Course Overview

The course covers the set-up and use of Cover 7 to manage all aspects of classroom staff absence. It also includes the links within SIMS to other modules, such as Personnel and Examinations Organiser. 

The course will take approximately 6 hours to complete.


What will you learn?

This course will cover:

  • declaring classroom staff absence and arranging cover 
  • global settings available to customise the module 
  • links to Personnel 
  • managing supply cover 
  • printing of the cover arrangements 
  • cover statistics and impact summaries. 

Course Curriculum


  Introduction
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  The Cover Diary
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  Personnel Issues
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  Reasons for Absence and Room Closure
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  Cover On-Call and Cover Protection Rotas
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  Suspension Rules
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  Staff Weightings, Offsets, and Cover Limits
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  Non-Class Codes Settings
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  Global Settings
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  Supply Staff
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  Revisiting the Cover Diary
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  Printing Arrangements
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  Statistics
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  Conclusion
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Will I get a certificate? 

On Completion of the course you can claim a School ICT certificate of course completion.


How long do I have access to the course? 

You will have a year to complete the course.  


How much is this course?

£130 exclusive of VAT.


How do I purchase the course?

To purchase this course via your school/organisation you can pay by invoice. Please E-mail: [email protected] specifying if you have a purchase order and which course(s) you wish to purchase.  We require the name and address of the person paying for the course. If you are in a school this may be your Finance department. If you are purchasing a course for another member of staff, we will also need their name for the certificate and their email address to enrol them on the course. The student will receive an email once the course is available to access.

To purchase this course privately you can pay by bank transfer. Please contact our Finance team on 0345 2226802 to make a bank transfer. The course will be accessible on receipt of payment. We need your full name and an email address to enrol you on the course.  

Terms of usage.

  • Courses will be accessible for 12 months from the date of purchase.
  • Once access has been granted to distance learning, no refund will be given.
  • Under no circumstances should the course content be downloaded, copied or shared with other schools.
  • Under no circumstances should your access details be shared.
  • Support queries should be directed to [email protected]


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