves all student work and teacher feedback while removing the class from your active dashboard.
Before You Start
- Review Class Limit: Teachers are limited to 20 active classes. Archiving helps you stay within this limit.
- Verify Licensing: Confirm if your school uses SpacesEDU Pro to determine student access levels after archiving.
- Check Space Settings: Ensure spaces you want students to see (in Pro) are set to Visible or Active before archiving.
- Notify Co-Teachers: Archiving a class affects all linked teachers and students simultaneously.
Archiving a Class
Follow these steps to move a class to your archive:
- Click the Home button in the top left corner of your dashboard.
- Locate the class you wish to archive and click the three dots (menu button).
- Select Archive.
What Happens When a Class is Archived?
Archiving changes the status of the class for all participants.
Feature | Status After Archiving |
|---|---|
Teacher Dashboard | Moved to the "Archived" list; does not count toward the 20-class limit. |
Student Access (Free) | Students can no longer view the class or its content. |
Student Access (Pro) | Students can view posts via the All Work Feed (if enabled). |
New Contributions | Posting and commenting are disabled for all users. |
Restoration | Teachers can Unarchive the class at any time to restore full access. |
Automatic Archiving Protocols
Archiving schedules vary based on your account type:
- SpacesEDU Free: Classes are never automatically archived.
- SpacesEDU Pro:
- A survey is sent to district leads in June regarding summer archiving.
- If no response is received, classes are automatically archived in late August.
- District leads can proactively opt-out by contacting their SpacesEDU implementation specialist.
Deleting a Class
Deleting a class is a permanent action that results in the total loss of student work. We strongly advise archiving instead. If you must delete a class, follow this specific sequence:
- Open the People tab and remove all students and co-teachers.
- Archive the class using the steps above.
- Click the Archived link at the top right of your Classes page.
- Click the three dots on the class and select Delete Class.
- Confirm the deletion.
Good to Know
- Unarchiving: To restore a class, go to the Archived section, click the menu button for the class, and select Unarchive.
- All Work Feed: For Pro users, the All Work Feed includes work from archived classes and classes a student was removed from, but not deleted content.
- Support: If you have questions about managing your archive, contact us via the chat icon.
Want to find out more about SpacesEDU Pro? Contact us at pro@spacesedu.com
Updated on: 18/08/2026
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