Using StaffCover

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

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

  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...

• Finding / Restoring missing Data in StaffCover

  Finding missing data in StaffCover    Q.   When I start StaffCover I get the message:  Cannot open C:/cover/data/Setup.TT4. Why is this?   A.   The message Cannot open C:/Cover/Data/Setup.TT4 means th...

• 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...