Users
Users
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Roles
Generated Passwords
Student Links
Manage
Address Changes
Capitalise Town |
Always begin towns or cities with a capital letter.
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Telephone No. changes
Email address changes
Personal Attribute changes
Assessment Manager subjects
User-defined pages
Gallaries (management)
Surveys
Parents' evenings (this is the administrative view, not the parents view)
Alternative menu title |
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Parents evenings.
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Allow access to multiple staff |
Allows the user to make bookings on behalf of any member of staff.
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Allow access to event management |
Allows the user to edit the event i.e. Start and End time.
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Allow over booking |
Allow the user to double-book pupils.
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Allow unavailable and break booking |
Allow the user to make bookings, even where slots are marked as unavailable or break.
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Notice composer
Alternative menu title |
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Notice composer.
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Show other users notices |
Display notices created/edited by other users.
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Application usage
Do not contact
Forums (management)
Assignments
Show all classes and subjects |
Allow staff to set assignments for any class, not just those that they teach.
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Attendance
Attendance summary
Alternative menu title |
Enter a menu title to use in menus in place of Attendance Summary.
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Show attendance by session |
Shows or hides the Attendance by session bar graph
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Show week by week |
Turn this on to show the week-by-week section of the summary
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Show codes summary |
Show or hides the Code summary table
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merge AM and PM |
Bundles AM and PM present marks into a single mark.
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Show statistical summary |
Shows or hides the statistical summary table
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Show calendar view |
Shows or hides the calendar view for attendance.
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Disclaimer |
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
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Attendance comparison
Attendance career
Lesson summary
Use "show lesson for years" setting from Snapshot |
This will show or hide the whole menu item for students not in the relevant Snapshot list.
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Show week by week |
Turn this on to show the week-by-week section of the summary.
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Show codes summary |
Show or hides the Code summary table.
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merge AM and PM |
Bundles AM and PM present marks into a single mark.
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Show statistical summary |
Shows or hides the statistical summary table.
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Show calendar view |
Shows or hides the calendar view for attendance.
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Disclaimer |
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
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Report Absences
Valid reasons |
Enter a list of valid reasons for absence, separated by the + symbol.
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Allow reporting of planned absences |
Select this option if you want the user to be able to report planned absences.
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Maximum age of absence in days |
The number of days upto which the user can report historic absences through Insight.
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Acceptance message |
Enter an acceptance message here should you wish to do so.
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General
Parents evenings
allow non-teachers |
Turn this on to allow parents to reserve parents evening bookings with staff who do not directly teach their children.
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allow user bookings |
Turn this on to allow parents evening appointments to be made.
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Disclaimer |
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
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School dinners
Choose Options
URL |
Enter the URL to give access to SMyLE
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Start |
Enter date from which user will have access to SMyLE through Insight.
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End |
Enter date to which user will have access to SMyLE through Insight
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Years |
Enter the year group/s for which the user will have access to SMyLE
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iCal export
Snapshot
Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Snapshot
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House colours |
Although not recommended, you can enter a list of house name/colour code pairs, each pair separated from the next by a semi-colon, and containing the house name followed by a colon, then the HTML colour, including the hash character.
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Current attendance |
Switch the attendance section on or off.
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show sessions for years |
Use asterisk to show sessions for all years, or enter a list of year numbers separated by the plus symbol.
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show lessons for years |
Use asterisk to show lessons for all years, or enter a list of year numbers separated by the plus symbol.
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show Rooms |
Displays room codes in the current attendance section.
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show gridlines |
Displays the current attendance section with separating lines between classes
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show attendance symbols |
Shows symbols for attendance.
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show hover over descriptions |
Description of icon displayed when hovered over
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This terms attendance |
Show or hide a graph of the current term's attendance
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Alerts |
shows the alerts set up in SIMS.net (Tools - Setups - Student Teacher View) for Attendance, Behaviour, and Exclusions
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Including Attendance |
Selecting shows the attendance alert.
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Including Behaviour |
Selecting shows the behaviour alert.
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Including Exclusion |
Selecting shows the exclusion alert.
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•all Exclusions are unacceptable |
As you can't set SIMS to jump from green to red in one go, selecting this does the same job.
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Using hands in place of flags |
The default is flags or you can opt for hands, thumb up or down.
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Showing rules used |
Shows the rules used to set up alerts.
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Display annotations on screen |
Displays information on the screen usually acquired by hovering over icon.
