Trust
The school stays in charge of its data.
What Slooch agrees to before a school's information is loaded, while it runs and when the school leaves.
Where data lives
Live schools are hosted in South Africa.
- The school is the responsible party under POPIA: it decides why and how learner, family and staff information is processed.
- Slooch is the operator: it processes that information only on the school's written instructions.
- The school and Slooch sign the operator agreement before any learner or family information is loaded.
- Every sub-operator, such as hosting and email or SMS delivery, is named in it and bound by the same terms. The school is told in writing before a new sub-operator is added, with time to object.
- The school's information is never sold and never used for advertising. One school's information is never combined with another's.
Who sees what
Every change shows who made it, and when.
- A teacher sees their own classes.
- A parent sees their own children.
- The bursar sees the accounts.
How Slooch uses AI
Slooch suggests; a person decides.
- Slooch suggests, explains and reminds. It never decides: a person the school names approves, releases and decides.
- Learner information is never used to train AI.
- Anything Slooch suggests is labelled Suggested by Slooch until a person approves it.
- A named person releases every mark. For marks it is the teacher: a suggested mark stays hidden from learners and parents until they check it and release it.
- Ask Slooch is off during tests, for everyone, on every plan.
When a school stops
The school can export its information at any time.
- When the agreement ends, the school receives a full export.
- Slooch deletes its copies within 30 days.
Works with
What moves where
What Slooch reads from and sends to. The school switches each one on. SA-SAMS, d6, Ed-Admin and Xero are the names of their owners' products. Slooch is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
- Slooch reads from SA-SAMS. Learner, family and staff lists from an SA-SAMS export.Built
- Slooch will read from d6. Learner, family and staff lists from a d6 export.Planned
- Slooch will read from Ed-Admin. Learner, family and staff lists from an Ed-Admin export.Planned
- Slooch sends to Xero. Charges and payments, sent to the school's Xero books.Built
Questions
Questions schools ask SA-SAMS, d6, Ed-Admin and Xero are the names of their owners' products. Slooch is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
Where is the school's data kept?
Live schools are hosted in South Africa, and learner information stays with the school's account. Learner information is never used to train AI.
Is learner work used to train AI?
No. Learner information is never used to train AI.
Who sees a mark before it is released?
Only the teacher and the reviewers the school names. Learners and parents see a mark only after the teacher releases it.
Does Slooch replace SA-SAMS?
No. SA-SAMS stays the school's official system for the department. Slooch reads learner, family and staff lists from an SA-SAMS export. The attendance export for the department is planned.
What happens to the school's data if it stops?
The school's data is exported to it and removed from Slooch on the school's instruction. Under POPIA the school is the responsible party and Slooch is its operator.