Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 903094

Teachers: Bureaucracy

Tabled: 4 March 2025

Answered: 10 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Ian Lavery

Labour — Blyth and Ashington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the workload of teachers.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

Teacher and leader workload is unacceptably high. This is why the department is committed to working with the sector to eliminate unnecessary workload.We know that reducing teacher workload will play a key role in recruiting and retaining excellent school...

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