Academics Suite

One Suite for Every
Academic Operation

The Academics Suite centralizes academic operations, supporting all curricula in Kenya including CBC, 8-4-4, Cambridge IGCSE, and ACE. It seamlessly integrates lesson planning, assessments, library management, inventory, communication, transport logistics, digital learning, and more — all within a single, unified platform.

By consolidating these processes into one intelligent system, the Academics Suite enables data-driven decision-making at every level of the institution. The result is consistently efficient workflows, heightened engagement for students and educators, and a culture of continuous improvement that benefits every stakeholder — from learners and teachers to parents and school administrators.

7
Integrated Modules
4
Curricula Supported
500+
Schools Using This Suite
Real-Time
Data & Analytics
A
Academic Reporting

Comprehensive Reports
for Every Curriculum

Diverse Assessments Custom Report Cards Curriculum Design Support Automatic Reports

The Academic Reporting module is purpose-built to support the full spectrum of assessment and reporting methodologies used in Kenyan schools. Whether your institution follows CBC formative and summative assessments, Cambridge evaluation frameworks, or traditional exam-based grading, the module adapts seamlessly — ensuring no learner's progress goes unmeasured or unrecognised.

Administrators and teachers can design fully customised report card templates that reflect the school's branding, grading scales, and comment structures. Auto-generated reports eliminate manual data entry, pulling live academic data directly into formatted documents ready for printing or sharing via the parent portal. The system also provides curriculum design support tools that help academic coordinators align assessments with learning outcomes across all subjects and grade levels.

CBC-ready assessments — formative, summative, and competency-based evaluations for all grade levels from PP1 to Grade 9.
Cambridge & IGCSE support — configure marking schemes, grade boundaries, and report formats to international standards.
Custom report card builder — drag-and-drop template editor with support for school logos, teacher remarks, and multi-subject layouts.
Automatic report generation — one-click bulk report cards for entire classes or year groups, delivered digitally or print-ready.
Real-time academic analytics — class performance dashboards, subject trend analysis, and individual learner progress tracking.
Learn more about Academic Reporting
Academic Reporting — Term 2 2025
842
Reports Generated
96%
Completion Rate
3 min
Avg. Gen. Time
Class Performance Overview
Grade 6A — Mathematics78%
Grade 7B — Science84%
Grade 8A — English91%
Grade 9C — Kiswahili69%
Report Cards — Grade 6A (32 students)
Ready
Report Cards — Grade 7B (28 students)
Ready
Report Cards — Grade 9C (30 students)
Pending
Auto-Generated
CBC & Cambridge Ready
Lesson Plans & Schemes — Week 14
124
Active Plans
18
Teachers
100%
CBC Aligned
This Week's Lesson Schedule
Grade 7 — Mathematics (Fractions)
Mon · 8:00 AM
Grade 8 — English (Essay Writing)
Mon · 10:00 AM
Grade 6 — Science Lab Session
Reminder Sent
Grade 9 — History (Colonial Era)
Tue · 9:00 AM
Schemes Submitted94%
Curriculum Coverage87%
Smart Reminders
Curriculum-Aligned
B
Lesson Plans & Schemes

Structured Teaching,
Seamlessly Delivered

Structured Planning Lesson Planning Templates Curriculum Alignment Smart Reminders

The Lesson Plans & Schemes module gives educators a professional, structured environment to create, schedule, and manage their teaching content throughout the academic term. Teachers can build detailed lesson plans using pre-designed templates that align with CBC, Cambridge, and 8-4-4 curriculum frameworks — ensuring every lesson meets national and institutional standards.

Schemes of work can be uploaded and tracked term by term, with administrators able to monitor submission rates, curriculum coverage, and alignment gaps across departments. Smart reminders automatically notify teachers of upcoming lessons, overdue scheme submissions, or resource gaps — keeping the entire academic programme on track without manual follow-up.

