How to add a bank holiday

Go to Focus > School > School Diary. Find the correct date and right click on this field and select ‘New Public Holiday’. Enter the appropriate description and select ‘Bank Holiday’ for the category, Check the date is correct and then click  ‘OK’

Students will automatically have # codes for all Bank Holidays.

Note for Attendance / Lesson Monitor:

When viewing Take Register / Edit Marks the sessions and lessons for any bank holidays will be greyed out/won’t appear. This is expected functionality. Bank holidays  recorded in the School Diary cause the sessions and lessons to be greyed out.