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Calendar
Academic year overview, monthly views and key dates.
A practical end-of-term planning pack for school leaders, shaped by the real questions and conversations happening in the HeadteacherChat community.
June can feel like everything lands at once.
You’re finishing the year, preparing for September, supporting tired staff, reviewing key systems, briefing governors and trying to keep everything steady.
This pack has been created to help you pause, focus and feel more prepared.
At the centre of the pack is the June Checklist: DfE & Ofsted Updates for School Leaders — a clear, practical briefing to help you review key priorities before the summer break.
This digital pack includes practical guidance and templates covering:
June Checklist: DfE & Ofsted Updates for School Leaders
Serious Behaviour Incident Triage & Decision Record Framework
Parent Communication Boundaries Prompt
Your First Year as Headteacher
One-Page School Improvement Plan Prompt
SEND Pressure and Limited Funding Triage Plan Prompt
Strategic AI Governance Framework Prompt
Action Plan for Managing Difficult Governor Relations
The pack supports leaders with:
Ofsted updates and inspection readiness
Attendance and persistent absence
SEND provision, funding pressure and APDR evidence
Safeguarding, online safety and AI use
Behaviour incidents and decision recording
Parent communication boundaries
Governor assurance and difficult governance relationships
One-page school improvement planning
Headteacher workload, wellbeing and recovery
September readiness and transition planning
This pack is ideal for:
Headteachers
Deputy and assistant headteachers
SENCOs
DSLs
School business leaders
Trust leaders
Governors and trustees
New headteachers preparing for their first year
These resources are designed to be practical, focused and easy to use.
They are not about adding more work.
They are about helping you create clarity, reduce avoidable pressure and prepare calmly for September.
Use the pack in SLT meetings, governor discussions, SEND planning, safeguarding reviews, leadership reflection, staff wellbeing conversations and end-of-term planning.
This is a digital resource pack. Once purchased, you’ll be able to download and use the materials in your school or trust for internal planning, reflection and leadership support.
This resource is provided for educational leadership, planning and professional development purposes only. It is not legal, safeguarding, SEND, HR, financial, medical or statutory advice. Schools should always check current guidance and follow their own school, trust, local authority and safeguarding procedures.
If you are members of the our community - you already have access to this pack. To join the community go here: https://headteacher-chat.link/june-checklist
You don’t have to solve everything before the summer.
But you can create a little more clarity.
A little more structure now can make September feel much calmer.
Plan together. Chat together. Lead with confidence.
Pre-order planners are expected to ship in May/June.
UK delivery options and costs are shown at checkout. You’ll receive a confirmation email after ordering, followed by tracking or dispatch information once your order is on its way.
If you need to change a delivery address, please contact us as soon as possible after placing your order.
Returns are accepted for unused physical products in their original condition. Digital downloads and personalised or made-to-order items cannot usually be returned unless faulty.
If something arrives damaged, incorrect or not as expected, contact us and we’ll help put it right.
What's inside
Weekly planning, meetings, key dates, notes and follow-ups in one calm place.
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Academic year overview, monthly views and key dates.
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Time-blocked weekly spreads with space for priorities and follow-ups.
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Structured notes pages with actions and next steps.
Designed by a former Headteacher
Made for the role as it really is
I wanted one place to hold the week, the follow-ups and the decisions that mattered.
These planners began as the notebooks Lucy made for herself as a Headteacher. They are designed around the practical rhythm of school life, not an idealised version of it.
Lucy
School weeks do not run like ordinary weeks. This planner is built around the meetings, deadlines, follow-ups and decisions that shape the academic year.
Principal Planner 2026/27 - Cottage Design
Pay by purchase order, bulk discounts, custom invoicing, and split delivery to multiple sites. Used by 340+ schools and 38 MATs across the UK.
Schools and 38 MATs use HeadteacherChat planners as their default SLT planner. Trust pricing starts at £29 per planner for 10+ orders.
"We bought the SENDCO planner for every school in the trust. The MAT-level admin made it painless — one PO, eight delivery addresses."
The 26/27 planner
An A4 hardback academic-year planner designed around the real rhythm of school life, with weekly planning, meeting notes, key dates and leadership prompts in one place.
Planner questions
Quick answers for school leaders comparing academic-year planners, headteacher planners and principal planners for 2026/27.
This is a pre-order for the new academic year. Principal Planner 2026/27 orders are expected to ship in May/June, ready for August planning.
Yes. The HeadteacherChat Principal Planner is designed for headteachers, principals and senior school leaders who need one place for weekly planning, school improvement, safeguarding, meetings, wellbeing and follow-up actions.
The planner is built around the 2026/27 academic year, with an August-July structure, monthly views, year-at-a-glance planning and weekly diary spreads.
It includes weekly time-blocking, meeting notes, goal-setting pages, school improvement planning, SEF tracking, safeguarding and wellbeing prompts, policy checklists, staffing logs, CPD notes, budget notes, governor notes and contact pages.
Yes. The planner includes structured space for school improvement, SEF, safeguarding, statutory policies, teaching and learning, SEND provision, wellbeing and termly leadership tasks, so key responsibilities stay visible throughout the year.
This is not a generic diary. It was created by a former Headteacher and follows the rhythm of school leadership: decisions, meetings, safeguarding, staff wellbeing, compliance, parent contact, governors and strategic planning.