That little worry every school morning: did they get there okay?

GatePass answers it for you. When your child walks through the school gate, you get a message: "Amina arrived at school, 7:12am." When they leave, you hear about that too. No phone calls, no guessing.

GatePass is free for parents. Your school sets it up, and you sign in with the phone number the school already has for you.

FOR PARENTS
• A message the moment your child arrives at school, and when they go home
• All your children on one screen, even if they go to different schools
• Their whole day at a glance: arrived, still at school, went home
• Every day this term, so you can look back any time
• Notices from the school, about your child or the whole school
• School trips you can follow stop by stop, until the bus is back
• Fees: see what is still to pay and how to pay it
• Planning to visit? Ask the school, and get a pass to show at the gate

FOR SCHOOL STAFF
• At the gate: one scan of a student card and the arrival is recorded, and the parent is told
• Keeps scanning when the network drops, then sends everything when it is back
• Class registers in seconds, because the gate already knows who arrived
• A live picture of the school day: who has arrived, which registers are not taken, who is on site
• Emergency roll-call: in a fire drill or a real emergency, see straight away who is not accounted for
• Boarding roll-calls, sign-outs, trips and visitors, all in the same app

FOR VISITORS
• Ask to visit a school from your phone
• When the school says yes, you get a pass
• Show it at the gate, one scan, and go straight to the office

BUILT FOR REAL SCHOOLS
GatePass was made in Uganda, for Ugandan schools, nursery to secondary, day and boarding. It works on everyday Android phones, and the messages are short and clear.

YOUR CHILD'S INFORMATION STAYS WITH THE SCHOOL
Each school only ever sees its own students. Parents only see their own children. Messages go one way, from the school to you, so your phone never fills up with group chatter. You can delete your account from inside the app at any time.

HOW TO START
Your child's school needs to be using GatePass. If it is, open the app, choose "I'm a parent or guardian", and sign in with your phone number. Your children appear on their own.

If your school is not on GatePass yet, tell them about us: gatepasshq.com

Questions? Write to hello@gatepasshq.com, we read every message.