Manage Departments

Use the Configuration tab in the Teaching Manager module to set up and manage school departments.

You can also set up and manage school departments from the School Manager module. Departments set up in the School Manager module are displayed in the Teaching Manager module and vice versa.

1. In the Teaching Manager module, select the Configuration tab.
2. Select the Manage Departments option from the right hand menu. The Manage Departments option is displayed:
   
3. Choose to:
   
   • Create Departments.
   • Edit Departments. Change the name of the department or the divisions allocated to it.
   • Arrange Departments. Change the order that departments are displayed.
   • Delete Departments. Remove departments from the module that are obsolete. You can only delete departments which have no allocated subjects.

See Setting Up Subjects for more information on setting up and managing the subjects listed in Teaching Manager.

Create Departments

List all the departments within your school in the Teaching Manager module. You can then add subjects to their associated department. Also choose to link each department to a School Division, if required.

For example, create a 'Science' department and link it to the 'Senior' division of your school. Only teachers and pupils linked to the 'Senior' division can be added to subjects in the 'Science' department. This helps to filter the information on your screen when you are building data in the Teaching Manager module.

1. Click  Create Department in the Department Options and Tasks section.
   The Create Department window is displayed:
   
2. Enter a clear and concise name and code for the department.
3. Select a School Division to which the department is linked. Hold Ctrl to make multiple selections, if required. Only teachers and pupils linked to the selected divisions can be added to the subjects listed in this department.
4. Click Save & Close.
   You can now add subjects to the department. See Create Subjects for more information.

Edit Departments

1. Select the department you want to edit from the left hand column.
2. Click  Edit Department in the Department Options and Tasks section.
   The Edit Department window is displayed:
   
3. Enter a clear and concise name and code for the department.
4. Select a School Division to which the department is linked. Hold Ctrl to make multiple selections, if required. Only teachers and pupils linked to the selected divisions can be added to the subjects listed in this department.
5. Click Save & Close.

Arrange Departments

1. Click  Arrange Departments in the Department Options and Tasks section.
   A window is displayed:
   
2. Select a department and use the arrows available to move it up or down the list:
    
3. Click Save & Close.
   The departments are displayed throughout the Teaching Manager module in the revised order.

Delete Departments

1. Select the department you want to delete from the left hand column.
2. Click Delete Department in the Department Options and Tasks section.
   You are prompted Are you sure you want to delete this department?
3. Select Yes.
   The department is removed from iSAMS.