The DfE have also produced this pamphlet and poster with tips
for reducing teacher workload, based on what Ofsted says.
But, if we want to move towards a best - practice model
for reducing teacher workload, we should consider how teachers actually spend their time.
Not exact matches
A spokesperson
for the Standards and Testing Agency, part of the DfE, said: «
Reducing unnecessary
teacher workload is a key priority
for this government.
The platform also provides
teachers and school leaders with the data they need at the click of a button,
reducing the administrative
workload for teachers while offering powerful insight into students» progress
for teachers and school leaders.
This improves equity of
workload for teachers and, over time, may
reduce staffing costs.
Here, Chris Smith, head of Target Tracker at EES
for Schools, discusses how schools can help their
teachers to manage their time and
reduce their
workload, in turn, boostingtheir job satisfaction.
Ranked as one of the top five innovative nations in The Global Innovation Index, Sweden has taken a much more hard hitting approach, embracing technology — specifically digital assessment and grading solutions — to
reduce teacher workload and free up time
for all important
teacher - learner discussion and engagement.
Our
teachers are the ones who can help us achieve this, but in order
for that to happen we need to address the shortfall in access to technologies that are designed solely to
reduce the burden of
workloads for our
teachers.
Larger classes mean less individual support
for students, and put more pressure on
teachers at a time when we desperately need to
reduce workload.»
I would argue that pitching learning to the top (ability) / beyond the top not only raises the bar in terms of aspiration
for all learners, but it also
reduces teacher workload in terms of planning time.
Write to your head
teacher asking
for a meeting to discuss measures to
reduce workload in your school, highlighting the DfE / Ofsted video.
Last Friday, the Secretary of State
for Education, Damian Hinds, addressed the NAHT conference where, amongst other things, he promised to help
reduce teacher workload.
Yes she sounded conciliatory but just how does she equate
reducing workload for teachers with introducing an employer led careers offer which necessitates data collection along with organisation and communication of external sources?
«The government needs to do more to encourage
teachers to stay in the profession by raising the status of
teachers, improving the opportunities
for good quality training, and by doing all it can to help
reduce teacher workload,» said Neil Carmichael, who chairs the committee.
Some
teachers reported that their school had introduced new software to try to
reduce workload, such as programmes
for tracking pupil performance, but training was necessary
for this too.
There is a statement about using technology to
reduce teacher workload: «We will provide greater support
for teachers in the preparation of lessons and marking».
Teachers are encouraged to review if their practices meet new principles, outlined in the report,
for reducing workload, such as whether their marking is «meaningful, manageable and motivating.»
The
workload motion was passed just an hour after the Department
for Education (DfE) published its reports into
reducing teacher workload in data management, marking and planning.
STEDI.org has shown that a substitute
teacher with high skills in key areas leads to improved student performance,
reduced workload for administrators, and higher professionalism in the school.
The most effective induction programs include mentoring, coaching, and feedback from experienced
teachers in the same subject area or grade level as the novice
teacher; the opportunity
for novice
teachers to observe expert
teachers; participate in orientation sessions, retreats, and seminars; and to be assigned
reduced workloads and extra classroom assistance.
Support and mentoring
for novice
teachers — also known as induction — can include coaching and mentoring;
reduced workloads; collaborative planning time; extra classroom assistance; and a variety of other activities, such as seminars on critical topics.