SIMS An Administrators Guide To NOVA

Course Overview

Maintaining the school timetable can mean many things from simply changing someone’s room to restructuring and rescheduling part of the timetable. This course is aimed at school administrators who will be required to make simple timetable changes to assist in the smooth running of the school and other SIMS modules which timetable modifications directly impact. This is not a timetable refresher course and as such it is not suitable for timetablers or experienced staff with responsibility for the timetable as it does not deal with complex processes around timetable construction and scheduling. These are covered in Curriculum Management Using Nova-T 4 day course.

Course Objectives

This course will cover:

• Locating, loading and storage of timetable data sets,
• an overview of Nova-T structure and functionality,
• changing a room of a timetabled class,
• changing a member of staff of a timetabled class,
• adding additional staff to a scheduled class,
• dealing with new staff,
• dealing with a carousel,
• understanding how to use alternative curriculum.

Target audience

Prior knowledge of the role of a timetable in school setting and academic management is helpful but not assumed.

This course will be delivered live via a Teams meeting.  The meeting link will be emailed to the delegate ahead of the course. 

Please Note: AI recorders and not permitted and will be removed from the meeting.

Pre Requisites

Please make sure you have the below pre-requisites ready for use on the day of the training:

• A stable internet connection.
• 2 Screens are desirable (1 for Teams meeting and 1 for our training platform or your own SIMS).
• A headset or speaker are essential so that delegates can hear the trainer.
• A microphone and a camera are desirable but not essential. Delegates can also use the chat function in Teams to ask any questions they may have.
• Courses are delivered live. Delegates must be on time and available undisturbed for the duration of the course. If courses are scheduled for multiple days, you must be available for all dates/times to complete the course.
• Courses are recorded for observation and quality control only.

Some of our courses are available with the use of our own School ICT training database, others focus on your own live data using your own SIMS database, in which case we will need to set up a remote access connection.  One of our consultants will contact you prior to the training to make sure you can access the relevant method of practice.

Please Note: Delegates can choose if they would prefer, to view the course rather than actively participating using the training database (if applicable).

Please Note: we have a strict policy concerning maximum numbers of delegates on each course.  Each delegate must book a separate place and will receive an individual Teams meeting link.  Please do not share the meeting link or invite other colleagues to the course.  A charge will be applicable for any additional delegates.

Cancellation Policy

We understand that plans can change unexpectedly. However, timely communication regarding course cancellations is crucial for effective course planning and resource allocation.

For cancellations made by the school/delegate within two weeks (fourteen days) of the course start date, we reserve the right to charge the full course fee.

If schools have prepaid for the course and cancel within two weeks (fourteen days) of the course start date, we reserve the right to withhold refunds for the cost of the booking.

How to Cancel: 

To avoid incurring any fees, please notify us of your cancellation at least two weeks (fourteen days) prior to the course start date. You can reach us by phone on 03452 226802 or via email at helpdesk@schoolicts.co.uk

Please note: It may occasionally be necessary to cancel courses if the minimum number of delegates is not met. Where a training course is cancelled, we will endeavour to offer alternative dates or provide a full refund if a suitable alternative cannot be found.

By booking a course with us, you acknowledge and agree to abide by this cancellation policy.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

Can’t make this date? Why not try the Distance Learning version and complete the course at your own pace – https://learning.www.schoolicts.co.uk/p/sims-an-administrator-guide-to-maintaining-the-timetable-in-nova-t6