What is the Staff directory?
The Staff directory allows you to view and manage school employees. From this central hub, you can update personal details, manage contracts, configure access permissions, and send password reset links to staff.
Please note: The appearance and functionality of this area will differ depending on whether your school uses Satchel One Learning Platform or Satchel One MIS.
If you're using Satchel One MIS
, all staff data can be managed directly within Satchel One.If you're importing data from a separate MIS, fewer sections will be available; updates should be made in your MIS and will sync into Satchel One during the next scheduled import.
View the Staff directory
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff directory permission.
To access the directory, go to Tools → Staff → Staff directory.
In the Staff directory, each row represents an individual member of staff, and the following column headings are visible across the top:
Name
Email
Last activity
Site access (Not invited / Has site access / Disabled access)
Type (Teaching / Non teaching)
Super admin (Yes / No)
Actions (View/Delete)
You can sort the data by clicking on any of the column headings. For example, to see all staff in order of when they last logged in, click the Last activity column heading.
Customise columns
You can also bring more columns into the Staff directory display. Just click 'Columns' on the top right-hand side and add/remove as needed to display the relevant information.
Your preferences are saved to your account, so you won’t need to reselect them next time. To reset to the default selection, click the X.
Since data can be exported, these options also allow you to build a custom staff report.
ℹ️ Please note that the available information depends on MIS sync compatibility. Some options are exclusive to schools using Satchel One MIS.
Filter staff
Use the search bar to locate staff by name. You can choose to filter for staff who are:
Current - Have an active contract
Former - Previous contract has expired
Future - Contract with a future start date
Other - No contract information available
For more filtering options, click More Filters, where you can refine results by:
Site access: Not invited, Has site access, Disabled access
Type: Teaching, Non-teaching.
To view a member of staff's full profile, click View besides their name or just click directly on the their name.
Actions
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff portal invites permission.
You can select one or multiple members of staff on the Staff directory and apply changes in bulk:
Click the tickbox on the top left-hand side to select all staff on the current page
Click the link to expand the selection to all staff matching your filters
Clear the section
With relevant staff selected, click 'Actions' on the top left-hand side to apply a change. Available actions include:
Send password link - Invite new staff or help existing staff recover passwords; this includes instructions to log in with Single Sign-On. It can be used alongside the Site access filter to target specific groups. Sending a password link automatically updates Site access.
Enable access - Re-enable site access for selected staff
Disable access - Block site access for selected staff
Export - Generate a spreadsheet showing all selected staff and currently visible columns
Staff profile
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff profile permission.
Click View on any contact to access their full profile.
Use the Jump to section links on the right hand side to easily access any of the staff profile sections.
Profile card
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff photos and Staff portal invites permissions.
Add or remove profile pictures
Send password link from the options menu ( ⫶ )
Personal details
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff names permission.
Title
Legal and preferred names
Pronouns
Identity 
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by multiple permissions: Staff gender, Staff date of birth, Staff nationality, Staff code, National insurance number.
Sex
Gender identity
Date of birth
Nationality
Staff code
National insurance
Contact details
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by multiple permissions: Staff email address, Staff personal contact details, Staff home address
Email - The primary email address is used to log in
Additional email
- Secondary address for communication purposesMobile phone

Home phone

Home address

Absences 
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff absences permission.
View previous absences for a member of staff and record a new absence by clicking ➕.
Professional details
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff professional details permission.
Teaching staff - Yes / No
Teacher number
- Required for teaching staff that are included in census returnsTeacher status
- e.g. QTS, HTLASenior Leadership Team
- Yes / NoGovernor
- Yes / NoInclude in SWF census
- Yes/No
Qualifications 
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff qualifications permission.
View existing qualifications and add new ones to the list by clicking ➕.
Contracts and SLAs 
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff contracts permission.
View current and expired contracts, and add new ones by clicking ➕.
Each member of staff may have multiple concurrent contracts for different posts.
Roles & permissions
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Roles setup permission.
In Satchel One users can have multiple roles active simultaneously and there is no need to switch between different roles. The combined set of permissions will be assigned to them.
In this section you can see the Roles a user has been assigned to, as well as the full list of their aggregated permissions.
Expand each drawer to see which specific permissions from that category has been assigned to them.
Use the date controls at the top to see permissions that have been scheduled for a future date, or go back in time to see permissions that have since expired.
Add colleagues to new roles by clicking ➕ .
Edit the start/end dates for their existing roles by clicking ✏️ .
Create staff
🔒 The actions within this section are controlled by the Staff directory permission.
💡 If your school is importing data from a separate MIS, staff accounts should be managed externally to ensure they are appropriately linked to their Groups.
Go to Tools → School → Groups:
Click Create
Fill in the mandatory information:
Title
Legal and preferred names
Sex
Date of birth
Optionally enter additional details, such as emails and phone numbers
Click Save
Access legacy ‘Manage Users’ (TEMPORARY)
A banner on the staff directory page allows you return to the legacy ‘Manage Users’ area; some features have not yet been transitioned to the new version of Satchel One so you may wish to access them this way. Using the legacy site allows you to update staff emails in bulk. This feature will soon be available in the new version of Satchel One, at which point access to ‘Manage Users’ will be removed.
FAQ
Question | Answer |
A member of staff has left our school but they are still showing in the Staff Directory. How do I delete their Satchel One account? | Staff marked as leavers on your MIS are automatically deleted from Satchel One after 28 days of inactivity.
If you don't want to wait 28 days, you can manually delete staff leavers earlier. Find the member of staff in the directory, look for the 'Actions' column on the right-hand side of the screen, then click the bin icon.
Please note: There isn't a mass delete option currently. |







