Holidays and events

The school calendar brings holidays and events together. Holidays matter: Academium closes attendance registers on them and leaves them out of attendance totals. Open Holiday & Events. It needs a plan that includes events.

Public holidays

Public holidays are added automatically when Academium syncs, and the page shows when holidays were last updated. These holidays are locked: they cannot be edited or deleted.

Adding a holiday or event

1. Choose Holiday/Events List and add an entry.
2. Enter a title, and choose its type.
3. Choose when it starts and ends. The end cannot be before the start.
4. Add an image and remarks if you like.
5. Choose who it is for: everybody, staff, parents, or selected classes, sections, staff or parents. Holidays are always for everybody.
6. Save.

Turn an event off to hide it without deleting it.

Event types

Open Event Type to add your own types, such as Sports Day or PTA Meeting, each with an icon.

On the dashboard

The calendar panel shows what is coming up, as a list or a month view. Each person chooses which view they prefer.

Holiday reminders

Staff receive a reminder notification before a holiday. On a Friday, the reminder covers Saturday to Monday.

Common issues

A register cannot be taken on a day that is not a holiday. Check the calendar for a holiday entered on that date by mistake. Holidays you added yourself can be edited or deleted.