Guides

• Teacher planner: what to put in it and how to set it up for the yearA teacher planner is a diary built around your school year: a timetable, your term dates, a week with a row for every lesson, and pages for each class, from the class list and mark book to the roll and parent contacts. Set it up once before Term 1, with your class lists written in, and it carries you through all four terms.
• Family planner: how to organise the whole family’s week on one wallA family planner is a wall calendar with a column for each person and a row for every day, so sport, appointments and plans each have their own place. Hang it where everyone walks past, give everyone a column, and spend five minutes on it every Sunday.
• Christmas presents for grandparents: 8 ideas they’ll actually useThe presents grandparents value most are about the family: time together, photos of the grandkids, and something that keeps them close to everyone through the year. The best ones get used rather than put in a cupboard, so think about what they’ll look at or do in February, not just on Christmas morning.