How it works

From invitation to the front door

Guardian follows the same careful routine every day, so nobody has to remember the rules under pressure at the gate.

1 · Joining

Everyone is invited, nobody signs up

  1. The school is set up

    Guardian creates a private workspace for your school and invites its School Super Administrator.

  2. Staff and parents are invited

    Each person gets one email with a personal link. Owners and administrators also set up an authenticator app.

  3. Families are linked

    The school links each parent to their own children only. Names that look alike are never merged automatically.

2 · Planning pickup

Parents choose the adults they trust

A pickup person needs a name, a phone number and a photo. The parent chooses the children and how long the permission lasts. Guardian creates a five-digit code; parents never pick the number.

  • Temporary for one day, or regular on chosen weekdays and times
  • Codes are unique within the school and never reused for a year
Pickup permission screens: choosing a trusted adult, the children they may collect and how long the permission lasts Illustrative data
3 · At the gate

Check the code, compare the photo, hand over

The visiting adult gives the code to a staff member on a supervised device. Guardian shows their photo and only the children they may collect today. Staff select the children physically present and record the handover.

  • Guardian rechecks rights, restrictions and earlier releases at the final tap
  • A wrong code reveals nothing; repeated failures alert the school
Gate check: code entry, then the authorised adult's photo and the children they may collect Illustrative data
4 · The journey home

Transport and journeys, honestly reported

For school vans, drivers mark children on board and staff confirm the release. Journey location comes from an adult's phone, and Guardian always says so: a missing location update never means a child has arrived.

  • Sharing ends per child at handover to the family
  • Parents confirm arrival, or report a concern, separately
Live journeys map with van locations and journey records Illustrative data

Want to see it with your own team?

We will run through a full afternoon collection with your staff.