Questions about Teacher Sorted

It helps teachers manage the work around teaching against the non-teaching work time they actually have. Add the work, set the time available and see whether the two fit together.

No. You do not enter lesson delivery as work to schedule. It is for planning, preparation, marking, assessment, resources, admin, communication, pastoral follow-up, regular jobs and the other work around teaching.

A normal list records what needs doing. Teacher Sorted also looks at when you want to work and whether the work planned for this week fits into that time.

It is one product adapted to the different ways Primary and Secondary teachers work. Primary includes PPA, preparation and getting resources ready to teach. Secondary includes preparation periods, different classes and marking batches.

Yes. Some UK terms are used during the beta, but your work-block wording can be changed. The basic idea is not tied to PPA or to one country.

Set up your usual working pattern once using PPA, preparation or non-contact periods, plus any before- or after-school time you choose. It uses that pattern as the starting point for each week.

Change the days that are different. If Wednesday has a staff meeting or parents’ evening, reduce the work time available on Wednesday. Your usual pattern stays in place for the next week.

Type or dictate something like “Mark English books by Friday. 45 mins.” Teacher Sorted can recognise the task, deadline and time estimate and add them for you. You can edit them or add more detail whenever you want.

They are jobs that come round regularly. Set one up once and it will appear when it is due instead of you adding the same task every week.

It helps with the question, “I’ve got 25 minutes. What should I do?” It looks at the time available, deadline, location or tools, likely interruptions and how much concentration a task needs. You can ignore its suggestion and choose something else.

No. Add the task with what you know. Suggested times can be changed, and a task can stay without an estimate until you know more.

It shows that the week does not fit. You decide whether to protect work, move it, reduce it, delegate it or wait, or mark it for discussion. If a task no longer needs doing, you can archive it from Work. Nothing is rearranged without you.

No. Teacher Sorted can make suggestions. You decide.

Change the time you actually had. You can also choose how much interrupted work time should count when planning the week. A period that may be interrupted does not have to be treated the same as protected time.

No. You choose when you want to work. Evenings, weekends and school holidays are not added automatically.

Add the holiday or different week and pause your normal work blocks and term-time routines for those dates. If you choose to work, add the time you want to use. Your usual pattern starts again when the holiday ends.

No. Teacher Sorted does not need learner-identifiable information. Use a general class, group or responsibility label instead.

No. The workspace belongs to the individual teacher. There is no manager dashboard, staff ranking or productivity score.

Yes. Go to Settings to download your workload data or delete your account. Account deletion asks you to confirm before removing the records linked to it.

Use Help inside the app or email support@teachersorted.com.

A small group of teachers using Teacher Sorted with their real workload and giving occasional feedback about what works and what gets in the way.

Yes. You will not be asked for payment details, and there is no automatic charge later.

Apply for a place using the beta form. Places are released in small groups, so applying does not guarantee a place. If accepted, you will receive a single-use access code to create your account.

There is no weekly research meeting or long reporting process. Tell us when something works, confuses you or gets in the way.