First PrinciplesWorks

Software · digital media

Critical
Developments

Useful software for the awkward bits of school life.

A family of practical products for tracking support, arranging classrooms, finding the right information and recognising achievement.

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The products

Five practical systems for work schools already have.

Each product starts with a real school workflow and a clear limit on what software should decide. These pages describe the products; they do not claim live school deployment.

  1. Staff information

    WorkPane

    The staff dashboard, intranet and single point of guidance.

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  2. Progress · provision

    DAS Board

    Pupil progress, interventions and access arrangements.

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  3. Classroom planning

    SitRep

    Teacher-controlled seating plans.

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  4. Pastoral tracking

    PASSport

    Period-by-period pastoral tracking.

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  5. Rewards · recognition

    HP Source

    House points, rewards and recognition.

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Critical Developments · Feature roadmap

Five products. One connected map.

Related stages share an interchange. Hover, focus or open a stop to follow its product line and inspect the work at that stage.

25 of 27 app-owned stations passed locally.Grey stations are passed; coloured stations remain open. This does not claim deployment or live-school approval.

  1. WorkPane

  2. DAS Board

  3. SitRep

  4. PASSport

  5. HP Source

  1. 01

    Start

    1. StartHome

      WorkPane · Start · Passed locally

      Home

      The school day, urgent notices, trusted links and personal widgets in one calm starting point.Open WorkPane line
    2. NoticeQuick Note

      DAS Board · Notice · Passed locally

      Quick Note

      Capture a useful observation quickly, attach its context and keep its review state visible.Open DAS Board line
    3. Set upRoom and class

      SitRep · Set up · Passed locally

      Room and class

      Reuse the real room, load the roster and keep practical constraints beside the pupils they affect.Open SitRep line
    4. NowToday register

      PASSport · Now · Passed locally

      Today register

      See the current period, expected location, operational outcome and source freshness for the authorised cohort.Open PASSport line
    5. VerifyImports and policy

      HP Source · Verify · Passed locally

      Imports and policy

      Check roster and point evidence, reconcile the source and apply visible, versioned scoring rules.Open HP Source line
  2. 02

    Organise

    1. EvidenceCollect and review

      DAS Board · Evidence · Passed locally

      Collect and review

      Request bounded contributions, review what returns and reuse accepted evidence without copying the wider case.Open DAS Board line
    2. PublishBulletin and guidance

      WorkPane · Publish · Passed locally

      Bulletin and guidance

      Audience-aware notices, owned documents, review dates and search shaped around the job staff are doing.Open WorkPane line
    3. ArrangePlan

      SitRep · Arrange · Passed locally

      Plan

      Drag, lock, sort and resolve visible conflicts without hiding the reason for a suggestion.Open SitRep line
    4. ActRankings and Rewards Due

      HP Source · Act · Passed locally

      Rankings and Rewards Due

      Move from explainable rankings to owned reward queues, due dates, issue records and correction review.Open HP Source line
    5. SchedulePlacements and exceptions

      PASSport · Schedule · Passed locally

      Placements and exceptions

      Record recurring and one-off alternative sessions, effective dates, collection details and checked conflicts.Open PASSport line
  3. 03

    Operate

    1. ProgressGoals and interventions

      DAS Board · Progress · Passed locally

      Goals and interventions

      Set a baseline, record a measure, assign an intervention and keep ownership, progress and review together.Open DAS Board line
    2. LessonTeach

      SitRep · Lesson · Passed locally

      Teach

      Move from a clean name view to the private teacher context and record a quick classroom event.Open SitRep line
    3. ContextPupil and group timetables

      PASSport · Context · Passed locally

      Pupil and group timetables

      Combine ordinary and alternative sessions for one pupil or a permission-filtered working group.Open PASSport line
    4. CompeteHouse Cup

      HP Source · Compete · Passed locally

      House Cup

      Keep pupil points separate from Cup events, templates, discretionary bonuses, reversals and tied places.Open HP Source line
    5. BelongGroups and shelves

      WorkPane · Belong · Passed locally

      Groups and shelves

      Personal, team and relationship shelves that follow real membership without quietly broadening access.Open WorkPane line
  4. 04

    Act

    1. DecisionAccess arrangements

      DAS Board · Decision · Passed locally

      Access arrangements

      Separate evidence, assessment and professional decision while making gaps, blockers and expiry visible.Open DAS Board line
    2. FinishReview

      SitRep · Finish · Passed locally

      Review

      Correct the event trail, retain the teacher’s judgement and prepare a bounded lesson summary.Open SitRep line
    3. ActRegister and handover

      PASSport · Act · Passed locally

      Register and handover

      Record a rapid outcome, assign follow-up, acknowledge it, escalate when necessary and close it deliberately.Open PASSport line
    4. RecogniseRecognition and display

      HP Source · Recognise · Passed locally

      Recognition and display

      Publish approved aggregate snapshots and only deliberately approved individual recognition.Open HP Source line
  5. 05

    Review

    3. ReviewAnnual reviews and reports

      DAS Board · Review · Passed locally

      Annual reviews and reports

      Schedule the cycle, assemble contributions, record decisions and produce a controlled, traceable report.Open DAS Board line
    4. LearnHistory and reports

      SitRep · Learn · Passed locally

      History and reports

      Compare plan versions and reviewed patterns without turning classroom notes into a rival pupil profile.Open SitRep line
    5. UnderstandReports and archive

      HP Source · Understand · Passed locally

      Reports and archive

      Follow composition, movement, milestone progress and historic champions without rewriting past policy.Open HP Source line
  6. 06

    Connect

    3. ConnectSuite apps

      WorkPane · Connect · Passed locally

      Suite apps

      A preferred route into licensed products and source-linked summaries, while each application remains independently useful.Open WorkPane line
    4. ConnectImport and sync

      PASSport · Connect · Passed locally

      Import and sync

      Validate, preview, reconcile and roll back a controlled CSV or minimum-data MIS projection.Open PASSport line
    5. ConnectCommunications and integrations

      HP Source · Connect · Open

      Communications and integrations

      Add approved staff digests, reward alerts and read-only Wonde behind separate school and release gates.Open HP Source line
  7. 07

    Govern

    4. GovernAdmin readiness and integrations

      WorkPane · Govern · Open

      Admin readiness and integrations

      Setup wizards, audit, publisher controls, connection health and approved Microsoft, Google or timetable adapters.Open WorkPane line
    5. GovernReports and retention

      PASSport · Govern · Passed locally

      Reports and retention

      Permission-filtered provision reports, safe exports, audit and approval-led retention rather than silent deletion.Open PASSport line