By a Teacher Who’s Been There
If you’re anything like me, you’ve stared at your laptop on a Sunday evening, red wine or tea in hand, wondering where the weekend went. The tabs are open, the plans are half-finished, and that familiar wave of planning anxiety starts to roll in. You tell yourself, “Next week I’ll get ahead,” but somehow, the cycle repeats.
After fifteen years in the classroom, I’ve tried it all—post-its, planning parties, colour-coded binders, even planning with a friend on Zoom to keep each other accountable. Some helped, some didn’t. But over time, I’ve figured out a few strategies that genuinely make a difference. These are my top 10 tried-and-tested ways to cut down that Sunday stress.