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[Guides for Parents](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents) # Guides for Parents One-stop-shop for Parent and Guardian knowledge articles - [Sign In/Out](https://support.vsware.ie/en/sign-in/out-) - [Parents using VSware Admissions](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parents-using-vsware-admissions-) ## Parent App Video Guides - [How to Download the VSware App (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-download-the-vsware-app-mobile) - [How to Find Your School in the App (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-find-your-school-in-the-app-mobile) - [How to create or reset your password (mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-create-or-reset-your-password-mobile) - [How to Log Into VSware (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-log-into-vsware-mobile) - [How to Turn On Notifications (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-turn-on-notifications-mobile) - [How to View Your Student’s Profile (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-view-your-students-profile-mobile) - [How to Switch Between Students (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-switch-between-students-mobile) - [How to Submit a Future Absence Request (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-submit-a-future-absence-request-mobile) - [How to Explain a Past Absence (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-explain-a-past-absence-mobile) See less ▼ ## Parent App - [Paying a Fee with Installments – Parent Guide](https://support.vsware.ie/en/paying-a-fee-with-installments-parents) - [How to Manage Your Payment Methods in VSware - (Mobile)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/how-to-manage-payment-methods-in-vsware-mobile) - [Parent App - Everything you need to know](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-overview) - [Parent App - Downloading the app and logging in](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-downloading-and-logging-in) - [Parent App - Dashboard](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-dashboard) - [Parent App - Attendance](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-attendance) - [Parent App - Assessment](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-assessment-notes) - [Parent App - Behaviour](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-notes-behaviour) - [Parent App - Timetable](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app) - [Parent App - Personal Info](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-personal-info) - [Parent App - Fees](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-fees-notes) - [Parent App - Student Options](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-notes-options) - [Parent App - Multi-Account Login](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-multi-account-login) - [Parent App - Permission Slips](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-permission-slips) See less ▼ ## Submitting an absence to the school - [Parent App - Submit an Absence Request](https://support.vsware.ie/en/submit-an-absence-request) - [Parent App - Video - Parent sending an 'Absence Request' to the school using a desktop browser](https://support.vsware.ie/en/a-parent-sending-an-absence-request) ## VS-Mail - [Parent App - VS-Mail](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-guide-to-vs-mail) ## Book and Supply Hub - [Parent App - Book & Supply Hub](https://support.vsware.ie/en/parent-app-student-options) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://support.vsware.ie/en/frequently-asked-questions#main-content) - [Login and clearing the cache FAQ (all users)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/frequently-asked-questions#login-and-clearing-the-cache-faq-all-users) - [Teacher FAQ](https://support.vsware.ie/en/frequently-asked-questions#teacher-faq) - [Timetable FAQ](https://support.vsware.ie/en/frequently-asked-questions#timetable-faq) - [Managing Students and general administration FAQ](https://support.vsware.ie/en/frequently-asked-questions#managing-students-and-general-administration-faq) - [Guides for Parents](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents#main-content) - [Parent App Video Guides](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents#parent-app-video-guides) - [Parent App](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents#parent-app) - [Submitting an absence to the school](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents#submitting-an-absence-to-the-school) - [VS-Mail](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents#vs-mail) - [Book and Supply Hub](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-parents#book-and-supply-hub) - [Teacher User Guides](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#main-content) - [General Teacher Guides](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#general-teacher-guides) - [Attendance](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#attendance) - [Assessment](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#assessment) - [Rooms & Seating Plans](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#rooms-seating-plans) - [Behaviour](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#behaviour) - [VS-Mail](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#vs-mail) - [Care Monitor Alerts (Student Alerts)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-user-guides#care-monitor-alerts-student-alerts) - [Assessments](https://support.vsware.ie/en/assessments#main-content) - [Assessments user guides for Admin](https://support.vsware.ie/en/assessments#assessments-user-guides-for-admin) - [Timetabling](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#main-content) - [General Timetabling](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#general-timetabling) - [Timetable Construction](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#timetable-construction) - [Publishing the Timetable](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#publishing-the-timetable) - [Timetable