With many teachers enjoying the first few weeks of the summer holiday, school is often not far from their mind. This is the time when a lot of teachers start to plan what they will be doing when they go back to school and think about how they are going to organise their classroom.

If you are going into a new classroom or teaching a new year group then you may need to make more changes that usual to the room layout and displays. Leaving all this until the last minute can cause you to panic and run out of time. If you can, try and split your work load up in to one or two days a week so that you still have plenty of time to relax and enjoy yourself.

Starting off the year feeling like you are prepared can really help you get back in to the swing of things and allow you to get a good head start. Preparation is key and if you are struggling then make sure you sort out any issues you have well in advance of starting back in September. Seating plans can help to get the new class settled quickly even if you need to change it later on down the line.