Primary TimeTM Top 10 Features
Primary TimeTM has been designed to streamline timetable construction and assist timetabling practitioners to work smarter. That means the very concept it is based on is about being easy to use.
Make timetabling a positive experience as you follow the logical and intuitive approach - import basic data; manually or automatically create multiple timetable scenarios; easily make last minute changes and see the results; reduce specialist class setup times; ensure teaching staff are not exceeding their teaching loads; personalise your timetable reports for printing or posting on your school website or choose from the pre-formatted reports provided.
Ability to generate multiple timetable solutions
There is usually more than one timetabling solution. Yes, more than one! Primary TimeTM allows you to generate multiple timetabling solutions and compare them before you select the solution that best suits your needs.
Automatically checks teacher and room clashes
Primary TimeTM automatically checks whether your teaching staff and teaching venues (rooms) clash with each other based on your timetable and highlights the clashes for you to see and remedy.
Ability to cater for part-time staff
No need to remember which staff are available. Primary TimeTM allows you to enter each staff member and their availability – ideal for part-time staff. Should you need to change it, you can at the click of a button.
Automatically checks teaching and room loadings
No need to keep a tally of how many classes are being taught by staff or how many classes have been allocated to particular rooms. Primary TimeTM automatically checks whether your teaching staff and teaching venues (rooms) are overloaded and provides you with warnings should you overload them by mistake. Now that's smart!
Manual scheduling
The ability to manually schedule provides complete timetable construction flexibility. Manual scheduling or allocation is often used to place “difficult” activities. The solution space assists by advising you whether you are able to manually place an activity in a particular location. The solution space keeps you constantly updated as to which cells are available or unavailable.
AutoPLACETM – automatic scheduling
AutoPLACETM is an advanced algorithm which allows the automatic generation of your timetable. AutoPLACETM is a very effective and powerful productivity tool which can provide you with a number of optimal timetabling solutions, not just one timetabling option. AutoPLACETM can be used in conjunction with manual scheduling or it can generate a solution itself. AutoPLACETM takes the time and hassle out of timetabling!
Reduce class setup times
Put an end to specialist staff constantly having to change their class setups from one class to the next. Primary TimeTM allows you to schedule consecutive specialist classes and allow more logical specialist class transitions. Spend more time teaching and less time setting up the classroom.
Playtime - Yard Duty Scheduler
PlaytimeTM enables you to the flexibility to construct a yard duty roster in minutes. Customise your yard duty breaks & areas, duty times, staff preferences, tally staff duty minutes for reference & customise your reports. PlaytimeTM is the complete yard duty scheduling tool.
Integrates with School Admin Systems
Primary TimeTM timetables can be integrated with other School administration systems via the export function. Whether you need to integrate the primary school timetable with middle or secondary school or the School administration system you can with ease!
Primary TimeTM integrates with Synergetics and most other School administration systems.
Customisable reporting
Primary TimeTM offers a number of pre-formatted reports including a clash report, master exception report, master class report, individual class, teacher and room reports. Each of these reports is able to be customised and requires MS ExcelTM to be installed. Each of these reporting options allows you to printout hardcopies or post timetable reports to your school website.
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