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Using behaviour incidents in the range |
Select the range from, All, This year, This term, This week or Today to use for the snapshot alert.
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Behaviour |
Switches the behaviour section on or off
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Use points instead of events for behaviour |
Shows points score instead of the number of incidents.
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Notices |
Show or hide recent notices and/or SIMS events.
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showing current year |
Turn this on to show the current school year details.
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excluding SIMS events |
Turn this on to hide SIS events form this small notices subset, while leaving them in the full notices list.
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Server performance report |
This will provide a summary of SQL server performance, and is only to be used for investigative purposes.
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Notices
Show public linked documents |
Select to show any public linked documents for the selected pupil that has been uploaded to SIMS.
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public linked documents earliest date |
Enter a date before which linked documents will not be shown
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do not show the following documents types |
Enter a list of blocked document types, separated by the plus symbol
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Personal details
Show tutors name |
Turn this on to show the long name instead of initials.
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Show SEN Status |
Show or hide the current SEN status.
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Show Contact Student details |
Show or hide the student's contact details.
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Show Other Users Details |
Shows or hides the details of other contacts for the pupil held in SIMS. Use with caution
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Show Home Address |
Shows or hides the home address in full. Use with caution
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Allow address changes |
Users can notify school of any changes to address when this option is selected.
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Allow telephone number changes |
Users can notify school of any changes to telephone numbers when this option is selected.
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Allow email address changes |
Users can notify school of any changes to email addresses when this option is selected.
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Allow student email address changes |
Users can notify school of any changes to the student's email address when this option is selected.
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Show telephone contact notes |
This option allows the user to see any notes entered here or in SIS against the contact number.
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Show mode of travel |
Shows or hides the student's usual mode of travel to school.
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allow mode of travel changes |
Allows changes to student's mode of travel.
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Show route |
Shows or hides the route to school usually taken by the student.
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allow route changes |
Allows changes to student's route to school.
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Show emergency contact |
Shows or hides the emergency contact for the pupil held in SIMS. Use with caution
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Show dietary requirements |
Shows or hides the student's dietary needs if any.
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allow dietary requirements changes |
Allows changes to student's dietary requirements
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Show home language |
Shows or hides the student's home language.
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allow home language changes |
Allows changes to home language
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Show Religion |
Shows or hides the student's religion.
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allow religion changes |
Allows changes to religion
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Show FSM |
Shows or hides the Free School Meals status.
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Show Connexions assent |
Shows the assent status where applicable.
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Show gender |
Shows or hides gender of student
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Show ethnicity |
Shows or hides any ethnicity information
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allow ethnicity changes |
Allows changes to ethnicity information.
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Show consents |
Shows or hides consents from user
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allow consent changes |
Allows changes to consent information.
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Show chosen name |
Shows or hides preferred name
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Show medical |
Shows or hides medical information
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Timetable
Show Staff Names |
Shows the teachers long name instead of initials
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Use "show lessons for years" setting from Snapshot |
If this option is turned on, lessons marks will only be displayed for the years listed in the show lessons for years
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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.
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Use "show sessions for years" setting from Snapshot |
Shows and hides statutory registration periods. Please see Timetable periods for clarification.
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Show session marks |
Shows or hides the attendance marks for statutory registration periods.
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Show class codes for lessons |
Shows or hides the class code - the subject will remain.
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Show rooms |
Shows or hides an indication of the timetabled room
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use short room name |
If the room is show, you can select to display either the long or the short name.
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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.
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Hide these subjects |
Enter a list of subjects which are always to be hidden, separated by the plus symbol.
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Allow use of /_Personalisation/TimetableJump.aspx |
Allows user to see specific sections of the timetable within other systems.
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Show SMyLE feedback |
Allows user to see feedback from SMyLE.
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Weather
SEN Details
Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of SEN Details.
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Earliest |
Enter a date before which SEN events, provisions, etc. will not be shown.
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Show needs |
Shows or hides a list of the student's needs
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replace needs with full descriptions |
If the needs are not descriptive enough, you can show the full descriptions.
