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For the people who build the timetable and the duty roster: the problems that keep coming up, why they happen and how Atlas solves them.
October 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Every September the same pile lands on the desk: teacher lists, classes, notes. Here is how to build the timetable from start to finish, in the right order.
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“The timetable could not be built.” On its own, that sentence is useless. The real question is why, and what to change. Here is how Atlas answers it.
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A maths teacher wants double periods; the chemistry lab needs three in a row. Block lessons are where timetables jam most often. Here is why, and what to do.
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Every year the same conversation: “Can my day off be Thursday?” Easy for one teacher, hard for thirty. Here is how to plan days off without breaking the timetable.
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Three hours of maths on Monday, none on Thursday. Correct on paper, tiring in class. Here is how to spread a subject across the week, and which rules push against each other.
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“Me again?” The first words heard when the duty roster goes up. Here are the rules of sharing duty fairly, and how Atlas builds the roster from the timetable.
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In the second week of October a teacher leaves. You don't want to rebuild the timetable, but one small change can cause a clash somewhere else. Here is how to avoid that.
Read the post →October 26, 2026 · 2 min read
The timetable is ready; now everyone needs it. A master sheet for the office, a personal schedule for every teacher, one for every classroom door. Here is how to produce them without doing each by hand.
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