Rich lesson plan templates — structured formats for objectives, activities, resources, assessment methods, and reflection notes.
Schemes of work tracker — term-by-term submission management with real-time progress indicators per teacher and department.
Timetable integration — lesson plans link directly to the school timetable, giving teachers and students full schedule visibility.
Admin oversight dashboard — HODs and principals can review, approve, or return plans with feedback, ensuring quality across all classes.
See Lesson Plans in action
C
Online Learning — LMS

Digital Learning Built
for Modern Education

Digital Learning Tools Automatic Assessments Personal Learning Smart Content Suggestions

The Online Learning (LMS) module transforms how educational content is created, delivered, and consumed within your institution. Educators can build rich digital learning materials — including typed or uploaded assignments, student diaries, revision papers, practice assessments, and short self-paced courses — all accessible to students through the Tiptons student portal and mobile app.

The LMS supports personalised learning pathways, automatically surfacing content recommendations based on individual student performance data. Auto-graded assessments provide instant feedback to learners, reducing teacher marking load while keeping students engaged with timely results. Educators can set deadlines, track submission rates, monitor engagement metrics, and intervene early when students fall behind.

Content creation tools — build assignments, revision notes, video links, documents, and interactive quizzes in minutes.
Auto-graded assessments — multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank formats marked instantly with detailed score reports.
Personalised learning paths — smart content suggestions based on each student's academic history, weak areas, and progress rate.
Student engagement tracking — real-time dashboards showing login frequency, content completion rates, and assessment scores.
Student diaries & journals — digital space for reflective learning entries, reviewed and responded to by class teachers.
Explore the LMS module
Online Learning (LMS) — Student View
246
Active Students
38
Courses Live
89%
Completion Rate
Recent Submissions
Algebra Quiz — Grade 8 (Auto-marked)
94% Avg
Science Revision Paper — Grade 7
Graded
English Essay — Grade 9 (28/30 submitted)
Pending 2
Student Portal Logins (This Week)87%
Content Completion Rate79%
Auto-Graded
Instant Feedback
Library Management System
3,840
Books Catalogued
148
Currently Borrowed
12
Overdue Alerts
Recent Transactions
Jane Wanjiku — Biology Textbook (Gr 9)
Borrowed
Kevin Ochieng — Mathematics Reference
Returned
Mary Achieng — English Novel (14 days)
Overdue
James Mwenda — History Atlas
Borrowed
Collection Utilisation Rate72%
Auto Notifications
Overdue Alerts
D
Library Management

Smarter Library Ops
for Every School

Streamlined Operations Automatic Notifications Real-Time Inventory Updates

The Library Management module replaces paper-based cataloging and manual tracking with a fully digital, real-time system. Librarians can catalogue books using ISBN lookup or manual entry, manage lending and return cycles, and generate comprehensive reports on collection usage — all from a single dashboard accessible from any device.

Automatic notifications alert students and staff when borrowed books are approaching their due date or have become overdue, significantly reducing lost materials and improving collection availability. The real-time inventory system ensures librarians always know exactly which books are available, on loan, overdue, or damaged — giving administrators full visibility into the library's health and usage patterns.

Digital book catalogue — search and filter books by title, author, ISBN, subject, or availability status in seconds.
Borrowing & return management — issue books with a few clicks, track due dates, and log returns with automatic inventory adjustment.
Overdue & fine management — automatic SMS and portal notifications for due dates; configurable fine calculation for overdue returns.
Library analytics reports — most borrowed titles, underutilised resources, peak usage periods, and acquisition recommendations.
See Library Management in action
E
Timetable Management

Conflict-Free Scheduling,
Every Single Week

Efficient Scheduling Conflict Alerts Smart Rescheduling

The Timetable Management module eliminates the time-consuming manual process of building and maintaining school schedules. Administrators can upload timetables in bulk or build them directly within the system, with the platform automatically detecting and flagging conflicts — such as double-booked teachers, classroom clashes, or curriculum requirement gaps — before they cause disruption.

Timetables integrate directly with the Lesson Plans module, giving every teacher a real-time view of their upcoming sessions alongside their linked lesson plans and schemes of work. When unexpected changes occur — staff absences, venue changes, or event clashes — smart rescheduling tools help administrators quickly find and assign replacements, keeping the school day running smoothly with minimal disruption.

