Use the PTL (Permission to Leave) tab in Attendance Overview to review and approve early-departure requests from parents or guardians.
Approval is not sign-out. Approving a PTL allows the student to leave under the school's procedure, but does not record that they have left. The student must sign out using the Digital Sign In/Out device or a staff member must record the departure in Unique Schools.
Do not use a direct VSware or Tyro update as a substitute for the Unique Schools sign-out process. Using Unique Schools records the departure time and supports the parent confirmation.
In this guide
1. Find the PTL requests
- Sign in to uniqueschoolapp.ie and open Attendance Overview → Permission to Leave from the main dashboard.
- Select the PTL tab.
- Check the date and status filters. The default view shows Pending requests for Today.
- Change the date range or status to find other requests. Use the student search, year or class filters if needed.
Your access determines which students you can see. Year Heads normally see their assigned years; staff with whole-school access can see all students.
2. Review and approve
Approve one request
- Read the request and check the student, reason and Planned Leave Time.
- Select the checkbox beside the request.
- Click Approve and review any confirmation before completing the action.
Approve several requests
- Review the requests and make sure the list has finished loading.
- Select the relevant checkboxes. Use the top checkbox only if you intend to select the whole list.
- Check any additional selection prompt and confirm exactly which requests are selected.
- Click Approve.
Check before bulk approval. Only approve requests you have reviewed and are authorised to approve.
3. Check the actual departure
Ensure the student signs out through the DSI device or school office. Authorised staff can select the relevant record and use Sign Out to record an actual departure, or Sign In when the student returns. Check the student and time before confirming. Use Signed Out and Sign Out At to check the recorded departure. If they return, check Sign In At.
The list also shows Approval Status and Cum. Days so staff can review the request and attendance history.
4. Add a PTL request from the dashboard
Use this when the school needs to enter a request directly, in line with its normal approval process.
- Click Add on the PTL tab.
- Use Year, Class or Search student name to find the student, then select the correct record in Students List.
- Select the Reason and check the dates and times under From Time and To Time.
- Add any relevant Further Details.
- Review the student, reason and times before clicking Submit.
To reject a request, use Disapprove only after reviewing it and following your school’s process. Check the resulting Approval Status.
For device steps, see Using the Digital Sign In/Out App.
Need help? Email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie or book online training.