iUgo – your team's digital teacher planner
Trusted by New Zealand schools and kura for over 12 years. The iUgo digital teacher planner brings curriculum tracking, a resource library, planner, calendar and daily lesson plans together, all online.
All the planning you need – in one place – iUgo.
iUgo – your team's digital teacher planner
Trusted by New Zealand schools and kura for over 12 years. The iUgo digital teacher planner brings curriculum tracking, a resource library, planner, calendar and daily lesson plans together, all online.
All the planning you need – in one place – iUgo.
Online lesson planner for teachers
Designed for New Zealand schools by subject experts, iUgo helps any teacher plan with confidence, on their own, in a team or school wide. Long term, unit and lesson plans all link to your chosen NZ Curricula, so planning takes less time and reviews are simple.
iUgo includes:
- the latest NZ Curriculum and TMOA updates
- curriculum coverage tracking
- a library of professionally developed resources
- long term, unit and lesson templates
- lesson plans by subject experts (Pro)
- expert training, plus guaranteed support during working hours.
Suzi de Gouveia, Principal at St Teresa’s Catholic School, iUgo user since 2013
iUgo works for any teacher at every level
The iUgo digital teacher planner makes building any lesson, unit, or inquiry plan simple – and you can do it from anywhere, on any device. It lets you create customised plans that link to the curriculum in minutes.
Our unique scheduling capability captures, programmes and manages multiple levels of learning across a wide variety of work streams in one place.
All backed by Teachables, a fully integrated, online library of resources that enables teachers to find quality material, at a multitude of level abilities, quickly.
Principals and administrators love iUgo for the visibility it brings.
- Consistency
- Transparency
- Plan checks at any time
- Confidence in compliance
- No more:
- Translating different plan templates from different places
- Losing plans when there is a change in staff
Teachers just love iUgo Planner. Full stop.
- Time-saving teacher lesson planner templates
- Quick and easy curriculum links
- High-quality teaching resources
- All plans in one place
- No more:
- Pulling hair out because you can’t get templates to work
- 10 coffee all-nighters to meet teacher planning deadlines
iUgo is all the planning you’ll ever need in one easy to use tool.
Who uses iUgo?
Teachers
Plan with the latest curriculum. Find resources fast in a searchable library. Collaborate with colleagues and aides. Have everything for each lesson in one place.
Leaders
See consistent planning while leaving room for creativity. Use long term and unit plan frameworks. Build exemplars, give feedback and reuse successful unit plans. Track curriculum coverage.
Principals and DPs
View curriculum coverage at a glance. Get visibility and consistency across every team. Support staff wellbeing by easing the planning load. Free accounts for leaders and ERO. Pay only for teachers.
Nathan Collie, Assistant Principal at St Patrick’s School, iUgo user since 2014
iUgo Teachables online resources
Designed to inspire, Teachables are created by teacher-authors from Essential Resources who understand what works in the classroom. iUgo’s library of Teachables online resources helps you quickly find relevant, aligned lesson content for a wide range of learning abilities.
Each resource seamlessly integrates with iUgo plans giving absolute confidence you are teaching with the right resource, at the right level, at the right time. Choose to access Teachables as you go or go ‘Pro’ to have thousands of resources available at any time, at no extra charge. It really is that easy.
Frequently asked questions
Sign up before 16 December 2026 for an extended 60-day free trial (30 days after that). It includes the full planner, the latest curriculum and support to get started.
Yes. Let us know who you want to include and we’ll set up a free trial for your team, with onboarding from an iUgo expert.
Yes. Science, Social Sciences, Pūmanawa Tangata, and Pūtaiao for Years 0–8 are expected to start being taught from 2027. All Years 9–10 content for both the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa must also be taught from the start of 2027.
We have all of these, from Years 0–10, loaded right now alongside the other subjects. The last subject to load will be Languages which will be ready to go in 2027.
Ready to see iUgo in action?
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