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Recommendation 61

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Accountability pressures significantly contribute to teachers' non-teaching workload, hindering reduction efforts.

Conclusion
It is evident that accountability pressures contribute to additional non-teaching workload for teachers with perceived expectations undermining efforts to implement best practice around reducing workload. This persists despite guidance from the Department.
Government Response Summary
The government states that Ofsted will consult on a new education inspection framework for the next academic year, including new report cards and the removal of the single headline grade, and will consider all recommendations as part of that development.
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Government Response Deferred
HM Government Deferred
Ofsted will be consulting on a new education inspection framework, to come into force next academic year. Following the removal of the single headline grade for school inspections with immediate effect on 2 September 2024, new report cards will also be consulted upon ahead of introduction next academic year. They will consider all recommendations as part of that development.