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Show events |
Show or hide SEN events
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Show provisions |
Show or hide SEN Provisions
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Show IEPs |
Show or hide education plans
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Show gifted and talented |
Show or hide gifts and talents
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Show review information |
Show or hide SEN review dates and details
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Show statements |
Show or hide SEN statements
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Show SEN documents |
Show or hide SEN documents uploaded to SIMS
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BBC Education News
Start |
Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Education News through Insight
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End |
Enter end date to which user will have access to BBC Education News through Insight
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Years |
Enter the year group/s for which the user will have access to BBC Education News
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BBC Sports News
Start |
Enter date from which user will have access to BBC Sports News through Insight
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End |
Enter end date to which user will have access to BBC Sports News through Insight
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Years |
Enter the year group/s for which the user will have access to BBC Sports News
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Linked adults and agencies
Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Linked adults and agencies, for example Useful contacts
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Show Agent |
Includes agents in the directory
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Expand Agent |
Expands the Agent node by default
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Show Agency |
Includes agencies in the directory
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Expand Agency |
Expands the Agency node by default
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Show Academic |
Includes relevant academic staff in the directory
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Expand Academic |
Expands the Academic node by default
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Show Pastoral |
Includes relevant pastoral staff in the directory
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Expand Pastoral |
Expands the Pastoral node by default
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Show Contact |
Includes all student contacts in the directory. This should be used with caution
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Expand Contact |
Expands the Contact node by default
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Show Medical |
Includes medical contacts in the directory.
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Expand Medical |
Expands the Medical node by default
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Show Other |
Includes any other contacts in the directory.
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Expand Other |
Expands the Other node by default
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Assignments
Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Assignments , for example Homework
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Earliest |
Enter the number of weeks for which the user will see the student's homework.
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Strip old open |
This option will show or hide any assignments still in the open state, i.e. because it has not been handed-in.
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Show status column |
Show or hide the assignment status information.
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Show mark column |
Show or hide the assignment mark.
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Forums
New topics can be added |
turn this on to allow users in this Role to start new topics.
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Replies can be posted |
If replies cannot be posted, forums become effectively announcements.
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Replies can be edited |
This option allows users to amend their own posts.
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Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Forums, for example Announcements
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Use for announcements only |
Select this to force the forums into announcements only mode.
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Mums net (an example of a user-defined page setup in Preferences)
Start |
Enter date from which user will have access to Mums net through Insight
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End |
Enter date to which user will have access to Mums net through Insight
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Years |
Enter the year group/s for which the user will have access to Mums net
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Behaviour
Achievements
Earliest |
Enter a date before which achievements will not be shown.
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Show comments |
Turn this option on to show achievements comments.
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Show points values |
Show or hide the point's column.
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Show outcomes |
Show or hide the outcome column.
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Hide zero point items |
Leave set to Off to show zero point items, or On to hide them.
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Show staff |
Show or hide the associated staff column.
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Show location |
Show or hide the associated location.
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Behaviour
Earliest |
Enter a date before which behaviours will not be shown.
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Show comments |
Turn this option on to show behaviour comments.
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Only show resolved |
Select to show only incidents that have been resolved. Incidents that are on-going will not be shown.
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Show points values |
Show or hide the point's column.
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Show outcomes |
Show or hide the outcome column.
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Hide zero point items |
Leave set to Off to show zero point items, or On to hide them.
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Show staff |
Show or hide the associated staff column.
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Show location |
Show or hide the associated location.
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Detentions
Show attendance |
Shows the attendance in a detention period.
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Show comments |
Turn this option on to show detention comments.
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Earliest |
Enter a date before which detentions will not be shown.
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Show reasons |
Show or hide the reason for a detention.
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Report Card
Show details |
Turn this option On to show the details on the report card.
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Exclusions
Show comments |
Turn this option On to show exclusion comments.
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Assessment
Assessments
For these years |
Enter a list of year groups, separated by the plus symbol, for which this menu item is to be shown.
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Show data from how many previous academic years |
Select the number of years of data you want the user to see.
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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
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Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Assessments.
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Earliest |
Enter a date before which assessments will not be shown.
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Latest |
Enter a date after which assessments will not be shown.
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Latest first |
Turn this option on to attempt to order the assessments with the most recent at the top.
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Limit to current subjects |
Turn this option on to only show assessments for currently taken subjects, or leave switched off for all subjects.
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Use gradeset description in place of result |
Where a result has a description within its gradeset, use this instead of the actual result.
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Expand by default |
This options sets whether groups of assessments start out expanded or collapsed.
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Show result block |
To show assessments by resultset or reporting period.
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group by result block |
Use this option to cluster assessments by resultset or reporting period.
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Show latest grade in group rows |
Uses the latest grade with a group as a reminder in the group row itself.
