Should I use Rooms or a Location?

When setting up an event you can choose to hold your interviews in a single location or in individual rooms. The option you choose allows parents to find their way to their interviews.

If your school is having all teachers in the same place for parent teacher interviews (such as the school hall) then you should choose the single location option. When parents have a copy of their timetable, it will say the location you’ve entered when starting a new event.

If teachers are in separate locations for their interviews (such as their own classrooms), then you should choose the rooms option when setting up an event. This allows you to add where each teacher will be for their interviews, which will be shown on timetables.

For example, it's a good idea to use rooms if:

• Mr Jones will be in Room 1 for his interviews
• Mrs Smith will be in Room 2 for her interviews
• Mr Simmons and Miss Lunam will be in the Senior Common Room for their interviews
• Mrs Hansen will be in the Gym for her interviews

If you choose rooms, you will need to assign a room to each teacher, otherwise parents won't know where to go for their interviews. Rooms are per-event, so a single teacher can have a different room over multiple events.