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How to use the App Features

The App is the schools’ official platform for current parents/students and provides a “Single Point Of Engagement” on all school related matters.  The features CSN will be using include the following. 

Please click on the feature you would like to learn about. 

Edit your profile

Once you have installed and registered for the App you can add/edit your personal profile e.g. update your contact details should you change mobile number etc. 

You may also edit your privacy settings and give overall consent for school activities.

 

 

  • Click on your name

 

  • Edit your Contact Info as needed
  • The App includes an optional 4 digit PIN security on
    all forms and payments
  •  Enter a 4 digit PIN code
  • Confirm the PIN code
  • To confirm you want to use this feature, add your password
  • Click submit
  • This PIN code may be used when submitting attendance forms/notes and making payments

 

 

  • Activities and Privacy Settings may also be edited in your Profile

 

  • All activities are selected by default.
  • You have the option to unselect any activities that your son may not wish to take part in
  • Unique Schools are our School App provider
  • The Contact Settings are optional and may be used by Unique Schools to contact you if there are any issues with the School App
  • Select which contact option you would prefer
  • Click “Submit”

School Office

Contacting the School Office by telephone.

 

  • Open the App
  • Click on the Menu
  • Click “School office”

 

  • The school phone number is shown
  • Click to call

News/Notifications:

  • This feature will keep parents up-to-date with all of the news from CSN.
  • General notifications are shown when you open the page.
  • Click on your son’s Year Group to see more specific notifications

News Archive:

  • A record of older news and notifications.
  • There are two separate tabs

Gallery:

  • Photos and details of school events as they happen

Calendar:

  • Upcoming Events in CSN
  • View as a Calendar block
  • View as a list of Events

Attendance Notes:

From August 2023 all attendance notes (Absence, Late and Permission to Leave) must be sent through your App before 08:30am. This will allow school staff time to process your form(s).

Forms submitted after 08:30am may not be processed until the following day.

  • Enter the dates & times on the form
  • Add the reason for the absence, late arrival or leaving school early. 
  • Click on “Include signature here”
  • Sign the form
  • “Submit”

Note From Parent:

Please do not use “Note from Parent” for any type of absence.

  • “Student” – select your child’s name
  • “For Attention of”  – select Office
  • Add the Note
  • Click on “Include signature here”
  • Sign the form
  • “Submit”

My Student:

  • Use this feature to update your son’s medical information.
  • Picture Permission can also be updated

VSware:

  • Click on VSware
  • Your Dashboard is shown to access all of your son’s information e.g. Timetables. Attendance Reports & Term Reports

Shop:

The App payments solution will send an alerted notification to parents when a payment is due. Simply “Tap” the notification and the payment will open, add to cart and checkout.

  • This feature will allow you to arrange payment for school activities
  • A record of your payments may be found in the Order History
  • Payment methods may be changed/updated. More than one card may be added to the School App
  • Books are NOT available to order through the school.
  • Booklists and information on Uniforms are available on the school website –  please click here

School:

  • Information for parents
  • Policies
  • School Code

Website:

  • Click to access our website

App Help & Support:

  • The App developer, Unique Schools, will provide technical support directly to parents.
  • Please email support@uniqueschools.ie with any App related queries providing your name, mobile number, our school name and the nature of your query.

Download:

The App is available for both Android and Apple. Simply download and register with your mobile number.

Don’t forget to check your phone settings to ensure that notifications for the App are turned on. 

The links to download the App and the steps to register are available here: