Excessive and inappropriate workload is a key reason for teachers quitting the profession.
For this Best Practice Focus, Matt Bromley seeks to offer practical advice to both teachers and school leaders on how we can keep workload in check.
In part one, published in October 2019, he touches upon the role of school leadership, school culture, management of student behaviour, school routines, email and other administration. He offers a range of ideas and practical strategies focused on cutting out inappropriate and unnecessary workload and allowing teachers to focus on their lessons.
He also offers tips to help teachers protect their own wellbeing.
Best Practice Focus: Reducing teacher workload: Part 1: Click here to download
In part two, published in November 2019, Matt Bromley touches upon effective marking techniques, reasonable approaches to data, better planning – for the curriculum and lessons – and more efficient creation and management of resources. Find this here.