# How do I sign in to TestFLE day to day?

**In short**: To sign in, a student opens their school’s web address, types their username, their school reference or their email address, then their password, and clicks “Sign in”. They arrive on the Home screen, with the menu that gives access to the test, the results and the profile.

**Who this is for**: Students whose account is already activated, and the families who help them sign in.

**What you need first**:
- The school’s web address.
- The username chosen at the first connection, or the school reference, or the email address of the account.
- The password chosen at the first connection.

## The steps

1. Open the school’s web address.
2. Click in the “Email, username or school reference” field.
3. Type your username.
4. Click in the “Password” field.
5. Type your password.
6. To see what you have typed, click the eye, to the right of the field. Click again to hide it.
7. Click “Sign in”.
8. Wait: the Home screen opens, with “Welcome” and your username.

![Sign in screen with the school’s logo, an identifier typed in, the password hidden and the eye-shaped button](https://www.testfle.com/medias/aide/en/familles-eleves/se-connecter-ecran-780.webp?v=2e9a724093)

## The three ways to identify yourself

The first field accepts three different things. They all open the same account, with the same password.

- **The username**, chosen at the first connection.
- **The school reference**, given by the school (the reference of Phoque Indigo, a student in CE1 Bleuets, is AB-8741 in the demonstration).
- **The email address** of the account.

Type them exactly as they were given or chosen. For a reference or a username, capital and small letters matter: AB-8741 and ab-8741 are not the same identifier on this screen.

## Once you are signed in

The Home screen shows “Welcome, Phoque Indigo!” (with the student’s username). The menu gives access to the following areas:

- “Home”;
- “Start test”;
- “Practice”, only if the school has chosen it;
- “My library”, only if the school has chosen it and if at least one document or card deck is open to the student;
- “Results history”;
- “Calendar”;
- “Profile”;
- “Help”, at the very bottom of the menu, or the last button of the row on a phone. It opens the Help Center in a new tab, and does not appear during a test or a Practice test: opening another tab could count as leaving the page.

On a large screen, this menu is a column on the left. On a phone, it becomes a row of buttons at the top of the screen.

![The student’s Home screen with the Welcome message and the full left-hand menu](https://www.testfle.com/medias/aide/en/familles-eleves/se-connecter-accueil-1440.webp?v=d310463a75)

![The student’s Home screen on a phone, with the menu as a row of buttons at the top of the screen](https://www.testfle.com/medias/aide/en/familles-eleves/se-connecter-menu-telephone-780.webp?v=8267dc5533)

## Logging out

Click “Log out”, at the top right of the screen. Do it before handing back a shared computer or phone: that way, the next student will not see the previous student’s results. While a test is in progress, the button is greyed out.

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## Understanding sign-in

### How long does the session stay open?

A student’s session stays open for 14 days. Each time they come back after seven days, it starts again for 14 days. A student who uses TestFLE regularly therefore almost never has to retype their password on their usual device.

The session ends earlier in three cases: the student clicks “Log out”, the school resets their password, or they change their password from another device. If the screen goes back to sign-in on its own, sign in again.

### Logging out closes every device

A click on “Log out” closes the session everywhere, not only on the device being used. A student who logs out on the classroom computer will therefore also have to sign in again on the tablet at home.

### The screens change from school to school

The “Practice” and “My library” entries depend on the school’s choices. The “Start test” entry may also appear greyed out: the student has no test planned at that moment, and the Home screen says so. It is not a sign-in problem. [When can my child take the test?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/when-to-take-the-test) explains it.

### Choosing the language before signing in

The four flags in the footer work from the sign-in screen onwards. The article [How do I change the language of TestFLE?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/change-the-language) explains what they change.

### If sign-in does not work

The red message above the form says why. [Why is my child’s sign-in refused?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/sign-in-refused) goes through the messages one by one.

## Related articles

- [How do I sign in for the first time?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/first-connection): A student activates their account themselves, with “First connection” on their school’s sign-in screen. They enter the email address and the school reference given by the school, then choose their username and a password of at least 8 characters.
- [What should I do if my child has forgotten their password?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/forgotten-password): A student cannot reset their password on their own: TestFLE sends no emails. Their teacher or the school office resets it, then the student chooses a new password with “First connection”.
- [Why is my child’s sign-in refused?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/sign-in-refused): When sign-in is refused, a red message appears above the form: incorrect password, account not yet activated, too many attempts or school not found. After five wrong passwords, TestFLE imposes a wait that starts at 30 seconds.
- [Where can I see my child’s profile and how do I change their password?](https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/profile-and-password): The “Profile” tab of the menu shows the student’s email address and username, then the “Change password” form. This form asks for the old password, the new one (at least 8 characters) and its confirmation.

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Written by the TestFLE team. Updated 13 November 2026.
https://www.testfle.com/en/help/families-students/sign-in