Course Outline
This event will provide essential knowledge, skills and resources to all those in the secondary sector who have responsibility to construct or manage the construction of their institution’s timetable.
It looks at the key components of a successful timetable construction process and how these components are put together to fully harness the available resources and maximise student progress and outcomes. It aims to provide delegates with practical solutions that are tailored for their specific context.
It does not seek to focus on any one single construction method but looks to provide delegates with a broad vision of what is possible within both the art and science of timetable construction, using Nova T6 as the main software tool currently being used by most schools in Northern Ireland. Further training could be provided if schools opt for TimeTabler software after the transformation from SIMS to Bromcom.
Programme for the day
09:15 Registration and refreshments
09:40 Welcome and introductions
0945 Introduction: Timetable Construction Fundamentals
10:00 Session 1: Successful Timetable Construction: Student Learning
11:00 Refreshment break
11:15 Session 2: Successful Timetable Construction: Resource Management
12:15 Session 3: Successful Timetable Construction: Solving the Timetable Puzzle
13:00 Lunch
13:40 Session 4: Successful Timetable Construction: Your Home School
14:40 Refreshment break
14:45 Session 5: Successful Timetable Construction: The Construction Process
15:20 Plenary: Learning and actions
15:30 Depart
Course Facilitators
Stuart Hodgkinson, Director of Proficio Education and ASCL Timetable Trainer
Michael Montgomery, former timetable constructor for Lagan College, Belfast
Course Details
Date Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Venue Crowne Plaza Hotel, Shaws Bridge, Belfast
Cost £200 per person
Cost is ex VAT and includes lunch, course materials and site licences.
‘Whilst acknowledging the input that C2K have had in supporting our timetable over the years, I was keen to widen the curriculum vision, explore new timetable opportunities and build additional capacity of timetabling knowledge within the school. This support from Stuart Hodgkinson and Michael Montgomery has facilitated all of these, and I have no hesitation in recommending them to other NI schools.’
Mr N D Owen, Principal, Parkhall Integrated College, August 2024
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