Editable Subject Leader Planner

A complete planner for subject leads, heads of department and phase leaders, covering planning, monitoring, team leadership and review. It comes as an editable Word document you can type straight into, plus a print-ready PDF.

Plan
• Leader overview and team profile, with each colleague’s strengths and CPD needs
• Priorities and action plan, with success criteria and progress tracking (red, amber, green)
• A year-long monitoring calendar, half term by half term

Monitor
• Learning walk record, focused on themes across the team
• Work scrutiny (book look) record with clear prompts
• Pupil voice record with ready-made questions
• Lesson visit feedback: a developmental conversation, not a grade

Lead
• Team meeting agenda and minutes, with an action tracker
• One-to-one line management record, including a wellbeing and workload check-in
• Budget and resources tracker

Review
• Assessment and data review by group (SEND, disadvantaged, EAL, higher attainers)
• Subject review preparation checklist for internal reviews and deep dives
• End-of-year review

Includes guidance on leading well: keep priorities few, look at lessons, work and pupil voice together, and protect your team’s workload. Suitable for primary and secondary, any subject.