The Teacher absence page is where you manage your teachers' leave requests and absences. You review requests, approve or reject them, and keep track of who is away when. This is not a general teacher table — to add or edit teacher accounts you go to Users and filter on the "teacher" role.
Where to find it
Sidebar → Education → Teacher absence management.
What you see at the top
Four counter cards give the overview: total requests, pending, approved and days this year. Below sits a table (a card list on mobile) of all requests.
Types of leave
- Sick leave
- Leave request (holiday)
- Personal leave
- Emergency leave
Status labels
- Pending — awaiting your review.
- Approved
- Rejected
- Cancelled
Step by step: handling a request
- Click the eye icon to view the full request (period, reason, affected lessons).
- Click Approve (green check). A dialog opens where you can optionally pick a substitute teacher and add a note.
- Or click Reject (red cross). The dialog asks for a reason for the rejection.
- Use the pencil icon to edit the details (date, type, note).
- The trash icon deletes the request for good — it asks for confirmation first.
Note: the Approve, Reject and Edit buttons only appear for requests with status pending. Deleting is always possible.
Searching and filtering
Above the list you can refine by: a search box (teacher name or reason), status, a specific teacher, the type of leave and the academic year.
Tips
- Assign a substitute the moment you approve — that keeps the schedule correct and everyone informed.
- Clear the pending counter daily; those requests are waiting on you.
- Always give a clear reason when rejecting — the teacher sees it.
Frequently asked questions
Do I add new teachers here? No. Accounts are managed under Users. This page is purely about absence and leave.
Does the teacher hear about my decision? Yes, the teacher sees the approval or rejection (with reason) in the mobile app.
Why don't I see every academic year in the filter? The list shows your organization's configured academic years; the current one is marked.
Troubleshooting
- I don't see this page in the sidebar. The education module (the Teachers feature) is off for your organization, or you lack the rights. Access needs the Manage teachers permission; ask your lead administrator to enable the feature or grant the permission.
- I get a warning that the page isn't for me. Platform administrators (super admins) don't belong on this page — absence belongs to the organization itself. Sign in as an organization administrator.
- The list is empty. Check your filters (especially status and academic year) and whether any requests have actually been submitted.
Related
- Class and group management — link teachers to classes.
- Users — to add or edit a teacher account.