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Assignments are projects for pupils to complete in their own time - often called homework. Assignments can be created in Insight and viewed by parents or pupils. You can upload attachments to an assignment and record which pupils have and have not completed their homework. It is also possible for pupils to upload completed assignments which can be accessed online by staff.

If you have PARS then any assignments you have already created can be made visible through Insight, though pupils cannot upload their own documents for assignments created in PARS.

Creating an Assignment

Click the Add Button to create a new assignment. This will open a window with several options at the top and 3 tabs at the bottom.

Option	Effect
Title	This is the name of the assignment.
Issued & Due dates	The issued date is when the homework will be given to pupils. You can create homework assignments in advance if you set this date in the future. The due date is the date that you expect the homework to be given in
Expected	The expected field allows you to record the amount of time that you think pupils will need to complete the homework. This can be useful for parents and pupils in managing their homework and time
Email students	This will send an email to the students' work email addresses from SIMS, or to the email from their Insight user account if pupils have their own accounts (the AD links module is needed for this)
Email parents	This will send an email to all of the students' contacts using the email address associated to their Insight account. If contacts do not have an email address in Insight, they will not receive an email
SMS	This will send an SMS message to all of the students' contacts using the SMS number they have associated to their Insight account. If contacts do not have an SMS number in Insight, they will not receive an SMS message
Show all classes	By default, Insight will only allow you to set homework for your own classes. However if you want to set homework for a class that you do not normally teach then you should tick this option
Submission in class	Ticking this option means that you expect the homework to be handed-in in class, and therefore online submission will be disabled. If you do not use this option, the pupils will be able to submit their work online