Classroom Jobs and Monitors Rota

Who this is for

Who does which job, week by week. Each row is a classroom job and each column a week; write the pupil's name in the box and the wall chart writes itself.

Primary and early secondary teachers who share the classroom jobs round the class, and the teaching assistants and pupils who check the chart on a Monday morning.

What this helps you track

• Which jobs exist in the classroom, in a list the class can see
• Who holds each job in each week of the half term
• That every pupil gets a turn at the jobs worth having
• What the cover teacher can point to when someone asks whose turn it is

How to use it

1. Write the class and the teacher at the top, and the date the rota starts.
2. Fill the job column. A few common ones are written in; change them, cross them out and add your own until the list matches your room.
3. Write a name in each week's box. Rotate down the sheet so the pupil who had the first job has the second the following week, or draw names — whatever your class agrees is fair.
4. Pin it where the class can read it and let the monitors check it themselves.
5. At the end of the run, start a fresh sheet and turn the list round so the pupils who had the dull jobs get the good ones.
6. The browser version saves in your own browser and prints a clean copy whenever the names change.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Which jobs should a classroom have?

Whatever the room needs done. The prefilled rows are ordinary examples to save typing, not a list of what a classroom ought to have; the empty rows are for yours.

How many weeks does it cover?

Six columns, which suits a half term in many schools. If yours runs longer, print a second sheet and carry the names on.

Can two pupils share a job?

Yes — write both names in the box. Some jobs go better in pairs and the box is wide enough for two short names.

Is this the same as a reward chart?

No. A reward chart records something earned; this simply says who is doing what. The class reward chart is a separate sheet.