Time Management
Time Management
There is very little official training or CPD in time management techniques. Whilst some propagate the myth that the corporate sector is entirely more efficient than the public sector, time management is one field where the corporate field leads the way.
Time management comes down to a spectrum: either
There exist some folk who don’t have time management systems who complete tasks. There are some who don’t and who openly struggle. My recommendation is that you refine your system so that you free up working memory and avoid needless stress.
Another aspect of time management is the need for procrastination. Completing something to time involves not doing many things to the utmost degree. You need to choose to where you will pin your flag.
Time Management – Using a to-do lister
Teaching is meant to be a lifestyle. With a week to go, I remember how much this time of year has its own challenges. Now is the time to prepare for next year - to ensure all is up to date, and that as much as possible is in place. Yet the tension is to tie things...
Time Management: Thoughts and Advice September 2017
So the new school year is now in motion and it is typically busy. New staff have come with different experiences of time management at various stages in their career. I am impressed most, though, with the methods of an older colleague who seemingly just 'remembers' to...
Time Management
Time Management
Typos – If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly
One of the hardest things for a student to do, I think, is to check through recently completed work. There is always the sense, particularly with someone arduous or transitory, to simply leave it and move onto something new. Yet this week I have seen some shocking...
PGCE Advice A-Z
Looking back on four years ago when I qualified, it was a great year. This made it better: a) The more work you can do in the evenings, the easier the next day will be. b) Have a time of the week when you do no work. At all. Mine was typically Friday evening. c) Get a...
