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Ten tips to reduce workload

Staff wellbeing
Kate Lewis offers 10 ideas on how teachers can use technology to help keep their workload in check.

More than 40,000 teachers took part in the government’s Workload Challenge, which closed at the end of November – giving an insight into their busy working lives. 

The initial release of findings show teachers felt their day-to-day lives could be improved by allocating more time to planning, preparation and assessment, reducing the time spent marking and cutting down time in meetings. The Department for Education is due to respond to the findings very soon.

Technology is becoming widespread in schools, and an increasingly important part of teaching and learning – but can it play a role in improving teachers’ day-to-day lives? While we await the DfE’s response, here are 10 simple tips for teachers on how to use technology to reduce their workload.

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