Tell urgent apart from important, and use the Eisenhower Matrix to decide what to do, delegate or delete
Learn to assess honestly how you currently manage your time, understand the difference between urgent and important, and build practical techniques and habits for prioritising your workload well.
What you will be able to do
- Tell urgent apart from important, and use the Eisenhower Matrix to decide what to do, delegate or delete
- Recognise the personal characteristics, proactive, conscientious, level-headed, that go with strong time management
- Build a year plan and a weekly plan that protect time for what genuinely matters
- Apply practical techniques for managing tasks, interruptions and distractions
- Use Promoting Excellence's six rules to build time management habits that last
- Keep a weekly record of how you actually spend your time and adjust your priorities honestly
What is inside
6 modules, built to be applied at work.
Introduction
- Why this course, and what to expect6 min
Understanding time management and prioritisation
- What time management and prioritisation really mean6 min
- Personal characteristics and a self-check8 min
The impact of effective time management
- Why time management pays off6 min
- Practising prioritisation: a school scenario8 min
The principles of time management and prioritisation
- Urgent versus important6 min
- The Eisenhower Matrix in practice8 min
Time management techniques
- Planning your time7 min
- Managing tasks, interruptions and delegation7 min
Building good habits
- Six rules for effective time management6 min
- Keeping a record and final tips6 min
- Bringing it together: your SMART commitment8 min
A credential you can prove
Finish the course and earn a 1.5 CPD hours certificate with its own public verification page. Share it on LinkedIn or attach it to an application; anyone can check it.
Taught by someone who does the work
Education leadership consultant, Promoting Excellence Ltd
- Promoting Excellence Ltd, education leadership consultants
- Specialist in inclusive and adaptive teaching
Jackie Christie is an education leadership consultant with Promoting Excellence Ltd, supporting mainstream schools and colleges to meet the needs of learners with SEND alongside all other learners through inclusive, adaptive practice.
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