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Period grids, feasibility checks, and substitute coverage

Timetable builder

Build period grids, assign teachers to classes, run clash checks, and publish timetables staff and students can trust — tied to the same calendar attendance and exams use. Timetable changes ripple across the whole school. Schoolyi connects teacher staffing, room and lab assignments, auto-generation drafts, and substitute workflows so coordinators publish once and every module inherits the live schedule.

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Outcomes

What changes when timetable builder is live

Practical results schools report after rolling out timetable builder inside teaching & timetable.

  • Teacher-class-subject staffing matrix

    Teachers open one hub for their weekly periods

  • Period grid editor with clash detection

    Substitutes see class context without hallway handoffs

  • Auto-generate draft timetables

    Exam and attendance modules reference the published grid

  • Publish and unpublish gates for staff

    Coordinators catch staffing gaps before term starts

Key capabilities

Everything included in this capability, from daily workflows to exports your team relies on.

  • Teacher-class-subject staffing matrix
  • Period grid editor with clash detection
  • Auto-generate draft timetables
  • Publish and unpublish gates for staff
  • Substitute teacher assignment workflow
  • Room and laboratory period links

Who uses this

Role-scoped workspaces so each team sees only the tasks they own.

  • Timetable coordinators
  • Academic heads
  • Teachers

Full module

Teaching & timetable

Define who teaches what, build and publish timetables, handle substitutes, and plan lessons against the same calendar your exams and attendance use, so teachers spend time teaching, not chasing schedules.

Explore Teaching & timetable

Workflow

How teams run timetable builder week to week

A typical path from setup through daily use on Schoolyi.

  1. 01

    Teacher-class-subject staffing matrix

    Part of the Timetable builder workflow on Schoolyi, connected to roster, calendar, and role permissions.

  2. 02

    Period grid editor with clash detection

    Part of the Timetable builder workflow on Schoolyi, connected to roster, calendar, and role permissions.

  3. 03

    Auto-generate draft timetables

    Part of the Timetable builder workflow on Schoolyi, connected to roster, calendar, and role permissions.

  4. 04

    Publish and unpublish gates for staff

    Part of the Timetable builder workflow on Schoolyi, connected to roster, calendar, and role permissions.

Deep dive

Built for school operations, not generic ERP

Long-form context for evaluators comparing capabilities during an SMS rollout.

Teacher leading a class with timetable visible on screen

Why schools upgrade timetable builder

Timetable changes ripple across the whole school. Schoolyi connects teacher staffing, room and lab assignments, auto-generation drafts, and substitute workflows so coordinators publish once and every module inherits the live schedule.

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Connected to teaching & timetable

Build period grids, assign teachers to classes, run clash checks, and publish timetables staff and students can trust — tied to the same calendar attendance and exams use. Because timetable builder lives inside teaching & timetable on Schoolyi, teams stop reconciling exports between spreadsheets and the parent portal.

Related capabilities

These areas work closely with timetable builder inside teaching & timetable.

Questions, answered

Straightforward answers for visitors evaluating the product.

Who typically runs timetable builder day to day?+

Timetable coordinators, Academic heads, Teachers own daily workflows while teaching & timetable coordinators review setup and exports when needed.

How does timetable builder connect to the academic calendar?+

Build period grids, assign teachers to classes, run clash checks, and publish timetables staff and students can trust — tied to the same calendar attendance and exams use. Because it shares roster and calendar data with teaching & timetable, teams do not maintain parallel date lists or exports.

Can we roll out timetable builder after go-live?+

Yes. Schools often launch teaching & timetable foundation data first, then enable timetable builder when coordinators are ready.

Is training required for every role?+

Role-scoped workspaces show only the tasks each team needs for timetable builder. Most schools run a short coordinator session plus self-serve operator guides.

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See Timetable builder in a live walkthrough

We'll show how timetable builder fits your school's teaching & timetable workflows and which teams benefit first.

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