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Tes Timetable

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What it is

Tes Timetable creates and adjusts school schedules, including complex timetables, using automated scheduling or manual allocations. It can identify teacher and room clashes, help resolve them, adapt to staffing changes, and assign student subject choices. Schools can fine-tune schedules to their requirements, manage flexible working requests, and make supplementary timetables for student groups with needs outside regular activities. Premium and Premium Plus include Choice, an online class-selection portal that supports electives with prerequisites and multiple streams, balancing lines with room and staffing data. Those packages also include Daily, which provides temporary timetabling for staff absences, automated communications, and SMS and email notifications. Tes says the product integrates with more than 70 systems, including Compass, Sentral, Arbor, and iSams. The product is available on web and Windows. The E10 desktop application requires a native 64-bit Windows 10 or later PC; macOS is not supported for E10. Pricing is on request, and the Australian product page offers a free demo.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Tes Timetable creates customised school timetables, including complex schedules, with automated scheduling features.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Intended users
The product is designed for schools and says it was created with school staff and students in mind.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Integrations
Tes says Timetable integrates with over 70 systems, including Compass, Sentral, Arbor, and iSams.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Security
Choice provides a secure online student interface, and students use webcodes to view timetables or access subject choice forms.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Support
Tes provides a help and support portal and a ticket submission option for product support.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Headquarters
Sheffield, England, United KingdomRead 28 Sep 2026 · tes.com
Maker
Tes says it acquired Edval, the school timetabling software provider, in 2019.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Additional timetable support
Schools can add a Timetabler in Residence to any package for access to a dedicated Tes timetabler for the year.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Choice
Choice provides an online student portal for submitting subject preferences and supports rules, prerequisites, multiple streams, sports selections, prefect voting, and permissions.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Cloud requirements
Tes Daily, Interviews, and Choice work on systems that support web browsers, with Google Chrome and Safari listed as recommended browsers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · help.tes.com
Daily
Daily supports temporary timetabling for staff absences and automated communications, including SMS and email notifications; it is included in Premium and Premium Plus packages.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Data storage
Tes recommends storing Timetable software and files on the school's local network.Read 5 Oct 2026 · help.tes.com
Downloads and updates
Tes support says the E10 and Edval Staff applications are downloaded or updated through its updates website or within the software, and require a Tes username and password.Read 4 Oct 2026 · help.tes.com
Elective scheduling
Choice supports complex prerequisites, multiple streams, and balanced line generation using room and staffing data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Limit
Tes says it does not test E10 in virtual environments and does not support users who attempt to run it that way.Read 5 Oct 2026 · help.tes.com
Maker history
Tes's corporate history says it acquired Edval, a school timetabling software provider, in 2019.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Package inclusion
Choice is included in Premium and Premium Plus packages.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Pricing information
The Australian product page offers a free demo and names Premium and Premium Plus packages, but shows no prices.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Scheduling
The software can create automated schedules or manual allocations, identify and fix teacher and room clashes, adapt to staffing changes, and assign student subject choices.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Supplementary timetables
The product can create dedicated timetables for specific student subsets with requirements outside regular activities.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Timetable flexibility
Schools can create and fine-tune timetables to their requirements and manage flexible working requests with customised schedules.Read 4 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Timetable options
Tes says its algorithm can explore up to 30,000 alternate timetables per second.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tes.com
Windows requirements
The E10 desktop application is designed for native Windows PCs and requires Windows 10 64-bit or later; Tes says macOS is not supported for E10.Read 5 Oct 2026 · help.tes.com

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports automated schedules and manual allocations.
  • Identifies teacher and room clashes.
  • Choice supports prerequisites and multiple student streams.
  • Daily provides temporary coverage for staff absences.
  • Integrates with more than 70 systems.

Limits

  • E10 requires native 64-bit Windows 10 or later.
  • macOS is not supported for E10.
  • Pricing is available only on request.
  • E10 is not supported in virtual environments.

Who it suits

It suits schools that need automated or manual timetable creation, including schools managing complex student choices and staffing changes. Tes says it was created with school staff and students in mind.

Verdict

Tes Timetable covers timetable creation, conflict handling, and student course selection, with additional absence scheduling in eligible packages. Check the E10 Windows requirements and request pricing before selecting a package.

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