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Limit Targets to main grade result block |
Limit to main grade result block
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restrict to outermost group |
This option prevents subgroups having latest grades shown in group rows.
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Attempt level split on aspect name |
Useful only if your aspect names begin with a recognisable level, results can be arranged in levels.
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Show grade help popup |
Will provide help popup regarding grades.
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Show progress charts |
Hide or show progress charts
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Examination entries
Show forecast grade |
Shows or hides the forecast grade column.
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Show mode |
Shows or hides the mode option.
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Show status |
Shows or hides the status.
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Disclaimer |
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
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Examination results
Date format |
Examination results date format
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Show points column |
Shows or hides the point's column.
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points column title |
Enter a title for the points column
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split points column |
Split points column into points and equivalent information.
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Show forecast column |
Shows or hides the forecast grade column.
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Show external column |
Shows or hides the external column.
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Show due dates |
Enter the due dates here.
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Disclaimer |
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
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Examination coursework
Key Stage results
Latest date |
Enter the latest date for Key Stage results
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Include average point scores |
Show or hide average point scores
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Use gradeset description in place of result |
To select the gradeset description instead of results.
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KS3 En ATs |
Show or hide English result
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KS3 Ma ATs |
Show or hide Maths result
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KS3 Sc ATs |
Show or hide Science result
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KS3 Other ATs |
Show or hide Other result
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KS3 En Test Levels |
Show or hide English test levels.
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KS3 Ma Test Levels |
Show or hide Maths test levels.
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KS3 Sc Test Levels |
Show or hide Science test levels.
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KS3 Other Test Levels |
Show or hide Other test levels.
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KS2 En ATs |
Show or hide English result
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KS2 Ma ATs |
Show or hide Maths result
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KS2 Sc ATs |
Show or hide Science result
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KS2 En Test Levels |
Show or hide English test levels.
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KS2 Ma Test Levels |
Show or hide Maths test levels.
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KS2 Sc Test Levels |
Show or hide Science test levels.
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KS1 En ATs |
Show or hide English result
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KS1 Ma ATs |
Show or hide Maths result
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KS1 Sc ATs |
Show or hide Science result
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KS1 En Test Levels |
Show or hide English test levels.
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KS1 Ma Test Levels |
Show or hide Maths test levels.
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KS1 Sc Test Levels |
Show or hide Science test levels.
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Examination timetable
Use default timetable |
There are two possible timetables, the default which has seating arrangements, or alternatively one without if you do not user seating.
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Include open seasons |
Use this option of you want to show open exam seasons.
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Disclaimer |
Enter details of any necessary disclaimer.
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Subjects
This item is unlike others in that the menu items will be built dynamically dependent on the subjects a student is taking.
Subjects
Earliest date |
Enter the date from which the information can be requested.
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Latest cut-off date |
Enter the date after which information cannot be requested.
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Hide non-PDF's |
This option will hide anything that is not a PDF file.
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prefer HTML to PDF |
Opt for HTML over PDF file
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Report Documents Filter |
Enter a list of keywords, each prefixed with either a plus or minus sign, and separated by ampersands.
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Include General Documents containing |
When using Linked Documents for reports, leave this blank to not show any General Documents, or enter some filter text to select which to show.
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Additional menu using filter |
Setup additional menu items for individual reports.
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show filtered for years |
Use yeargroups separated by +, or the * symbol for all.
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Show attendance info |
Show or hide attendance information.
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Alternative menu title |
Allows user to amend a menu title.
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Embed report titles into main menu |
This will override any other menu titles you have entered earlier and name them after the report titles.
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using word wrapping |
Allows user to select word wrapping for embedded report titles.
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Show grade summary |
Use this option to show assessments on the subject pages
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for these years |
Enter a list of year groups separated by the plus symbol for which you want the grade summary to display
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using gradeset descriptions |
Where a result has a description within its gradeset, use this instead of the actual result.
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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.
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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.
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latest first |
Show grades ordered latest first.
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latest date |
Enter a date, after which grades will not be shown, for example if they are pending checks.
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use _Personalisation\aspect.priorities file |
Allows access to specific information
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Reports
Correspondence
Activity
Linked aspects
Engagement analysis
Parents evenings (this is the reports item, and as a scroll in the corner)
Alternative menu title |
Enter a word to use in menus in place of Parents evenings
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Licence details
SIMS Synchronisation Report