Timetable designer drag, drop, done — with AI on the side
A visual timetable designer for school admins. Move lessons between teachers, classes, rooms and weeks in seconds — and see live consequences for conflicts, teaching-hour ledgers and workload as you go. Helmke (2012) and OECD TALIS 2018 document that schedule quality is among the first variables leadership can change — and the only one that touches every single pupil lesson.
Drag-and-drop timetable
Move lessons between teachers, classes, rooms and weeks without opening dialogs.
Live consequences
Conflicts, teaching-hour ledger, teacher workload and room usage update as you move.
What-if scenarios
Save several timetable versions side by side, compare them, and pick which to publish.
AI timetable assistant
Ask the AI to find free slots, suggest swaps, balance teacher workload, or resolve a specific conflict.
Plain-text conflict explanations
The AI explains why a move breaks something and suggests alternatives you can accept in one click.
Multi-view
Switch between teacher, class and room views on the same data model — without leaving the page.
Live cover budget
Get_cover_cost_summary runs in the background; a banner shows running cover cost per week.
Audit before publish
Audit_schedule blocks publish on hard errors and requires ack on warnings — documented per version.
In the classroom
Primary-school timetabler
Moves a whole subject block from Friday to Wednesday and instantly sees any double-bookings.
Vocational head of programme
Lets the AI propose a schedule for a new foundation cohort and tweaks it manually afterwards.
Cover coordinator
Drags an absent teacher's lessons onto available colleagues — with AI suggestions for the best split.
For the timetabler and for school leadership
The designer is where pedagogical principles become concrete practice. Weights, option blocks and the audit checklist let you link the schedule to the school's quality programme — so every lesson reflects a deliberate decision, not an accident.
- Audit report per version documents compliance
- Live cover budget makes finance visible while planning
- Links directly into A20 and the Goal-loop
The AI assistant is an advisor, not an autopilot. Ask it to suggest a swap, get the reasoning in plain text, accept or reject. What-if scenarios give you the freedom to experiment without losing the published schedule.
- AI suggestions with plain-text reasoning
- What-if scenarios saved in parallel
- Multi-view: teacher, class, room on the same model
Research base
The timetable designer builds on research into instructional time, teacher work time and the effect of schedule quality on attainment.
- Helmke, A. (2012). Unterrichtsqualität und Lehrerprofessionalität: Diagnose, Evaluation und Verbesserung des Unterrichts (4. Aufl.). Klett-Kallmeyer
- Hattie, J. (2009/2023). Time on task and instructional time (d ≈ 0.39). Visible Learning MetaX source
- Walberg, H. J. (1988). Synthesis of research on time and learning. Educational Leadership, 45(6), 76–85
- OECD (2019). TALIS 2018 Results (Volume I): Teachers and School Leaders as Lifelong Learners — Chapter on instructional time and workload. OECD Publishing source
- KL & Lærernes Centralorganisation (2020). Arbejdstidsaftale 2020 (A20) for undervisningsområdet. KL & LC source
- Børne- og Undervisningsministeriet (2024). Folkeskoleloven §16 — Undervisningstidens tilrettelæggelse og minimumstimetal. Retsinformation source
- Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (EVA) (2021). Skoleledelse og prioritering af undervisningstid. EVA source
Frequently asked questions
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