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Pre Planning Information• Configuration of School Day• Grouping of Students -- streaming, setting etc.• ‘Blocking’ and ‘Setting’ of Subjects• Teacher allocation -- DES• Continuity/rotation of teachers?• Time Allocation (For Teachers; For Subjects)• Subject Sampling• Constraints: Job-Sharing; Career Breaks; • Practical Subjects• Concessions to Teachers?
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Curriculum Data Gathering
• Last years timetable
• Curriculum Demands– Options – 1st, 2nd , 5th.
– T/Y Programme
– LCA + LCVP demands
– 1st Year classes sorted
– DES Requirements
• Subject/Dept. Demands– Banding/Setting
• Teacher Demands
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Last Years TT
• Issues which arose during the year and can now be amended
• Any issues from inspectorate?
• Moving up
• Extra teacher on band?
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Moving Up
Keep core of time table from this year.
Clear timetable but keep structure for:
• 1st 2nd
• 2nd 3rd
• 5th 6th
• All these year groups are moving up a year and will mirror closely what existed in this current year i.e. class/teacher/opt group etc.
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Teacher Demands
• The Human Element
• Take the sheet and say which demands/requests you would agree to.
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Preliminary Planning
• Teacher Requests
• Subject Requests
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Additional teachers
Sixth Year
A B C D W X
Irish 6 KS JJ SD FP
English 5 AA JG BB SS
Maths 6 BC FP WD GN
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Additional teachers
Sixth Year
A B C D W X
Irish 6 KS JJ SD FP WD
English 5 AA JG BB SS RM
Maths 6 BC FP WD GN EE
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Getting to the Nuts & Bolts of Timetable planning
• Pen & Paper
• Planning Matrices
• Year Curriculum (Teaching Groups)
• Teacher Hours
• Can be done on computer package –easier initially on paper
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Planning Matrices
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Year Curriculum
1. Assigning teachers to each class
2. One sheet per year
3. Two versions follow
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Planning Matrices
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Planning Matrices
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Planning MatricesSixth Year (120)
A B C D W X YReligion 3 MK WH FR SS RMIrish 6 KS JJ SD FP WDEnglish 5 AA JG BB (O) SS RMMaths 6 BC FP WD GN EEOpt 1 6 Fre (o) Fre Ger Span Span
SP BE GC GA GGOpt 2 5 H Econ Music Geog Chem Biol
EE LP HG MM BMOpt 3 5 Biol Biol H Econ Physics Art Bus
MM ML CC YF PQ RSOpt 4 5 Ag Sc Hist Biol Acc Music Geog
SC MA HH GN HG FH
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Teacher Hours
1. Ensuring teachers are fully utilised
2. Three approaches follow
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Planning Matrices
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Planning Matrices
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Planning Matrices
• Counting class periods (Hrs) assigned to each teacher
Teacher A
6IR 6
5IR 5
TY Ir 3
2IR 5
1Dara Ir 4
3Orla His 3
3Orla PC 1
TY Photog(2) 4
Total 33
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Planning Matrices
Teacher PlanningLeaving Cert Fifth Year Tran Yr J Cert 2nd Yr 1st yr Total