Options Upgrade: Additional Information
Options 2025 has a range of new features suggested by Users, on the WishList. To see details of the new features, please visit: www.timetabler.com/new and then select Options 2025.
For hosting of TOOLS visit : www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/tools and complete the hosting order form.
Please note that all Upgrades to our software are ‘seamless’ upgrades. This means that your previous data continues seamlessly but with all the new features now available.
To order the Upgrade: complete and submit the Upgrade Order Form
Please see below for additional information
1. Additional Support Available:
As you probably know, the Upgrade includes a wide range of Help & Support, with:
• HelpScreens
• HelpMovies (video tutorials)
• Free HelpLine, staffed by experienced timetablers
For the full range of this included support, see: www.timetabler.com/help
New Users can purchase enhanced Gold-Start Support. See below and: www.timetabler.com/gold-start
In addition, because timetabling has become more complicated* in recent years you may wish to consider the Extra Training & Support outlined below.
[* recent complications include : the E-Bacc in England, CfE in Scotland, the IB, ‘consistently-setted’ blocks, options ‘Pathways’, ‘vertical’
registration groups, options in Year 9 as well as years 10 & 11, consortium days and other fixed points, PPA time, ‘primary’ organisation or
more setting in Year 7, changes to AS, ‘vertical’ teaching groups, ‘federal’ teaching across a MAT, etc, etc.]
This additional Support is offered at 5 levels:
| 1. | Introductory courses on timetabling Principles, perhaps with a brief introduction to TimeTabler. For more details see: www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/timetabler/ |
on-line, or out-of-school |
| 2. | Introduction to TimeTabler, with details of data entry and the 4 main steps. Similarly for Options. For more details see: www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/timetabler/ |
on-line, or out-of-school |
| 3. | ‘Workshops’, where you work on your timetable, with TimeTabler experts at hand to help you if necessary. For more details see: www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/timetabler/ |
normally out-of-school |
| 4. | ‘Bespoke’ dedicated in-school help with your timetable. For more details see the full list of Associates at: www.timetabler.com/inset-courses |
in-school |
| 5. | An expert TimeTabler Associate to do the timetable for you. For more details see the list of Associates at: www.timetabler.com/inset-courses |
mixed |
We have negotiated a range of discounted Vouchers to make this Extra Support more affordable:
| Voucher | Cost | Redeemable Value | Discount | |
| A-1 | £550 +vat | £717 +vat | 3 days’ Training (each normally £239 per day) from MIST Services. (ie. 3 days, face-to-face, for less than the price of 2.) For more details of the Courses see: www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/timetabler/ |
23% |
| A-2 | £325 +vat | £487 +vat | 3 on-line self-study Training Courses (normally £162.50 each) from MIST Services. (ie. 3 courses, self-study, for the price of 2.) For more details of the Courses see: www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/timetabler/ |
33% |
| B | £200 +vat | £239 +vat | Can be used for any of the MIST Courses listed above, or for bespoke In-school Support provided by one of our other Associates. See details at: www.timetabler.com/inset-courses |
16% |
| Grp1 | £615 +vat | £675 +vat | Consultancy Day, in Market Harborough Training Centre, for a group of up to 4 people. See: www.mistservices.co.uk/timetabling/timetabler/ |
9% |
| Grp2 | £995 +vat | £1095 +vat | Consultancy Day, at a school within 150 miles of Market Harborough, for a group of up to 4 people. |
9% |
You can order one or more of these Vouchers on the Upgrade Order Form. See also: www.timetabler.com/vouchers
3. Gold-Start and Gold-Start-Plus:
If you are New to the software or to timetabling, there is further Help & Support:
| Help | Cost | Features For more details see: www.timetabler.com/gold-start |
| Gold-Start (for Options)  |
Free or £70 +vat |
This is included (free) with each new purchase of Options, and can also be purchased if you are a New User (but your school already has the software) |
| Gold-Start-Plus (for Options) |
£165 (discount £55) +vat |
This includes Gold-Start and the in-person Student Options Course from MIST and can be purchased if you are a New User (but your school already has the software), to help you get off to a good start. |
There are 3 ways in which you can pay for the Upgrade, or Vouchers.
1.
By Cheque, drawn on a UK Bank.
In this case:
• Complete the Upgrade Order Form selecting Cheque as the payment method.
• If you need an invoice before the next step please indicate this on the Order Form.
• Remember to attach a Purchase Order if your school uses this system.
• Print the webpage ready to post to us and submit it. You will also receive a copy of your order after it is submitted, to the email supplied under User Email.
• Send a cheque [payable on a UK Bank; remember to include VAT if you are in the UK].
• Post these to:
October ReSolutions Ltd, Chadwick House, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6AE, UK
2.
By electronic transfer from your Bank.
In this case :
• Complete the Upgrade Order Form and submit it
• Remember to attach a Purchase Order if your school uses this system.
• If you need an invoice before the next step indicate this on the Order Form.
• Make payment by a Bank Transfer to :
The CoOperative Bank
PO Box 250
Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT
UK
Sort Code: 08-92-99
Our Account number: 7062 2816 (October ReSolutions Limited)
The “IBAN number” for our account is: GB64CPBK0892 9970 6228 16
The Bank’s ‘Swift’ Code: CPBK GB22
[remember to include VAT if you are in the UK]
• Let us know by email to: accounts@timetabler.com when the transfer has taken place, with the Bank reference code that was used, AND with your School Name AND with the invoice number.
3.
By Credit Card, using the PayPal site, as a ‘Guest’.
In this case :
• Complete the Upgrade Order Form and submit it.
• Remember to attach a Purchase Order if your school uses this system.
• If you need an invoice before the next step indicate this on the Order Form.
• Go to: www.timetabler.com/paypal
and click on the ‘Buy Now’ button against the relevant item. If you don’t have a PayPal account,
just click on the ‘Create an Account’ button to access the ‘Pay as a Guest’ section.
Complete the details to make the payment. (Non-UK cards are sometimes not accepted by PayPal.)
[VAT is payable if you are in the UK]
• Let us know by email to: accounts@timetabler.com when the payment has taken place, with the Paypal reference number, AND with your School Name AND with the invoice number.
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