Arignote TimetableTimetabling guides
Practical guides to building a school timetable: why it is hard, what a bad one costs, how to handle teacher preferences fairly, how to switch software without starting over, and the whole process from first draft to published timetable.
Why Schools Still Build Timetables by Hand (and Why It's Costing Them Weeks)
Every summer, in thousands of schools, someone closes their office door with a spreadsheet, a stack of teacher requests, and a growing sense of dread. It doesn't have to be this way. Read the guide
The Hidden Cost of a Bad School Timetable
It's just a grid. Until you count the burnout, the empty labs, and the hour a day your students spend waiting for something to happen. Read the guide
What Makes School Scheduling So Hard? A Gentle Tour of an Ungentle Problem
School timetabling belongs to a family of problems that computer scientists formally classify as very hard. Here's why your deputy head deserves more sympathy — and how modern solvers crack it anyway. Read the guide
Teacher Preferences Without the Politics: Designing a Fair Timetable
Why the staff schedule is usually decided by squeaky wheels and luck—and how to make the process transparent, fair, and drama-free. Read the guide
Switching Timetabling Software Without Starting Over
The biggest reason schools stick with tools they've outgrown isn't loyalty—it's the absolute dread of re-entering ten years of school data. Here’s how migration actually works, and a checklist for doing it safely. Read the guide
Building a School Timetable, Start to Finish
What it actually takes to build a school timetable with a constraint solver, from the first teacher you type in to the schedules taped up outside the staff room. Read the guide
Try it on your own school
Arignote Timetable builds complete, clash-free school timetables in seconds to minutes. The free plan covers small schools with no time limit, and the built-in demo school lets you see a full secondary school solved before you enter your own data.