The most effective teacher planner is one that is used. That’s why at Educational Planning Books we’ve designed planners that are easy to use and do exactly what is needed. You will want to use our planners because they will reduce stress and improve your life. So, let’s have a look at the best way to use The Teacher’s Planner.
Choose the right one
Firstly, you need to pick a planner that’s right for you. EPB offers many variations so you can tailor your teacher’s planner around your needs. This will ensure you use it every day!
Choose either A4 planners or A5 planners; think about carrying it around, what will fit in your bag? Do you want to store A4 papers in it? Is wire bound or loose-leaf suited to you? We love that wire bound is space-saving on your desk and you can leave it open but loose-leaf files are great as you can add lots more documents to them. Depending on the number of lessons your school has you can then pick the number of periods – 5, 6, 8 or 10. Specific Primary School planners are also available, and you can choose from dated or undated. Then you’ll be spoilt for choice of colours as there are 8 vibrant ones to choose from. We make planners personalised to you.
Fill it!
So now you have your perfect planner in an amazing colour fresh, shiny and brand new and ready to use. Start by filling in your personal information (you don’t want to lose it!) and all other sections such as examination dates, courses, and conferences. Fill in important dates for the year such as birthdays, parent evenings, holidays etc. Filling in all these sections will keep you on top of everything giving you back control and therefore reducing stress.
Write down goals in the ‘other information’ or ‘planning for the year ahead’ section. Writing down your goals keeps them in mind keeping you focused and motivated making them happen! Because they are in your planner you can track them over the year. You could even use your planner to write down daily goals.
Don’t just use your teacher planner for work use it as your personal diary too. The planner is a safe place to store all information keeping things simple, everything is in one place and seeing something exciting in the diary will give you that motivational boost you need.
Then get planning
‘For every minute spent organising an hour is earned’ – Benjamin Franklin
Life as a teacher can be busy and overwhelming and lesson planning and getting organised in advance will give you control, increase productivity and manage time more effectively. All these things will result in better outcomes, you will further your professional development and school standards will be raised.
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Passionate about Planners
As you can probably gather here at EPB we are very passionate about our planners and getting organised to live better less stressful lives. Because our planners are used so much,we’ve made them super strong and durable to withstand the whole year. They don’t cost too much either making them fantastic value for money. What are you waiting for order your Teacher Planner today! We would love you to share how you use your teacher’s planner!