Your Gain Time, But Make It Efficient: Using Claude Cowork to Actually Get Stuff Done

It's June. Year 11 are gone. Year 13 are gone. You have a list of jobs as long as your arm and a brain that is absolutely running on fumes. This episode is your gain time game plan. I'm walking you through exactly how I'd use Claude Cowork to work through the planning jobs you've been saving up all year — schemes of work, lesson resources, question packs, knowledge organisers — faster, and without staring at a blank document for forty-five minutes. I'll give you real prompts you can use straight away, the top tips that actually make a difference, and — crucially — the flaws and pitfalls to be aware of, because this tool is brilliant but it is not perfect, and you need to know where to keep your critical eye switched on. If you've been curious about AI but don't know where to start as a teacher, this is the episode. Subscribe to Teach and Tell for practical ideas on teaching, planning, and making the job more sustainable.