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This page gives a list of each role option and what each option does. For information about configuring roles, see the [[roles]] page. <br> <br>
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=List of Role Options=
  
=Accounts=
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A list of all of the Role options appears below. You can use this to find out what any of the options will do. Most pages on this wiki will describe the relevant role options for that page however. <br> <br>
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==Accounts==
  
 
The role options in the Accounts section are available to Administrator roles only
 
The role options in the Accounts section are available to Administrator roles only
  
===[[Users]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Users]]'''</font><br>
  
 
*'''Allow role amendment
 
*'''Allow role amendment
 
:Allows the user to change the role that is given to accounts and allow the user to Add and Delete accounts.
 
:Allows the user to change the role that is given to accounts and allow the user to Add and Delete accounts.
  
===[[AD links]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[AD links]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Roles]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Roles]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Password notification|Generated Passwords]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Password notification|Generated Passwords]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
=Manage=
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==Manage==
  
 
The role options in the Manage section are available to Administrator and Teacher roles
 
The role options in the Manage section are available to Administrator and Teacher roles
  
===[[Address changes|Address Changes]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Address changes|Address Changes]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Capitalise Town
 
*'''Capitalise Town
 
:When saving the name of a town to SIMS, the first letter will always be capitalised
 
:When saving the name of a town to SIMS, the first letter will always be capitalised
  
===[[Telephone No. changes]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Telephone No. changes]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Email address changes]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Email address changes]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Personal attribute changes|Personal Attribute changes]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Personal attribute changes|Personal Attribute changes]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[AM subjects|Assessment Manager subjects]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[AM subjects|Assessment Manager subjects]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[manage user-defined pages|User-defined pages]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[manage user-defined pages|User-defined pages]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[manage galleries|Galleries]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[manage galleries|Galleries]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Surveys]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Surveys]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[manage parents evening|Parents evenings]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[manage parents evening|Parents evenings]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
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:Allow the user to mark slots as 'unavailable' or 'break', making those slots unavailable to parents and students
 
:Allow the user to mark slots as 'unavailable' or 'break', making those slots unavailable to parents and students
  
===[[Notice composer]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Notice composer]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notice composer
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notice composer
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:Allows users to send a copy of the notice via SMS
 
:Allows users to send a copy of the notice via SMS
  
===[[Application usage]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Application usage]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Do not contact]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Do not contact]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Forums]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Forums]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Manage assignments|Assignments]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Manage assignments|Assignments]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show all classes and subjects
 
*'''Show all classes and subjects
 
:Allow staff to set assignments for any class, not just those that they teach
 
:Allow staff to set assignments for any class, not just those that they teach
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:This sets the default for the "Submission in class" option. If Submission in class is active, then pupils/parents cannot submit assignments only (submission is only allowed in class)
 
:This sets the default for the "Submission in class" option. If Submission in class is active, then pupils/parents cannot submit assignments only (submission is only allowed in class)
  
===[[Manage events]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Manage events]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Manage student events|Manage students events]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Manage student events|Manage students events]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:The menu item will be renamed to this
 
:The menu item will be renamed to this
  
===[[Resource booking]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Resource booking]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Allow access to multiple staff
 
*'''Allow access to multiple staff
 
:Allows the user to remove bookings made by other staff members
 
:Allows the user to remove bookings made by other staff members
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:This allows users to configure the resource booking system, rather than just making bookings
 
:This allows users to configure the resource booking system, rather than just making bookings
  
=Learning experience=
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==Learning experience==
  
 
The role options in the Learning Experience section are available to Staff and Admin. <br> <br>
 
The role options in the Learning Experience section are available to Staff and Admin. <br> <br>
  
===[[Learning experience configuration|Configuration]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Learning experience configuration|Configuration]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Configuration
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Configuration
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:Allows the user to select aspects and result sets that students can use for [[self assessment]] <br> <br>
 
:Allows the user to select aspects and result sets that students can use for [[self assessment]] <br> <br>
  
===[[Learning experience analysis|Analysis]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Learning experience analysis|Analysis]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Analysis <br> <br>
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Analysis <br> <br>
  
=General=
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==General==
  
 
The role options in the General section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
 
The role options in the General section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
  
===[[Parents evenings]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Parents evenings]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
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:Staff will not appear on the booking list if they have no remaining slots
 
:Staff will not appear on the booking list if they have no remaining slots
  
===[[School dinners]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[School dinners]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of School dinners
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of School dinners
  
===[[Options offer|Options Offer]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Options offer|Options Offer]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show List name on Choices Summary
 
*'''Show List name on Choices Summary
 
:The name of the list or block will be shown next to options when they have been selected
 
:The name of the list or block will be shown next to options when they have been selected
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:This displays the school's approval/disapproval of the choices
 
:This displays the school's approval/disapproval of the choices
  
===[[iCal export]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[iCal export]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Snapshot]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Snapshot]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Snapshot
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Snapshot
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:This will provide a summary of SQL server performance, and is only to be used for investigative purposes
 
:This will provide a summary of SQL server performance, and is only to be used for investigative purposes
  
===[[Notices]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Notices]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notices
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notices
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:New medical events added in SIMS will be displayed on the notices page for users to view
 
:New medical events added in SIMS will be displayed on the notices page for users to view
  
===[[Personal details]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Personal details]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show tutors name
 
*'''Show tutors name
 
:Turn this on to show the long name instead of initials
 
:Turn this on to show the long name instead of initials
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:Enter each consent name you wish to hide from Insight, separated by commas
 
:Enter each consent name you wish to hide from Insight, separated by commas
  
===[[Timetable]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Timetable]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show Staff Names
 
