Teachers' workloads

The Education Secretary has written to academy trusts and local authorities urging them to do more to cut teachers’ workload, freeing up more time for teachers to get back into the classroom. 

Key facts:
  • Research out today shows that the vast majority of school leaders are clamping down on unnecessary workload, with 94 per cent of leaders reporting that they have taken action to reduce teacher workload. 
  • Since it was published, the government's Workload Reduction Toolkit has been viewed nearly 250,000 times. It contains online resources to help school leaders crack down on unnecessary workload. 
  • But there is still more to do so the Education Secretary is asking school leaders to reduce the data burden on teachers, so they are not spending their time filling in unnecessary spreadsheets. 

Why this matters:

The Conservative government is doing all we can to get teachers back where they belong – in the classroom, giving young people the best start in life. We’re giving school leaders the confidence to do away with those unnecessary tasks that stop teachers from doing what they do best.

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