Kestrel

Guide

Teacher

Version 1.0 ·Updated 2026-09-17

Next reviewed by 2027-03-17.

Written for each member of a school's staff, from the registrar to IT, and the families using the portal.

For a teacher, who marks the roll, keeps the markbook, records what happened in class and reads the plans for the students in front of them.

All guides, including the first steps each member of staff takes. The training for this role takes these tasks in sessions.

Mark the roll

"Attendance", "Rolls"

Needs attendance.roll.write.

  1. In "Attendance", find the class for the day and press "Mark the roll".
  2. Choose "Present", "Absent", "Late" or "Left early" for each student, or press "Mark the rest present" once the exceptions are marked.
  3. Press "Submit the roll". It stays unavailable until each student has a mark.

Correct a roll

"Attendance", "Rolls", "Correct the roll"

Needs attendance.roll.write.

  1. Find the class and press "Correct the roll".
  2. Change the mark and press "Save the corrections". A roll can be corrected for 48 hours from the start of the lesson.

Set an assessment task

"Assessment", then the class

Needs assessment.markbook.write.

  1. In "Assessment", type into "Find a class", press "Find" and open the class.
  2. Press "Set a task" and fill "The task": "Name", "Code", "Kind", "Due" and "Weight". Leave "Code" empty to have the markbook number the task, T1, T2 and on.
  3. Under "How it is marked", choose the "Scale", then tick the outcomes it assesses.
  4. Press "Set the task".

Enter marks

"Assessment", the class, then the task

Needs assessment.markbook.write.

  1. Open the task from the class's markbook.
  2. Type each result under "Marks" and press "Save the marks".
  3. To override a converted mark, press "Open the result" for the student, fill "Mark out of 100" and "Reason", and press "Save the result".

Record a merit, a demerit or an incident

A student's record, "Health and wellbeing" tab, "Wellbeing"

Needs wellbeing.note.write.

  1. Open the student's record and choose the "Health and wellbeing" tab.
  2. Under "Entries", press "Record an entry" and choose the "Kind".
  3. Fill "What happened". Tick "Restricted" when the entry names another child or should not be read by all staff.
  4. Press "Record an entry". A wrong entry is voided with "Void" and a reason, and both rows stay on the record.

Book a room or a resource

"Timetable", "Rooms"

Needs timetable.booking.write.

  1. Set the "Date", then press the room or resource on the list. Choose "Week" to see the dates around it.
  2. Press "Book it", choose the "Date", fill "From", "To" and "Purpose", and press "Book it".
  3. Where the time is over a lesson in the room, the form says which one before you send it. The lesson keeps the room, so check with its teacher first.
  4. Press "Cancel the booking" on a booking of your own to free the time.

Read a student's action plan

A student's record, "Health and wellbeing" tab, "Action plans"

Needs medical.plan.read.

  1. Open the record, choose the "Health and wellbeing" tab and find "Action plans".
  2. Press "Open" on the plan to read its document.