Registers and attendance

Registers in a tap, absences followed up the same day

Teachers mark Present, Late or Absent. Perch keeps the DfE code underneath, fills in the absences families have already reported, and chases the rest.

A teacher taking the afternoon register in Perch

A tap per child

Morning and afternoon registers for every form or class, with lesson registers if you want them. Absences families reported are already in, with their reason.

  • AM/PM registers with DfE codes kept for you
  • Optional lesson registers, with a flag when a child misses a lesson
  • Early years drop-off and collection board

No child unaccounted for

Absent with no reason? After your grace period every guardian gets an alert, and the office sees who still needs a call. A child in at registration but missing from a lesson is flagged to their tutor at once.

  • Same-day unexplained absence chase
  • Texts for what can't wait
  • The fire roll call from today's registers

Attendance you can act on

Attendance by pupil, form and week, with persistent absence flagged, for the people allowed to see it.

  • Persistent absence under 90%
  • Attendance reports and CSV exports
  • School Census attendance worked out

Questions

Do teachers need to know the DfE codes?

No. They tap Present, Late or Absent and pick a reason in plain words. Perch stores the right code underneath.

Does it work for a nursery as well as the school?

Yes. Early years rooms use a drop-off and collection board and a door tablet, while the rest of the school takes morning and afternoon registers.

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