This May, Take Back Your Time: How Teachers Use Dolly to Finish Strong

Soojin Kim November 14, 20253 min read
May is beautiful, but for teachers, its survival

It’s May. The weather’s warming up, flowers are blooming — and teachers are buried in marking, creating report cards, and even next term’s planning.

If you’re juggling all that at once, you’re not just busy;  you‘re in full survival mode.

That’s exactly why we built Dolly AI.

Whether you’re tackling stacks of final assessments or scrambling to finish government-compliant reports, Dolly is your digital teaching assistant for the end-of-term crunch.

In this post, we’ll walk you through how to use Dolly to save hours this month — and reclaim your evenings.


1. Grade Final Exams Faster with Dolly’s AI Grading Assistant

Just upload your multiple-choice or short-answer assessments.

 Dolly will pre-mark them in seconds and suggest personalised, editable feedback for each student.

✔ Reduce human error
✔ Maintain consistency across large classes
✔ Save hours on repetitive reviews

“The AI marking is brilliant. It’s like having a teaching assistant who works 24/7.”
 — M. Chen, Head of Math’s, Manchester


2. Draft Report Cards in Minutes (Not Days)

With Dolly’s AI report card helper, you can generate personalized, curriculum-aligned reports based on your class data — all editable and ready to go.

✔ Align with school standards
✔ Avoid blank-page syndrome
✔ Cut hours from the reporting process

If you’ve ever typed the same report comment 25 different ways, you know the pain — Dolly’s here to change that.


3. Plan for Next Term Without the Stress

Get ahead before the holiday rush hits. Dolly’s AI lesson plan tool builds full sessions based on your learning objectives, complete with differentiated activities and curriculum alignment.

✔ Plug in your goals → get a week of lessons
✔ Built for UK curriculum
✔ Adaptable to student needs

Start June with your plan in place — not a blank page.


💡 Bonus Tip: Build Your End-of-Term Workflow in Dolly

Set your grading, reports, and planning priorities — and Dolly will auto-sort your week. Think of it as a smart to-do list that adjusts to your real teaching day.


🌱 The Big Picture: It’s About Your Time

This isn’t just about productivity — it’s about helping teachers breathe, reflect, and finish
strong without burning out.

End-of-term teacher exhaustion is real.

Dolly AI helps you manage the pressure without losing your weekends to paperwork.


🎯 Ready to Try Dolly This May?

If you’re dealing with:

  • End-of-term teacher burnout

  • Final grading overload

  • Report card deadlines

  • Planning stress for summer…

Let Dolly AI take the weight off.

👉 Start your free Dolly demo today and see how much lighter your week can feel.
(And if you’re considering whole-school adoption, take a look at our pricing plans.)