Bulk timetable upload — import existing timetables via Excel or build from scratch within the platform's visual schedule builder.
Auto conflict detection — real-time alerts for double-booked teachers, rooms, or periods before the schedule is published.
Lesson plan linking — each timetable slot connects directly to the relevant lesson plan, enabling seamless daily preparation.
Teacher & student portals — every stakeholder sees their personal daily and weekly schedule, updated in real time when changes are made.
Learn about Timetable Management
Timetable — Week 14 Overview
42
Classes Scheduled
0
Conflicts Detected
100%
Coverage
Monday Schedule Snapshot
8:00–9:00 · Grade 8A Mathematics
Room 12
9:00–10:00 · Grade 7B Science
Lab 2
10:30–11:30 · Grade 9C English
Room 4
11:30–12:30 · Grade 6A Kiswahili
Rescheduled
✓ No conflicts detected this week. All 18 teachers scheduled.
Zero Conflicts
Auto-Detected
Attendance Tracker — Today
96.4%
Today's Rate
14
Absent
380
Present
Absence Alerts Sent Today
Brian Kamau — Grade 8A (Unexplained)
SMS Sent
Linda Auma — Grade 7C (Unexplained)
SMS Sent
Peter Mwenda — Grade 9A (Sick Leave)
Excused
Weekly Attendance Rate97.1%
Term Attendance Rate93.8%
Instant SMS
Parent Notifications
F
Student Attendance

Complete Attendance
Tracking & Accountability

Student Attendance Tracking Biometric Integration Auto Notifications Attendance Analytics

The Attendance module delivers robust, multi-level tracking for school attendance, individual lesson attendance, and boarding/dormitory sign-ins — ensuring every student's presence is accurately recorded across all school activities. Teachers can mark attendance digitally from their phones or desktop, with data instantly reflected on the admin and parent dashboards.

The module integrates with biometric devices for schools that require fingerprint or facial recognition-based entry, providing tamper-proof records and eliminating proxy attendance. When a student is marked absent without prior notification, the system automatically sends an SMS to the parent or guardian — significantly reducing unexplained absences and improving communication between school and home.

School, lesson & dorm attendance — three distinct tracking modes covering every aspect of a student's daily presence at school.
Biometric device integration — connect fingerprint or facial recognition systems for secure, contactless check-in at school gates.
Automatic parent SMS alerts — instant notifications to parents whenever a student is marked absent, late, or has irregular attendance.
Attendance analytics — identify chronic absenteeism trends, class-level patterns, and at-risk students before they fall behind academically.
Printable & exportable reports — daily, weekly, and termly attendance registers ready for inspection, ministry reporting, or parent meetings.
See Attendance Tracking in action
G
Discipline Module

Proactive Behaviour
Management That Works

Behaviour Management Automated Logs Trend Analysis

The Discipline Module provides schools with a structured, data-driven approach to managing student behaviour. Rather than relying on manual registers or informal verbal records, teachers and administrators can log merits, demerits, infractions, and commendations digitally — building a comprehensive, searchable behavioural history for every student from day one.

Automated logs ensure that every recorded incident is timestamped, attributed to the responsible staff member, and categorised by behaviour type — enabling fair, consistent, and auditable discipline processes. Trend analysis tools surface patterns over time, such as recurring incidents in specific classes, times of day, or between particular student groups — empowering administrators to intervene proactively rather than reactively, and to implement evidence-based strategies for a positive school climate.

Parents are kept in the loop through the parent portal and SMS alerts when significant behavioural events occur, fostering a transparent, collaborative relationship between school and home in managing student conduct.

Merit & demerit tracking — log positive and negative behaviours with configurable categories, points, and escalation thresholds.
Incident management workflow — structured process for logging, investigating, and resolving disciplinary incidents with full audit trails.
Behaviour trend analytics — visualise patterns by class, day, teacher, or behaviour type to identify systemic issues early.
Parent notifications — automatic alerts to parents when serious incidents are logged, keeping families informed and engaged.
Student behaviour profiles — comprehensive per-student history accessible to teachers, HODs, and principals for informed decision-making.
Learn about Discipline Management
Discipline Dashboard — This Term
248
Merits Awarded
84
Demerits Logged
12
Open Cases
Recent Behaviour Logs
Merit — Brian K. (Academic Excellence)
+5 pts
Demerit — Class 8A (Late to class ×3)
−3 pts
Incident — Grade 9 (Bullying report)
Under Review
Merit — Faith N. (Community Service)
+8 pts
Positive Behaviour Rate75%
Cases Resolved This Term88%
Trend Analysis
Proactive Intervention

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