*'''Show Staff Names
 
:Shows the teachers long name instead of initials
 
:Shows the teachers long name instead of initials
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:Any timetable schedules after this date will not be shown
 
:Any timetable schedules after this date will not be shown
  
===[[S.E.N details|SEN Details]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[S.E.N details|SEN Details]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a word to use in menus in place of SEN Details
 
:Enter a word to use in menus in place of SEN Details
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:Show or hide SEN documents uploaded to SIMS
 
:Show or hide SEN documents uploaded to SIMS
  
===[[School details]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[School details]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Allow email contact
 
*'''Allow email contact
 
:The user will have access to a "Contact us" box, that sends an email to the school office address
 
:The user will have access to a "Contact us" box, that sends an email to the school office address
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:If the school has a twitter account, the URL for the timeline can be added here. The most recent events from the Twitter timeline will then be shown on the [[School details]] page.
 
:If the school has a twitter account, the URL for the timeline can be added here. The most recent events from the Twitter timeline will then be shown on the [[School details]] page.
  
===[[Events]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Events]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Events
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Events
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:Enter a disclaimer to be displayed on the events page. This will only be available to events without seat booking
 
:Enter a disclaimer to be displayed on the events page. This will only be available to events without seat booking
  
===[[Student events]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Student events]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Student events
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Student events
  
===[[BBC education news|BBC Education News]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[BBC education news|BBC Education News]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Start
 
*'''Start
 
:Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Education News through Insight
 
:Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Education News through Insight
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:Enter the year group(s) for which the user will have access to BBC Education News, each separated by a plus symbol
 
:Enter the year group(s) for which the user will have access to BBC Education News, each separated by a plus symbol
  
===[[BBC sports news|BBC Sports News]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[BBC sports news|BBC Sports News]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Start
 
*'''Start
 
:Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Sports News through Insight
 
:Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Sports News through Insight
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:Enter the year group(s) for which the user will have access to BBC Sports News, each separated by a plus symbol
 
:Enter the year group(s) for which the user will have access to BBC Sports News, each separated by a plus symbol
  
===[[Linked adults and agencies]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Linked adults and agencies]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Linked adults and agencies
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Linked adults and agencies
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:Enter the titles of any supervisors who should not be displayed on the Linked Adults and Agencies page e.g. Pastoral:House Supervisor
 
:Enter the titles of any supervisors who should not be displayed on the Linked Adults and Agencies page e.g. Pastoral:House Supervisor
  
===[[Assignments]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Assignments]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Assignments
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Assignments
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:Allows the users to upload their assignment work online. This is only available when the assignment has been created in Insight
 
:Allows the users to upload their assignment work online. This is only available when the assignment has been created in Insight
  
===[[Forums]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Forums]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''New topics can be added
 
*'''New topics can be added
 
:turn this on to allow users to start new topics.
 
:turn this on to allow users to start new topics.
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:Select this to force the forums into announcements only mode. Users will not be able to view or create topics, or post replies, regardless of the options above.
 
:Select this to force the forums into announcements only mode. Users will not be able to view or create topics, or post replies, regardless of the options above.
  
===Custom [[Galleries|gallery]] / [[User-defined pages|user defined page]]===
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===Custom [[Galleries|gallery]] / [[User-defined pages|user defined page]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Start
 
*'''Start
 
:Users will not be able to view the user defined page / gallery before this date
 
:Users will not be able to view the user defined page / gallery before this date
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:The gallery / user defined page will only be visible to parents of students in these year groups. Separate the year groups by a plus symbol, or leave blank for all <br> <br>
 
:The gallery / user defined page will only be visible to parents of students in these year groups. Separate the year groups by a plus symbol, or leave blank for all <br> <br>
  
=Attendance=
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==Attendance==
  
 
The role options in the Attendance section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
 
The role options in the Attendance section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
  
===[[Attendance summary]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Attendance summary]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Title
 
*'''Title
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Attendance Summary
 
:Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Attendance Summary
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:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer
 
:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer
  
===[[Attendance comparison]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Attendance comparison]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Attendance career]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Attendance career]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Lesson summary]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Lesson summary]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Use "show sessions for years" setting from Snapshot
 
*'''Use "show sessions for years" setting from Snapshot
 
:This will show or hide the whole menu item for students not in the relevant Snapshot list
 
:This will show or hide the whole menu item for students not in the relevant Snapshot list
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:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer
 
:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer
  
===[[Report absences|Report Absences]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Report absences|Report Absences]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Valid reasons
 
*'''Valid reasons
 
:Enter a list of valid reasons for absence, separated by the + symbol
 
:Enter a list of valid reasons for absence, separated by the + symbol
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:The message that will be displayed when users report an absence
 
:The message that will be displayed when users report an absence
  
===[[Extra curriculum|Extra Curriculum]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Extra curriculum|Extra Curriculum]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show attendance
 
*'''Show attendance
 
:A column will be displayed showing whether or not the pupil attended
 
:A column will be displayed showing whether or not the pupil attended
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:Any extra curricular activities which took place earlier than this date will not be displayed <br> <br>
 
:Any extra curricular activities which took place earlier than this date will not be displayed <br> <br>
  
=Behaviour=
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==Behaviour==
  
 
The role options in the Behaviour section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
 
The role options in the Behaviour section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
  
===[[Achievements]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Achievements]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Earliest
 
*'''Earliest
 
:Positive behaviour incidents recorded before this date will not be displayed
 
:Positive behaviour incidents recorded before this date will not be displayed
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:Displays the subject the behaviour incident was added in as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS
 
:Displays the subject the behaviour incident was added in as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS
  
===[[Behaviours]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Behaviours]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Earliest
 
