Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 31
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Accepted
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Teacher workload and lack of time limit engagement with professional development
Conclusion
The opportunity to partake in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is crucial to teacher retention; we recognise, however, that pressure of workload and lack of spare time limits teachers’ engagement with CPD. We consider issues relating to teachers’ workload further in chapter 6.
Government Response Summary
The government has launched a new online service, 'Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff,' based on user research to enhance resources for workload reduction and wellbeing. It plans to continue adding new resources and promoting the service.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
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We have recently completed a user research project to update and improve the digital experience of users when engaging with the resources (previously accessed through the School Workload Reduction Toolkit). Based on feedback from users we have developed and launched a new service Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff with improved navigability, speed of access to resources and links to other helpful information. The service contains a range of supportive resources for schools to review and reduce workload, and improve staff wellbeing. Working closely with schools and trusts, we will continue to add new resources to the service and to promote it to ensure it remains a helpful, relevant and impactful resource to support schools and trusts with their workload reduction.