9 Sep 2019
A notification/alert can be sent to a teacher, who is due to cover a class, to advise them that they are covering a particular class. Unfortunately this is not an automatic process…
5 Dec 2017
All periods can be split in half using the half period cover setting in Tools | Cover | Global Settings. Where half period cover is not used, but odd periods need to…
1 Aug 2016
Support staff don't normally appear under Focus>Person>Manage Classroom Staff If they do then it is likely that they have either been used for Cover or had a timetable in the past. It…
28 Oct 2015
A day in the Cover Diary browse is showing in red but there are no periods requiring cover This is caused by a staff member having two instances of absence, one absence…
20 Feb 2014
This KB gives 3 scenarios to help you to provide Cover for a teacher who has left the school, 1 If a staff member leaves and the timetable is taken over…
16 Dec 2013
If you get the following error message, these are the steps you need to perform, in order to reinstate the Reference Start Date for Cover Totals. To reinstate this date, please close…
30 Jan 2013
The reasons for absences in Cover are held in a separate table from the reasons for absence in Personnel, but there is no reason why the tables cannot be the same, if desired.…
31 Oct 2012
Absences such as meetings are recorded in Cover only - The member of staff is not actually absent therefore they are not recorded in Personnel. When adding or editing a reason for…
24 Jul 2012
Arranging Cover in SIMS - Quick Reference Sheet. Arranging Cover Reviewed 27/7/20
Reasons for Absence and Closure in Cover 7. Absence and Closure in Cover 7 Reviewed 29/10/2015
23 Jul 2012
1. From the Cover Arrangements page, click the New Absence button to display the Record Classroom Staff Absence dialog. 2. Select the absent member of staff in the Staff panel (use the…
12 Jul 2012
If the Timetable has contains blanking codes for the staff members not showing they will not be available for cover, the blanking codes will need to be removed from the Timetable in…
27 Oct 2010
When you changed the times in Nova T6 - on the cycle screen - you need to make sure you have put a colon between the hours and minutes. This will then…