How it works
Every line exists because Somebody was there.
The mechanism matters more than the interface here, so this page is the mechanism. What gets recorded, who is asked, what they can see, what happens to their name, and what you can take away with you.
The loop
It starts with the student. Never the adult.
This is a structural rule, not a setting. There is no route by which an adult can approach a child here — no messaging, no search, no directory. A confirmation exists only because somebody asked for one.
Step 1. They write down what they did
Step 2. They name an adult who was there
Step 3. That person gets one link, or scans a QR code
Step 4. They see one achievement and write what they saw
Step 5. The entry changes state, once
Step 6. It stays theirs
Four levels, stated honestly
The same achievement is worth We say which.
Most products would put one tick on all four of these and let you assume the best. The whole value here is that a person reading the record can tell the difference — so a weaker confirmation is never dressed up as a stronger one.
Level 1 of 4. Self-declared
You have recorded this yourself. Nobody has confirmed it yet.
Worth what any CV line is worth. Shown clearly as your word, not hidden.
Level 2 of 4. Confirmed by a named adult
A named adult with a verified email address confirmed they saw this.
Someone put their name to it. That is more than almost any application asks for.
Level 3 of 4. Confirmed by an organisation
Confirmed by a named adult using an email address on a known organisation's domain.
Their email is on an organisation we have checked. A claimed school domain counts for nothing.
Level 4 of 4. Confirmed with evidence
Confirmed by a named adult, with document evidence attached that outlives the confirmation.
The strongest rung, because the certificate outlives the person who confirmed it.
Where the level comes from
It is worked out on our side from what actually happened, not chosen by anybody. A confirmation from an email address on an organisation we have independently checked counts for more than the same words from a personal address — and an organisation simply claiming a domain counts for nothing at all. Attach document evidence as well and it reaches the top level, because the certificate outlasts the person who confirmed it.
The guarantees
The questions a careful adult asks. Answered.
One link, one achievement
The link is scoped to a single entry. It cannot be widened, reused for another entry, or turned into a view of the record. There is nothing else behind it to reach.
Fourteen days, then it expires
The link stops working after two weeks. We only ever store a hash of it, so a copy of our database is not a set of working confirmation links.
Evidence stays private
Photographs, certificates and documents live in private storage and are only ever served through a short-lived signed link. Location data is stripped out of photographs and video before they are stored.
A confirmation can be withdrawn
The person who gave it can take it back, and the record shows that honestly rather than quietly deleting it. Nothing here is a one-way door.
Anyone can challenge one
There is a public page for disputing a confirmation, no account needed. If a dispute is upheld, every other confirmation that person has given is flagged for review.
You can always take it out
A one-page brag sheet, a full portfolio, and a raw JSON copy of everything — free on every plan, including the free one. Ownership you cannot export is not ownership.
In person
A QR code on a touchline Beats an email.
The hardest part of verification is not the software. It is a busy adult with a whistle round their neck who is never going to open a message from an address they do not recognise. So the young person holds up a code, that person scans it with their own phone camera, and they are on the form. Thirty seconds, while everyone is still standing there.
Ready to get your Bragging rights.
Brags is not open yet. Put your name down and we will tell you when it is, and what it costs, before we ask you for anything.