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Calculating Cover

  • How is Cover Calculated [SC] ?

    How does StaffCover find the best person to cover for an absence or event ? The short answer is that it applies the rules that you have set-up.  There are lots of possible rules for you to apply or cu...

  • Tend-to-Maximum Cover Method

    An explanation of the ‘Tend-to-Maximum’ cover method  (used mainly by schools in Malta): This is a simpler method for deciding who should provide the cover, which downplays all the usual calculations ...

  • Booking Cover in advance via LookAhead [SC]

    Look-Ahead Look-ahead is a feature in StaffCover that allows you to quickly see what any future date is likely to look like (how busy, who has already said they'll be away, how easy it is likely to be...

  • Reserve Coverers in StaffCover

    Reserve Coverers / Free Staff In forming the “Reserves” section at the bottom of the “Cover Timetable / Review” screen (shift-F8): ... StaffCover bring together a number of factors to decide which of ...

  • Unusual cover [SC]

    How to cover an 'unusual' event in StaffCover If you have an event or circumstance which is not easily covered by the usual features in StaffCover, you may be able to use one of these features: - Spec...

  • Cover Notes in StaffCover

    If you wish or need to, you can add extra notes to your cover timetable and cover slips, for your colleagues.  This is useful if you want to describe special arrangements for today, or have a cover ar...

  • Encourage Physical Activity [SC]

    Helping to ensure your students maintain daily physical activity The 'Encourage Activity' feature in StaffCover, helps your students to have some physical activity each day, even if their PE Teacher (...

  • Covering a Special Location [SC]

    Is an Activity stored as a Special Location (in TimeTabler) covered by StaffCover ? Special Locations are not normally covered by StaffCover.  But occasionally a Special Location does need covering, i...

  • Starting tomorrow's Cover today

    The 'Go to tomorrow' feature in StaffCover allows you to work on tomorrow's cover while it is still today ... so you are better prepared when you come in tomorrow morning. As a rule, it is best to onl...

  • How do I Cover registration periods in StaffCover?

    Covering Registration   A    How to cover registration: To Cover Registration in StaffCover there are 2 possible ways forward: -- 1)  Include a Registration period(s) as part of the timetabled day**, ...