Add Teacher Absence

Use the Teacher Cover Timetable to add a teacher absence record.

A breakdown of absence displayed in the Teacher Cover Timetable is shown below:

To add a teacher absence record from the Teacher Cover Timetable, follow the steps below:

Open the Cover Manager module.

Either: Select the Manage Cover tab. or Select the Cover Status tab.

Select the Teacher Cover Timetable from the right hand menu. Today's date is displayed by default, select another date if required.

Click Create Absence to display the Create Absence Record window:

Either:

Select a teacher to mark absent. or Select multiple teachers to mark absent.

Use this to create identical records for multiple teachers.

Select the Absent Properties tab and complete the sections available:

Select the Absence Notes tab and enter additional notes, if required.

For example, 'Throat infection, expected back to work on Mon 30/4/12'.

Either: Click Save & Close to save the record. or Click Save & Add to add further records.

The absence is displayed in the Teacher Cover Timetable. Buttons are available in each teacher absence displayed: