Live Session Follow-Up
Complete the administrative work after class and recover cleanly from common session issues.
Who this is for
Teachers closing out a live lesson and preparing the next step for the student.
What this page answers
- What should I do right after the session ends?
- Where do I record attendance or notes?
- How do I recover from no-shows or technical interruptions?
Prerequisites
- a session that has already taken place or needs post-session handling
1. Mark the session complete
Use the schedule or the relevant session record to complete the lesson state and record any attendance or follow-up notes you need for later.
The completion flow can show different action labels depending on the lesson setup:
- Finish — complete the lesson without an additional deduction.
- Finish & Deduct — complete the lesson and apply the shown lesson cost.
- Verify and Deduct — verify submitted work and apply the shown cost.
- Cancel — close the lesson as canceled instead of completed.
Always read the confirmation screen before submitting. If a cost applies, Speakly.PRO shows the billing effect before the action is confirmed.
Presence in group sessions
For group live sessions, review presence before ending the class. Students who joined can be confirmed automatically. If a student never joined, mark them absent in the completion flow so the final record and billing behavior match what actually happened.
2. Capture the minimum useful notes
Keep notes short and operational:
- what was covered
- what the student struggled with
- what should happen next
3. Use the completion screen
When you finish a lesson, a completion screen appears with three sections to help you assign the next steps:
Homework section
Shows all homework currently assigned to the student for this course:
- Each homework has a status badge (Added, Started, Passed, or Verified)
- Scheduled dates displayed in relative format (e.g., "in 3 days")
- Edit button (pencil icon) to remove selected homework assignments
- "+ Assign Homework" button to add new homework
Next class section
If a next class is already scheduled, it shows the date and time. Otherwise, the screen suggests quick actions:
- "Continue Lesson" — schedule another session with the same lesson (useful when you didn't finish)
- "Next Lesson" — schedule a session with the next lesson in the course sequence
If all course lessons are already assigned, the screen shows "All lessons assigned."
An "+ Assign Other Lesson" button lets you assign any lesson outside the standard sequence.
Use Continue Lesson when you ran out of time but the same lesson should be taught again. This keeps the follow-up linked to the original teaching context instead of forcing you to duplicate or recreate the material.
4. Review the post-session summary
When Post-Session Summary is enabled on the enrollment or group, Speakly generates two summary artefacts shortly after the session ends:
- Teacher summary — an analytical report covering lesson evaluation, per-student activity, speaking-time balance, which language dominated the conversation, new vocabulary introduced, and homework status at the end of class. This is intended for academic oversight — it is visible to org admins and routed to the org's Teacher Lesson Summary Recipients if configured. As the session teacher, you see the student summaries of your own sessions on the Summary tab, but the teacher-facing analytical report is an admin-only artefact by design.
- Student summary — a personalised recap for each participant in their native language. It highlights what they practised, new words, exercise results, and any homework you assigned. Students see their own summary on the lesson page and receive it by email when they have the Lesson Summary toggle on in their notification preferences.
Summaries appear on the lesson session page under the Summary tab and are flagged by the Summary icon in the Lessons Directory. A Regenerate button is available if you make a post-session correction and want a fresh pass.
Summaries require Post-Session Summary to be on for the enrollment or group, sufficient organization balance, and (for class-type sessions) a completed transcript. Individual exercise and homework sessions do not generate summaries.
5. Recover cleanly from issues
If the session was disrupted:
- use Continue Lesson when the student still needs the same material
- add follow-up notes so you do not lose context
- review whether the problem was scheduling, preparation, or technical setup
If the lesson should not count as taught, use cancellation instead of finishing. Use deletion only when the record itself was created by mistake or should be removed from normal lesson history. See the lifecycle reference before removing records that students or admins may need later.