School timetabling
TimeTabling, from the people who literally wrote the book on it
TimeTabler is the UK’s leading timetabling software. Fast, friendly and powerful, it helps you tackle even the most complex timetabling challenges with confidence.
TimeTabler is now part of the Arbor School Management Suite
With Arbor and TimeTabler together, you can manage last-minute changes to rooms or staffing, and create accurate reports on teacher workloads and room usage, straight from your MIS.
“It is no exaggeration to say that TimeTabler has reduced my workload by well over 100 hours. The investment has been worth every penny.”
Charles Brenan
Director of Studies and Newland House School
“It is an exceptional product, saving countless hours and makes the whole process of producing a quality timetable for the children a delight.”
Marcus Taylor
Bursar, Tower College
“Since 1999 I have been able to approach the timetabling season with pleasure, because that is when I began to use TimeTabler.”
Mary Saso
Timetabler, International School of the Sacred Heart
“TimeTabler stood head and shoulders above the competition. Simply it retained the ‘art’ of timetabling, but with the science built in.
Derek Simpson
Ex-Depute, Knox Academy
“The TimeTabler program is the easiest and most versatile I have used and I have tried most of them! For the timetabler it is a dream.”
Heather Salmon
Ex-Timetabler, Arnold School
Fast, friendly and powerful
TimeTabler guides you through each step, automatically checks for clashes and recommends where lessons could go, and why – so it’s easy to make informed decisions. Fine-tune the suggestions anytime to apply your expertise.
Handles any timetabling challenge
From part-time staff, to staggered lunch breaks and split-site schools. Rapidly explore combinations to find the best fit — like working with a timetabling genius behind the scenes.
Help students study their preferred subjects
With dedicated Options software, you can collect your sixth-form subject choices, set rules to follow, and find the best solutions in the same powerful and intuitive way.
Designed by timetablers, for timetablers
TimeTabler has been designed and refined with thousands of timetablers across the UK. It’s constantly updated to handle the latest curriculums, trends and best-practices in timetabling.
Features
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Automatic or interactive scheduling
Keep as much control as you’d like, and make changes any time
Built-in checks
Identifies clashes and things to consider, based on timetabling best practice
FIT (“Musical Chairs”)
Rapidly explore solutions for hard to fit classes
Experiment and validate
Test different scenarios and curriculum changes to see their impact
Worked examples
Solutions for all types of timetabling problems, including Sixth Form
Reports and analysis
Understand your timetable’s efficiency and quality for both staff and students
Printouts and exports
Share timetables via PDF, XLS, Email or Word for feedback and amends
Teacher impact and wellbeing
Monitor teacher workload, free periods, staffing hours, and teaching time
Support flexible working
Create personalised working patterns and analyse availability for the curriculum planned
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