Extending a sign up date

The SchoolsBuddy Team
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Quick answer:

Change the booking dates on the container to extend all events, or on a single event to extend just that one.

If you need to open up the events for parents to book for a longer period of time you can do this from the container level or on the individual event depending on if you need to make bulk changes to all events or just the one.

  1. Select 'Activities & Clubs Admin' (this may be labelled differently due to your school's preferences).

    Screenshot: If you need to open up the events for parents to book for a longer period of time you can do this from

  2. Select the tab with the container you wish to amend, in this example we have selected 'Wrap-around-care' (again, this may be labelled differently for your organisation).
  3. Select 'Edit' on the container for which you wish to amend the sign-up dates.Screenshot: Select 'Edit' on the container for which you wish to amend the sign-up dates
  4. Under 'Sign up Closes,' add the new date that you wish to extend to. This will change it for all the events in the container.

    Screenshot: Under 'Sign up Closes,' add the new date that you wish to extend to

  5. When you have finished making any changes click the green 'Save' button.

    Screenshot: When you have finished making any changes click the green 'Save' button

If you only require the sign up to be extended for one event or a series of events for a particular group this must be done from the event itself rather than the container. 

  1. Select 'Manage' on the container

    Screenshot: If you only require the sign up to be extended for one event or a series of events for a particular group this

  2. Select 'View Events/Bookings' from the menu on the left

    Screenshot: If you only require the sign up to be extended for one event or a series of events for a particular group this

  3. Select the event you wish to amend 
  4. Click 'Details' on the right-hand side

    Screenshot: Click 'Details' on the right-hand side

  5. Scroll to the 'Sign up Closes' field.  Enter the new date you wish sign up to close and please ensure that time of closure has been selected before saving. 
  6. Select the green 'Save' button. 

    Screenshot: Select the green 'Save' button

  7. On the next page you will see the option to apply the change to all future events in the series. 
  8. Select 'Apply Changes' if you wish the amended sign up close date to be applied to all events or 'Leave Other Events' if you only want to change the signup date for this event.
Screenshot: Select 'Apply Changes' if you wish the amended sign up close date to be applied to all events or 'Leave Other
Select 'Apply Changes' if you wish the amended sign up close date to be applied to all events or 'Leave Other.

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