Earlier this year I adapted an idea from Pinterest for tutor time. The concept was having a framed photo of your class on the wall by the door. Pupils could be checked in/out using dry-wipe marker on the glass.

I printed out a small size picture of my form from SIMs and put it in a £1 Tolsby double-sided frame from Ikea. It was small enough to sit behind my monitor when not in use.

In registration, if my computer was slow to load, I just ticked off their faces so that my students wouldn’t be late for lessons. If I was busy giving out letters or speaking to a student, I gave a marker and the frame to another student to tick off. The supply teacher found it very useful when I was ill – especially as I had more than one pupil with the same first name.

When the new timetable starts I will be doing this again – especially as it will be a whole new form group!