Guardian User Guide
How to follow the progress of the person you look after: their classes, their attendance, the work they are set and their results. Written for complete beginners.
19 articlesLast updated 12 October 2026
Start readingGetting started
Sign in, find your way around, and set up your own account.
- Welcome — what a guardian account is forFollow how the person you look after is getting on with their course.
- How to sign inOpen the system and sign in with your username and password.
- Understanding your dashboardThe first screen you see, and what each number means.
- Understanding the left-hand menuWhat each group in the menu contains, so you can find any screen.
- How to update your profile and passwordChange your details, your password and your timezone.
How they are getting on
Progress at a glance, attendance class by class, and overall results.
- How to see how they are getting onOne screen with attendance, work handed in, average score and the next class.
- Why you can see this personThe link that lets you follow somebody, and how to ask for one.
- How to check attendanceEvery class, whether they attended, and who recorded it.
- How to see their overall resultTheir current percentage and grade, and the working behind it.
Their course and their work
The course they are on, when classes are, the work they are set, and their marks.
- How to see when their classes areTheir classes in order, in your own timezone.
- How to see what they are studyingThe course they are on, the class group, and their place on it.
- How to see the work they are setAssignments, quizzes and examinations, and when they are due.
- How to see their marksEvery mark they have earned, and the final record for a course.
Staying in touch
Messages, notices, alerts and files shared with you.
- How to contact the schoolWrite to tutors and administrators without needing an email address.
- How to read announcementsNotices from the school.
- How to manage notificationsSee what the system has told you, and choose what you keep receiving.
- How to find files shared with youMaterial the school has shared with you.
- What Academic setup is forReference lists you can look at, such as the current academic year.
Solving problems
The questions that come up most often, and when to contact the school.