Teacher's Planner (Lesson Planner)

This is the 2nd time I have purchased this planner, the first time during my PGCE, and now as a more experienced teacher. In between I have used the ones supplied by my school, which are the pretty standard one day to a page planners. I find that I always stop using these properly half way through the year, mainly because I hate that I can’t see my week ahead of me at a glance. This is so important to me because if something needs to be done on Friday, I need to be able to see it on Monday! Having the week laid out just works for me, I just don’t have the time or inclination to keep turning pages to find a few days ahead in the off chance that there might be something there I need to plan for - believe me I’ve tried and I’ve missed loads of important to-dos! Seeing the week ahead gives me a sense of calm in a hectic world, I know what’s coming up and I can say no or yes to someone’s demands accordingly, instead of the default ‘yes, I’m sure it will be fine’, only to realise later once I’ve turned the pages that I can’t after all! If this resonates with you then I would recommend a week-spread planner like this one. Some reviewers say there isn’t enough room for each lesson, and yes you do sacrifice the space once you move away from day-to-page. However, how much you need to write depends on what system you have I suppose. I don’t have time to write much, and I use abbreviations and make full use of coloured highlighters (obvs, I’m a teacher after all). Class code, lesson title, homework due, homework set is all I really need and that fits fine. I have a little extra space to write anything important from the lesson - such as the slide number we got to if we didn’t finish (very handy for continuing next week). The notes section I divide into days of the week and put my to do lists there. If you have a 5/6 period day then you also get the spare lesson boxes for notes too. I don’t find it cheap quality at all, unlike some other reviewers. The cover is lovely and flexible and it does bend all the way back as it’s wire bound - so much better than a thicker hardback planner, fits in my bag without the need for stuffing in and looks professional and understated too. The paper isn’t as thick as I’d like, but the benefits far outweigh this minor detail. I don’t really make use of the extra pages because I have an electronic mark book etc, however I do keep my own homework hand in records so the mark sheets are great for this. A lot of planners have pages for all sorts of things that I would never use, so this planner is perfect for me because it keeps things simple - if I had enough time in my day to write down urls for all of the resources I’d found online I would have to question my priorities! Thankfully there’s no such table to fill in for this purpose, neither is there a page for exam board details or 42 pages of organisations that I may find useful one day. The seating plan pages are a great addition that you don’t always see in planners. It’s great to feel a bit more organised again!

This was not expensive and it does the job I want it to do. I helps me to organize my week and I use the notes on the side to remind myself of what I need to get done and what I need to mention in meetings. It helps me to keep track of what is happening on any particular week. I only have one or two registers to take because I am a Librarian/LRC Manager but having registers makes things easier for me to do this daily task. The fact that there are no dates and it is blank means that you can use it exactly as you want to. The only things I wish could be better is that it had more pages and that the seating plan pages were not set out the way they are, with blocks representing desks evenly spaced out because that's often not how classrooms are laid out. If it were more flexible, for example if you could draw a diagram of your classroom on these pages and write the names of students on that, these pages would be more useful.

Perfect weekly planner for teaching. There is a timetable section, birthday section, notes section. Couldn’t be without mine.

Fantastic value for money. This planner is great for secondary school teacher when you have up to 7 periods per day. Just as good as some more expensive planners. I like that the cover is plastic and therefore flexible.

For American schools. Has 8 periods, mist UK schools have 6-7. Not much space to write in boxes as it leaves 2 boxes next to Friday for notes. So Monday-Friday boxes get squashed. Binding is well protected.

Super practical, week to view, which I prefer, and space for notes. Good size too and not bulky for carrying around. Nothing fancy, does the job for really good value.

I normally buy from a well known teacher diary company. However they are very expensive. This year I wanted to save money and overall it does the same job, just comes without weekly dates pre printed at the tops of pages and also there is a welcome lack of positivity phrases which can become tedious and unnecessary! Or maybe I’m just a miserable old fart! Either way, this diary is just what I needed.

I just started using this planner this academic year and, I have to say, it's the best quality planner I have used to date. With a clear layout that allows for seven daily lessons (but you can 'double up' the boxes for a double period if you wish), this planner has to be one of the best on the market. In my book The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know , I talk a lot about the importance of good planning and about taking notes on student interests and circumstances, and this planner alows you to do this effectively.

Easy to use

Je l'utilise depuis plusieurs années et je l'adore ! A la fois fonctionnel et minimaliste, il est idéal pour les professeurs des écoles. Il est par contre dommage de voir son prix augmenter considérablement chaque année...

Semplice ma pratica agenda-registro personale, perfetta per un insegnante che vuole avere sempre sott'occhio il lavoro svolto (impresa piuttosto complicata visto che ormai non si utilizza più il registro cartaceo). All'interno si trovano dei prospetti in cui inserire gli elenchi degli alunni con annesse delle griglie per le annotazioni giornaliere (assenze, valutazioni...). Le pagine per gli elenchi sono tante (non ricordo il numero esatto ma ne ho contate almeno venti). Inoltre ci sono dei planner settimanali in cui è possibile inserire il lavoro svolto giorno per giorno e delle pagine su cui sono disegnati dei "banchi" per poter annotare la disposizione degli alunni in classe. Unica pecca la mancanza di un calendario all'interno, ma é un problema facilmente risolvibile inserendone uno all'inizio o alla fine dell'agenda. La consiglio

Amazing for planning

The best teacher planner I have ever used!