Enfield Reps Guide to the Workload Toolkit How you can support members and help improve workload at your school

Enfield NEU suggestions for supporting members Arrange a members’ meeting to discuss the toolkit  Identify together the main causes of excessive and unnecessary workload. This may be something you have already surveyed. Getting all members input is important to avoid a trivial workload issue becoming the focus of the process Ask your headteacher what the plans are to use the toolkit. Encourage an all-staff INSET focusing on the toolkit and ask to take part in the running of the event

What is the Workload toolkit? The government has created resources for school leaders to use to identify workload issues and work out possible solutions using case studies and other supporting material. There is no expectation of how or which resources should be used. Resources can be adapted. It is suggested to undertake this during inset. The toolkit has been produced by building on the information taken from the 2016 Teacher Workload survey and reports on marking, planning and resources and data management and Ofsted facts about school inspections The toolkit is in 3 stages: Stage 1 Identifying the workload issues in your school(s) Stage 2 - Address the issues in your school(s) Stage 3 - Evaluate the impact All the following resources are available on line at Workload Toolkit . This guide is designed to help to navigate and use the resources for the benefit of your members What is the Workload toolkit?

Stage 1 - Identifying the workload issues in your school(s) DfE Resource How it can be used PPT designed to be used by leadership to identify workload issues. Paper document (used in 2016 survey) which identifies workload issues through ‘too little, about right, too much’ index. This could be re-written using ‘hours.’ this survey could be generated in surveymonkey for faster results Paper feedback with boxes for written answers. This method will take a long time to collate. Prior discussion with members is essential PPT for leadership to identify key workload issues. This will give more instant results. It may be required to work in groups so it is important that members are comfortable to give their opinion Paper template to be used with the PPT above. Post it notes can be added to show workload V educational outcome. Discussing this with members first will be essential 1. Identifying the issues in your school - workshop for staff to discuss survey findings PPT 2. Example staff workload survey - to help identify workload issues 3. Example structured conversation template - to gather feedback from staff 4. Impact graph workshop - for staff to identify the workload impact of tasks 5. Impact graph template

Stage 2 - Address the issues in your school(s) Which ever method is used by your leadership team, there should be an identification of the main workload issues in your school Enfield NEU advise Reps to discuss the most likely top workload issues and to be ready to suggest solutions. If members can make agreeable suggestions to leadership then this could smooth the process A series of resources have been produced in anticipation of the main workload issues. These are listed below. The following slide has further links for each Agreeable solutions will need to have an impact on workload as well as maintaining or even improving results communications curriculum planning and resources data management feedback and marking managing change supporting teachers in the early stages of their career

1. Communications - workshop 2. Practical tools: example of a school communications policy 3. Practical tools: example of a school email protocol curriculum planning and resources Curriculum planning: workshop 1. Data management - workshop data management 2. Practical tools: example of a data collection audit for use in the workshop 1. Feedback and marking - workshop feedback and marking 2. Practical tools: example of a feedback policy (primary school) 3. Practical tools: example of a feedback policy (secondary school) 1. Planning a yearly calendar - workshop 2. Practical tools: example of whole school approach to wellbeing managing change 3. Practical tools: example of letter to parents or carers to communicate change 4. Practical tools: example of an impact matrix for reviewing marking and assessment supporting teachers in the early stages of their career Supporting teachers in the early stages of their career

The three main workload issues The three main causes of excessive workload are marking, planning and data The following slides have links to resources and case studies for these During your NEU members meeting, identify the main area/s for improvement and research possible solutions that could work for the school You may already know other schools who are using these policies already The following slides have links for each category

Marking– Case Studies and Resources How we stopped marking Replacing written feedback in schools Reviewing feedback and marking in schools ‘Mark however you think best’: a year in the life of a meaningful and motivating marking policy change Using curriculum area development time to reduce teacher workload Making marking work: Marking and feedback at Reinwood Junior School Making marking intelligent: feedback policy at Huntington School High expectations and continuous reflection Assessment practice at East Whitby Community Primary School Trialling new marking strategies A whole new marking system More effective feedback using video Planning, preparation and assessment – the key to eliminating unnecessary workload around marking

Planning– Case Studies and Resources Sharing planning tasks in schools Using curriculum area development time to reduce teacher workload Doing fewer things in greater depth: How we reduced teacher workload by restructuring our approach to planning Smart planning and marking to focus on learning - not paper pushing What is the difference between planning for learning and lesson-planning? If we’re serious about cutting teachers’ workloads, we need to start with planning

Data– Case Studies and Resources Measuring pupil progress and managing the data Data (as we knew it) is dead! Making time to use data effectively Using new technology to support data sharing and marking The Workload Challenge inspired us to empower our departments and escape the data trap – and you can too Here’s how to make data work for you - rather than the other way around

Stage 3 - Evaluate the impact Leadership will need to assess the impact of any workload changes introduced. This may be in the form of the original survey (this would show comparable results). Members can meet to discuss their views in anticipation of the impact evaluation by leadership 1. Evaluating the impact: checklist 2. Example: establishing a school wellbeing committee 3. Example: workload and wellbeing action plan 4. Example: establishing a school workload group

Summary Meet members to discuss the workload toolkit Discuss the top causes of unnecessary workload, ready for a survey Research and discuss solutions you would like to see for these workload issues- making sure you can provide the evidence of why the change should happen If leadership have not already organised an all staff INSET, speak to the head to organise and ask to be involved After changes have been introduced, meet members again to assess any improvement in their workload