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- Copy the current Primary Time file and name it for either the:
• new term, semester or year
• week two of a 10-day timetable or similar. - Open the new Primary Time file.
- Review and update timetable structures
Anchor H_39824 H_39824 (on page ), such as changes to:
• specialist teachersAnchor H_36663 H_36663 (on page )
• year groupsAnchor H_36665 H_36665 (on page )• specialist teachers
• year groups. - Review whether there are lots of changes to subjects in a grade. If so, consider:
• Defining • Defining representative subject allocationsAnchor H_39632 H_39632 (on page )
• Copying • Copying representative year groupsAnchor H_39633 H_39633 (on page ).
For example, year ones no longer have LIB (library) next term but will have LOTE (language other than English) instead. Delete LIB and Insert LOTE (see step 5) for one of the year one year groups, such as 1A, and copy it to the other two (1B and 1C). - Update allocated subjects for each year group
Anchor H_39605 H_39605 (on page ). For each year group:
• insert • insert new subject columnsAnchor H_39637 H_39637 (on page )
• delete subject columnsAnchor H_39638 H_39638 (on page )• delete subject columns, as needed.
Note: If you delete an activity from the Year Group Allocation tab, it is automatically deleted from the Schedule tab. - If you make changes to joined activities, you will need to reschedule them on the Schedule tab. See Joining multiple subjects and year groups
Anchor H_39606 H_39606 (on page ).
All other activities will remain as previously scheduled. - Manually place any new subjects in a year group, such as LOTE, in an unallocated cell on the Schedule tab. See Scheduling subjects locked to days and periods
Anchor H_39645 H_39645 (on page ). - Consider what other timetabling tasks are needed, based on the changes made earlier, including:
• checking workloadsAnchor H_39607 H_39607 (on page )
• reviewing schedulesAnchor H_39611 H_39611 (on page )
• changing timetablesAnchor H_39612 H_39612 (on page )
• outputting timetablesAnchor H_39626 H_39626 (on page )
• getting timetables into SynergeticAnchor H_39627 H_39627 (on page )• checking workloads
• Reviewing schedules
• changing timetables
• Outputting timetables
• Getting timetables into Synergetic. - Consider whether the yard duty roster needs updating. See Yard duty rosters
Anchor H_36451 H_36451 (on page ).