Teacher Weekly Planner

Who this is for

The teaching week on one page. A grid of Monday to Friday against the periods your own timetable has, with a class or a lesson in each cell, and a list underneath for the marking, meetings and jobs that have to happen between them.

Class and subject teachers, teaching assistants who move between rooms, tutors and supply staff who want the week laid out before Monday rather than found out on it.

What this helps you track

• Which class or lesson is in each period, day by day
• The periods that are free, and what they are already promised to
• Marking, meetings, duties and jobs with a day they have to be done by
• What was finished this week and what carries over

How to use it

1. Write the week beginning date, your name and the room or department at the top.
2. Label the period columns with the names or times your own timetable uses, and write your lessons into the grid.
3. Fill the list underneath with marking, meetings, duties and jobs, each with the day it has to happen.
4. Tick items off as the week goes, and write in anything that arrives on a Tuesday afternoon.
5. On Friday, copy what is still open onto next week's sheet before this one goes in the bin.
6. The browser version keeps the same grid, saves in your own browser and prints when you want it on the desk.

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

My timetable has more or fewer periods than the grid.

Use the columns you need and leave the rest blank, or write two short periods into one cell. The grid has six columns because that covers most timetables; it does not assume yours has six.

Where do I write the lesson content?

This sheet holds the class and the topic in a word or two. A lesson plan sheet is the place for objectives, resources and timings; keep the two together and the planner stays readable.

Is there a version for a two-week timetable?

Print two sheets and label them week A and week B, or use one sheet a week and copy the fixed lessons across. The browser version saves each week you fill in.

Can I use it without the to-do list?

Yes. Leave it blank, or use it for duties and cover instead. It is there because the jobs between lessons are what usually get lost.