A Planboard alternative built for UK teachers

Where Planboard fits, and where it does not

Planboard does one job well: digital lesson planning with curriculum standards, lesson reuse year to year, and sharing with colleagues or substitutes. If lesson planning against standards is all you need, it is a solid free choice.

Two things make it a poor fit for many UK teachers. First, it is built around US and Canadian state and provincial standards, not the UK curriculum, term structure or INSET days. Reviews are full of teachers selecting their state standards, which tells you who it was designed for. Second, it is a lesson planner, not a workload manager. It does not track your marking, your admin tasks, or your deadlines across the school week. For that you end up back in sticky notes, spreadsheets and a separate to do list.

Teacher Task Manager covers the whole week: tasks, marking, timetable, school calendar and deadlines, with a lesson planner included on Pro. One app instead of one tool plus three workarounds.

Honest about the app question

Some teachers search for a planner they can download from the Play Store or App Store. Planboard has native apps there. Teacher Task Manager is a Progressive Web App: you add it to your home screen on Android or iOS in two taps, it works offline, and it updates itself with no app store needed. Same result, an app icon on your phone that works without signal, without waiting for store updates.

Which should you choose

Choose Planboard if your only need is lesson planning against US or Canadian standards, and you want a mature native app for exactly that. Choose Teacher Task Manager if you teach in a UK school and want your whole workload in one place: tasks, marking, deadlines, timetable and term dates, with lesson planning included. Many UK teachers will find Teacher Task Manager covers more of their week for less money.

Frequently asked questions

Is Teacher Task Manager a good alternative to Planboard?

Yes, especially if you teach in a UK school and want more than a lesson planner. Planboard is built around US and Canadian curriculum standards and focuses on planning lessons. Teacher Task Manager is built for UK schools and covers your whole week: tasks, marking, deadlines, timetable and term dates, with an AI-assisted lesson planner included on Pro.

What is the difference between Planboard and Teacher Task Manager?

Planboard is a lesson planner built around US and Canadian standards. Teacher Task Manager is a UK-first workload manager: it handles your tasks, marking, deadlines and timetable around UK term dates and INSET days, and includes lesson planning on Pro. In short, Planboard plans lessons, and Teacher Task Manager manages your whole workload with lessons included.

Is there a Planboard alternative for UK schools?

Yes. Teacher Task Manager is built around UK term dates, INSET days and bell schedules, so your deadlines and timetable follow the UK school year rather than US or Canadian standards.

Is Teacher Task Manager free like Planboard?

Yes. The core app is free forever with no card needed. Pro, at £3.49/month or £34.99/year, adds the marking tracker, AI assistant, team boards and the lesson planner.

Does Teacher Task Manager do lesson planning like Planboard?

Yes. The AI-assisted lesson planner is a Pro feature that works against your timetable: draft objectives, a timed activity sequence, adaptations and assessment, or write a standalone plan for a one-off lesson. It is one part of the app rather than the whole of it, so your lesson plans sit alongside your tasks, marking and deadlines.