Assign Staff to a Detention

Each detention session must have a staff member assigned to it. This enables the detention register to be taken by the assigned staff member. Assigned staff can also add pupils to their own detention sessions.

Choose to:

• Assign a single detention session to a staff member.
• Assign detention sessions in bulk.
• Change the staff member assigned to a detention session.

Assign a single detention session

1. Open the Discipline Manager module and select the Detentions tab.
2. Select the Manage Detentions option:
   
   The display jumps to all detention sessions for the rest of the month that have not yet reached their cut off time.
3. Use the filters to refine the detention sessions displayed, if required:
   
   • This Month. View detention sessions for this month. The display jumps to detentions from the beginning of the month.
   • Entire Term.  View detention sessions for the whole term. This display jumps to detentions from the beginning of the term.
4. Click Assign in your selected detention session.
   The Assign Teacher popup is displayed:
   
5. Use the drop-down list to select a teacher.
6. Click Save & Close.
   The assigned staff member is listed in the Taken by column. This staff member can now use the My Detentions option to view their assigned detention sessions and take the register for the session.

Assign detention sessions in bulk

Use the Bulk Assign Staff option to assign a number of detention sessions to save time. You can also use this method to change any member staff assigned to a detention session.

1. Open the Discipline Manager module and select the Detentions tab.
2. Select the Manage Detentions option:
   
3. Click Bulk Assign Staff.
   The fields in the Taken by column can now be edited:
   
4. Use the drop-downs in the Taken by column to assign each detention session.
   
5. Click Save in the bottom right of the screen once you have made all your selections.
   The assigned staff members are listed in the Taken by column. These staff member can now use the My Detentions option to view their assigned detention sessions and take the register for the session.