Before adding anyone, it's worth knowing what each of the five roles on Wise can actually see and do. Learners and Parents are scoped to their own enrollment; the three staff roles — Instructor, Admin, and Super Admin (the newest tier) — stack on top of each other, each one a superset of the last.
- Student — only sees the courses, content, and sessions allocated to them. Cannot see their teacher's email or phone. Whether they can see their own course billing depends on institute configuration.
- Parent — sees everything their child/student sees. If they have multiple children enrolled with the institute, they see all of their children and billing plans in one place.
- Instructor — teaches assigned courses or students. Cannot see student or parent email/phone.
- Admin — can do everything an Instructor can, plus add or remove courses, students, and instructors, and see user email/phone and institute analytics.
- Super Admin — can do everything an Admin can, plus edit Institute Settings and access the Finance tab.
| Capability | Student | Parent | Instructor | Admin | Super Admin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courses, students & sessions visible | Only what's allocated to them | Everything their child sees, across all enrolled children | Only courses/students assigned to them | All courses & students, institute-wide | All courses & students, institute-wide |
| Teacher / Student / Parent email & phone | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Course/session billing | Depends on institute config | ✅ (all children, one place) | ❌ | ✅ (student billing) | ✅ (student billing) |
| Add or remove students | — | — | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Add or remove instructors | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Add or remove courses | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Change instructor payout rates | — | — | ❌ | — | — |
| Institute Analytics | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| All chats | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Institute Settings | — | — | — | ❌ | ✅ |
| Finance tab | — | — | — | ❌ | ✅ |
| Payment gateway integration / platform billing with Wise | — | — | — | — | ❌ |
A dash (—) means that capability doesn't apply to that role rather than it being explicitly denied. Payment gateway integration and platform billing with Wise sit outside every institute-side role — even Super Admin — and are handled directly by the Wise team.