Use this guide to understand how Attendance Mode settings work for part-time students in the following ways.
Setting Attendance Mode to Part Time writes
Access: the minimum permissions to access Key Data is found in the Framework Module from Config>Set Up>Roles and Permissions
Attendance Modes in Key Data
Go to Students>Select the Student(s)>View this will open the Student Profile, then click on the Enrolment tab
Scroll down within the Enrolment tab to see the Key Data panel on the right hand side, click the pencil icon within the Key Data panel.
In the Key Data pop up click on the Attendance Modes tab.
In the Attendance Modes tab, you can Add New Attendance Modes by clicking Click to Add New Attendance Mode and Edit or Delete existing Attendance Modes by hovering over the Attendance Mode to be edited and clicking the Pencil Icon to Edit or the No Entry symbol to Delete.
You will then see Part Time as an option in the Attendance Modes drop down.
Click Save.
Attendance for Part Time Students in Registers
There are two main methods schools can use:
Option 1: Use Group Exceptions
This allows you to create Student Exceptions within a Tutor Group for the sessions a student does not attend. This prevents a mark being required for those sessions.
See How to use Group Exceptions
Option 2: Use Bulk Attendance to Apply X Marks (Recommended)
Most schools prefer this method. You can apply an X mark (Cancelled/Non-compulsory) for the sessions a student is not expected to attend. This keeps the student in the register but excludes those sessions from attendance calculations.See How to use Bulk Attendance Update