yes this would be great :)

This is a feature through people management, but I would like the ability to have it permanently as a search option so staff don't have to go into the advanced search each time. Unsure if this is feasible.

This is possible via people management.

I would like to be able to search by parents mobile numbers on the search bar, this is very important to ensure who we are talking to.

This will absolutely improve our front office processes and efficiency.

Being able to search for a mobile number will give us a way to quickly identify the name of the parent who is on the phone, letting us quickly confirm that the parent is who they sat they are so we can follow student safety processes quickly.

Could also be useful to be able to search by email address (mainly for parents), as well as date of birth (but this might be best restricted to those with higher permission levels somehow)