For staff organising or supervising detention. Use these links to prepare sessions, assign students, record attendance and keep parents or guardians informed.
Start here
Sign in to uniqueschoolapp.ie and open Detention Manager on the main dashboard, or Detention in the sidebar. If sessions are already set up and you only need to take the roll, go straight to the attendance guide.
Your key tasks
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Set up detention
Prepare time slots, reasons, student limits and notification settings. -
Create detention sessions
Set up the sessions students will attend. -
Assign students for lateness
Use the late list to assign detention for the relevant students. -
Assign students for other reasons
Add students to a session and record the relevant reason. -
Mark attendance and notify parents
Take the roll and follow up with the appropriate parent or guardian notification.
Check before assigning students. Depending on your school’s settings, adding or updating a detention can automatically notify parents. Check the reason and any parent-visible description or note before saving.
Review the session date and attendance before sending a follow-up message. If Detention is unavailable, contact staff support.
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Need help? Email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie.