Im attempting some 'flexible' timetabling. Each class has an allocated time but if classes want to swap times they may as long as it's written up on a timetable i have posted on the entrance door. During admin time when lib is empty, teachers are encouraged to use lib- again booking in on the timetable sheet. Stage 3 have 3 sessions in lib now per week instead of 1 a win/win for students CLs and TL- happy happy. . I ve announced if lib sign out that chn may return and borrow books, before school lunch after school. This is working for some, frees up their lesson time for more compt/research/book chill out time. Also in lib time chn now place wanted books in lib bag (must have name on it) and books delivered to them that day. Monitors scan borrowings at 'other' times. Eespecially good cause NO queue waiting for students, frees me up to be with students more. Small steps trying 'new' ideas but so far so good.
Haycock on flexible scheduling/timetabling, at first i thought this would be a nightmare but this version above phased in slowly, actually works well. Also ALL the interruptions EVERY day now addressed a little better with the time suit swaps. CLs arrange swaps themselves i just jump up and down and insist that i need 1 day notice at least in order to keep my lesson prep & marking in check. Younger classes try to keep swaps on the same lib day to help young ones in the routine of library day for book returns. Surprisingly classes not 'missing out' now nor me 'running' around school to have lessons in other classrooms.
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