Parents will be able to monitor their children on the web

The system also acts as a security measure and has an alarm button in case teachers or pupils take ill or there are any disturbances.

Head teacher Philip Galbraith said: "We've got two separate networks and I think it's important you see the whole picture.

"We have one network which records pupil progress in class, tests and so on and a second electronic network which teachers use to record attendance and positive discipline.

"So, kids' attendance is recorded for every period of the day and obviously we have very accurate information very quickly on all aspects of their performance."

Mr Galbraith said the daily reports generated by the system allow any discipline or other problems to be identified before they escalate.

Greenwood Academy, which has 1200 pupils, was the first school in Scotland to trial the system and has seen its truancy rate fall from 15% to 9%.

We recognised that if we wanted to bring in positive discipline systems it was going to generate huge amounts of paperwork

Philip Galbraith, headteacher

Mr Galbraith said: "We are your average comprehensive, so the staff do have to work hard to improve performance.

"About five years ago we recognised that if we wanted to bring in positive discipline systems it was going to generate huge amounts of paperwork.

"We really wanted to use ICT to reduce the workload of paperwork for staff and produce a more accurate picture."

The headteacher said the next development will be to get parents more involved - they will be able to monitor their children's progress and attendance through a secure website.