Soshisozo Institute Launches "Suku-Suku (Parent App)" for Special Needs School Parents on iOS and Android

Soshisozo Institute Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative Director: Yoshimasa Sugimori) will begin offering a smartphone app for parents of special needs schools, "Suku-Suku (Parent App)," on both iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play) from April 2026.

With this app, parents will be able to intuitively receive notifications from the school, report absences, check their child's daily progress, and view/collaboratively edit their individual profile (e-portfolio) from their smartphone.

■ Background and Recognition of Issues

In the field of special needs education, "uninterrupted support" in collaboration with schools, families, medical institutions, and welfare services is indispensable, and parents are at the heart of this. However, conventional communication methods had the following issues:

Delays in information transfer due to back-and-forth communication notebooks — Difficulty with urgent communications and photo sharing with paper-based notebooks.

Concentration of phone calls for absence/lateness reports — Calls concentrating at school reception in the morning, burdening both parents and teachers.

Lack of opportunities to update individual profiles — Limited means for schools to share information about children's conditions that can only be understood at home.

Burden of handover when advancing to higher education or transferring schools — Need to recreate paper-based documents from scratch, causing significant mental and time burden for parents.

Complication of information sharing with medical and welfare institutions — Need to repeatedly explain the same information to each related institution.

"Suku-Suku (Parent App)" solves these issues with a single smartphone, providing an environment where parents can feel secure and closely support their child's growth.

■ Main Features of "Suku-Suku (Parent App)"

1. Home / Dashboard
* Understand your child's latest situation and notifications at a glance on one screen.
* Receive important notifications from the school via push notifications.

2. Contact Book
* Two-way messaging function with the school.
* Share daily progress with photos and comments.
* Read receipt function ensures reliable information transfer.

3. Daily Records
* View your child's school activity records in chronological order.
* Send absence, tardiness, and early departure reports with one tap.
* Ability to review past records.

4. Individual Profile (e-portfolio)
* Parents can also edit and add basic information, communication characteristics, learning styles, sensory characteristics, behavioral characteristics, etc.
* Management of medical considerations and disability information.
* Secure sharing with schools, medical institutions, and welfare institutions.
* Ensures data portability when advancing to higher education or transferring schools.

5. Notification Function
* Receive real-time notifications from the school.
* Filter notifications based on importance.
* Ability to check past notifications even in an offline environment.

6. Offline Support
* Basic functions can be used even in places with unstable communication environments.
* Data synchronization is performed automatically when connection is restored.

■ Technical Features and Security

End-to-end encryption: Encrypts data during communication and storage.

Multi-factor authentication support: Prevents unauthorized access to parent accounts.

Accessibility support: WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant, supports font size and contrast adjustment.

Compliant with the Personal Information Protection Law and the Education Information Security Policy (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).

■ How to Download

iOS version: Search for "すくすく" (Suku-Suku) on the App Store.

Android version: Search for "すくすく" (Suku-Suku) on Google Play.

Operating environment: iOS 14.0 or later / Android 8.0 or later.

Usage fee: Free (requires account issuance based on a school contract).

To use the app, the special needs school your child attends must have introduced "Suku-Suku." Please contact your child's school for account issuance.

■ Representative's Comment (Yoshimasa Sugimori, Representative Director, Soshisozo Institute Co., Ltd.)

The origin of our development of "Suku-Suku" was the earnest wish of parents in the field of special needs education, which we repeatedly heard: "I want more people to correctly understand my child." The face they show at school and the face they show at home are equally part of their child's individuality. This parent app is the first step to leave both records as the child's own asset and connect them to the future. We believe that parents' daily insights will become a "common language" that expands their child's potential.

Towards the realization of such a society, we will continue to listen to the voices from the field.

■ Company Profile

Company Name

Soshisozo Institute Co., Ltd.

Representative

Yoshimasa Sugimori, Representative Director

Location

Ichigo Tenjin North Building 7F, 4-6-28 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Established

July 25, 2025

Business Description

Management and IT consulting, system development

URL

https://soshisozo.co.jp/

Product Site

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