[sims] How do you record early release consent

[nicholab]

In SIMS how would I go about recording early release form School due to servere weather?

 

I would like to have an options of:

 

I am happy for my child to be released from school early

no information provided

Prep pupil.

 

Or am I better having this in Firefly or Parentmail?

[Meldrew]

We just record this in a spreadsheet, but you may wish to ask the parent how their child will be getting home, eg walk home, parent will collect, etc.

 

Meldrew

[PhilNeal]

You really should get all data into the MIS or you will not be able to easily respond to a parent request for all info.

[localzuk]

Stick it in a User Defined Field in SIMS, with a copy of the consent saved in Linked Documents. Means you're not duplicating data then - which a spreadsheet would be doing.

 

EDIT:

 

Actually, put it in as a parental consent type. Designed for this sort of use.

Edited June 4, 2018 by localzuk

[MrMat]

I'd personally just go down the Parental Consent route. Just add an additional tickbox or two and you're done.

 

They can be bulk updated these days as well so it's no additional work etc. Plus Consent plays well with the Parent App so parents can update it via the app the same as they can with the rest of the Data Collection Info.

[nicholab]

Thanks

 

I now set this up in the way suggested.