Teacher workload has been a hot topic of conversation in the media recently. For many years, those at the chalkface have felt the impact of tighter school budgets and this has resulted in teachers having more work on a day-to-day basis.
Despite the assertions of education secretary Damian Hinds that reducing teacher workload is a key strategy for improving retention and recruitment, it is hard to see beyond the constant stream of rhetoric that his predecessors have hidden behind and believe that this is not just more of the same.
On one hand it is reassuring to hear the government and Ofsted recognising that there is a workload issue that is adversely affecting recruitment and retention, but are there any solutions being offered that are realistic and achievable?
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