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

2. 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

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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

6. 1. Communications - workshop
2. Practical tools: example of a school communications policy
3. Practical tools: example of a school 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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