{"id":4399305,"date":"2021-10-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mistservices.co.uk\/timetabling\/?p=4399305"},"modified":"2021-10-15T11:14:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T11:14:56","slug":"can-software-generate-the-school-timetable-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mistservices.co.uk\/timetabling\/can-software-generate-the-school-timetable-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Can software generate the school timetable \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can software generate the school timetable – Part 1<\/h1>\n

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\u00a0Any thoughts or comments are welcome \u2013 just email mist@mistservices.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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I sit here wanting to just answer the question and talk timetabling, timetabling and more timetabling!\u00a0 But before I do let\u2019s take a huge step back and ask why do schools have a timetable?\u00a0 I\u2019m sure you can come up with many definitions but typically a response would be along the lines of:<\/p>\n

The school timetable is a mechanism or a framework that delivers and supports the school curriculum offering by organising teachers, students and rooms.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please don\u2019t get hung up on a precise definition we can start to re-define it in later articles.<\/p>\n

The big takeaway is as a timetabler you are going to be working with (organising) Teachers, Students and Rooms.<\/p>\n

Can software handle teachers, students and rooms \u2013 absolutely they can.\u00a0 But the question is, can it generate the school timetable?\u00a0 Once again let\u2019s take a step back and have a bit of fun.<\/p>\n

Some people see the timetable as:<\/p>\n