Introduction
This article explains how to set / update the dates of your terms within the MIS based on your needs. Whilst the majority of schools divide the year into three terms, with each term divided into half terms, the dates that these fall may vary.
Any changes made to term dates will affect attendance figures.
If your school uses Sonar Tracker, which is integrated into JoinUp, and you want to change your school dates, contact us. Changing term dates from the MIS does not update your school's term dates in Sonar Tracker.
Prerequisites
- You must have the appropriate permissions assigned to your Juniper account to change your institution's term settings.
Instructions
Update term dates
To update your term dates from the MIS:
- Go to Manage / Settings / Institution.
- Select the Term Dates tab:
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Select Edit:
- Select the Academic Year field and choose the year you want to update.
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For each term / half-term that you want to update (for example, Autumn 1, Autumn 2, Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer 1, and Summer 2), select the Start Date - End Date and use the calendar to set the new start and / or end dates:
- The current term is indicated with lines above and below it. Any past terms, along with the current term are indicated in the Current Term column.
- Select Save to save your changes. A confirmation message appears when the terms have been updated successfully.
Update / add holidays and other calendar events
Follow these steps to mark a specific date as a holiday, training day, closed day, or open day.
- Scroll down to the calendar section below the term dates table.
- Use the Select Term field to filter the calendar by term, for example, Autumn, Spring, or Summer.
- Use the Calendar Key to identify each day type. The key shows colour codes for Open, Weekend, Holiday, Closed, and Training days.
- In the calendar, select the date you want to update / add. A menu appears showing the available day types.
- Select the appropriate day type, for example, Holiday to apply it to that date. The date updates to reflect your selection.
Selecting a date that is already marked as Open gives you the option to change it to Holiday, Closed, or Training. Select the date again to change or remove the marking.
Outcome
The term time dates and specific days will be updated based on the values that you enter.
Attendance reporting will will be update so that it aligns with the term times that you have specified for the academic year.
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