[sims] Activity Days (Off Timetable)

[allw]

Dear all,

 

pretty sure I know the answer but suggestions are always welcome...

 

We have an off-timetable (DofE day) coming up what is the best way to deal with just one year group off timetable and still have registers (the class registers would be all incorrect as they would be in form groups)?

 

So far I have:

 

Marked the classrooms as activity day in SiMs cover, and suspended (but not freed staff) using suspension rules.

 

Is there a way to get SiMs to handle registers for form groups during the lesson times or do I just need to print off a paper register and make sure someone enters it at the end of the day?

 

I have even toyed with adding a temporary class on Nova-T but I think that would be too much work.

 

Thanks for any feedback!

 

PS: is there a way to add a temporary class of any sort to cover? Like exam classes etc?

Edited February 14, 2022 by allw

[bobsmith]

From the legal point of view you just need registers for AM and PM sessions - so if the kids are organised in their forms for the day and you have form registers available in the AM and PM then it's easy.

 

The fall back position would be paper registers for any session (AM/PM) where the form does not have a register scheduled.

 

That's the simplest solution I can think of. Any solution that takes longer than the activity day itself is probably counterproductive.