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Built a term at a time

What has shipped, what we are working on, and what comes next, set out the way schools plan. Terms are our best estimate, and items further out may change.

The 2026 to 2027 school year, autumn, spring and summer term. Today, 14 November.

Showing 23 of 23 items

Autumn term

Now

September to December 2026

  1. Arbor connection

    Shipped

    Link your school’s Arbor in a few clicks. WithMe reads lesson marks and your student list, and never changes the register.

    For Administrators

  2. Lesson checks and pings

    Shipped

    At each lesson’s check time, WithMe finds students coded N and pings the staff groups that cover them.

    For Staff · Attendance officers

  3. Live dashboard

    Shipped

    Every lesson check as it happens: who has been found, who they are with, and who still needs following up.

    For Attendance officers

  4. Email sign-in with passkeys and two-step

    Shipped

    Staff sign in with a password or a passkey. Each school chooses who must use two-step verification.

    For Staff · Attendance officers · Administrators

  5. Your school’s logo and colour

    Shipped

    Shown on the website, in the phone app and in the emails your staff receive.

    For Administrators

  6. Guided set-up

    Shipped

    New schools set up one step at a time: timetable, Arbor, staff groups, invitations and two-step verification.

    For Administrators

  7. Privacy notice and terms

    Shipped

    Plain-English documents covering what WithMe holds, where, and for how long.

    For Administrators

  8. Hosted in London

    Shipped

    The database and app servers run in London.

    For Administrators

  9. iPhone and Android apps in the stores

    In progress

    WithMe on the App Store and Google Play, with push notifications that open straight to the lesson.

    For Staff

  10. Passkeys in the phone app

    In progress

    Sign in to the app with a passkey, without going to the website first.

    For Staff

Spring term

January to March 2027

  1. Lock-screen count on iPhone

    Next

    A Live Activity showing “4 not yet accounted for · Lesson 2” that counts down as colleagues tap With Me. It never names a student.

    For Staff

  2. With Me without signal

    Next

    Taps made in a dead spot wait on the phone and send when signal returns. The first tap still wins.

    For Staff

  3. Escalate when nobody answers

    Next

    If a student is still not accounted for after a set time, WithMe pings a wider group or the head of year.

    For Attendance officers · Administrators

  4. Where they were last lesson

    Next

    Each student shows who had them in the previous lesson, the best clue to where they are now.

    For Staff · Attendance officers

  5. Weekly digest for attendance officers

    Next

    A Monday email with how many students were found, how quickly, and which lessons had the most N codes.

    For Attendance officers

  6. One follow-up ping per lesson

    Next

    Students coded N after the first check get one more ping, instead of appearing quietly on the list.

    For Staff

  7. Activity log for administrators

    Next

    See who invited whom, changed sign-in rules or edited settings, and when.

    For Administrators

  8. Public status page

    Next

    See at a glance whether lesson checks and pings are running, and read about any incidents.

    For Staff · Attendance officers · Administrators

Summer term

April to July 2027

  1. Patterns over the term

    Later

    Highlight students often coded N in the same lesson or on the same day, so heads of year can step in early.

    For Attendance officers

  2. Term dates from Arbor

    Later

    Read term dates and closed days from Arbor, so administrators don’t type them in.

    For Administrators

  3. More attendance systems

    Later

    Connect Bromcom, SIMS or iSAMS as well as Arbor.

    For Administrators

Further out

Ideas we are still thinking through

  1. Student photos, if your school opts in

    Exploring

    Show a student’s photo from your attendance system next to their name, after sign-in, for staff who don’t know them by sight.

    For Staff

  2. Record the mark in Arbor

    Exploring

    With your school’s permission, add a mark in Arbor when a student is found. Today WithMe only reads from Arbor.

    For Attendance officers

Not planned

Things we won’t build

Some things are left out on purpose, to keep students safe and WithMe simple.

  • Student names on lock screensPings give a count and the lesson. Names only appear after staff sign in.
  • Parent or student accessWithMe is for staff. Schools already have their own ways to reach families.
  • Text message pingsTexts can’t be recalled and show on any screen. Push and email cover it.
  • Changing the register without askingWithMe only reads from your attendance system. Anything that writes to it will be opt-in.
  • Joining a school by email addressAdministrators invite each person, so the staff list stays accurate.
  • Adverts or selling dataYour school’s data is never sold, and WithMe shows no adverts.

Something your school needs?

Tell us at support@withme.school. Every idea is read, and the ones that help most schools go on the roadmap.

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