Using StaffCover

• I get the message: 'not a valid date'

  Not a valid date In StaffCover: I get a 'not a valid date' (or 'not a valid date and time', or 'invalid date') message.   For example: 27/04/21' is not a valid date and time. The problem is usually th...

• Teacher Roles in StaffCover

  Each of your Teachers has a Role, which can be set on the Teacher Details screen (in the box toward the centre-bottom): The different Roles work like this: -- Standard Teacher: obeys the usual rules o...

• Suspending classes in StaffCover

  In StaffCover how do I suspend a Class ? If you suspend a class, then all its lessons are (temporarily) assumed to not be taught ... which means that the teachers who were due to teach them, are now f...

• Is there a way to see free alternative Rooms? [SC]

  Free Alternative Rooms   Q.   In StaffCover, is there a way to see free alternative Rooms for a lesson ?   A.   Yes.  On the Cover Display Screen (via F5 or Shift-F5), right-click & choose 'Edit notes...

• [SC] StaffCover: Teacher away for several weeks or months

  Question: I have a member of staff who will be off for several weeks. We have a replacement teacher coming in to take over all her lessons.   How should I handle this in StaffCover / swap their timeta...

• Pre-booked teacher not being chosen to cover ?

  Pre-booked Cover - why is a pre-booked teacher not being chosen to cover ? Are your pre-booked staff being replaced by Supply Teachers, when you calculate today's cover ?  But you want your pre-booked...

• Adding a PPA period within StaffCover

  PPA in StaffCover   Q    How do I add a PPA period to the staff timetable within StaffCover? I do not wish to reload the full timetable.  I am aware that I can assign a loading cover of 5 to that less...

• Absence dates in StaffCover

  Telling StaffCover what date(s) a Techer is Absent   Q.  If a teacher is absent today, they also seem to be absent on the next day and I have to delete their absences from the subsequent day when the ...

• Is it possible to change Staff Names in StaffCover?

  Q.  The timetable from last year has two teachers who are no longer with us.  Can I rename imported teachers?  Suppose Joe Bloggs taught a Science timetable last year and was timetabled to teach scien...

• Using teachers to Cover for Exam Invigilation [SC]

  Using StaffCover at Exam time (suspending classes)    Q.     Can StaffCover identify all those staff who are freed up from teaching just by entering which year group is off timetable and sitting exami...