Free period assignment
Match grade-wise unassigned subjects to teachers who still have free periods.
Free period assignment in LiveSchools365 Academic Operations
Free period assignment is a Academic Operations workflow in the Teaching and learning area of LiveSchools365 school management software. Match grade-wise unassigned subjects to teachers who still have free periods. Schools use it so Teachers and learners receive the right academic information at the right time.
Coordinate timetables, teacher-subject allocation, notices, and learning resources. The people who typically work here are Teacher, Academic coordinator, Student, Parent. The rest of the module stays one click away, so an inquiry, register, invoice, or stock movement does not have to be re-typed into another product.
What this workflow changes
- Free capacity visibility This sits inside Academic Operations rather than a separate spreadsheet, which keeps the audit trail on the same student, staff, or item record.
- Manual gap filling This sits inside Academic Operations rather than a separate spreadsheet, which keeps the audit trail on the same student, staff, or item record.
- Primary-subject suggestions This sits inside Academic Operations rather than a separate spreadsheet, which keeps the audit trail on the same student, staff, or item record.
How it fits the rest of Academic Operations
Open these related Academic Operations guides when you want the step before or after Free period assignment:
- Timetable — Publish class and teacher schedules from validated subject allocations.
- Teacher subject allocation — Assign teachers to subjects and sections using a visual matrix.
- Teacher period crossover — See each teacher’s P1–P8 classes and free periods in one matrix.
- Lesson planner — Write measurable class roadmaps with timed phases, assessment, and academic review.
- Study materials — Publish files and links to the correct academic audience.
How schools evaluate this screen
During a demonstration or trial, Teacher, Academic coordinator, Student, Parent should complete one realistic example: a new inquiry, a section register, a fee receipt, a notice, or a stock issue, depending on the module. Then confirm that the same record appears on the dashboard, the related report, and the next workflow. That is the test of a school ERP: one operational picture instead of parallel files.
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Fields, controls, and effects
Use this reference to understand what each area accepts and what it changes.
- Purpose
- Choose the campus workload.
- Rules
- Campus is required.
- Application effect
- Loads free teachers and unassigned subjects.
- Purpose
- Inspect free period counts and optionally prefer a teacher.
- Rules
- Free capacity is based on weekly availability vs timetable periods.
- Application effect
- Pre-selects that teacher in the assign dialog.
- Purpose
- Shows discipline subjects still missing a teacher by grade and section.
- Rules
- Gaps come from section disciplines without an allocation.
- Application effect
- Drives the assign action.
- Purpose
- Pick any free or matching teacher and save the subject allocation.
- Rules
- Admin can assign without a primary-subject match.
- Application effect
- Updates Teacher / Subject allocation for timetable and exams.