Your first instructor setup
Prepare for your first lesson
Varium separates your diary, pupil records and payment setup. Work through this checklist before relying on the app for a teaching day.
- In Settings, tap your profile and check your company/contact information.
- Choose Language, Time Format and Currency. Currency is recorded on financial entries, so choose it before creating new lessons.
- Open Students and add a pupil with the correct email and contact details.
- Ask the pupil to sign in. Confirm their account is verified before planning lessons for them.
- Open Calendar and use the add/planner action to create a first lesson. Check the pupil, date, time, price and paid status before saving.
- If pupils should request lessons, configure Settings → Pupil lesson requests, including weekly available hours.
- If accepting in-app payments, complete Settings → Enable Payments separately.
A useful first-day check
Plan one genuine upcoming lesson with a pupil, refresh both calendars, and agree which date, time and pickup location you both see. Do not create test charges against a real pupil.
Important things to know
A calendar entry, a paid marker and a successful online payment represent different things. Device-calendar synchronisation is optional and requires permission. Notification controls described in this centre may only be present in a newer testing build.
Troubleshooting
If Settings asks you to visit Calendar first, open Calendar, refresh it, then return. If the account belongs to a school, ask the administrator to confirm assignments.
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