Step 13 of 24HTT Schools
Taking attendance
The daily register, marking late and absent, and alerts to guardians.
- For
- For Teachers
- Video
- 4 min video
- Article
- 2 min read
- Updated
- Updated
The register, in under a minute. You will take your class register, and see who is absent or late across the school.
Step by step
1Open Attendance
Choose Attendance from the menu. Take the register is already open.
2Class and date
Pick your class. Today’s date is filled in for you — change it only to correct an earlier day. Then press Open register.
3Everyone present
Every pupil in the class is listed. Most days most children are in, so press Present under Mark everyone, then change only the few who are not.
4Absent
This pupil is not in today. Press Absent on their row. Their guardians can be told automatically.
5Late
And this pupil came in after the bell — press Late. Late still counts as in school.
6Save
Press Save register. If you open the same class and day again, you can correct it and save again — it updates, it never doubles up.
7The day
The day tab shows the whole school at a glance: which classes have taken their register, and who is away.
8Trends and alerts
Trends shows each class over time, and the children slipping below a threshold. Absence alerts to guardians are sent by the school’s administrator, from their own Attendance page.
Questions people ask
Who is the “Taking attendance” training for?
Teachers. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.
Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?
Sign in as a teacher at your school to follow these steps.
Can I do this on a phone?
Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.
How long does this training take?
The video is about 4 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.