Importing specialist teachers
Specialist teachers can be set up in two ways:
- Imported from a CSV (comma-separated variable) file, as described below.
- Added manually. See Adding specialist teachers manually.
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To import specialist teachers:
- Create the CSV file of specialist teachers.
- Select Basic Data > Teachers from the main menu.
The Teachers window is displayed. - Click
The following dialog window is displayed. . - Click
The Open dialog window is displayed. . - Navigate to the file directory with the CSV file.
- Select the CSV file of specialist teachers.
- Click
The following dialog window is displayed. . - Click
The Teachers window is displayed with the imported teachers added to the grid area. . - Check all the teachers were imported successfully.
Note: Primary Time does not notify you if there is a duplicate code. In the following example, a duplicate teacher code in Synergetic prevented the teacher from being added. Update the teacher code to be unique and add the missing teacher manually. See Adding specialist teachers manually . - Set the Appears in drop-down list, for any teachers not used in both the specialist and yard duty timetables.
- Select each teacher in turn.
- Update the teacher's available times for each day and period, as needed. See:
• Defining school assemblies using teacher availability
• Defining part-time teachers using teacher availability. - Repeat steps 10 through 12 for each specialist teacher.
- Click .
- Click .