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Customize one user's access with an override

A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — and the same 5 steps written out below, in the labels you'll see on screen.

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How to customize one user's access with an override

  1. 1Click Users under Administration in the sidebar
  2. 2Find the user, open the actions menu at the end of their row, and click Access
  3. 3The "Access override" dialog shows every permission with their role's defaults
  4. 4Grant extras or deny defaults for just this person
  5. 5Click "Save access" — a "customized" badge appears next to their role in the table

Part of School setup & the year cycle

Configure the school once — branding, years and terms, classes, staff, roles — then let the June rollover wizard carry it all into the new year.

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Do it yourself in the live demo

Follow these steps in a real sandbox school — admin, teacher, family, and student views. Sample data resets daily.

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