Aladdin, the Irish company founded in 2010, is the award winning brainchild of Kenneth and Kareena MacLeod. Kenneth is an expert in cloud computing and online security with a background in developing CRM for international companies like Sage. Kareena comes from a family of teachers and after studying computer science, worked for Microsoft on their home education software.
Their mission is to empower school leaders, teachers, parents and students to realise their full potential. Aladdin makes a difference in education by alleviating the burden of administration and fostering new ways for school staff to communicate and collaborate. They use technology to engage our digital generation in learning and strengthen the partnership between home and school.
Aladdin is now the leader in school administration software, helping schools to guide the education of over 50% of Irish primary school children daily.
Aladdin in Esker
Aladdin is very important in Esker, to give a few examples, we use it to track school attendance, permissions, money paid for materials & trips. It is important as a parent you have the Aladdin App. The school and your child's teacher will send you important messages through the app. You can use it to pay for materials money and trips, monitor your child's attendance and provide your child's teacher with reasons for absences. You will be notified of events in the school and can sign permission slips. You will also receive your child's end of year report card through the app.
Helpful Links For Using The Aladdin App
If you have more questions about Aladdin, registering for Connect, installing the app of need help troubleshooting you can follow this link. Having the Aladdin app is important so you can stay up to date with your child's progress and get important messages from the school and your child's teacher.