The forwarded worry
A concern meant for one adult reaches five, in a group chat.
PUPILCARES · FOR YOUR COUNSELLOR
A teacher notices a Class 8 child has gone quiet. Where does that go?
Usually into a diary, a word in the corridor, or a staff group. PupilCares gives it one private path: to your counsellor, who decides what happens next. Nothing is scored, and nothing is a diagnosis.
This afternoon: your counsellor’s private queue, ready for teachers.
PRIVATE TO THE COUNSELLORCounsellor’s queue · sample day
Class 8 · teacher concern raised 10:40 · acknowledged 10:44
Class 9 · check-in reply: “Can I talk to someone this week?”
Principal’s view: “2 follow-ups open” — no names, no notes
Shared with you only when safety needs it — and you’ll know why.
Is this your starting point?
I’m and what hurts most is
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Children are telling someone. Often it’s a friend, not an adult who can help.
of students reported anxiety about studies, exams and results, 2022
NCERT Mental Health & Well-being of School Students survey (3.79 lakh students) · ncert.nic.in · Mental_Health_WSS_A_Survey_new.pdf
of student responses reported mood changes, Classes 6–12, 2022
NCERT Mental Health & Well-being of School Students survey · ncert.nic.in · Mental_Health_WSS_A_Survey_new.pdf
of student responses preferred sharing feelings with friends, 2022
NCERT Mental Health & Well-being of School Students survey · ncert.nic.in · Mental_Health_WSS_A_Survey_new.pdf
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Care runs on goodwill, a diary and forwarded messages.
A teacher notices something and tells whoever is nearest. A note goes in a diary. Nobody is sure who followed up — and a child’s private moment travels further than it should.
The drawer register
Notes on paper, in a drawer, with no date for the next check-in.
The late hand-off
The counsellor hears weeks later, through three kind people.
HOW IT WORKS
Notice, route, respond, follow up — quietly.
One private path from a teacher’s concern to your counsellor. Nothing leaves it without consent, and she decides every next step.
1Notice
A teacher raises a concern in one tap. Children can answer optional check-ins.
2Route
It reaches only the counsellor. Others see “follow-up open”, nothing more.
3Respond
Her notes, her plan, helplines and your safety protocol, in one place. She decides.
4Follow up
A dated review for every case; test reminders pause while care is open.
PupilCaresReview date passed? It returns to her queue until a person has followed up.
THREE WAYS TO START
Three ways to give every concern a safe place.
Whichever you choose, your counsellor holds the keys. Begin small, and widen it when she is ready.
For schools whose counsellor wants a private queue this afternoon.
- 1Invite your counsellor; she sets her login
- 2Add class lists: names and classes only
- 3Teachers get a one-tap concern link
- YOU’LL SEE IT
- This afternoon
- WHAT IT TAKES
- Free. No card, and no sales call.
For schools that want their safety protocol reviewed before anything goes live.
- 1A call with principal and counsellor
- 2We map your safety protocol in a week
- 3Day 14: concerns routed, follow-ups closed
- YOU’LL SEE IT
- Day 3
- WHAT IT TAKES
- A short paid pilot, credited to year one
For schools without a full-time counsellor yet.
- 1We set up the enclave and protocols
- 2A qualified partner counsellor visits weekly
- 3Your staff learn to notice and route
- YOU’LL SEE IT
- Week one
- WHAT IT TAKES
- Set-up plus a per-student fee, quoted for you
WHAT YOU’LL SEE FIRST
You’ll know it’s working when a teacher’s concern reaches the counsellor in minutes — and no one else sees a word.
MAKE IT YOURS
Check-ins in your counsellor’s words, in your children’s language.
ONLY AT YOUR SCHOOL
Your counsellor’s own check-ins, in your house languages
Your counsellor writes check-ins the way she already talks to Class 7 — in Kannada, Telugu or English. New ones are drafted in her style, and she approves each. No scores, no mood meters; every check-in is optional.
- She writes or approves every prompt
- Optional for children; nothing is scored
- Parents consent for each purpose
PRIVATE TO THE COUNSELLORMs Shetty’s check-in · Class 7 · Kannada
“ಈ ವಾರ ಏನು ಸುಲಭ ಅನಿಸಿತು?” — What felt easy this week?
“Anyone you’d like to talk to? Tick if yes.”
Optional · seen only by Ms Shetty
Shared with you only when safety needs it — and you’ll know why.
Your safety protocol
Who is called, in what order, day and night: your named adults.
Your helplines
Tele-MANAS 14416 and your local partners, one tap away.
Your referral partners
Psychologists and clinics you trust, shared only with family consent.
WHY IT GETS BETTER EVERY TERM
Care that learns where your school needs it most.
Consented counts, never names, show which weeks and grades need more support. So your counsellor can plan exam-season support in December, not in the middle of March.
It learns from your own school’s patterns, never from any one child’s story.
- 1Concerns reach herOne tap, one adult
- 2Cases are followedDated reviews, closed loops
- 3Patterns, not namesCounts by grade only
- 4Support is plannedExam-season circles, booked early
- 5Teachers notice soonerShort notice-and-route refreshers
- ↻ Your counsellor’s plan for the year
WHERE IT LEADS
Once care has one path, you notice where it branches.
Only aggregate counts, never a child’s story, can suggest a next step. Your counsellor sees the maths first.
WHEN YOU NOTICE
15% or more of a grade’s concerns are learning-related (counts only, groups of 20+).
Inclusion deskTHE MATHS · AN EXAMPLE
e.g. 30 cases × 3 counsellor hours = 90 hours a year routed to the right specialist
WHEN YOU NOTICE
Ten or more cases a term also need the nurse (count only).
Health enclaveTHE MATHS · AN EXAMPLE
e.g. 10 hand-offs × 20 minutes saved × 3 terms = 600 minutes (10 hours) a year
WHEN YOU NOTICE
Exam-season check-in requests in a grade double from last term.
PupilRiseTHE MATHS · AN EXAMPLE
e.g. 40 students in study-routine circles × 2 one-to-one hours = 80 counsellor hours a term
A SCHOOL GROUP IN BALLARI · SINCE 2001
We look after children too. Here’s what we promise.
PupilTree is a school group in Ballari, caring for children in classrooms since 2001. Founding schools shape this enclave with us, keep founding terms, and can step away at any point — with every record handed to their counsellor.
Founding-school pricing
Held for three years for schools that join now.
Protocols reviewed first
Templates checked by a qualified professional before anything goes live.
Leave whenever you like
Records go to your counsellor, then we delete our copy.
Nothing leaves the enclave
No child’s data in reports, marketing or anyone else’s screen.
WHAT WE’LL TRACK WITH YOUConcerns acknowledged within 24 hoursCases with a dated reviewFollow-ups closedStaff briefed to notice and route
QUESTIONS
What a careful principal asks first.
Didn’t see yours? Ask on WhatsApp — a person replies, usually within the hour.
Ask on WhatsAppNo. It labels no one and scores nothing. It carries a concern to a qualified person, who decides what happens next.
How many minutes from a teacher’s worry to your counsellor?
Set up her private queue this afternoon. The first time a teacher uses it, you’ll know — and only she will see what was said.
Never a diagnosisYour counsellor decidesConsent for each purpose