You don’t have to wait for your school to sign up. Create a teacher account on 25schools and the planning tools are yours from the first day. Join your school later, if and when you want to.
What works on your own
- CBC lesson plans from the official syllabus.
- Learners' notes and teacher's guides with your plans.
- SBA tasks and mock exams and tests.
- ECZ SBA score sheets, free.
- Sharing notes and past papers with learners nationwide.
What needs a school
Some tools work with your school’s classes and learners, so they open once you belong to a school:
How to start
- Sign up as a teacher and verify your email.
- Go straight to your dashboard and open the tool you need.
- When you are ready, ask to join your school from the dashboard. Your head teacher approves the request. If your school is not on 25schools yet, you can create it.
While your request to join waits for approval, your own tools keep working.
Why it helps
Lesson planning and SBA paperwork are your work, every week, whether or not your school has signed up. Starting on your own means you get the time back now, and bring your colleagues along when you’re ready.
Head teachers: see how to set up your school.
Sign up as a teacher
Lesson plans, SBA and uploads from day one; join a school later.
Sign up as a teacher →Questions people ask
What needs a school?
Online tests, marking, class analytics and announcements, because they work with your school's classes.
How do I join my school later?
From your dashboard, ask to join your school. Your head teacher approves the request.
Related guides
- CBC lesson plans in minutes, from the official syllabusComplete CBC lesson plans from the syllabus, ready to download.
- ECZ school-based assessment (SBA) tasks in minutesSBA tasks that follow ECZ's 2026 guidelines, with scoring tools.
- Keep ECZ SBA score sheets without the spreadsheetMarks, the SBA plan and QA evidence in one sheet. Free.
- Run your school on 25schoolsApprovals, classes, teacher assignments and school settings in one place.
More for teachers
- Learners' notes and a teacher's guide with every lesson plan
- Class exercises and homework, ready when the lesson is
- Mock exams and end-of-term tests with marking keys
- Set online tests that mark themselves
- Turn any past paper into an online test
- Mark your learners’ work online, with feedback
- See where your class is strong and where it needs help
- Announcements that reach the right people
- Run a live quiz in your classroom
- Share your notes and past papers with learners across Zambia
- Sell your books and revision guides to learners and parents
See everything 25schools does · Updated 1 November 2026