Tips for managing your workload in the classroom
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It’s not uncommon for prospective teachers to have concerns
around their workloads, but there are plenty of resources to help make life
easier.
In an effort to reduce teacher workload across primary and
secondary education, the Department for Education has worked with teachers to
develop toolkits and other supporting materials.
There’s also a number of useful tips which can be used in
both regular and SEN education to lessen the amount of time and energy needed
for certain tasks, some of which we’ve included below:
Can you give more verbal feedback?
Marking and feedback is one of the most time-consuming
elements of teaching, so replacing written feedback with verbal comments can
make a big difference.
You’ll often be able to spot common issues and
misunderstandings, which can then be worked on in the lessons that follow,
while you can also remind pupils when you see them.
Put the emphasis on quality feedback in secondary education
and then follow it up to ensure that everything has been understood.
Could you benefit from working with other staff?
Another way of reducing workload involves close
collaboration and the sharing of lesson planning and resources.
By having a centralised set of resources for those working
in primary education, or at higher levels, it’s possible to avoid duplicating
both time and effort.
Are there existing resources you can use?
Early career teachers will lack the bank of lesson
resources when compared to more senior staff, but that doesn’t mean new need to
be overly-complicated.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, see what exists already
either within your school environment or online, as you may be able to amend
existing resources to meet your needs.
What resources are there to ease teacher workload?
As we previously mentioned, the Department for Education has
a wide range of resources to help reduce workloads, including this extensive collection
which features this handy
toolkit.
School leaders and other experts from the education sector
have also listed several tips,
as well as guidance on how best to incorporate technology into teaching.
In addition, the department also has a specific set of resources
to support those in the early
stages of their primary and secondary education teaching careers.
The Education
Support charity, which focuses on helping the mental health and wellbeing
of school staff, also has plenty of guidance on maintaining a healthy work-life
balance.
Further guidance can be found in an independent 2020 report
from the Education Development Trust, which focused on how school-led projects
can help reduce teacher workload.
It includes a number of printable posters which outline how
different schools have approached the issue in both primary and secondary
education.
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