Parents' Evening User Permissions

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Last updated: Mar 05, 2024 by Technical Writer
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Before you start configuring and using the Parents’ Evening module you must check that all users have access to SCO with the correct permission set.
Refer to the table below to see how the permissions affect user privileges.

Parents' Evening User Permissions 

To add brand new SCO Users (Admin staff or Teachers), first refer to this section Add New SCO Users

  1. Login to Schools Cash Office

  2. Click on the Configuration tab

  3. Select User configuration

  4. Click Add to add a new user or select a User and then click Modify

  5. Click Edit User group (for more detail see  User Groups - Create or Modify)

  6. Click Add

  7. For Admin staff who need access to parents evening configuration, reports and school-wide staff schedules, ensure that the Full Parents’ evening permission is granted as per the diagram on the right

  8. For Teacher-level users who need access only to their own class, add and view their own notes to parents and print their own appointment schedule, allocate the Teacher-only Parents’ evening teacher access permission as per the diagram on the right

  9. Click OK

  10. Link the Teacher to a Staff account (see image on right)

  11. Do not link Admin staff to a Staff account - this will result in limited access on the Admin site and prevent the option to set up meetings

  12. Click on OK, Yes, Close

 

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Understanding Parents' Evening Permissions

In Configuration, User configuration, User group - the Parents’ evening group is selected:

No staff account is linked

User privileges:

  • Can edit Meetings and times

  • Can see all teachers’ classes

  • Can add bookings on behalf of parents

  • Cannot add notes for parents

  • Can generate reports for all classes:

    • Teacher schedule report

    • Parents’ evening booking report

    • Parents’ evening attendance report

  • Cannot generate:

    • Parents’ evening meeting notes report

In Configuration, User configuration, User group - the Parents’ evening group is selected:

Staff account is linked

User privileges:

  • Cannot edit Meetings and times

  • Can generate reports for their own class

  • Can add bookings on behalf of parents

  • Cannot add notes for parents

  • Can generate reports for their own class

    • Teacher schedule report

    • Parents’ evening booking report

    • Parents’ evening meeting notes report

  • Cannot generate:

    • Parents’ evening attendance report

In Configuration, User configuration, User group - Parents’ evening teacher access only is selected:

No staff account linked

User privileges:

  • Cannot edit Meetings and times

  • Can see all teachers’ classes

  • Can add bookings on behalf of parents

  • Cannot add notes for parents

  • Cannot read notes from parents

  • Can generate reports for all classes:

    • Teacher schedule report

    • Parents’ evening booking report

    • Parents’ evening attendance report

  • Cannot generate:

    • Parents’ evening meeting notes report

In Configuration, User configuration, User group - Parents’ evening teacher access only is selected:

Staff account linked

User privileges:

  • Cannot edit Meetings and times

  • Can add bookings on behalf of parents

  • Can add notes for parents

  • Can read notes from parents

  • Can generate reports for their own class:

    • Teacher schedule report

    • Parents’ evening booking report

    • Parents’ evening meeting notes report

  • Cannot generate:

    • Parents’ evening attendance report



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Add New SCO Users



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