Time-tabling Arrangement Criteria

Procedure Preparation: –Obtain the list of teaching duty from the Principal –Confirm the general requirements: e.g.split classes of each form, pair teaching …. –Distribute the request form to the Subject Panel Head: special requirements for the allocation of lessons/special room…. for different forms –Other considerations

Procedure Allocation of lessons: Class Timetable and Teacher Timetable –Start from the most complicated forms/classes/teaching arrangement that involves more variables e.g. (1) - Form 1 English 5 teachers + 5 classes + arrangement of lessons (3 double and 2 single – 5 days in a 6 day cycle) + 1 extra classroom

Procedure e.g. (2) - Form 6Sc AL Physics/6A&6Sc PA/6A Econ 3 teachers and 1 Lab Technician + 2 classes + 3 subjects + arrangement of lessons (4 double and 1 single/2 double in the Phy Lab(TAS)/1 double in the afternoon/Lab preparation time – 5 days in a 6 day cycle) + Phy Lab. and own classrooms + 1 extra classroom (PA) e.g. (3) - Form 3A Chin Hist 1 teacher + 1 class + arrangement of lessons (2 single – 2 days in a 6 day cycle)

Procedure Allocation of Class Timetable: –F.1 Chin/Eng/Math/PE –F.3 PL –F.2 PSHE –F.6&7 Split lessons + special room –F.4&5 Split lessons + special room –F.6&7 other lessons –F.4&5 other lessons –F.1-3 other lessons

Procedure Allocation of Teacher Timetable: –Teachers who involve in split classes/pair teaching/special arrangement –Chin/Eng/Math Teachers and F.6/F.7 AL subject teachers

Suggested priorities of special requests –Special rooms/venue/outside resources (swimming pool/trainers) –No. of single/double/triple needed –Lessons to be evenly distributed throughout the cycle –Lessons to be evenly distributed throughout (e.g. X Music+PE+HE/NW in 1 single day)

Suggested priorities of YOUR special requests –Lessons to be arranged/not to be arranged in a specific time slot –Common periods for a particular subject/level –Other Considerations: 30-minutes-period Teachers (No. of lessons in a single day/lessons to be evenly distributed throughout the cycle….)

Report on Special requests of Subject departments and difficulties encountered