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Weekly commitments

Who this is for: Admin, Tenant owner
What you'll achieve: Record recurring teaching and cover blocks so the timetable shows who is already booked

Requires role

config.manage — Tenant owner or Admin

Before you begin

People must exist in the staff directory.

Commitments panel

What commitments are for

Commitments capture recurring blocks such as:

  • Phonics / intervention
  • Class cover
  • PPA
  • Meetings
  • Nest / other specialist blocks

They appear on Timetable alongside duties so duty leads can see conflicts at a glance.

Steps

  1. Open Staff and select a person (or open commitments from the Timetable person card if available).
  2. Add a commitment with:
    • Kind (phonics, intervention, class cover, PPA, meeting, nest, other)
    • Day of week
    • Timing — AM/PM/lunch block, specific times, or freehand
  3. Save.
  4. Open Timetable and confirm the block appears on the person board or timeline.

You can also edit commitments inline on busy person cards when you have config.manage.

What happens next

Troubleshooting

ProblemWhat to try
Commitment not visibleCheck the Timetable filters (staff member / activity type)
Wrong dayConfirm weekday and week picker on Timetable

SchoolRota documentation — every slot covered, every day.