Note: All pages below are subject to having relevant Roles and Permissions.

Special Events are ‘out of the ordinary’ events for Teachers or Rooms which require cover, for example a Sports Day or a School Trip.

The Special Event Codes tool gives users the ability to create a code which defines a user-specified Special Event, this code can then be selected when creating a Special Event.

See also: How to Arrange a Special Event.

From Config select Cover and Special Event Codes.

To create a new Special Event Code, click the New button and the Add/Edit Special Event Code page will display.

Complete the fields: * denotes a mandatory field

• Event Type Code – maximum 10 characters
• Event Type Name – maximum of 40 characters.
• Event Type Description, if needed.
• Finally click the tick box to make the Event Type active (enabled)

When you’re done, click Create to Save the Event Code.