Important Information
If you are not licensed for either the SCO Dinners or Extended day modules there is no requirement to set term dates
Enter New Term Dates and School Closures (INSET or Bank Holidays)
- Click on the Configuration tab
- Select System options
- Under the General tab next to Set up term dates click Set up
- Scroll down to the bottom of the listed term dates, if necessary
- Click on Add and enter the first half term School open and School close date
- Enter a Description such as Autumn 1
- Click on Done
- Repeat for each half term
- In the box below, Add any Day Closures for example Training or Bank Holidays
- Click on Done. Click on Done
- School closures will appear as an X on the Dinner money screen
Extra Steps for Extended day clubs
If using the Extended day module you will apply term dates when the clubs are set up.
If already set up, to update them:
- Click on the Extended day tab
- For the first club, click Settings, Session dates
- If you wish to use the standard term dates added above, click Merge standard term dates at the bottom of the screen to update the session dates
- Repeat the above for each Club that you have set up
- If your Extended day clubs are open during the school holidays, then enter the School opens and School closes dates as applicable for each club instead
- School closures will appear as an X on the Extended day screen
For further help see:
Click on the Configuration tab
Select System options
Under the General tab next to Set up term dates click Set up
Select the Add button against Term dates or Day closures (which include INSET days and Bank Holidays)
For Term dates, for each half term, select the School opens and School closes date.
Add a Description.
Repeat for all 6 half terms. Select Done.
For Day closures (INSET or Bank Holidays) enter the Closure date and a Description.
Select Done.
The Dinner money module will update automatically.
To update any Extended day clubs, refer to the relevant section on the left of this page.