Step-by-step help, without assuming you already know Takimu.
Choose what you are trying to do. Each guide explains where to click, what to enter, what you should see afterwards and what to check if something goes wrong.
Start with the job you need to complete.
You do not need to read the whole handbook. Open the guide that matches what you are doing now.
Set up your school from the beginning
A click-by-click guide for creating the school, completing settings, adding staff, creating classes, importing learners and preparing academics.
Open guide →TEACHERSTeacher step-by-step guide
How to sign in, find your assigned work, take attendance, create assessments, enter marks and prepare report comments.
Open guide →PARENTSParent Portal step-by-step guide
How to sign in, switch between children, view results and attendance, download report cards, read notices and change your password.
Open guide →FULL REFERENCEComplete Takimu handbook
The complete reference covering roles, school setup, learners, guardians, attendance, assessments, reports, communication, security and term routines.
Open guide →FIX A PROBLEMTroubleshooting common problems
Start here if a teacher cannot see a class, a parent cannot sign in, an assessment is missing, a CSV import skipped learners or a report has missing information.
Open guide →END OF TERMReports and term routines
Follow the recommended order for checking results, adding comments, reviewing report cards and preparing information for parents.
Open guide →Popular questions
These are common tasks that often cause unnecessary support calls. Select a question to jump directly to the instructions.