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Install the school app on your phone

A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — and the same 7 steps written out below, in the labels you'll see on screen.

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How to install the school app on your phone

  1. 1Click Settings in the portal navigation bar
  2. 2Read the "Get the app" card — one-tap access, an app icon with an unread badge, and push notifications
  3. 3On Android or Chrome, click "Install the app" and confirm
  4. 4On iPhone or iPad, open the page in Safari, tap the Share button, then choose "Add to Home Screen"
  5. 5Open Pearspark from your home screen — it runs full screen with an unread badge
  6. 6Turn on notifications in the "Push notifications" card just below
  7. 7Once installed, the card reads "You're using the installed app — nothing to do here."

Part of The family app on a phone

The same portal, installed to a parent's home screen straight from the browser — no app store — with push notifications for the messages, grades, and absences that can't wait for email.

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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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