He is going to make a speech today pledging to 'strip away” pointless tasks to allow teachers to “focus on what actually matters'
You might be reminded of the 21 admin tasks that it was agreed that we shouldn't do under the workload agreement (that were removed from the pay and conditions document and replaced with a vague statement saying we shouldn't do clerical work).
But this time the focus seems to be on measures that school put in place for accountability purposes, and excessive marking "Because that’s what endless data cuts, triple-marking, 10-page lesson plans, and, worst of all, mocksteds are: a distraction from the core purpose of education. And a costly distraction at that"
The government will pledge not to make any changes to the curriculum other than those already announced (times tables tests) in the rest of this parliament (so 2022) - but we've heard that before and then they have made necessary changes.
And he has promised to work with the teaching unions and professional bodies specifically on recruitment and retention.
I guess the shit is finally hitting the fan at the DfE and they can't stick their heads in the sand any more?
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noblegiraffe · 10/03/2018 11:15
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