Pausing and Resuming Lessons

Sometimes a student needs a break from lessons — whether for a holiday, illness, or other reasons. Clefora lets you pause a student temporarily, keeping their record intact so you can pick up where you left off.

What happens when you pause

When you pause a student:

The student’s status changes to “Paused” and their status badge updates accordingly.
No invoices are generated for the paused period (for per-lesson billing).
The student remains in your studio — their profile, progress, and history are all preserved.

Pausing a student

Pausing is done through the StatusBridge — the interactive status badge shown next to the student’s name on their profile.

Open the Hub and go to the student’s profile.
Click the status badge next to the student’s name (e.g., “Active” or “Enrolled”). A dropdown of available transitions appears.
Select Pause.
In the confirmation dialog, enter a reason for pausing (required) — e.g., “Going on vacation” or “Exam period”.
Click Pause to confirm.

The student’s status badge changes to “Paused”.

Resuming a student

When the student is ready to return:

Open the student’s profile on the Hub.
Click the Paused status badge. A dropdown appears with available transitions.
Select Resume and confirm. The student’s status returns to “Active”.

Impact on billing

Termly billing — If you have already invoiced for the term, pausing does not automatically adjust the invoice. You may want to issue a credit or partial refund for missed lessons. See Refunds, credits, and disputes.
Per-lesson billing — No invoices are generated while lessons are paused, since lessons are not taking place.