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Student Support Load: Capacity Maths for Teaching a Course

A teacher at a desk replying to student messages on a laptop beside a coffee mug and a small whiteboard, warm lamp light with royal-purple evening tones, calm honest mood — course selling and student support guide

Every enrolment carries a weekly demand on your time, and teachers who ignore it discover the cost in their first busy week. This calculator puts the support maths on the table: enter the students you expect, the average support minutes each needs per week, and the hours you can genuinely give, and it returns your weekly support hours and the comfortable class size your capacity implies. The guidance underneath is the structural fix most teachers need: group support — office hours, community boards, a thorough FAQ — cuts per-student minutes sharply, and a smaller cohort with real support produces better results, reviews and word of mouth than a crowded one where learners feel ignored. The verdict is honest about the three ways to resolve an over-capacity reading: shrink the cohort, cut per-student minutes with structure, or bring in help — but never just absorb the overflow.

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Work out how many hours a cohort of students will actually demand of you — weekly support minutes per student against the hours you have — and find the class size that keeps quality high and you un-burnt-out.

❓ Student Support Load: Capacity Maths for Teaching — FAQ

How many support minutes per student should I plan for?

A planning range of 3-10 minutes per student per week is realistic for most courses, with the real number measured from your pilot. Structured group support and a strong FAQ push it toward the low end.

What is the best way to reduce my support load?

Move answers from one-to-one messages to shared spaces: a weekly office hour, a community board and a living FAQ turn one answer into fifty answers, which is how per-student minutes fall as courses grow.

Should I cap my cohort size?

Yes — cap at the size your support can serve well and use a waitlist beyond it. Class size is a quality decision, not just a revenue one: supported learners finish, review and refer; ignored ones refund and complain.

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