# Staff leave management for schools

Source: https://scoolin.com/features/staff-leave

> Staff apply for leave in Scoolin and the principal approves it. The attendance register updates itself and the timetable suggests cover for missed periods.

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## Staff leave

Apply, approve, and the cover follows. One approval updates the register and lines up substitutes.

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How it works

## One approval, three jobs done.

A leave request touches the register and the timetable. Here is one, from the staff room to the substitute.

### When a teacher needs leave

- **Apply.** Dates, kind of leave and a reason. Or the office logs a paper form.

- **The principal decides.** Approves it, or turns it down with a reason. Nobody approves their own.

- **The register follows.** Those days show as on leave. Cancel the leave and only those marks go back.

- **Cover is lined up.** The timetable lists their periods and suggests who is free to take them.

[Try it on a 30-minute call](https://scoolin.com/demo)

### No clashes, no stretching

Overlapping requests are refused. Days are counted on the school calendar, so a Sunday or a holiday isn’t a day of leave.

### Nothing waits a week

Requests waiting for a decision are in the principal’s morning email, and the person hears the answer in Scoolin.

### Cover without the phone calls

Approved leave goes straight to substitute cover in the [Timetable](https://scoolin.com/features/timetable) , with the teachers who already teach that class suggested first.

Works with

## The rest of the staff office.

- [Staff records Every teacher and staff member, joining to leaving](https://scoolin.com/features/staff-records)

- [Roles and access Each person sees their part](https://scoolin.com/features/roles-and-permissions)

- [Payroll Soon Salary slips from attendance and leave](https://scoolin.com/features/payroll)

**Try it with your own staff room.** On a 30-minute call we send a leave request, approve it, and line up cover for the day.

[Book a free demo](https://scoolin.com/demo)

FAQ

## Questions about staff leave.

**Still have questions?** Ask us on a [30-minute call](https://scoolin.com/demo) .

### Kinds

### Which kinds of leave are there?

Casual, sick, earned, unpaid and other.

### Approvals

### Who approves staff leave?

The principal or an admin. Nobody can approve their own request.

### Balances

### Does it keep leave balances?

Not yet. Every request is kept with its kind, days and decision, so the count is there when balances come.

### Length

### How long can one request be?

Up to 90 days in one request.