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Educational insights, teaching tips, and updates from the Dolly team
Designing a Year You’ll Love: Setting Realistic Teaching Goals
Set realistic teaching goals for the new school year with simple, teacher-first strategies. Promote balance, and wellbeing, plus tools that help reduce workload
Teacher Summer Break: Permission to Do Absolutely Nothing (A True Summer Break)
A soft, teacher-first reminder that real summer rest matters. Explore how to switch off, recover, and let Dolly hold your place until you're ready.
💙 Thank You & Well Done, Teachers: A Toast to Rest and Recharge
A soft thank-you to teachers, with a guide to real summer rest, burnout recovery, and how Dolly helps protect your time and calm once term starts again.
How to Prep for September — Without Burning Out This Summer
A simple, low-stress teacher guide for preparing for September—without losing your summer. Includes a smart checklist and support from Dolly AI.
What I Wish I Knew In My First Year Of Teaching (And Why It’s Okay Not to Be Perfect)
Practical advice for new teachers navigating their first year—avoid burnout, simplify lesson planning, and stay grounded with support from Dolly.
End-of-Term Report Writing: A Teacher’s Guide to Staying Sane and Saving Time.
Dolly AI helps teachers start report cards faster, align with curriculum standards, and write with clarity—without the late-night burnout.
What Teachers Wish EdTech Companies Understood.
Teachers don’t need more tools—they need support. This post breaks down what real educators wish EdTech understood, and how Dolly is listening.
What a Week With Dolly Looks Like: A Smarter, Calmer Teaching Workflow.
Explore how Dolly AI supports UK teachers across the full week. Simplifying lesson planning, reducing admin, and creating a calmer, smarter teaching workflow.
How an AI Lesson Planner Is Giving UK Teachers Their Evenings Back
UK teachers are reclaiming their evenings with Dolly AI, a smart lesson planner that generates curriculum-aligned plans in minutes. No burnout anymore.
Smarter Planning, Better Participation: The AI Teaching Assistant That Helps Students Tune In (Not Out)
Dolly AI supports student engagement by helping teachers deliver differentiated lessons, reduce admin tasks, and create meaningful, personalized learning.
Choosing the Right AI Teaching Assistant: 4 Reasons Why Dolly AI Fits Real Classrooms Best
Unlike generic AI tools, Dolly AI is built for real classroom needs—saving teachers time on planning, feedback, reporting, and wellbeing support.
This May, Take Back Your Time: How Teachers Use Dolly to Finish Strong
Discover how Dolly AI helps teachers survive May with faster grading, automated report cards, and AI lesson planning tools and reduce workload.
7 Ways Dolly AI Helps Teachers Save Hours Every Week (Without Adding More Work)
Discover how Dolly AI reduces teacher workload with AI-powered lesson planning, smarter marking, and time-saving admin support, built for UK teachers.