A member of staff phones in sick and you need to allocate cover for the day. Here are the steps to create the cover request:

1. Click on the New absence button at the bottom of the Cover Menu form.
    
   
2. Select the name of the teacher from the drop-down.
    
   
3. Enter the date and period for the start and end of the absence. (By default it will be today’s date and the first and last period today.)
    
   
4. Select a reason for absence.
    
   
5. Click the Generate covers button. This creates an entry for each lesson during the absence.
    
   
6. Untick the lessons which do not need covering.
    
7. Close the form. The covers are allocated to staff in the cover menu, not here in the new absence form.