Difference between revisions of "Category:Configuration"

This category contains a list of the configuration pages found in this wiki.

General

Beginner's guide

getting started.

User permissions

permissions

Global system settings

preferences

Group management

group manager

Notes for the beginning of the academic year

preparing for September

Configuring Heads of Subject

subject leaders

Creating on report cards

on report group management

Default slip (used to generate OUTPUT.xml)

default slip

Importing report and certificate designs

slip designer

Homework categories

assignment categories

Importing IEP designs

IEP writer designs

Technical

Installing PARS Connect

installing PARS Connect

Installing Keep Alive

installing Keep Alive

Allowing PARS to access the internet

configure proxy server

Testing Automation

how to test Automation is working

Configuring the jobs performed by Automation

job list

Attendance

Managing custom attendance codes

maintain codes

Taking AM or PM marks from lessons

mapped periods

Signing in & out, and biometric systems

pupil scan

Global system settings for registers

registration preferences

Communications

Importing pupils' email addresses

The bulk import emails tool allows you to import email addresses for pupils into your SIMS database, if you have a .csv file with the pupils' email addresses and an identifying number for the pupils, such as the ADNO or UPN.

Configuration for sending SMS messages

If you wish to send SMS messages via PARS then you will need to create an account with Text Anywhere (the SMS provider that we work with) and then enter your account details into PARS. You can access Text Anywhere's website and enter your details into PARS both via the configure SMS page.
Texts from Text Anywhere cost approximately 3 pence each.

You may also need to configure your proxy server in order to send emails and SMS messages via PARS Connect.

Pre-defined messages

Generic messages can be stored to a message bank so that staff do not have to recreate them every time they want to send a message.

Behaviour

Global system settings for behaviour

A number of global settings for behaviour can be found in the behaviour preferences page, including SIMS writeback, which copies behaviour incidents from PARS to SIMS. Go to this page for a list of the available options.

Automatic behaviour alerts

Behaviour alerts are used to inform staff of behaviour issues within the school, where the staff are not expected to take further action within PARS. This might be to alert the form tutor is a pupil in their form group has received 5 or more positive incidents this week. Go to the configure alerts page if you wish to set these up.

General configuration for behaviour

If you are configuring behaviour in PARS for the first time, then you will need to create Grounds and Outcomes. These are the equivalent of Types and Outcomes in SIMS.

When adding a behaviour incident, a ground is what the pupil has done, and the outcome is what the staff member is going to do about it.

The configure behaviour page covers the basic setup that you will need to do in order for staff to begin adding behaviour incidents.

Reporting - behaviour, attendance, detentions and more

custom behaviour reports

Automatic behaviour points

Rule based behaviours will issue automatic behaviour incidents when pupils hit certain criteria e.g. 100% attendance in a half term, or 0 negative incidents in a week. This is a fantastic way of fairly and consistently rewarding pupils who do the right thing.

When looking at a "behaviour league table" (to see which pupils have the most positive behaviour points) many schools find that the best behaved pupils sit at the top of the table, closely followed by the worst behaved pupils. Many more pupils who rarely do anything wrong and quietly get on with their work (sometimes known as "unseen pupils" or "greys") sit at the bottom of the table as they are not frequently rewarded. Rule based behaviours are a great and effective way to deal with this.

Detentions, Removals and Extra Classes

Configure time types

Configure statuses

Rule based detentions

Grading

Configure comment bank

Configure grade schemes

Configure grade elements

Edit PARS grade element

Bulk add SIMS elements

Edit SIMS grade element

Custom grading reports

Key Indicators