NEW IN THIS UPDATE • Live Activities — teachers watch their register fill in live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island; students follow current lesson progress with a countdown to the next lesson • Apple Watch — attendance at a glance, Quick Register marking and watch-face complications • Face ID — unlock and sign back in instantly and securely • Push notifications now arrive even when the app is fully closed Plus improvements across attendance, SEND, behaviour, safeguarding, curriculum, finance, HR, operations, governance, payroll and kitchen management.

We are now the most complete primary MIS in the UK market. This update delivers major improvements across attendance, SEND, behaviour, safeguarding, curriculum, finance, HR, operations, parent engagement, governance, payroll and kitchen management — making Our School Connect the UK’s most complete primary MIS. Register & Home‑Time Sign‑Out (New) Staff now get a rebuilt attendance interface with two tabs: Register: full school roster, Present/Late/Sick/Absent buttons, live summary tiles and a Mark all present bulk action. Home time: shows only children currently in school, with a Sign out button that timestamps when each child leaves. Parents now see home‑time badges in their child’s attendance history (e.g. “15:30”). Both app and web have been fully rebuilt with haptics, live counts and inline sign‑out. SEND Suite (Provision Map‑Style) SEN plans, EHCP workflow, funding calculator and one‑page profiles. Behaviour & Pastoral Behaviour workflows, detentions manager, pastoral notes, reintegration plans and student support plans. Safeguarding Chronology timeline, multi‑agency involvement, secure vault, escalation rules and a DSL dashboard. Curriculum & Learning Curriculum mapping, EYFS learning journeys, homework planner and reading level tracking. Parent & Student Engagement Parent evening booking, messaging templates, behaviour badges and digital certificates. Finance Suite Trip budgeting, wraparound invoicing, purchase orders and an asset register. School Operations Room booking, cover manager, timetable builder and a medical tracker. HR & Staff Management CPD tracking, appraisal objectives, absence forecasting and contract renewal reminders. Calendar Sync Parents can now sync the school calendar to iOS or Google. Chef Portal Weekly menus, automatic shopping lists, admin approval and canteen publishing. Governance, Payroll & Census Improved governor dashboards, payroll workflows and DfE statutory reporting.