Capability · Intelligent Timetabling

Intelligent Timetabling

Timetables are built by hand each year and break the moment staffing or rooms change.

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Audience

TimetablersDeputy principalsTraining providers

Workflow

  1. 01Define periods, rooms & constraints
  2. 02Load allocations
  3. 03Generate optimised options
  4. 04Review & approve
  5. 05Adjust for changes
Core features

What it covers

Inputs

  • Periods & cycles
  • Rooms & venues
  • Staff allocations
  • Hard & soft constraints

Optimisation

  • Clash-free generation
  • Workload balancing
  • What-if options

Operations

  • Substitution-aware updates
  • Publishing to staff & learners

Intelligence

Optimisation techniques propose timetables that respect constraints; people review and approve the final version.

Integrations

Designed to feed staff, learner and venue schedules across the platform.

Workflow example

Illustrative Data

Adding a new Grade 11 class triggers a what-if run showing two feasible options with workload impact for approval.

Outcomes

  • Hours saved each term
  • Fewer clashes
  • Balanced workloads
Control model

Records become accountable work

Design intentions, not independently verified operational controls.

Ownership & permissions
Assigned Timetablers, Deputy principals, Training providers work only within authorised tenant, programme and record scopes.
Rules & approvals
Required evidence, policy versions, delegated authority and independent review gate consequential changes. Missing evidence returns to the owner.
Audit & reporting
Record who changed what, when and why. Measure evidence completeness, queue age, approval turnaround and unresolved exceptions rather than invent performance results.
The golden thread

From allocation to a verified outcome

Illustrative Data

01 / 8 · National 3,000-learner programme

Funder

Accountable owner
Funder
Evidence & records
Illustrative target: 3,000 learners, budget and outcomes
Rule & approval gate
Funding conditions and targets approved
Reporting KPI
Enrolment against 3,000 target; verified completion
Next action
Implementer
Permission boundary
Assigned programme and records only; cross-party sharing requires explicit authorisation.

Review exceptions before progressing

Website demonstration of intended workflows. No real records, approvals, credentials or payments are processed.

Related

Connected capabilities

Programme Lifecycle

Needs analysis and proposal; Funding, budget and implementation plan.

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Venues, Tools & Equipment

Venue profiles, capacity and accessibility; Equipment availability and safety records.

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Accreditation & Quality

Provider scope and expiry records; Qualification catalogue and practitioner registration.

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