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26 Tips to Make Teacher Workload Manageable


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How can you keep your workload manageable during the term?

Last week to help you keep workload under control, we encouraged our newsletter subscribers to relax and recuperate before the final academic term. However, although these tips are written for individuals to help manage their own workload, the reader must be aware that the workload agenda is driven by those at the top.

The Department for Education workload poster will not solve anything - nor will our tips written here for that matter! Nor, will weak leadership in schools who 'plump up' staff well-being initiatives

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4 thoughts on “26 Tips to Make Teacher Workload Manageable”

  1. Shannon says:
    9th June 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Great article on a topic that most teachers don’t consider. The balance of work and family is mentally draining for me as a single mother. I also feel that there should be professional development training sessions to help teachers with Mental health issues.

  2. Kate Richards says:
    18th June 2019 at 8:23 pm

    I’m interested in your suggestions for teachers in small schools where they are often the only teacher in a department and have some responsibility for a subject.

  3. Eniola Temitope Eunice says:
    10th February 2022 at 10:46 am

    Nice journal to be considered by teachers ,most useful ones are the mental health issues of teachers and the use of Non- contact time should be wisely use.

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