Exploring a new online teaching planner is daunting for any school, no matter the size of your team, or the diversity of tools already used by different team members.
iUgo is a trusted Australian online teacher lesson planning system with an experienced team on-hand to provide expert advice and guidance, ensuring you achieve your planning goals and meet team planning expectations.
Every manager needs to streamline the planning process and encourage their team to adopt uniform plan templates. An effective online planner will be quick and easy to set up, enhance student learning with high-impact, effective teaching strategies and aid your team to follow best practice and professional guidelines.
Simplifying change and supporting teachers through national and state Curriculum updates
The nature of pedagogy and teaching methods regularly changes and the iUgo development team regularly adds new and updates existing curriculums, making improvements to existing templates.
We provide regular updates of these changes and provide triallists and subscribers with access to upgrades and the latest curriculum documents at no additional cost.
You can be confident you never miss a curriculum target in your planning. The curriculum measures load as you go and easily adapts to the unique make-up of your classroom.
What makes iUgo a familiar online teaching planner space preferred by educators?
iUgo will cater to the professional requirements of your school, but we also care deeply about meeting the individual needs of each teacher and accommodating their planning preferences – perfect for bringing more reluctant team members on board.
There are a wide variety of template styles, adjustable views and customisation tools that enable planning to match the process of the school yet still provide teachers with the freedom to make changes according to their preferences.
Support available to each staff member includes:
- team and individualised online webinar training that can be booked at a time and day that suits you best
- a vast library of support guides and articles that provide step by step explanations for first-time users and directions on achieving more complicated planning set-ups
- a live chat visible within each teacher’s account during business hours
- unlimited phone and email support.
How can iUgo, the online teaching planner, encourage collaboration and practice growth in my school?
It all begins with a chat. Originally developed in New Zealand and then rolled out for Australian schools due to high demand – when your school joins iUgo, you don’t just get access to bespoke technology, you also gain our expert support team who are here to make the trial and adoption process effortless for you and each of your teachers.
Let us step you through the process.
Step 1: Reach out
We begin with a chat with one of our friendly and knowledgeable team, including:
- a highlights tour of iUgo
- a first-hand look at the range of time-saving tools iUgo provides
- how iUgo links to the latest curricula.
We listen to better understand your school’s specific needs and discuss ways we can make your school year simpler.
Step 2: Pick your trial team
Smaller schools
After our chat, we encourage your team to jump onboard and start your free trial.
Larger schools
We recommend that managers choose select teachers to trial and evaluate the planner to start.
- There is no limit to the number of teachers on a trial.
- Contact us with the name, email and classroom of each teacher you would like to begin with.
- Once you have an established team of iUgo triallists, this can be extended to the wider team.
- For example, team leaders of each syndicate may begin the trial, then introduce this to their wider team once they have gained a better understanding of how iUgo works.
Step 3: Your free trial begins!
When you are ready to begin, we provide a free 30-day trial for new teachers and school managers who wish to explore the planner.
You will receive:
- complete access to all the planner tools
- links to your chosen curriculum
- a database of exclusive lesson resources which can be reviewed through Teachables
- an iUgo trainer to get you started and guide you through the planning cycle
- 45-minute team webinar training session/s to suit your team structure.
Step 4: Choose your subscription
If your team enjoyed the trial and are keen to keep up momentum, iUgo has a range of pricing options to suit your school size and budget:
iUgo Planner: $180 + GST annually per user.
iUgo Pro: $336 + GST annually per user.
iUgo School: Bespoke discount package for 10 or more users.
Find out more on the iUgo website.
Step 5: Adopt iUgo school-wide
Over two or three terms, we will work closely with your team members to ensure that the planner is closely aligned to each teacher’s individual planning needs.
Step 6: Year on year support whenever you need it
By this stage your school should have the fundamentals of how to use iUgo for effective planning for practice, but we all know nothing ever stays the same.
- If there are changes to your staffing, the iUgo support team will provide new team members with an online induction session to help fast track their adoption of iUgo.
- We reach out every couple of terms to check in and see how you are progressing and provide any further support you need.
- We encourage iUgo schools to reach out as often as needed with any queries or issues.
Why do your teachers need a flexible curriculum planner tool like iUgo?
Change means work, so iUgo connects with the way your teachers already prefer to plan. We find that teachers adopt a new digital teacher planner in numerous ways.
Teachers who use Google Drive or One Drive will often begin by creating plan templates in iUgo so that they follow the planning layout and structure of the wider team. In each of the planning or lesson slots, they can attach their online documents as an external file or weblink.
This can help support teachers who have already completed most of their plans as they move to storing their work in iUgo.
Teachers who are used to working on a particular template over many years can begin with one or two units in iUgo and continue with other units in their existing formats. This provides time for these teachers to transition all their unit plans into iUgo over a couple of terms.
The iUgo team are on-hand to support these teachers as they gradually implement their existing templates into iUgo.
Teachers who prefer a physical hard copy of their planning will be delighted to know that iUgo has been designed to mimic an A4 paper document with lessons that follow a similar layout to a printed planning diary.
All iUgo planning documents can be generated as a PDF file and printed out, providing a flexible space for team members who are new to working in an online environment.
One online teaching planner for cross-curricular planning
iUgo has been trusted by New Zealand school’s for over a decade and it’s easy to see why many Australian schools have been jumping onboard. It provides a familiar, steadfast and creative organisational tool for all your curriculum, timetable and lesson planning requirements – becoming a reliable keystone for good teaching practice and professional consistency.
Whether your team is navigating curriculum changes, streamlining collaborative planning, or simply looking for a smarter, more efficient way to stay on top of the teaching year, iUgo is ready to help.
With its flexibility, responsive local support and easy-to-use planning tools, iUgo has been designed with teachers and school leaders in mind. From first-time triallists to experienced planners, everyone can benefit from a platform that simplifies the planning process while enhancing professional practice.
Now’s the perfect time to see for yourself how iUgo could work for your school. Start a free 30-day trial with your team, explore the tools and experience the difference it makes in planning, collaboration and curriculum delivery.
Let’s make lesson planning simpler, smarter and more connected for your teachers.
