Workload! It’s become a challenge so synonymous with teaching that the DfE even has a webpage dedicated to it! However, workload is such a nebulous term, it’s difficult to tackle on its own! So here are some fast facts about workload that you’ve told us recently:
Marking is one aspect of workload that can be a huge time-sink. One lens to look at this through is when you’ve been marking on a given day! 11% of teachers said they did some marking before leaving for school. 20% said they did marking after returning home from school, with 5% marking after 10pm! Nearly three-quarters of Primary and Secondary English teachers said they did at least some marking.