Extras](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#timetable-extras) - [Rotations in Timetabling](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#rotations-in-timetabling) - [Rooming and Room Pools](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#rooming-and-room-pools) - [Live Timetable Editing](https://support.vsware.ie/en/timetabling#live-timetable-editing) - [P-POD](https://support.vsware.ie/en/p-pod) - [Guides for Students](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-students#main-content) - [Logging Into VSware](https://support.vsware.ie/en/guides-for-students#logging-into-vsware) - [School's guide to Parent Accounts](https://support.vsware.ie/en/schools-guide-to-parent-accounts#main-content) - [Setting up parent accounts](https://support.vsware.ie/en/schools-guide-to-parent-accounts#setting-up-parent-accounts) - [Enabling Options for Parents](https://support.vsware.ie/en/schools-guide-to-parent-accounts#enabling-options-for-parents) - [Permission Slips (Communications Package)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/permission-slips-communications-package) - [VS-Mail (Communications Package)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/vs-mail-communications-package) - [Student Profiles](https://support.vsware.ie/en/student-profiles#main-content) - [Student Personal / Household Information](https://support.vsware.ie/en/student-profiles#student-personal-household-information) - [AEN / Medical Data](https://support.vsware.ie/en/student-profiles#aen-medical-data) - [Student Class Information](https://support.vsware.ie/en/student-profiles#student-class-information) - [Student Accounts](https://support.vsware.ie/en/student-profiles#student-accounts) - [Attendance](https://support.vsware.ie/en/attendance#main-content) - [General Attendance Guides](https://support.vsware.ie/en/attendance#general-attendance-guides) - [Marking Attendance](https://support.vsware.ie/en/attendance#marking-attendance) - [Attendance Reports](https://support.vsware.ie/en/attendance#attendance-reports) - [Passwords and Security](https://support.vsware.ie/en/passwords-and-security#main-content) - [Users and Groups](https://support.vsware.ie/en/passwords-and-security#users-and-groups) - [Passwords and Security](https://support.vsware.ie/en/passwords-and-security#passwords-and-security) - [Principal and Secretary Profiles](https://support.vsware.ie/en/principal-and-secretary-profiles#main-content) - [Absence Requests](https://support.vsware.ie/en/principal-and-secretary-profiles#absence-requests) - [Teacher Profiles](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-profiles#main-content) - [Login and Passwords](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-profiles#login-and-passwords) - [Teachers Tab](https://support.vsware.ie/en/teacher-profiles#teachers-tab) - [Groups](https://support.vsware.ie/en/groups#main-content) - [Creating / Editing Groups](https://support.vsware.ie/en/groups#creating-editing-groups) - [Behaviour](https://support.vsware.ie/en/behaviour#main-content) - [Behaviour Reports](https://support.vsware.ie/en/behaviour#behaviour-reports) - [Book & Supply Hub](https://support.vsware.ie/en/book-supply-hub) - [Classes](https://support.vsware.ie/en/classes#main-content) - [Class List Manager](https://support.vsware.ie/en/classes#class-list-manager) - [Teaching Groups](https://support.vsware.ie/en/classes#teaching-groups) - [Managing staff and teachers](https://support.vsware.ie/en/classes#managing-staff-and-teachers) - [Classroom Based Assessment](https://support.vsware.ie/en/classroom-based-assessment) - [DTR Returns - September Returns & Subject Codes](https://support.vsware.ie/en/dtr-returns-september-returns-subject-codes) - [Fees](https://support.vsware.ie/en/fees) - [Mailing Labels](https://support.vsware.ie/en/mailing-labels#main-content) - [Mailing Labels](https://support.vsware.ie/en/mailing-labels#mailing-labels) - [Settings](https://support.vsware.ie/en/settings#main-content) - [Subjects](https://support.vsware.ie/en/settings#subjects) - [Templates](https://support.vsware.ie/en/settings#templates) - [Calendar](https://support.vsware.ie/en/settings#calendar) - [SMS](https://support.vsware.ie/en/sms) - [Supervision & Substitution](https://support.vsware.ie/en/supervision-substitution#main-content) - [Recording Teacher Absence](https://support.vsware.ie/en/supervision-substitution#recording-teacher-absence) - [Reporting on Substitution](https://support.vsware.ie/en/supervision-substitution#reporting-on-substitution) - [Long Term Leave](https://support.vsware.ie/en/supervision-substitution#long-term-leave) - [Class Away](https://support.vsware.ie/en/supervision-substitution#class-away) - [On Call Admin Module](https://support.vsware.ie/en/supervision-substitution#on-call-admin-module) - [Subject Options](https://support.vsware.ie/en/subject-options#main-content) - [Generating Subject Option Blocks](https://support.vsware.ie/en/subject-options#generating-subject-option-blocks) - [PPOD (Post Primary Online Database)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/subject-options#ppod-post-primary-online-database) - [September Returns Subject Codes](https://support.vsware.ie/en/subject-options#september-returns-subject-codes) - [Parents entering preferences](https://support.vsware.ie/en/subject-options#parents-entering-preferences) - [QQI](https://support.vsware.ie/en/qqi) - [Office365](https://support.vsware.ie/en/office365) - [User Hub](https://support.vsware.ie/en/user-hub) - [Unpublished, temp folder](https://support.vsware.ie/en/unpublished-temp-folder) - [Exams](https://support.vsware.ie/en/exams) - [AEN and Medical](https://support.vsware.ie/en/aen-and-medical) - [Student Care Monitor (Student Alerts)](https://support.vsware.ie/en/student-care-monitor-student-alerts) - [Admissions](https://support.vsware.ie/en/admissions) [![Chill listening crop-3](https://support.vsware.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Small%20Logo.png?width=86&height=24&name=Small%20Logo.png "Chill listening crop-3")](https://support.vsware.ie/) vsware.ie Help Center Copyright © 2026, VSware