Schools

How do you solve a problem like teacher workload?

Schools Week looks at the barriers and ideas for reducing teacher workload, as the government sets up a new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Business leaders should be on workload taskforce, says ISBL

The body representing school business leaders said it did 'not understand' why they'd been left out

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Three-quarters of school staff stressed, report warns

Senior leaders were more likely to report feeling stressed, with more than four in five doing so

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

1 in 4 teachers work over 60 hours a week – but that’s not why they’re leaving

A quarter of teachers work more than 60 hours per week, according to a new study, which warns government...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
Opinion

The new Ofsted framework has the potential to transform workload

Ofsted’s new curriculum framework has the potential to transform workload and bring education back to where it should be....

Expert Contributor
NICK HUDSON
News

Teachers reduce hours and pay to manage workload

Teachers are being forced to go part-time in order to manage their workload, the Department for Education has admitted....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

How are schools implementing flexible working?

Schools are letting teachers take their planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time at home, banning work in the staff...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Why flexible working won’t solve the workload problem

Back in the 2000s, “thinking hats” were a mega-cool concept in schools. Available in six different colours, each one...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Teacher workload crisis threatens examiner recruitment

Teacher workload and reforms to GCSEs and A-levels are affecting examiner recruitment. Union officials, school leaders and examiners have...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson