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Unit 25: Time Management

(vii) Providing the most Appropriate Work for Each Teacher Notes
(viii) According to the Needs of Every Pupil : A good time-table should make it convenient for
every pupils to take the optional subjects he desires.
(ix) Variety of Work : Change of work is the best form of rest for both pupils and teachers.
(x) Provision for Best room and Equipment Utilization : The number and size of classes and
classrooms also affect the school time-table.
(xi) Avoiding Incidence of Fatigue : Children get fatigued at certain school hours or certain days
in a week.
(xii) Variation to Suit Local Conditions : The needs of the particular locality should be taken into
consideration while adjusting the working hours, and the duration of summer vacation,
spring recess and winter recess.
(xiii) Time for Teacher’s Conferences : Some time should be provided in the school time-table for
teacher’s conferences for joint planning in the interests of pupil needs.
(xiv) Co-operative Teaching : Provision for an opportunity for co-operative teaching in the
integrated programme should be made available if and when teachers want it.
(xv) Fluid and Dynamic : Time-table should be fluid enough to allow variations within a broad
frame whenever desired.
• Types of Time-Table
• The main types of time-table have been given in the following points :
(i) Class time-table.
(ii) Home work time-table
(iii) The master time-table
(iv) Teacher’s time-table
• Class time-table : Every class should have its own time-table indicating the distribution of
subjects with teachers and assignment of classrooms for each period.
• Home work time-table : Every class also have its home-work time-table. For even distribution
of the amount of homework to be given to the students, the class teacher should prepare a
programme in consultation with subject teachers.
• The master time-table : It gives a complete picture of the programme of the entire school per
day.
• Teacher’s time-table : Every teacher should have a copy of his own programme or work
showing the details of his academic and non-academic work.
• Vacant period time-table : A special time-table should also be prepared showing the vacant
periods of all the teachers.
• Games time-table : It shows which particular group or house is engaged in a particular time,
game at a particular time, the games being played, and the playground being utilized.
• Co-curricular activities time-table : It should he prepared in the beginning of each session
showing the different types of a activities in the school, the names of teacher in charge of
those activities, the place where they are to be held and the time when they are to be
undertaken.
• A school time-table is the blue-print of school working schedule and usually two types of time
table are prepared.
• In the construction of time-table for a single or double teacher school. One teacher has to teach
two, three or even four classes at the same time and in the same room.

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