*'''Earliest
 
:Positive behaviour incidents recorded before this date will not be displayed
 
:Positive behaviour incidents recorded before this date will not be displayed
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:Displays the subject the behaviour incident was added in, as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS
 
:Displays the subject the behaviour incident was added in, as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS
  
===[[Detentions]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Detentions]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show attendance
 
*'''Show attendance
 
:Shows whether or not the pupil attended the detention
 
:Shows whether or not the pupil attended the detention
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:Display the name of the staff member who is taking the detention
 
:Display the name of the staff member who is taking the detention
  
===[[Report card]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Report card]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show details
 
*'''Show details
 
:Show the full details of the report card, including the targets set for the pupil and the grades received. The alternative is to only show incidences of the pupil being placed on report
 
:Show the full details of the report card, including the targets set for the pupil and the grades received. The alternative is to only show incidences of the pupil being placed on report
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:Report cards given earlier than this date will not be displayed
 
:Report cards given earlier than this date will not be displayed
  
===[[Exclusions]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Exclusions]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show comments
 
*'''Show comments
 
:Turn this option On to show exclusion comments
 
:Turn this option On to show exclusion comments
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:Display exclusions ever during an appeal process
 
:Display exclusions ever during an appeal process
  
===[[Cash in]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Cash in]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Earliest
 
*'''Earliest
 
:Cash in incidents recorded earlier than this date will not be displayed
 
:Cash in incidents recorded earlier than this date will not be displayed
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:The user is able to make purchases from the cash in catalogue
 
:The user is able to make purchases from the cash in catalogue
  
===[[Behaviour comparison]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Behaviour comparison]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature <br> <br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature <br> <br>
  
=Assessment=
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==Assessment==
  
 
The role options in the Assessment section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
 
The role options in the Assessment section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
  
===[[Assessments]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Assessments]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''For these years
 
*'''For these years
 
:Enter a list of year groups, separated by the plus symbol, for which this menu item is to be shown.
 
:Enter a list of year groups, separated by the plus symbol, for which this menu item is to be shown.
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:Hide or show progress charts
 
:Hide or show progress charts
  
===[[Exams|Examination entries]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Exams|Examination entries]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show forecast grade
 
*'''Show forecast grade
 
:Shows or hides the forecast grade column
 
:Shows or hides the forecast grade column
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:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
 
:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
  
===[[Exams|Examination results]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Exams|Examination results]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Date format
 
*'''Date format
 
:The format used for the date column. A common format is ddmmyyyy. A full list of the available formats can be found [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.datetimeformatinfo(v=vs.71).aspx here]
 
:The format used for the date column. A common format is ddmmyyyy. A full list of the available formats can be found [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.datetimeformatinfo(v=vs.71).aspx here]
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:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
 
:Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
  
===[[Exams|Examination coursework]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Exams|Examination coursework]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
  
===[[Key stage results]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Key stage results]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Include average point scores
 
*'''Include average point scores
 
:Show or hide average point scores
 
:Show or hide average point scores
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:Show or hide Science test levels.
 
:Show or hide Science test levels.
  
===[[Exams|Examination timetable]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Exams|Examination timetable]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Include open seasons
 
*'''Include open seasons
 
:Use this option if you want to show open exam seasons.
 
:Use this option if you want to show open exam seasons.
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:After this number of days, exams will be hidden from Insight. Use -1 to show all exams regardless of their date. <br> <br>
 
:After this number of days, exams will be hidden from Insight. Use -1 to show all exams regardless of their date. <br> <br>
  
===[[Self assessment]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Self assessment]]'''</font><br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature'' <br> <br>
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature'' <br> <br>
  
=Subjects=
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==Subjects==
  
 
The role options in the Subjects section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
 
The role options in the Subjects section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles
  
===[[Subjects]]===
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<font size="3">'''[[Subjects]]'''</font><br>
 
*'''Show grade summary
 
*'''Show grade summary
 
:Use this option to show assessment data
 
:Use this option to show assessment data
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:By default, all report-type documents from the linked documents will be shown on the Subjects page. Enter a list of keywords, each prefixed with either a plus or minus symbol. Report-type documents will not be shown if their title contains one of the keywords prefixed with a minus symbol, and will be shown if their title contains a keyword prefixed with a plus symbol. Each keyword should be separated by a pipe i.e. +ShowThese|-HideThese
 
:By default, all report-type documents from the linked documents will be shown on the Subjects page. Enter a list of keywords, each prefixed with either a plus or minus symbol. Report-type documents will not be shown if their title contains one of the keywords prefixed with a minus symbol, and will be shown if their title contains a keyword prefixed with a plus symbol. Each keyword should be separated by a pipe i.e. +ShowThese|-HideThese
 
*'''Include General Documents containing
 
*'''Include General Documents containing
:By default Insight will not display general documents. You can enter a plus symbol followed by a key word or phrase and Insight will display all general documents with titles including that word/phrase e.g. +Report. <br>
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:By default Insight will not display general documents. You can enter a plus symbol followed by a key word or phrase and Insight will display all general documents with titles including that word
:Multiple keywords or phrases can be used. Separate each using a pipe symbol e.g. +Report|+Review <br>
 
:If you use a minus symbol instead of a plus, general documents including the phrase/word will never be displayed <br>
 
:You can display all general documents by entering a plus symbol with no text after it
 
:*'''show filtered for years
 
::The additional menu item will only be displayed for the year groups entered here. Separate year groups with a plus symbol or use *''' for all
 
*'''Show attendance info
 
:Show or hide attendance information.
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:Allows user to amend a menu title.
 
