Workspace · Attendance

Keep attendance visible and follow up consistently

Kurasa helps schools record attendance and bring it into the school’s working picture of learner participation.

Attendance

The register, then the follow-up

Teachers mark the class. Leaders see which registers are still open. Follow-up for repeated absence, staff clock-in and gate arrivals are in the design and not available yet.

Available now

Class and school

Present, absent and late sit on the class register and roll up to the school on the same day.

In development

Who to follow up

The designed list is for learners the school still needs to reach. Fee messages are not sent as absence alerts.

In development

Staff clock-in

Teachers are designed to clock in from the phone or a gate tablet. Leaders would see who is in, late, away or on leave.

A school view of class registers, with two classes still unmarked this morning. — Illustrative sample interface

Record and review

Agree when each class register should be completed and who reviews outstanding entries. Check the date and class before recording attendance, then distinguish an absent learner from a register that has not been marked. A consistent daily routine makes later review more useful.

Notice patterns

Review repeated absence or missing entries over a defined period, alongside the information held by the school. Check for recording errors before starting follow-up. Staff should consider the learner's circumstances and agree an appropriate response rather than treating a pattern as a conclusion on its own.

Communicate with families

Use the school's agreed contact route to clarify an absence and discuss support with an authorized adult. Keep the message relevant to attendance and avoid including unrelated personal information. Confirm which communication and follow-up tools are available before relying on a particular notification or reminder.

Build a consistent daily register

Agree when attendance is recorded, who maintains each class register and how corrections are checked. Consistency helps the school interpret a week’s participation without confusing a missing entry with an absent learner. Keep the process simple enough for staff to complete alongside the rest of the school day.

Follow up with context

Repeated absence is a reason to ask questions and offer appropriate support. School teams should review dates, speak with the relevant staff and use established family contact procedures. Link attendance conversations to learning support where helpful, while avoiding conclusions about a learner based on the register alone.

The problem

Paper registers go missing, arrive late, or never join assessment data. Families ask about absence while the office is still chasing yesterday’s book.

At the door

Mark the class as learners enter. The school picture updates without a second pass through every classroom notebook.