Use Attendance Overview → Lates to review parent Late Notes, outstanding Late Requests and actual sign-in times.

A Late Request can be created when a student signs in late without a note, or when an unexplained late is recorded in a connected attendance system. Syncing depends on your school’s integration.

1. Open and filter the list

1. On the main dashboard, open Attendance Overview → Lates. The attendance screen calls this tab Late.
2. Choose the date range you want to review.
3. Use the filters to find the relevant students.

Your permissions determine which students you can see. Year Heads normally see assigned year groups; staff with wider attendance access can see more.

• Authorisation status: Authorised, Unauthorised or Pending.
• Sign In Status: whether a device sign-in is recorded.
• Late Arrivals ≥: students with at least the specified number of late arrivals.
• Note Status: Note Received or Pending.
• Year, Class and Session Type: narrow the list further where needed.

2. Understand the record

• Student: opens the Student Profile.
• Planned Arrival: the arrival time entered by the parent.
• DSI Sign In: the actual time recorded on the Digital Sign In device. A blank field means no device sign-in is recorded here.
• Reason: the parent’s explanation. Check the information icon for further details.
• Status: N means Note Received; R means a note has been requested.
• Auth. Status: A means Authorised, U means Unauthorised, and P means Pending.
• Created: when the note or request was created.

3. Check the late-arrival count

In the default Today view, the cumulative Late Arrivals count covers the academic year to date. When you choose a range such as Last Week, the count relates to that range.

The count uses attendance-system data, so it may include a late marked by a teacher even when the student did not use the sign-in device.

4. Take the appropriate action

• Add Late Request: manually request an explanation where needed, for example when a student bypassed the sign-in device. In Create Late Note Request, use Year and Class to narrow the list, search for and select the Student, then check the Arrival Time date and time. Review the details before clicking Submit.
• Add To Detention: select reviewed students and assign a session in line with school policy. See Add Students for Late Detention.
• Send PN: send the saved late template. Check the student and template wording before using a quick-send action.
• View: open the detailed late record.
• Delete / bin: remove a late record only after confirming that removal is appropriate.
• Export: download a copy of the current list.

For help, email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie or book training.