*'''Allow feedback
 
:Enables a feedback button for parents, who can type feedback about their child's report
 
 
 
=Reports=
 
 
 
The role options in the Manage section are available to Administrator and Teacher roles
 
 
 
===[[SIMS synchronisation|SIMS Synchronisation Report]]===
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
 
 
===[[Reports viewed]]===
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:The reports viewed menu item will be renamed to this
 
 
 
===[[Assignments report]]===
 
*'''Alternative menu title
 
:The Assignments report menu item will be renamed to this
 
 
 
===[[Correspondence]]===
 
''There are no additional settings for this feature
 
 
 
===[[Activity]]===
 
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Revision as of 10:03, 24 September 2018

List of Role Options

A list of all of the Role options appears below. You can use this to find out what any of the options will do. Most pages on this wiki will describe the relevant role options for that page however.

Accounts

The role options in the Accounts section are available to Administrator roles only

Users

  • Allow role amendment
Allows the user to change the role that is given to accounts and allow the user to Add and Delete accounts.

AD links
There are no additional settings for this feature

Roles
There are no additional settings for this feature

Generated Passwords
There are no additional settings for this feature

Manage

The role options in the Manage section are available to Administrator and Teacher roles

Address Changes

  • Capitalise Town
When saving the name of a town to SIMS, the first letter will always be capitalised

Telephone No. changes
There are no additional settings for this feature

Email address changes
There are no additional settings for this feature

Personal Attribute changes
There are no additional settings for this feature

Assessment Manager subjects
There are no additional settings for this feature

User-defined pages
There are no additional settings for this feature

Galleries
There are no additional settings for this feature

Surveys
There are no additional settings for this feature

Parents evenings

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
  • Allow access to multiple staff
Allows the user to make bookings on behalf of any member of staff
  • Allow access to event management
Allows the user to create, edit and delete parents evenings
  • Allow over booking
Allow the user to double-book pupils
  • Allow unavailable and break booking
Allow the user to mark slots as 'unavailable' or 'break', making those slots unavailable to parents and students

Notice composer

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notice composer
  • Show other users notices
Display notices created/edited by other users
  • Email by default
When sending notices, by default the options to send the message as an email to student and to parents will be selected
  • Allow SMS
Allows users to send a copy of the notice via SMS

Application usage
There are no additional settings for this feature

Do not contact
There are no additional settings for this feature

Forums
There are no additional settings for this feature

Assignments

  • Show all classes and subjects
Allow staff to set assignments for any class, not just those that they teach
  • Show user defined groups
Allows assignments to be issued to user defined groups
  • Include older assignments
Assignments that were issued more than 1 month ago will be displayed
  • Rolling archive in weeks
Assignments whose due date was up to this number of weeks ago will be displayed
  • Allow SMS notification
Users with this role option can send an SMS to students regarding the assignment
  • Allow email notification
Users with this role option can send an email to students regarding the assignment
  • Allow Email notification to parents
Users with this role option can send an email to parents regarding the assignment
  • Default to No submission in class
This sets the default for the "Submission in class" option. If Submission in class is active, then pupils/parents cannot submit assignments only (submission is only allowed in class)

Manage events
There are no additional settings for this feature

Manage students events

  • Alternative menu title
The menu item will be renamed to this

Resource booking

  • Allow access to multiple staff
Allows the user to remove bookings made by other staff members
  • Allow configuration
This allows users to configure the resource booking system, rather than just making bookings

Learning experience

The role options in the Learning Experience section are available to Staff and Admin.

Configuration

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Configuration
  • Allow management of all staff timetable
Allows the user to prevent other teachers' lessons from being used for Learning Experience, and decide which staff can view other staff's feedback
  • Allow self assessment configuration
Allows the user to select aspects and result sets that students can use for self assessment

Analysis

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Analysis

General

The role options in the General section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles

Parents evenings

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
  • allow non-teachers
Allows users to make bookings with staff who do not teach their children
  • allow user bookings
Turn this on to allow parents evening appointments to be made
  • Disclaimer
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer
  • Earliest
Parents evenings taking place before this date will not be shown
  • Hide staff with no appointments remaining
Staff will not appear on the booking list if they have no remaining slots

School dinners

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of School dinners

Options Offer

  • Show List name on Choices Summary
The name of the list or block will be shown next to options when they have been selected
  • Allow option selection
Allows the user to make selections from the options offer
  • empty selection text
Text that appears at the top of the page when no selections have been made
  • Allow parental consent
This displays an area for parents to indicate whether or not they consent to the choices
  • Allow parental disapproval
This displays an area for parents to indicate whether or not they disapprove of the choices
  • Show school approval
This displays the school's approval/disapproval of the choices

