Timetabling

A school’s timetable is its heartbeat and our mission is to provide the tools to keep your school running in top condition. Introducing Edval, our master timetabling product, suitable for all schools, including Primary schools.

Easily Create & Maintain Data

Store teacher, rooming, class and student information

Auto-staff and auto-room the timetable

Automatically spread manage your timetable

Create Duty Rosters, Study classes and Staff meetings

Construct, Optimise and Analyse

Construct the timetable, by either an automated or a manual process

Automatically fix teacher and/or room clashes

Generate elective lines and sports lists. Generate elective lines and sports lists. Generate elective lines and sports lists. Generate option blocks and sports lists.

Facilitates comprehensive class list management: Round robin swaps for student Optionselectiveselectiveselectives, Mischievous/Buddy Pairs, Collapse classes and balance class sizes

Synchronise, Export and Print

View, print and modify the timetable

Export or synchronise with/to third party systems

Cater to your school

Edval knows not every school is the same. That's why we have optional extras and standard software you can choose from.

Edval

FULL: Includes all the features listed above

Edval is our master timetabling product. Its powerful algorithms are designed to make scheduling easy. From storing information, timetable construction, auto-staffing and auto-rooming, managing lesson spreads, fixing clashes, balancing classes and so much more. It’s the software that every school needs, including Primary schools.

Optional Extras

Edval Choice

Records time of student selection submission

Captures student subject selections preferences, including reserves via an online interface

Uploads preference 'forms' from the Edval file to the Edval webserver where students log in to and submit their preferences

Ensures students select the correct number and type of subjects to meet school specified curriculum requirements as set in Edval

Imports student subject preferences directly into the Edval timetable file

Supports multiple streams/forms

Can be used for sport selections, prefect voting and permissions

Multi Grid

The Multi Grid feature allows for multiple grid structures (bell times) in a single timetable file

Fully supports timetable structures and the use of all algorithms.

Integrates with Edval Daily

Integrates with Student Information Systems that have Multi Grid support

Multi Campus

Allows for schools with multiple campuses (physical or logical) to have different timetable files for different campuses

Useful if different timetablers administer the timetable for each campus

Each campus has its own instance of Edval Daily to administer

Can be used in conjunction with the multi-grid option

Edval Platinum

FULL: Includes all the features listed above, plus additional functions and algorithms.

An extension to our master timetabling product Edval, Edval Platinum has additional features and enhanced algorithms to tackle even the most complex of timetable requirements, making scheduling easier.

Features

One-button improve: fix clashes and improve class spreads simultaneously

Flex working: improve timetabling of part-time teachers with our option to automatically split non-specified days off, into half days off

Auto-build: better construct your timetable by adding years levels and blocks in an intelligent sequence, concurrently solving clashes, optimising class spreads and allocating flexible days/half days off for part-timers

Overlapping line generation: define multiple resources, generate lines for multiple year levels and easily integrate core subjects as lines into the elective line solution

Edval Essentials

LIMITED: Less automated functions than Edval.

This product is designed to store info, allow for manual timetable construction, generate elective lines and sporting lists, export/synchronise to third party systems and report on student subject selections. This product is designed to store info, allow for manual timetable construction, generate elective lines and sporting lists, export/synchronise to third party systems and report on student subject selections. This product is designed to store info, allow for manual timetable construction, generate elective lines and sporting lists, export/synchronise to third party systems and report on student subject selections. This product is designed to store info, allow for manual timetable construction, generate option blocks and sporting lists, export/synchronise to third party systems and report on student subject selections.

Includes

Edval Choice

Records time of student selection submission

Captures student subject selections preferences, including reserves via an online interface

Uploads preference 'forms' from the Edval file to the Edval webserver where students log in to and submit their preferences

Ensures students select the correct number and type of subjects to meet school specified curriculum requirements as set in Edval

Imports student subject preferences directly into the Edval timetable file

Supports multiple streams/forms

Can be used for sport selections, prefect voting and permissions

Let the Experts Help

Our consultants are the heart and soul of Edval. They are ready, willing and highly able to offer expert support to our schools.

Timetable Auditing

Ensure your timetable is ticking all the boxes with a professional audit. We can assess your existing timetable against educational benchmarks as well as evaluate efficiencies in rooming, lesson spreads and curriculum plans. A detailed report flags any problem areas as well as provides recommendations for improvement.

And if/when our team come across areas that your school excels in, well, just think of the validation!

Timetable Construction

Build your school’s annual timetable in collaboration with Edval consultants. We work with your staff to construct a timetable based on the school’s requirements i.e. staff allocations, class assignments to periods, structure and rooming. Adjustments can be made during the tuning process to ensure the best solution is achieved.

This service can be on an ‘as needed’ basis. From schools who are using Edval for the first time, to schools who choose to use the service every year. We even help schools who find themselves facing dire circumstances at the last minute. We offer the ultimate ‘get out of jail’ card.

Timetabler-in-Residence

Have your timetables built and maintained by your very own Edval expert. Outsource your scheduling requirements to Edval and we’ll appoint a consultant to work with your school throughout the year. You’ll be guaranteed an experienced, responsive resource who can offer an objective viewpoint. Best of all, there’s no need to find, replace or train new timetablers, saving you valuable time and effort during the school year.

Remote School Construction

This is a special bundle package which includes the Edval software, data migration, access to our online training course and our much loved construction service. This package offers tremendous value for small and remote schools that often struggle with staff turnover.