The week everyone dreads
Marks live in exercise books, then in a teacher's spreadsheet, then in another spreadsheet the office uses for reports. Every copy is a chance for a mistake. Teachers stay up retyping, the deputy head stays up checking, and parents wait.
The turning point
The head decides marks should be typed exactly once. Hylen builds assessment and report cards into the school's own system, with the school's own grading, comments and layout. Teachers enter marks from the classroom, and the report assembles itself.
What changes
Marks go in during the term, not in one exhausting week. The head reviews and signs reports on screen, and they reach every parent's phone the same day. A question about a mark goes to the right teacher, with the history to answer it.
Why it matters
Years of results stay with the school, in its own format, ready for a transcript, an inspection or a reference letter. When the school changes its grading or adds a subject, the system follows, because the school owns it.
