Needs you (staff updates)
Owners and teachers get a Needs you feed — the same read/unread idea as the parent portal Updates tab, but only for work that needs a staff action.
Where to find it
- Home — compact Needs you card when something is pending
- Activity → Needs you — full feed with Today / Yesterday grouping and Mark all read
What appears
- Parent leave notices (pending)
- Parent PTM requests (pending)
- Homework submitted awaiting your mark
- Yesterday’s classes still missing attendance
- Enquiry follow-ups overdue (owners / branch admins)
Teachers only see items for their students/classes. Branch context on Home filters the feed the same way as other lists.
Read / unread
Unread items show a amber dot. Tap an item to open the right page (Attendance, PTM, Homework, Admissions) and mark it read. Resolved work (leave acknowledged, homework reviewed, attendance marked) drops off the feed automatically.
This is not a copy of parent Updates (fees due, class cancelled, etc.) — those are events you already create. Needs you is the inbox for parent-originated and ops gaps.