Yes, it's obvious isn't it. By managing your time, you become more efficient, more productive and by extension a better teacher. Keeping a journal and a daily to-do list, will help you organise and manage your time appropriately, and guess what? It also reduces stress! By writing down everything you need to do/get done, with a due date, you will be able to prioritise and use the time that you have productively instead of sitting around wondering what you should work on first.

Use this method religiously, it may just save your career.

Things to consider:

Student oriented tasks: lesson planning, assessment planning/producing, marking, reporting (do not leave this till the last week or two), recording attendance and monitoring student behaviour, progress and success using anecdotal notes.

Teacher oriented: clerical tasks, letters home, professional development, curriculum planning and so forth. You know what's involved.

School oriented: these will vary from school to school. They include staff meetings and group professional development – departmental and whole school, fund-raising/school events and assemblies. You're not always required to attend these, but remember, by participating in school activities you are supporting the school community. Be a team player.