DIARY PAGES - 'The No Nonsense Planner'

I made my own diary

For too many years now I have had diaries that just aren’t quite right for me. I think my opinions on an academic diary will be quite unpopular:

• We don’t need weekend dates.
• We don’t need fancy to do lists with could, should, would etc. It’s a to do list - let’s not over complicate it.
• We don’t need meal planners or wellbeing check in’s- it’s a diary for work.
• We don’t need endless pages for LTP and MTPs as they are most likely saved on your school server. What’s the point in writing it out in a diary?

These are some of the reasons I have made my own ‘no nonsense planner’ with simple week to view pages with a two do list and section for meeting notes. Nice and simple!

WHAT’S INCLUDED!

• Cover Page to write name, school, role etc.
• double page spread week to view diary pages from August 24-August 25.
• Hour by hour slots for each day of the diary pages from Mon-Fri.
• Weekly to do list and weekly meeting notes (on the same page as the double page spread week to view diary pages)
• No weekend dates (why do we need them to plan a school week)
• Monthly calendar from August 24-August 25 (for every day and date)
• Birthday page
• Password page
• CPD log pages (one for each half term)
• Larger staff meeting note pages (several)
• Dotted pages for bulleting, generic notes.
• Class list pages (enough for up to 30 children)

THE BEAUTY OF PRINTING YOUR OWN DIARY AND PLACING IN A FOLDER OR LEATHER FILOFAX IS THAT YOU CAN PRINT MORE PAGES IF NEEDED (SUCH AS IF YOU NEED MORE STAFF MEETING NOTE PAGES)