iCal export
There are no additional settings for this feature

Snapshot

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Snapshot
  • House colours
Sets a custom background colour depending on which house the student is in. Enter the name of each house, followed by a colon then the html code for the desired background colour i.e. Saxons:#00ff00. Separate each house and colour with a comma
  • Current attendance
Switch the attendance section on or off
  • show sessions for years
Use asterisk to show sessions for all years, or enter a list of year numbers separated by the plus symbol
  • show lessons for years
Use asterisk to show lessons for all years, or enter a list of year numbers separated by the plus symbol
  • show Rooms
Displays room codes in the current attendance section
  • Show times
Display the time of each lesson
  • show gridlines
Displays the current attendance section with separating lines between classes
  • show attendance symbols
Shows symbols indicating the student's attendance to each lesson
  • show hover over descriptions
Description of icon displayed when hovered over
  • This terms attendance
Show or hide a graph of the current term's attendance
  • Cumulative attendance
Show or hide a graph of the student's cumulative attendance total for the year
  • Alerts
shows the alerts set up in SIMS.net (Tools - Setups - Student Teacher View) for Attendance, Behaviour, and Exclusions
  • Including Attendance for years
Use asterisk to show lessons for all years, or enter a list of year numbers separated by the plus symbol.
  • Including Behaviour
Selecting shows the behaviour alert
  • using behaviour incidents in the range
The date range of behaviour incidents to be displayed in Insight. This option will impact other pages, such as cash in, behaviours and achievements
  • including Achievements
Selecting shows the Achievements alert
  • Including Exclusion
Selecting shows the exclusion alert
  • all Exclusions are unacceptable
One or more exclusions will display as a red flag / thumbs down
  • showing rules used for Attendance
This will show the boundaries for the attendance alert e.g. what is good, average and poor
  • showing rules used for Behaviour
This will show the boundaries for the behaviour alert e.g. what is good, average and poor
  • showing rules used for Achievements
This will show the boundaries for the achievements alert e.g. what is good, average and poor
  • showing rules used for Exclusions
This will show the boundaries for the exclusions alert e.g. what is good, average and poor
  • Using hands in place of flags
The default is red, amber and green flags. This setting replaces the flags with thumbs down, yellow card and thumbs up
  • Behaviour
Switches the behaviour section on or off
  • use this title
Sets the title that Insight will give to the panel showing behaviour information
  • Notices
Show or hide recent notices and SIMS events
  • excluding SIMS events
Hides SIMS event-based notices from the snapshot page, although they will still appear on the notices page
  • jump directly to the notices screen
If this option is on, clicking the notices box at the top of the snapshot page will jump to the notices page instead of showing the notices on the snapshot page
  • Assignments
Show the assignments section on the snapshot
  • Only show unfinished assignments
This option will hide all completed assignments from the snapshot page
  • jump directly to assignments page
If this option is on, clicking the assignments box at the top of the snapshot page will jump to the assignments page instead of showing the assignments on the snapshot page
  • Recent reports
A small area will appear when a student has recently had a report added to their linked documents
  • maximum age in days
How long until the recent reports area disappears, once a report has been published
  • Detentions
Displays a panel showing the student's most recent detentions
  • Extra curriculum
Displays a panel showing the student's most recent extra curricular classes
  • Server performance report
This will provide a summary of SQL server performance, and is only to be used for investigative purposes

Notices

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notices
  • Show public linked documents
Select to show any public linked documents for the selected pupil that has been uploaded to SIMS
  • public linked documents earliest date
Enter a date before which linked documents will not be shown
  • do not show the following documents types
Enter a list of blocked document types, separated by the plus symbol
  • Show medical events
New medical events added in SIMS will be displayed on the notices page for users to view

Personal details

  • Show tutors name
Turn this on to show the long name instead of initials
  • Show SEN Status
Show or hide the current SEN status
  • Show exam number
Show or hide the student's exam number
  • Show Contact Student details
Show or hide the student's contact details
  • Show Current Users details
Shows or hides the contact details of the person who is currently logged in.
  • Show Other Users Details
Shows or hides the details of all of the pupil's contacts from SIMS. This should be used with caution, as in some cases student's contacts are not supposed to know each other's contact details
  • Show Home Address
Shows or hides the home address in full. This should be used with caution, as in some cases the student's home address should not be shared with some of their contacts
  • Show inform us by email panel
Displays a small panel allowing users to send a message to a chosen email address. There must also be an email set for the messages to be sent to (configured via preferences) and instructive text (below)
  • inform us by email instructions
Text to be displayed next to the inform us by email section
  • Allow address changes
Users can notify school of any changes to address when this option is selected
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Allow telephone number changes
Users can notify school of any changes to telephone numbers when this option is selected
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Allow email address changes
Users can notify school of any changes to email addresses when this option is selected
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Allow multiple email addresses
This allows users to record more than one email address, which can be written back to SIMS
  • Allow student email address changes
Users can notify school of any changes to the student's email address when this option is selected
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show telephone contact notes
This option allows the user to see any notes entered here or in SIS against the contact number
  • Show mode of travel
Shows or hides the student's usual mode of travel to school
  • allow mode of travel changes
Allows changes to student's mode of travel
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show route
Shows or hides the route to school usually taken by the student
  • allow route changes
Allows changes to student's route to school
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show emergency contact
Shows or hides the emergency contact for the pupil held in SIMS. This should be used with caution, as in some cases student's contacts are not supposed to know each other's contact details
  • Show dietary requirements
Shows or hides the student's dietary needs if any.
  • allow dietary requirements changes
Allows changes to student's dietary requirements
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show home language
Shows or hides the student's home language
  • allow home language changes
Allows changes to home language
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show Religion
Shows or hides the student's religion
  • allow religion changes
Allows changes to religion
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show FSM
Shows or hides the Free School Meals status
  • Show Connexions assent
Shows the assent status where applicable
  • Show gender
Shows or hides gender of student
  • Show ethnicity
Shows or hides any ethnicity information
  • allow ethnicity changes
Allows changes to ethnicity information
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show country of birth
Shows the student's country of birth
  • allow country of birth changes
Allows changes to the student's country of birth
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show national identity
Shows the student's national identity
  • allow national identity changes
Allows changes to the student's national identity
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show nationalities
Shows the student's nationality(s)
  • allow nationalities changes
Allow changes to the student's nationality(s)
  • Immediate
If this option is on, changes made by users will immediately update SIMS without the need for authorisation by a member of staff
  • Show consents
Shows or hides consents from user
  • allow consent changes
Allows changes to consent information
  • Show consent comments
Show comments relating to consents from SIMS
  • allow consent comments changes
Allow changes to consent comments
  • Show chosen name
Shows or hides preferred name
  • Show house
Displays the student's house group
  • Show medical
Shows or hides medical information
  • allow medical condition changes
Allow the user to request medical condition changes
  • allow medical practice changes
Allow the user to request changes to their medical practice details
  • include medical notes
Notes from the medical section in SIMS will be displayed
  • allow medical note additions
Allow the user to update the medical notes held in SIMS
  • Always hide these consents
Enter each consent name you wish to hide from Insight, separated by commas

