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Does pressing Delivered write up the session?

No. It only says it happened. The full account is still to write.

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Who gets an email when I press a button?

The contacts set up on the young person's record, such as the school, but only on the day.

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Why are there no buttons on a card?

It already has an answer, it is finished or cancelled, or you only help deliver it.

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I pressed the wrong one. What now?

There is no undo on Home. Tell your manager straight away.

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Is there a phone version?

Yes. The check-in page lists your sessions for the day with the same two answers.

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Do I write up a session I marked Not delivered?

No. The reason and your words finish it, and your manager reads them.

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Why does my session still say Scheduled after I saved?

You probably chose Save as draft. A draft keeps your work but does not mark the plan finished. Open it and press Save plan.

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What is the difference between booking and planning?

A booking puts the session on the calendar: who and when. Planning says what you intend to do and how.

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Can I plan a session that is weeks away?

Only within the window your organisation sets, three weeks by default. Further ahead, the booking is saved and you plan it later.

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Why does the plan ask me to link a goal?

A plan with no goal is often sent back. The prompt before you send names what is missing and lets you add it at once.

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Does choosing a venue book the room?

Only if you also choose a room and the booking is confirmed. A typed place name reserves nothing.

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A manager sent my plan back. What now?

Open it, press Make the changes, fix what they asked, and press Resubmit planning. There is a separate guide for this.

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Can I change a plan after I have saved it?

Yes, with Edit plan, until recording has started. After that the plan is locked and you amend details in the write-up.

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Why does the Planner say Scheduled when I have planned it?

A saved draft still shows Scheduled. Only Save plan changes it to Planned ✓.

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Whose turn is it when a write-up is waiting to be countersigned?

A manager's. They will sign it or send it back. You cannot edit it meanwhile.

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What is the difference between a returned plan and a returned write-up?

A returned plan is about your preparation: use Make the changes. A returned write-up is about your account: use Make requested changes.

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Does saving a draft send anything?

No. Save & exit and Save as draft keep your work only. Sending is a separate button.

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Can I undo Delivered or Not delivered?

Not from Home or the phone. Tell your manager, who can correct it.

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Why can't I see Record session?

The plan must be finished and you must be the mentor recording. Read the label in the corner of the pop-up.

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Why can't I see a session I know is booked?

Check the date and the view first. Then check the status buttons and the young person drop-down. A cancelled session stays hidden until you tick Show cancelled.

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Why does the Planner open on a week and not on today?

It always opens on the current week. Choose Day and then Today to see only today.

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How do I look at sessions from last month?

Choose Month and press the left arrow. Or choose All and open the earlier days that are folded away.

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What does the number at the top of the Planner mean?

It counts the upcoming sessions in what you are looking at. A second figure shows the total when some are in the past.

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Why can't I see other people's sessions?

Mentors see their own planner. Managers and admins see everyone's. Ask your manager if you think you should see more.

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Can I filter the week view?

Not by status on your own planner. Switch to Day or Month to use the filters.

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How do I get rid of all my filters at once?

Press Clear filters. It resets the young person, the status and the two tick boxes.

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Why does my session still say Scheduled after I saved the plan?

You probably pressed Save as draft. A draft keeps your work but does not mark the plan finished. Open it again and press Save plan.

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What is the difference between Draft and Scheduled?

Scheduled is about the plan. Draft is about the write-up. A draft write-up has been started but not yet sent.

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Why can't I press Record session?

The plan must be finished first, and you must be the mentor recording. Check the label in the corner and read the note in the pop-up.

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What does Sent back to you mean?

A manager read your write-up and asked for changes. Press Make requested changes, fix what they asked for, and send it again.

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Who can cancel a session?

Only managers and admins. If it is not going ahead, record it as Not delivered. A manager can then take it off the schedule.

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What does the amber tag on a plan mean?

The plan has no learning plan goal linked. Open the plan and tick a goal before you send it on.

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Why can't I see Create session?

Only managers, admins and other senior roles can book. A mentor plans slots that are already there.

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How do I book a session for someone else?

Choose their name from the menu at the top left of the Planner, then press Create session. It is stored as theirs.

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Can I book a session for yesterday?

No. Past date stops it. If it already happened, open its write-up from the Write-ups needing attention list.

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What does Time clash mean?

The mentor already has a session at that time. Pick another time, or choose Book anyway if the overlap is intended.

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Why does the Add button say Locked?

That week has been submitted for approval, so its plans are fixed. Ask for it to be moved back to draft.

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Does choosing a venue reserve the room?

Only if you also choose a room. Check the room shows on the new slot afterwards.

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I booked a session twice by mistake. What now?

Open the extra one and ask a manager to cancel it. Cancelling keeps the record and frees any room.

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Why won't my plan send?

Your organisation holds plans back that have no linked goal or no place. The window names which. Add it and press Save plan again.

