Session

The register selection screen showing the AM session register on its own and the PM session register mapped to period 5

There are two sessions in the school day, AM and PM. By law, schools are required to record an attendance mark in each session of the day for every school-aged pupil.

Session marks can be recorded in separate tutor period in the morning and afternoon, they can also be recorded during a mapped lesson period. Session registers are displayed in PARS with a red Register symbol.

The time when the AM session stops and the PM session starts is called the "AM/PM cutoff time" and should be set to ensure that mapped lesson marks are written to the correct session.

To set the AM/PM cutoff time:

• From the PARS main menu select System Management -> Registration preferences
• Click "Operational Preferences"
• The time is set via the first preference on the list.

If you want to alter the time when session registers take place, the Registration times section of the Registration preferences menu is where you can do this.