Start here

Welcome to the SchoolRota user guides. This section walks school teams from first sign-in through daily operations.

Recommended path for a new school

1. What is SchoolRota? — product overview
2. Signing in — open your school portal
3. Roles and permissions — who can do what
4. Key concepts — zones, duty tiers, draft vs live
5. Initial setup — branding, zones, template, go-live
6. Importing staff — CSV or spreadsheet import
7. Today board — build and publish the day
8. Recording absences — same-day cover

By role

Role	Typical tasks
Tenant owner / Admin	Setup wizards, staff import, invites, SSO config, notification rules
Duty lead	Build/publish days, confirm cover after absences, review gaps
Office	Record absences, export packs, view analytics
Staff / Viewer	Read notifications, view exports (limited)

Sections in this guide

• Getting started — portal basics and concepts
• Configure — setup, staff, admin, SSO, notifications
• Operate — Today, absences, timetable, go-live
• Insight — exports, analytics, inbox
• Advanced — AI assist (draft-only helpers)

Demo school

For a local demo, open /t/demo/login with admin@demo.school / changeme123. See Signing in.