This would be especially helpful when marking attendance. Currently, after attendance has been marked for a group, you have to click Constituents and Small Groups to get back. It would be nice to have one link (preferably under the class information) on the page that takes you back to the main small group page.
Our UX pattern is to have users simply select the back button in their browser. That keeps the UI clear of additional text and links. If we had Back to X links in the upper left hand corner of every page, it would increase visual clutter which causes additional cognitive load for users when they are scanning the page.
or some type of sidebar with a list of small groups to easily move from one group to another when marking several groups
By the way, it’s not a big deal when marking attendance for one group, but if you are malting attendance for multiple groups, it would be a big help.