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Step 22 of 49HTT Schools

The timetable generator

Lessons per subject, generating, and what it could not place.

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For School administrators
Video
5 min video
Article
2 min read
Updated
Updated

A whole week, with no clashes, in seconds. You will generate the school’s timetable: no teacher in two places at once, and no class with two lessons at the same time.

Step by step

1Timetable

Choose Timetable from the menu. It works in three steps, from the top.

HTT Schools: timetable — the screen at this step
Step 1: Timetable

2The school day

First, the school day: when each lesson starts and ends, and the breaks. A standard Monday-to-Friday day with eight lessons is one press away, and you can change it to fit your school.

3Lessons a week

Second, how many lessons a week each subject gets, class by class. The subjects and their teachers come from the Results page. The total beside each class turns red if it is more than the week holds.

HTT Schools: lessons a week — the screen at this step
Step 3: Lessons a week

4Change a number

Change a number — Mathematics in J S S 1 gets five lessons — and press Save.

HTT Schools: change a number — the screen at this step
Step 4: Change a number

5Generate

Third, press Generate. In seconds you have a full week. Nothing is saved yet — it only shows you what it would do.

HTT Schools: generate — the screen at this step
Step 5: Generate

6What it could not place

Anything it could not fit is listed in plain words — a teacher with too many lessons, or a class with more lessons than periods — so you know exactly what to change.

7Apply

When you are happy, press Apply. The timetable is saved, and teachers, pupils and parents can all see it.

HTT Schools: apply — the screen at this step
Step 7: Apply

8The week

The week shows each class’s timetable, lesson by lesson, with its teacher. Pick a class to see theirs.

HTT Schools: the week — the screen at this step
Step 8: The week

Questions people ask

Who is the “The timetable generator” training for?

School administrators. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

Sign in to HTT Schools as an administrator of your school to follow these steps.

Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

How long does this training take?

The video is about 5 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.

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