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Can I send the plan without a goal?

Only if the window shows Send anyway. If it does not, the young person has open goals you must link first.

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What if the young person has no goals yet?

You are not held back. Send the plan, and link goals once an ILP exists.

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Does saving a draft run these checks?

No. Save as draft keeps what you have and checks nothing. Nothing is sent to anyone.

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Why does it say it is too early to plan?

The session is more than three weeks away, or whatever window your organisation sets. Its booking is saved. Plan it when it is closer.

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Who changes how strict the checks are?

Managers and admins, under Rules. Ask them if the checks do not suit how you work.

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How do I know a plan was sent back?

You get a message with the reason. In the Planner the plan carries Plan sent back, and the pop-up shows the reason at the top.

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I made the changes but nothing was sent. Why?

You may have saved without sending. Press Resubmit planning. It saves and sends together.

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Can I send it back without changing anything?

Yes. The pop-up offers Resubmit planning when the form is closed. Try to answer the reason first, or it may come back again.

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Why is there no button to make changes?

You may be looking at someone else's plan, or watching a colleague. Ask the mentor the plan belongs to.

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Where does the plan go after I resubmit?

Back to the manager's countersign queue, under the planning tab. Its label changes to Plan awaiting manager.

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What if I disagree with the reason?

Talk to the manager who sent it back. Explain it in your plan notes if you resubmit, so they see why.

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Why can't I cancel a session?

Only managers and admins can. If you are a mentor, record it as Not delivered and give the reason. A manager can then take it off.

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Does cancelling delete the session?

No. The record is kept and the room is freed. Tick Show cancelled to see it, and use Restore to bring it back.

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I cancelled the wrong session. Can I undo it?

Yes. Tick Show cancelled, find it, and press Restore. Choose a room again if it was at a venue.

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Why won't Delete work?

The session has held a room or has a write-up. Use Cancel this session instead. It frees the room and keeps the record.

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What happens to the room when I cancel?

It is released straight away, so another booking can take it.

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Will the mentor know I cancelled it?

It drops out of their usual Planner views and shows under Show cancelled. Tell them yourself so they are not surprised.

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Why is the Planner read only for me?

You are looking at everyone's Planner. Choose a named mentor from the drop-down at the top left to plan, edit or book.

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How do I book a session for someone else?

Pick their name from the drop-down, then press Create session. The session is stored as theirs.

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How do I find sessions nobody is delivering?

On everyone's week, press Unassigned. It lists every session with nobody assigned.

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What does On leave mean on a session?

The mentor has booked leave on that day. Move the session to someone else, or to another day.

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What does No room mean?

The session is at a venue with rooms, but none is held for it. Open it and choose a room.

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Why does the Planner open on my own sessions?

Home is set to your caseload, so the Planner follows it. Pick All practitioners to see everyone for this visit.

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What is the difference between Collected & start and Just mark collected?

Collected & start marks the session delivered and opens the write-up. Just mark collected (no recording) marks it and leaves the write-up for later.

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Can I undo a check-in?

Not from this page. Tell your manager what you pressed by mistake. They can send a finished one back.

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Who gets an email when I tap Collected?

The organisations set up as the young person's contacts, such as the school or local authority. The message after you tap says how many were sent.

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Why was no email sent?

Either the session was not today, or no contacts are set up. Your answer is saved either way.

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Do I still write up a session I marked Not delivered?

No. The reason and what you wrote finish it. Your manager reads them.

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Why does my session not show on this page?

The page lists only your own sessions for the chosen day. Check the date, and that the session is booked to you.

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Why can't I edit the plan template?

It is published, so it is fixed. Press Open a new version to make a draft you can change. If you see no button, a manager or an admin has to do it.

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Will publishing change plans we have already written?

No. Plans already written keep the wording they were written with. Only new plans use the new version.

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What does Must be answered do?

It marks the question as one that must be answered. Leave it unticked for an optional question.

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Can I undo a published version?

Not directly. Open a new version, change it back, and publish that. The earlier version stays as a record.

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What does Filled in once per goal mean?

The section repeats for each goal on the plan, so each goal gets its own answers.

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Who sees the draft?

Anyone who can see the template can read it, but a draft is not used by new plans until it is published.

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Does this page move the plans for me?

No. It only lists them. You open each ILP and choose Edit this plan here from now on that plan.

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What if the workbook has changes the plan lacks?

Choose Bring in from a file on the plan first, and add them. Then move it, so nothing is lost.

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Can I put a plan back in its workbook?

Yes, if the move was a mistake. The option sits on the plan.

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Why are some plans at the top?

They have a review that is overdue and have not moved. The page puts the most overdue first.

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Why does the list say the plans could not be loaded?

The read failed. Press Reload the list. Do not rely on counts until it loads.

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Why am I sent to Home from this page?

Only managers and admins can use it.

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