Timetable

  • Show Staff Names
Shows the teachers long name instead of initials
  • Use "show lessons for years" setting from Snapshot
If this option is turned on, lesson marks will only be displayed for the years listed in the 'show lessons for years' setting in the snapshot role options
  • and use this to hide the whole period
If this option is turned on, the whole lesson will be hidden for the listed years. If it is turned off, the lesson will be shown, but without a mark
  • Use "show sessions for years" setting from Snapshot
If this option is turned on, session marks will only be displayed for the years listed in the 'show lessons for years' setting in the snapshot role options
  • Show session marks
Shows or hides the attendance marks for statutory registration periods
  • Show class codes for lessons
Shows or hides the class code - the subject will remain
  • Show rooms
Shows or hides an indication of the timetabled room
  • use short room name
Show the short room name, rather than the full room name
  • Show times
Display the times of each class
  • Squeeze misaligned slots
Where there may be gaps in the timetable, or if lessons do not happen at the same time each day, this option formats the timetable more regularly
  • Hide these subjects
Enter a list of subjects which are always to be hidden, separated by the plus symbol
  • Allow use of /_Personalisation/TimetableJump.aspx
When certain lessons are clicked on, a new page can be opened according to the settings in timetablejump file
  • Show learning experience feedback
  • Allow viewing of non-current years
Allow the user to view timetables from previous or future years
  • Latest
Any timetable schedules after this date will not be shown

SEN Details

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a word to use in menus in place of SEN Details
  • Earliest
SEN events, provisions, etc. will not be shown if they were recorded earlier than this date
  • Show needs
Shows or hides a list of the student's needs
  • replace needs with full descriptions
If the needs are not descriptive enough, you can show the full descriptions
  • Show events
Show or hide SEN events
  • Show provisions
Show or hide SEN Provisions
  • Show IEPs
Show or hide education plans
  • Show gifted and talented
Displays the student's gifted and talented status
  • Show review information
Show or hide SEN review dates and details
  • Show statements
Show or hide SEN statements
  • Show SEN documents
Show or hide SEN documents uploaded to SIMS

School details

  • Allow email contact
The user will have access to a "Contact us" box, that sends an email to the school office address
  • Twitter timeline URL
If the school has a twitter account, the URL for the timeline can be added here. The most recent events from the Twitter timeline will then be shown on the School details page.

Events

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Events
  • Disclaimer
Enter a disclaimer to be displayed on the events page. This will only be available to events with seat booking
  • Disclaimer for non seated
Enter a disclaimer to be displayed on the events page. This will only be available to events without seat booking

Student events

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Student events

BBC Education News

  • Start
Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Education News through Insight
  • End
Enter end date to which user will have access to BBC Education News through Insight
  • Years
Enter the year group(s) for which the user will have access to BBC Education News, each separated by a plus symbol

BBC Sports News

  • Start
Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Sports News through Insight
  • End
Enter end date to which user will have access to BBC Sports News through Insight
  • Years
Enter the year group(s) for which the user will have access to BBC Sports News, each separated by a plus symbol

Linked adults and agencies

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Linked adults and agencies
  • Show Agent
Includes agents in the directory
  • Show Agency
Includes agencies in the directory
  • Show Academic
Includes relevant academic staff in the directory
  • Show Pastoral
Includes relevant pastoral staff in the directory
  • Show Contact
Includes all student contacts in the directory. This should be used with caution
  • Show Medical
Includes medical contacts in the directory.
  • Show Other
Includes any other contacts in the directory.
  • Show photos for Academic and Pastoral staff
Staff photos from SIMS will be displayed.
  • Hide these supervisors
Enter the titles of any supervisors who should not be displayed on the Linked Adults and Agencies page e.g. Pastoral:House Supervisor

Assignments

  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Assignments
  • Earliest
Assignments created before this date will not be displayed
  • Rolling archive in weeks
Assignments whose due date is up to this many weeks in the past will be displayed
  • Strip old open
Assignments that are pending/outstanding will only be displayed if their due date is in the future
  • Strip future
Assignments which have a Issued Date in the future will not be displayed
  • Show status column
Show or hide the assignment status information e.g. completed, overdue, etc.
  • Show mark column
Show or hide the grade for the assignment.
  • Show user check column
This will enable a column showing either a tick or cross for each assignments. Users (parents or students) can toggle between the tick and cross for their personal use, to record which assignments have been completed. This information does not feed back to teachers and does not change the status of the assignment to Complete
  • Include exceptions
If this option is off, assignments where the status is Exception will never be displayed
  • Order by issued date
The assignments will be ordered by their issued date, rather than their due date
  • Group by subject
Assignments of the same subject will be grouped together
  • Allow uploading evidence
Allows the users to upload their assignment work online. This is only available when the assignment has been created in Insight

Forums

  • New topics can be added
turn this on to allow users to start new topics.
  • Replies can be posted
Users can add comments to topics in the forums
  • Replies can be edited
This option allows users to amend their own posts.
  • Alternative menu title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Assignments
  • Use for announcements only
Select this to force the forums into announcements only mode. Users will not be able to view or create topics, or post replies, regardless of the options above.

