A lesson planner that starts from your timetable
Your timetable already knows the plan — which class, which subject, which period. EdFleet's lesson planner opens every teacher's week with the real periods laid out, so planning starts at the writing, not the re-typing. Copy last week, bump what didn't finish, and see syllabus coverage as you go.
The binder, the diary, and the file nobody can find
In most schools the scheme of work lives in a binder in the department office. The weekly plan lives in each teacher's diary — the one the coordinator collects on Friday and hands back on Monday. And when inspection week arrives, someone spends days reconstructing a term of records from both. Three copies of the same information, and none of them connected.
A proper lesson planner for schools holds that thread in one place: the scheme of work at the top, the weekly plan built from it, and today's period at the end — one record from term plan to Monday, period 1. And because EdFleet already runs your timetable, that record starts itself. Every teacher opens a week that is already laid out with their real classes, sections, and periods. For schools working under KHDA or ADEK review, it also means lesson-planning records are organized and ready when the inspector asks — not rebuilt the week before.
Timetable-first week view
Open the week and your real periods are already there — class, section, subject. Write each plan in the slot where it will actually be taught.
Copy last week or last year
Start from what already worked. Copy a previous week — or the same week from last year — onto this year's dates and edit, instead of typing it all again.
Bump unfinished lessons forward
Tuesday's lesson ran over? Bump it to the next period and the rest of the sequence shifts with it — past holidays, without retyping anything.
Syllabus coverage tracking
Link plans to syllabus topics and see how much is covered against how much of the term has passed — while there is still time to act on it.
Coordinator review, no diary pile
Coordinators see who has submitted, who is late, and what needs changes — from a dashboard, not a stack of collected diaries.
Cover packs & AI first drafts
A substitute gets a read-only cover view of the day's plans. And when a blank page stalls you, AI drafts a starting point — the teacher edits and owns it.
From scheme of work to Monday, period 1
Planning starts with what you already teach. A teacher opens the week and every period is there — class, section, subject, drawn from the school timetable. Write the plan in the slot it belongs to, attach the worksheet, link the syllabus topic. If Tuesday's lesson didn't finish, bump it forward and the sequence shifts with it. Next year, copy the same week onto the new dates and edit — no teacher should type the same plan twice.
Coverage then takes care of itself. As plans link to syllabus topics, teachers and coordinators see how much of the syllabus is covered against how much of the term has passed — early enough to adjust pace, not discover the gap in exam week. It's one of the items on our school management system features checklist that most schools still track on paper.
Inspection day without the binder panic
Schools that have been through a KHDA or ADEK visit know the scramble: inspectors look at how lessons are planned, and the school spends the week before assembling evidence. When plans live in the same system as the timetable, the evidence is already organized — by teacher, by class, by week — ready when the inspector asks. Nothing to reconstruct, nothing to reprint.
The same record solves the everyday version of that problem. A teacher calls in sick, and the substitute opens a read-only cover view of the day's plans — topic, objectives, materials — instead of a hallway briefing. The coordinator reviews submitted weeks from a dashboard instead of a stack of diaries. If you're weighing platforms, our guide to choosing the best school management system covers how to compare features like this fairly.
Frequently asked questions
Lesson planning software replaces the paper diary and scattered documents teachers plan in. Teachers write weekly plans against their real timetable, link them to the syllabus, and share them with coordinators — one searchable record instead of a binder, a diary, and a folder of files.
Yes — that's the whole point. EdFleet's planner is part of the same system that runs your timetable. Each teacher's week opens with their real periods already laid out: class, section, and subject. Nobody re-enters a schedule the school already maintains.
Yes. Teachers submit their week from their own login, and coordinators see who has submitted, who is late, and what is missing — on one screen. They can approve a plan or request changes with a comment, and the teacher is notified. No diary pile on anyone's desk.
A read-only cover view of the day's plans: the topic, objectives, activities, and attached materials — enough to teach the period without the regular teacher writing a separate cover note from a sickbed.
It drafts; it doesn't decide. "Draft with AI" fills in a first draft from the class, subject, and syllabus topic — in your school's own plan format. The teacher edits it, completes it, and saves it. Nothing enters the record without the teacher owning it.
Monday's plan, done on Friday.
See how EdFleet turns your timetable into a week of lesson plans — and give your teachers their Sunday evenings back.