This list of updates may change before release, this is just a provisory list.
Visibility to changes are subject to having the relevant Roles & Permissions.
Here is what is planned in the next release.
A brief list of some of the expected enhancements/updates
This list shows what’s being developed in the current sprint and is planned to be released on Friday 26th July.
Administration
- Staff List – Ability to mark staff as absent – the required module for this action will be amended from Registration (Attendance) to Administration.
Analysis
- School on a Page (Primary) – Number of Results and ARE+ column calculations will be updated to include grades outside a student’s year group.
Assessment
- Assessment Sheets List – Ability to copy data from one column to another within a Marksheet
Dashboards
- Teacher – Display Clubs & Trips register.
Diary
- Ability to book Rooms by Time/Period.
Home page
- Fire Drill Report – Visibility of total Student Count of Present Students.
Finance
- Global Configuration – Ability to configure the Finance system to enable/disable the Central Bank.
- Journal creation is prevented if a Journal Browser Error is detected on creation, and an alert to the user.
- Reports > Finance > Audit Trail – Additional pages added to the Audit Summary, and additional audit information provided when: approving or rejecting Bank Accounts in Customers and Suppliers pages, and Dispatching documents.
MAT Finance
- Config – Update existing Ledger Codes to the 24/25 DFE Chart of Accounts.
- Dashboard – Update the Aged Debtors Dashboard widget to work in the same way as the Aged Debtor Report.
- Reports > Finance > Audit Trail – Additional audit information when: approving or rejecting Bank Accounts in Suppliers pages, and Dispatching documents.
- Reports > Finance > Balance Sheet Reports – Add a Closing Balance column to the report.
- Reports > Finance > Aged Debtor – Update the Aged Debtor Report to use the As At Date to show the position of the Debtors as of a specific date.
MCAS
- In MCAS web – Ability for Parents to report an absence, and in the MIS MCAS – schools to approve or reject absence notifications from parents.
- In MCAS web – Show Detentions in MCAS Timetable
- Online Payments – Ability to create a zero-value product.
Options
- Ability to add a weight to subjects to indicate the choice count for that level of subject in Option Setup and Timetable Patterns.
Parent App MyChildAtSchool
- Ability to manage the Preferred Communication Language option via MyChildAtSchool Parent App.
- New Detention module.
- Enhancements to the Exam module – including exam date order.
Quick Report
- A new Options domain and sub domain will be added to Quick Report.
- The search in the Data Item panel will display the Data Item Name and the Path.
- Ability to save Scheduled Quick Reports to DMS with an Email delivery method.
- Export large files to PDF and Word
Timetable
- Curriculum Plan: Retain position in the Simple view when editing Blocks.
- Review: Enhance flexibility when scheduling Linear and Simple Blocks
- Scheduling: Colour indicators to easily identify where a Block or a class can or cannot be scheduled, including any potential conflicts with teachers or rooms.
- Timetable Specifications: Blocks on Days rules will be applied to each subject and class from each Linear block.