Adding a second parent or guardian to a student

A student can have more than one guardian linked to their record. This covers separated or co-parenting families, grandparents listed as emergency contacts, nanny shares, and similar situations where more than one adult needs access.

Where to find it

Open the student's detail page from your student list, then scroll to the Guardians section.

How to add a guardian

1. Click + Add guardian in the Guardians section.
2. Enter the guardian's email address. If they already have an Adminished account, they are linked immediately. If not, an invitation email is sent so they can create an account and claim access.
3. Select a relationship label — Mother, Father, Step-parent, Grandparent, Carer, or Other. This is informational only and has no effect on permissions.

The primary guardian

One guardian per student is marked Primary. The primary guardian is used as the default billing contact — payment requests are issued to their account. To change which guardian is primary, click Make primary next to another guardian. You must designate a new primary before removing the current one.

What each guardian receives

Every message you send reaches all linked guardians, not just the primary. This includes class broadcast messages, scheduled broadcasts, and posts in the club feed. You do not need to maintain a separate WhatsApp group or send duplicate messages.

Billing

Payment requests are issued to the primary guardian's account. Either guardian can pay the invoice — both see it in their portal. Only one guardian needs to settle the payment.

Removing a guardian

Click Remove next to the guardian's name in the Guardians section. Their Adminished account is not deleted; they simply lose access to that student's records. If the guardian being removed is the primary, you must set a new primary first.

Related articles

• Parent portal

  How parents join your club with a join code, access the parent portal, view their child's class schedule, and pay online.

• Adding students

  Add students one at a time or import from a spreadsheet. Set billing type, emergency contacts and enrol them in a class.

• Scheduled broadcasts

  How to write a broadcast on Sunday evening and schedule it to send Monday at 9am, plus how the upcoming-queue panel lets you cancel a pending blast.

• Posts feed

  How the persistent club wall works (different from broadcasts), the pin-to-top option for sticky announcements, and when to use a post vs a broadcast vs a message.

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