===Custom gallery / user defined page

  • Start
Users will not be able to view the user defined page / gallery before this date
  • End
Users will not be able to view the user defined page / gallery after this date
  • Years
The gallery / user defined page will only be visible to parents of students in these year groups. Separate the year groups by a plus symbol, or leave blank for all

Attendance

The role options in the Attendance section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles

Attendance summary

  • Title
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Attendance Summary
  • Show attendance by session
Shows or hides the Attendance by session bar graph
  • Use "show sessions for years" setting from Snapshot
The attendance summary will be shown or hidden, depending on the settings in the mentioned snapshot role option
  • Show week by week
Turn this on to show the week-by-week section of the summary
  • Show codes summary
Displays a section showing which attendance codes the student has received, and how often
  • merge AM and PM
Bundles AM and PM present marks into a single mark
  • Show statistical summary
Shows or hides the statistical summary table
  • Show calendar view
Shows or hides the calendar view for attendance
  • Disclaimer
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer

Attendance comparison
There are no additional settings for this feature

Attendance career
There are no additional settings for this feature

Lesson summary

  • Use "show sessions for years" setting from Snapshot
This will show or hide the whole menu item for students not in the relevant Snapshot list
  • Show week by week
Turn this on to show the week-by-week section of the summary
  • Show codes summary
Displays a section showing which attendance codes the student has received, and how often
  • merge AM and PM
Bundles AM and PM present marks into a single mark
  • Show statistical summary
Shows or hides the statistical summary table
  • Show calendar view
Shows or hides the calendar view for attendance
  • Disclaimer
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer

Report Absences

  • Valid reasons
Enter a list of valid reasons for absence, separated by the + symbol
  • Allow reporting of planned absences
This allows parents to notify the school about upcoming absences
  • Allow reporting of historical absences
This allows parents to notify the school about previous absences
  • Maximum age of absence in days
Parents cannot report absences which are older than the number of days shown in this option
  • Disclaimer
A disclaimer that will appear on the page when parents are reporting absences
  • Acceptance message
The message that will be displayed when users report an absence

Extra Curriculum

  • Show attendance
A column will be displayed showing whether or not the pupil attended
  • Show comments
Comments added during the extra curricular activity will be displayed
  • Earliest
Any extra curricular activities which took place earlier than this date will not be displayed

Behaviour

The role options in the Behaviour section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles

Achievements

  • Earliest
Positive behaviour incidents recorded before this date will not be displayed
  • Show comments
Behaviour comments will be displayed
  • Show points values
Show the number of points associated with each behaviour incident
  • Alternative for points
Use an alternative term, instead of "points"
  • Show outcomes
Show the outcome associated with each behaviour incident
  • Hide zero point items
Behaviour incidents will be hidden if their points value is zero
  • Show staff
Displays the names of all involved staff, as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS
  • Show analysis charts
Automatically-generated charts will be displayed, showing the reasons the pupil is earning their positive behaviour incidents
  • Show location
Display the room that the behaviour incident was recorded in
  • Alternative for Event time
Enter an alternative name for the column header Event Time
  • Show Event Time
Displays the period during the day that the information was recorded
  • Alternative for Recorder
Enter an alternative name for the column header Recorder
  • Show Recorder
Display the name of the staff member who recorded the behaviour incident
  • Show Issued In
Shows the class or subject the behaviour incident was added in as taken from PARS. This is not relevant if behaviour is being taken from SIMS.
  • Show Subject
Displays the subject the behaviour incident was added in as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS

Behaviours

  • Earliest
Positive behaviour incidents recorded before this date will not be displayed
  • Include interventions
Display information recorded in intervention section in SIMS. This is not relevant when behaviour is being collected from PARS
  • Show comments
Behaviour comments will be displayed
  • Only show resolved
Select to show only incidents that have been resolved. Incidents that are on-going will not be shown.
  • Show points values
Show the number of points associated with each behaviour incident
  • Alternative for points
Use an alternative term, instead of "points"
  • Show outcomes
Show the outcome associated with each behaviour incident
  • Hide zero point items
Behaviour incidents will be hidden if their points value is zero
  • Show staff
Displays the names of all involved staff, as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS
  • Show analysis charts
Automatically-generated charts will be displayed, showing the reasons the pupil is earning their positive behaviour incidents
  • Show location
Display the room that the behaviour incident was recorded in
  • Alternative for Event time
Enter an alternative name for the column header Event Time
  • Show Event Time
Displays the period during the day that the information was recorded
  • Alternative for Recorder
Enter an alternative name for the column header Recorder
  • Show Recorder
Display the name of the staff member who recorded the behaviour incident
  • Show Issued In
Shows the class or subject the behaviour incident was added in, as taken from PARS. This is not relevant if behaviour is being taken from SIMS
  • Show Subject
Displays the subject the behaviour incident was added in, as taken from SIMS. This is not relevant is behaviour is being taken from PARS

Detentions

  • Show attendance
Shows whether or not the pupil attended the detention
  • Show excuse
If detention information is taken from SIMS, this will show the reason the pupil did not attend the detention. If the detention is taken from PARS this will display a column showing whether or not the detention was reset
  • Show comments
Display comments associated to the detention
  • Earliest
Detentions issued earlier than this date will not be displayed
  • Show reasons
Show or hide the reason for a detention
  • Show activities
Shows the activities information from SIMS. This is not relevant if detentions are taken from PARS
  • Show location
Displays the room the detention took place in
  • Show with
Display the name of the staff member who is taking the detention

Report card

  • Show details
Show the full details of the report card, including the targets set for the pupil and the grades received. The alternative is to only show incidences of the pupil being placed on report
  • whole weeks only
  • The report card will only show data up until last Friday
Report cards given earlier than this date will not be displayed

