Schedules

Schedule Templates

A schedule turns a to-do list into a plan for the hours you actually have. These templates lay out the day by the hour or half hour, the week at a glance, appointments for a service business, and timetables for students. Pick the layout that matches how your days are shaped.

Planning your time

The daily schedule lays out one day by the hour, and the weekly schedule shows seven days side by side. Time blocking goes further: you give each task a block of time, which protects focus work from meetings and interruptions.

Appointments and school

Service businesses book clients on the appointment schedule and keep a record of visits on the appointment log. Students and parents can map the week with the class schedule, plan revision with the study schedule and track assignments on the homework planner. Staff rotas are on the HR forms page.

Choosing between a schedule, a planner and a calendar

These three get mixed up a lot. A schedule shows the hours of a day or week and what fills them, which makes it the right tool when time is the limit, such as a busy work day, a study plan before exams or a week of client appointments. A planner is about tasks and goals and is better when the list of things to do is the problem. A calendar shows dates at a glance for the month or year and works best for deadlines, holidays and events. Many people use a monthly calendar for dates and a daily or weekly schedule for the hours, and that combination covers most needs. Print the schedule for the coming week on Sunday evening, fill in fixed commitments first, then fit the flexible work around them, leaving some gaps for things that run over.

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