A Guide to Building Bespoke Teacher Planner Pages with Penstripe

Teacher planners are essential tools for educators, providing a structured way to manage time, organise lessons, and track student progress. While many pre-made options are available, creating bespoke teacher planner pages allows you to customise your diary to suit your specific needs. 

At Penstripe, we specialise in creating personalised teacher planners that are tailored to your unique requirements.

Why Choose Bespoke Teacher Planner Pages?

Opting for bespoke teacher planner pages offers several benefits:

  1. Personalisation: Tailor your planner to your specific teaching style and needs
  2. Flexibility: Adapt your planner as your requirements change throughout the year
  3. School branding: Incorporate your school’s logo and colours for a professional look
  4. Customised content: Include only the pages and sections that are relevant to you

With Penstripe’s bespoke teacher planners, you can design a planner that’s just right for you. This personal touch can make the difference between a planner that sits unused on your desk and one that becomes an indispensable ally for classroom organisation.

Building Your Bespoke Teacher Planner with Penstripe

At Penstripe, we offer a range of options to help you create the perfect teacher planner. Here’s how you can build your bespoke planner:

1. Choose Your Size

We offer two sizes for our teacher planners:

  • Compact B5: Great for portability while still providing ample writing space
  • Large A4: Ideal for those who need maximum writing area

Both sizes come with sturdy covers designed to last the entire academic year.

2. Select Your Binding Option

Choose between:

  • Wire-bound: Our standard, tried-and-tested option
  • Loose-leaf (A4 only): A unique removable page system for added flexibility

3. Pick Your Diary Layout

We offer three pre-dated diary layouts, printed in two colours:

  • Up to 5 Period Daily Planner (B5 only)
  • Up to 6 Period Daily Planner (our most popular option)
  • Up to 9 Period Daily Planner (great for 7-8 period days with extra note-taking space)

4. Customise Your Cover

Make your planner truly yours with our cover options:

  • Standard cover: Includes space for your school logo and details in black
  • Fully personalised cover: Work with us to design a full-colour bespoke cover that matches your school’s branding

5. Choose Your Content

Penstripe offers a library of useful content developed over years of experience. Some popular inclusions are:

  • Year & Term Planners
  • Action Planning pages
  • Record of Meetings
  • Personal Training and CPD sections
  • Parents’ Evening pages
  • Combined attendance and assessment registers

You can mix and match these elements to create a planner that perfectly suits your needs.

The Penstripe Difference

What sets Penstripe apart as the UK’s favourite teacher planner company?

  1. Quality: Our planners are designed to last the entire academic year, with strong and long-lasting covers.
  2. Experience: We have years of expertise in producing student and teacher planners, with a track record of excellent results.
  3. Innovation: Our team of experts constantly develops new, useful content to add to our teacher planners.
  4. Customisation: With hundreds of personalisation options, we have something to suit every school’s needs.
  5. Accessories: We offer handy add-ons like pen holders to complement your planner.

Building Your Bespoke Planner: The Process

When you choose to create a bespoke teacher planner with Penstripe, here’s what you can expect:

  1. Consultation: Our product specialists will discuss your needs and preferences.
  2. Design: We’ll work with you to design your perfect planner, from cover to content.
  3. Proofing: You’ll have the opportunity to review and approve your planner design.
  4. Production: Once approved, we’ll produce your high-quality, personalised planners.
  5. Delivery: Your bespoke planners will be delivered to your school, ready for the new academic year.

Why Teachers Love Penstripe Planners

Don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what teachers have to say about our planners:

“Teacher Planners are of excellent quality and we have received no complaints from any of the teaching staff regarding any aspect of the planners layout. Stock arrived on time and throughout the delivery process we uncured no problems. Many Thanks to Penstripe.” – Lees Brook Community School

“Penstripe are experts in their field and have clearly worked with teachers, demonstrated by their understanding and patience. They offer excellent value for money and the planners they produce are fit for purpose and then some! Cannot recommend highly enough.” – Oriel High School

Ready to Create Your Bespoke Teacher Planner?

Creating a bespoke teacher planner with Penstripe ensures you have a personalised tool tailored to your specific needs. Our professional solution takes the hassle out of the process while giving you full control over the design and content of your planner.

To get started with your bespoke teacher planner, or to learn more about our options, contact the friendly team at Penstripe today.  Call 0113 231 0995, email info@penstripe.co.uk or fill out our online enquiry form.