Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 59
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Accepted
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Condense the Workload Reduction Toolkit to enhance accessibility and relevance for school staff.
Conclusion
The Department must continue to promote and build on existing efforts to reduce teacher workload. This should include condensing the Workload Reduction Toolkit, so it is more easily accessible for school staff. We endorse the Workload Reduction Taskforce recommendation that the DfE should “commit to enhancing knowledge and accessibility of the School Workload Reduction Toolkit, including improving the design for users and ensuring that case studies and resources remain relevant and include new, impactful, solutions that schools and trusts have implemented.”
Government Response Summary
The government has launched a new 'Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff' digital service that replaces the Workload Reduction Toolkit, featuring improved navigability and accessibility. It commits to adding new resources and promoting the service to schools and trusts.
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Government Response
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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.