Planning insights on Toddle help you understand how units, standards, and learning goals are planned across departments, subjects, classes, and courses within each DP year group. These insights make it easy to identify gaps and ensure every student experiences a well-planned curriculum.
In this article:
Navigate to planning insights Navigate to planning insights
To access planning insights, navigate to your school homepage and select Planning insights.
DP planning insights are organized by year group. On landing, you will see a table listing DP 1 and DP 2, each showing the year group, associated grade, and number of students. Click a row to open insights for that year group. All data within that session is scoped to the selected year group.
After selecting a year group, you will see the following sections in the left sidebar:
View by department: View insights for each subject group, including: All units planned across the year group, with associated planning elements Connections — with a course count and unit count (ATL connections also include task count) Learner profile attributes — with a course count, unit count, and task count Custom datasets — with a course count and unit count (if enabled) View by subject: View insights for each subject, including: All units planned, with associated planning elements Syllabus content coverage Standards coverage, with associated courses, associated units, tasks planned, and tasks taught Aims and Assessment objectives — with a course count and unit count Connections — with a course count and unit count (ATL connections also include task count) Learner profile attributes — with a course count, unit count, and task count Custom datasets — with a course count and unit count (if enabled) Horizontal overview: View insights across all subjects in the year group, including: All units across subjects and departments, with associated planning elements Connections — with a course count and unit count (ATL connections also include task count) Learner profile attributes — with a course count, unit count, and task count Custom datasets — with a course count and unit count (if enabled) View by class: View insights for each class, including: All units within the class, with associated planning elements Standards coverage, with associated units, tasks planned, tasks taught, and tasks assessed Connections — with associated units (ATL connections also include tasks planned, tasks taught, and tasks assessed) Learner profile attributes — with associated units, tasks planned, tasks taught, and tasks assessed Timeline of units across the academic calendar Custom datasets — with a course count and unit count (if enabled) View by course: View insights for each course, including: All units within the course, with associated planning elements Standards coverage, with associated units, tasks planned, and tasks taught Connections — with associated units (ATL connections also include tasks planned and tasks taught) Learner profile attributes — with associated units, tasks planned, and tasks taught Custom datasets — with a course count and unit count (if enabled) View by student: View the planned curriculum for each student based on their enrolled classes, including: All units the student is engaged in, with associated planning elements Standards coverage, with associated courses, associated units, tasks planned, tasks taught, and tasks assessed Connections — with associated courses and associated units (ATL connections also include tasks planned, tasks taught, and tasks assessed) Learner profile attributes — with associated courses, associated units, tasks planned, tasks taught, and tasks assessed Timeline of units across the academic calendar Custom datasets — with a course count and unit count (if enabled) Note: View by student is available to school administrators only. At the bottom of the left pane, you will find Manage courses and units, which allows you to configure which courses and units are included in planning insights.
Let’s learn about these insights in detail.
View by department
View by department lets coordinators and department heads analyze how each DP subject group addresses curriculum elements within the selected year group. The landing page displays all subject groups as cards. Click any card to open the detailed view for that department.
The tabs available in the department view are:
Learner profile attributes Unit
The Unit tab shows all units within the selected department as a structured table. The table includes all standard DP template fields and any custom fields your school has added.
Use the following controls:
Use the search bar to find a unit by keywords. Use Sort to sort classes and units alphabetically, by created date, or by last modified date. You can also select Apply to all views to carry the sort order across all insight views. Use Configure columns to show or hide and reorder specific unit information. Click any unit title to open the full unit planner in a new tab.
Note: To explore insights for other departments, use the dropdown next to the department title to switch departments.
Connections
The Connections tab shows how the different types of cross-curricular connections are integrated across courses, units, and tasks in the selected department.
Use the left panel to navigate between connection types. Click any category to scroll directly to that section. Each type is displayed as a separate table. Connection items appear as rows, which can be expanded to view sub-items where applicable.
Use the toggle to switch between count modes:
Course count: how many courses include the element Unit count: how many units include the element Task count (ATL connections only): how many assessments and learning experiences address the element Click any count to open a pop-up listing the contributing courses, units, or tasks.
Learner profile attributes are tracked in the same way as connections: each attribute shows a course count, unit count, and task count across the year group. Click any count to view the contributing courses, units, or tasks.
Note: Custom datasets follow the same view as connections, showing course and unit counts only. Task counts are not available for custom datasets. Custom datasets must be enabled by a school administrato and included in planning insight calculations.
View by subject
View by subject lets you analyze planning and coverage at the individual subject level. The landing page displays all subjects offered in the selected year group. Use Search or Filter to locate specific subjects. Click a subject card to open its detailed view.
The tabs available at the top of the subject view are:
Learner profile attributes Unit
The Unit tab shows all units within the selected subject as a structured table. The table includes all standard DP template fields and any custom fields your school has added.
Use the following controls:
Use Configure columns to show or hide and reorder specific unit information. Use Sort to sort units alphabetically, by created date, or by last modified date. You can also select Apply to all views to carry the sort order across all insight views. Click any unit title to open the full unit planner in a new tab.
Note: To explore other subject-level insights, use the dropdown next to the subject title to switch subjects.
Aims
The Aims tab shows the subject-specific learning goals defined by the IB and how each one is addressed across courses and units in the selected subject.
Use the toggle to switch between Course count and Unit count Use the search bar to find a specific aim Click any count to view the contributing courses or units The Assessment objectives tab follows the same structure and controls as the Aims tab.
Connections
The Connections tab shows how 6 types of cross-curricular connections are integrated across courses, units, and tasks in the selected subject. Use the left panel to navigate between connection types. Each type is displayed as a separate table. Connection items appear as rows, which can be expanded to view sub-items where applicable.
Use the toggle to switch between Course count and Unit count. For ATL connections, a Task count is also available. Use Configure columns to show or hide and reorder specific fields. Click any count to view contributing courses, units, or tasks.
Syllabus content
The Syllabus content tab shows the IB-prescribed syllabus topics and sub-topics for the selected subject and how each one is addressed in your school’s planning.
The left panel displays the hierarchical syllabus structure: topics and their sub-topics. The main table shows:
Tags column: SL and HL indicators for each item Addressed column: a green checkmark indicates the topic is addressed in at least one unit; a grey cross indicates it has not yet been covered Click any topic row to view the units that address it.
Standards
The Standards tab shows how subject-specific standards are addressed across classes within the selected year group for the selected subject. Rows represent individual standards, which can be expanded to view sub-standards.
For each standard or sub-standard, you can track:
Associated courses: the number of courses that address the standard Associated units: the number of units aligned to the standard Tasks planned: draft assessments not yet assigned to students Tasks taught: assessments that have been assigned to students Use the search bar to find a specific standard. Use Configure columns to show or hide or reorder information in the table.
Learner profile attributes are tracked in the same way as Connections: each attribute shows a course count, unit count, and task count for the selected subject. Click any count to view the contributing courses, units, or tasks.
Note: Custom datasets follow the same view as connections, showing course and unit counts only. Task counts are not available for custom datasets.
Horizontal overview
Horizontal overview gives coordinators a complete picture of the student experience across all subjects in the selected year group. The landing page displays cards for Unit, Connections, Learner profile attributes, and any custom datasets enabled at your school. Click a card to open that view.
Unit
The Unit view shows all units across all subjects and departments in the selected year group as a structured table. The left panel lists all subjects and courses.
Use the following controls:
Use Configure columns to show or hide specific fields Use Filter to narrow the table by department, subject, or other criteria Use Sort to organize units by your preferred criteria