School Diaries Blog

The School Ashville College is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 - 18 years old based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Ashville provides pupil planners for students from Year 3 up to Sixth Form. Feedback from Sixth Form pupils highlighted that their requirements for homework planners are different to those lower down the school. Sixth Formers study fewer subjects but require more space to record information. They also require very specific information to support them in making decisions for life after Sixth Form. The School Planner In conjunction with Ashville College’s marketing team, we...

Primary school diaries are an invaluable resource for simplifying communication between home and school, tracking homework and assessments, and effectively monitoring behaviour management. A custom planner can provide numerous benefits to schools, parents, and pupils with features customised to perfectly fit each key stage or year group. We illustrate one example of a successfully planned and designed primary school diary for Priory School that has made a huge difference to the staff, pupils and parents. The School Priory School is a large primary school in Slough, whose school values enable all children to become innovative and creative learners who achieve...

Pinterest can be a gold mine for teachers that teach pupils of all ages. It’s a great place to find inspiration, lesson plans, printables, valuable professional tips, new teaching methods and even classroom decoration ideas. With no shortage of resources on Pinterest, it can take a few hours to explore in order to find the accounts and pins that are most useful to yourself and your students. To save you the hard work, we’ve compiled our list of some of the best Pinterest accounts for teachers: 1. We Are Teachers is a great all-around account for all teachers. Gain some much-needed...

  Whether you’re a student or a teacher, we all have busy lives in and out of the classroom, and it can be difficult to keep track of it all. This is where school diaries come in handy!  But how do you decide which diary is right for you? Should you get a termly or annual planner? What size - A4, A5 or A6? It can get complicated planning the design and content of school diaries to fit your school’s specific needs, especially when the possibilities can feel endless. However, we’ve simplified these options and listed some factors to consider...

We’ve collected a whole range of top organisation tips for when you’re preparing for revision sessions to make life that little bit less stressful. 8 Organisational Tips During Exam Time   Exam time is stressful for both students and teachers, with either multiple exams on the horizon to prepare for or hundreds of scripts to be marked and second marked. In this post, we've collected a whole range of top organisation tips for when you're preparing for revision sessions to make life that little bit less stressful. 1. Create prioritised lists Whether written down in a list or organised in...