Policy paper

Teacher workload advisory group report and government response

Advisory group report on removing unnecessary workload associated with data management and the government’s response.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 5 November 2018
• Last updated: 17 July 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Making data work: Teacher workload advisory group report

PDF, 385 KB, 26 pages

Government response to the teacher workload advisory group report ‘Making data work’

PDF, 164 KB, 8 pages

Details

This report from the Teacher workload advisory group sets out recommendations and principles to reduce the unnecessary workload associated with data and evidence collection.

It is for:

• school leaders
• school governing boards
• teachers

The recommendations are for government, Ofsted and others to reduce data burdens in schools.

The government has accepted all the recommendations in full.

A joint letter to all school leaders about the importance of reducing workload in schools was issued on 5 November 2018.

The Secretary of State for Education wrote to all local authorities and academy trusts on making data work in schools on 17 July 2019.

Published 5 November 2018
Last updated 17 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 17 July 2019

   Added July 2019 letter from the Secretary of State on making data work in schools.

2. 5 November 2018

   First published.