Research and analysis

Exploring the relationship between teacher workload and target setting

A research study exploring the use and impact of pupil target setting on workload in schools across England.

From:
Department for Education
Published
26 November 2020

Documents

Exploring the relationship between teacher workload and target setting

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-215-1, DFERR1084

PDF, 432 KB, 43 pages

Details

The Department for Education commissioned CooperGibson research to undertake a study comprising 60 qualitative semi-structured telephone interviews with a range of school staff to explore:

  • roles and responsibilities of different levels of school staff in relation to target setting and data management
  • time spent in schools on work related to target setting and its impact on teacher workload
  • perceived value of targets and target setting activities and how these could be improved in the future

These findings are from 2019, prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Published 26 November 2020

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