How schools can attract and retain talented teachers
It’s the best job in the world. It’s the toughest job in the world. A career educating the next generation is not for the faint of heart and many teachers will agree that both these statements hold equally true. As many schools
A Surprising Reason for Teacher Absence
Teacher absence is bad news for everyone concerned. For the school, who must organise a substitute teacher and possibly incur associated costs. For colleagues of the absent teacher, who pick up the slack in setting work, teaching additional classes and
Why don’t women timetable?
It’s a question we’re regularly asked and a subject we could discuss all day: “Why don’t Women Timetable?” Of course, our response is always the same: that women do timetable. And very well too, we hasten to add. But not as
8 Small but Significant Ways to Help Staff Feel Valued
There’s little doubt that teaching is one of the greatest jobs in the world, but it’s also one of the most highly demanding. With teacher shortages now reported in Victoria, throughout the UK and in most US states, schools across
Five Crowdsourced Tips for the Rookie Timetabler
The prospect of completing your first timetable can be more than a little daunting. After all, it's the most important document in the school and key to success at every level. The new timetabler will find that everyone in the
Timetabling Differences around the World
A truly global company, we work with over 850 schools from different continents of the world. This means that in the 20 years since the first Edval timetable was generated, our team has seen a lot of school schedules! When two
Michael’s Top Tips for Elective Line Generation
With many schools about to start generating elective lines for 2019, I thought it might be timely to post some helpful tips. The elective line generation process is a critical phase in preparing a timetable. Get it right and you have
How Flexible is your School?
John leaves school early on a Tuesday to collect his daughter from creche. Rachel's moving to part-time hours next year to finish her PhD. Mary’s team start late on a Friday so they can collaboratively plan for the week ahead.
Can you really create a high quality timetable in a day?
It’s that time of year when hard-working timetablers lock themselves in offices across the UK. Brows are furrowed. Coffee is consumed. Fearful colleagues tiptoe past, sharing whispered rumours of progress. “Spare a thought for the timetabler”, @TeachTalks advises the Twitter