Exclusions

  • Show comments
Turn this option On to show exclusion comments
  • Show appealed exlusions
Display exclusions ever during an appeal process

Cash in

  • Earliest
Cash in incidents recorded earlier than this date will not be displayed
  • Allow user cash ins
The user is able to make purchases from the cash in catalogue

Behaviour comparison
There are no additional settings for this feature

Assessment

The role options in the Assessment section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles

Assessments

  • For these years
Enter a list of year groups, separated by the plus symbol, for which this menu item is to be shown.
  • Show data from how many previous academic years
Select the number of years of data you want the user to see.
  • or specify other amounts for specific yeargroups
Enter amounts in the form yeargroup:amount, separated by a plus, for example 7:0+8:1+9:2+10:0+11:1+12:0+13:1
  • Alternative menu title
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Assessments.
  • Earliest
Assessment data entered before this date will not be shown
  • Latest
Assessment data entered after this date will not be shown
  • Latest first
Turn this option on to attempt to order the assessments with the most recent at the top.
  • Limit to current subjects
Turn this option on to only show assessments for currently taken subjects, or leave switched off for all subjects
  • Use column headings in place of aspect name
The aspect's column heading will be displayed, rather than the aspect name itself
  • Use gradeset description in place of result
Where a result has a description within its gradeset, use this instead of the actual result.
  • Expand by default
This options sets whether groups of assessments start out expanded or collapsed.
  • Show result block
To show assessments by resultset or reporting period.
  • group by result block
Use this option to cluster assessments by resultset or reporting period.
  • Limit Targets to main grade result block
Limit to main grade result block
  • Attempt level split on aspect name
Useful only if your aspect names begin with a recognisable level, results can be arranged in levels.
  • Show grade help popup
Will provide help popup regarding grades.
  • Show progress charts
Hide or show progress charts

Examination entries

  • Show forecast grade
Shows or hides the forecast grade column
  • Show mode
Shows or hides the mode option
  • Show status
Shows or hides the status
  • Disclaimer
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.

Examination results

  • Date format
The format used for the date column. A common format is ddmmyyyy. A full list of the available formats can be found here
  • Show points column
Shows or hides the points column
  • points column title
The title used for the points column
  • split points column
Split points column into points and equivalent information.
  • Show forecast column
Shows or hides the forecast grade column.
  • Show external column
Shows or hides the external column.
  • Show due dates
Enter the due dates here.
  • Disclaimer
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.

Examination coursework
There are no additional settings for this feature

Key stage results

  • Include average point scores
Show or hide average point scores
  • KS3 En ATs
Show or hide English result
  • KS3 Ma ATs
Show or hide Maths result
  • KS3 Sc ATs
Show or hide Science result
  • KS3 Other ATs
Show or hide Other result
  • KS3 En Test Levels
Show or hide English test levels.
  • KS3 Ma Test Levels
Show or hide Maths test levels.
  • KS3 Sc Test Levels
Show or hide Science test levels.
  • KS3 Other Test Levels
Show or hide Other test levels.
  • KS2 En ATs
Show or hide English result
  • KS2 Ma ATs
Show or hide Maths result
  • KS2 Sc ATs
Show or hide Science result
  • KS2 En Test Levels
Show or hide English test levels.
  • KS2 Ma Test Levels
Show or hide Maths test levels.
  • KS2 Sc Test Levels
Show or hide Science test levels.
  • KS1 En ATs
Show or hide English result
  • KS1 Ma ATs
Show or hide Maths result
  • KS1 Sc ATs
Show or hide Science result
  • KS1 En Test Levels
Show or hide English test levels.
  • KS1 Ma Test Levels
Show or hide Maths test levels.
  • KS1 Sc Test Levels
Show or hide Science test levels.

Examination timetable

  • Include open seasons
Use this option if you want to show open exam seasons.
  • Disclaimer
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer
  • Remove exams after this many days
After this number of days, exams will be hidden from Insight. Use -1 to show all exams regardless of their date.

Self assessment
There are no additional settings for this feature

Subjects

The role options in the Subjects section are available to Teacher, Parent and Student roles

Subjects

  • Show grade summary
Use this option to show assessment data
  • for these years
Only show assessment data for these years. Separate each year group with a plus symbol
  • using gradeset descriptions
Where a result has a description within its gradeset, use this instead of the actual result.
  • for how many previous academic years
Select the number of academic years to go back to find grades for the summary, where zero means the current year only.
  • or specify other amounts for specific yeargroups
Enter the amount of previous years for specific groups in the form yeargroup:amount, separated by a plus, for example 7:0+8:1+9:2+10:0+11:1+12:0+13:1.
  • latest first
Show grades ordered latest first.
  • latest date
Grades will not be displayed if they were entered after this date
  • use _Personalisation\aspect.priorities file
The aspectpriorities file will be used to apply custom ordering to aspects in the grade summary. See the personalisation page for more information about the aspectpriorities file

  • Earliest date
Reports uploaded earlier than this date will not be displayed
  • Latest cut-off date
Reports uploaded after this date will not be displayed
  • Hide non-PDF's
Documents will only be displayed if they are PDF
  • Report Documents Filter
By default, all report-type documents from the linked documents will be shown on the Subjects page. Enter a list of keywords, each prefixed with either a plus or minus symbol. Report-type documents will not be shown if their title contains one of the keywords prefixed with a minus symbol, and will be shown if their title contains a keyword prefixed with a plus symbol. Each keyword should be separated by a pipe i.e. +ShowThese|-HideThese
  • Include General Documents containing
By default Insight will not display general documents. You can enter a plus symbol followed by a key word or phrase and Insight will display all general documents with titles including that word