What if we get stuck halfway?

A resume banner appears on the dashboard until all 7 steps are complete. The head or IT lead can always continue — and share completed steps with the team.

A button seeds a fictional class, teacher and pupil so you can see the whole system run — without submitting real data. Removed with one click when you're ready for go-live.

How long does the full onboarding take?

In practice 30–90 minutes for a primary school of 200 pupils. Schools with complex timetables or mixed-grade classes take longer — but never more than one evening.

Onboarding

School onboarding seven steps to a running school

A guided wizard walks the school admin through profile, classes, staff, subjects, holidays, allocation and timetable — with optional sample data so you can click around from day one.

Contact

Seven clear steps

Profile → classes → staff → subjects → holidays → allocation → timetable. No empty screen to stare at.

Sample data in one click

Seed a realistic demo school so leadership, teachers and parents see how it feels before your own data is in.

Checklist that remembers

School onboarding progress tracks where you are — and stops you regressing into a broken state.

Resume banner on the dashboard

Step away mid-flow — the dashboard banner brings you straight back to the right step.

Roles and rights ready

Staff get roles, subject scope and logins automatically from step 3 — no separate IAM round.

Holidays and school year seeded

Pick country/region and public holidays + school breaks are filled in. The schedule knows which weeks count.

In the classroom

Brand-new school

An admin gets through all seven steps in an afternoon — teachers can log in the next morning.

School on trial

Sample data shows leadership the platform from day one — the decision needn't wait for data import.

Summer setup

Use the wizard in July to prepare next school year without disrupting the current one.

School onboarding — two audiences

For school leadership

A 7-step guide takes the school from signup to a running timetable in under 1 hour. A resume banner ensures you can pause and continue later.

7 steps · ~60 minutes
Resume banner on dashboard
Sample data for test runs

For the council

When the council rolls out, the onboarding flow repeats per school with common defaults — no manual school-by-school configuration.

Council defaults per field
Onboarding progress per school
CSV import of all schools

Works with

Subject allocation Year rollover Holiday plan

Research base

Marzano, R. J., Waters, T. & McNulty, B. (2005). School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results. ASCD
Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (EVA) (2022). Kvalitetsarbejde i folkeskolen — fra plan til praksis. EVA source
Kommunernes Landsforening (KL) (2023). Folkeskolen — styring, kvalitet og økonomi. KL source
OECD (2019). TALIS 2018 Results — Teachers and School Leaders as Lifelong Learners. OECD Publishing source

Frequently asked questions

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