NUT Members Workload Survey May 2010

1. Default Section

1. Are you

Are you Male

Female

2. In which of the following sectors do you teach?

In which of the following sectors do you teach? Nursery/Primary (include middle deemed primary)

Secondary (include middle deemed secondary)

Special

Sixth Form College

Centrally Employed

3. Are you contracted to work ...

Are you contracted to work ... Full time

Part time

On a supply basis

4. Do you have

Do you have a permanent contract

a fixed term/temporary contract

5. Which of these improvements would most reduce your workload? Which would most improve the quality of your working life? Please tick five in each column

	Would reduce workload	Would improve the quality of your working life
A clearer directed time budget so that I work no more than 1265 hours directed by the head teacher (pro-rata for part time teachers)	*Which of these improvements would most reduce your workload? Which would most improve the quality of your working life? Please tick five in each column A clearer directed time budget so that I work no more than 1265 hours directed by the head teacher (pro-rata for part time teachers) Would reduce workload	A clearer directed time budget so that I work no more than 1265 hours directed by the head teacher (pro-rata for part time teachers) Would improve the quality of your working life
A limit to the amount of undirected time that I work	A limit to the amount of undirected time that I work Would reduce workload	A limit to the amount of undirected time that I work Would improve the quality of your working life
All teachers to be allocated PPA time calculated as 20 per cent of their timetabled teaching time (40 per cent for teachers in their 1st year of teaching)	All teachers to be allocated PPA time calculated as 20 per cent of their timetabled teaching time (40 per cent for teachers in their 1st year of teaching) Would reduce workload	All teachers to be allocated PPA time calculated as 20 per cent of their timetabled teaching time (40 per cent for teachers in their 1st year of teaching) Would improve the quality of your working life
Enforceable limits to class sizes for all age groups	Enforceable limits to class sizes for all age groups Would reduce workload	Enforceable limits to class sizes for all age groups Would improve the quality of your working life
All teachers with leadership and management responsibilities to be provided with leadership and management time of at least 10 per cent of their teaching timetable during school session times.	All teachers with leadership and management responsibilities to be provided with leadership and management time of at least 10 per cent of their teaching timetable during school session times. Would reduce workload	All teachers with leadership and management responsibilities to be provided with leadership and management time of at least 10 per cent of their teaching timetable during school session times. Would improve the quality of your working life
Less burdensome requirements for planning and assessment	Less burdensome requirements for planning and assessment Would reduce workload	Less burdensome requirements for planning and assessment Would improve the quality of your working life
Effective limits to the number of times I am observed in the classroom	Effective limits to the number of times I am observed in the classroom Would reduce workload	Effective limits to the number of times I am observed in the classroom Would improve the quality of your working life
An entitlement for every teacher to a paid secondment of at least a term every 7 years to pursue his or her professional development or achieve further qualifications	An entitlement for every teacher to a paid secondment of at least a term every 7 years to pursue his or her professional development or achieve further qualifications Would reduce workload	An entitlement for every teacher to a paid secondment of at least a term every 7 years to pursue his or her professional development or achieve further qualifications Would improve the quality of your working life
All teachers to have access to at least an additional two days of funded INSET per year outside the school but within the school day	All teachers to have access to at least an additional two days of funded INSET per year outside the school but within the school day Would reduce workload	All teachers to have access to at least an additional two days of funded INSET per year outside the school but within the school day Would improve the quality of your working life
All teachers to have a right to reasonable flexible working arrangements	All teachers to have a right to reasonable flexible working arrangements Would reduce workload	All teachers to have a right to reasonable flexible working arrangements Would improve the quality of your working life
Meetings to be scheduled immediately after school session times to avoid 'trapped time'	Meetings to be scheduled immediately after school session times to avoid 'trapped time' Would reduce workload	Meetings to be scheduled immediately after school session times to avoid 'trapped time' Would improve the quality of your working life

6. Please list any other ideas for improvements below.

Please list any other ideas for improvements below.

If you think more could be done to reduce workload burdens in your school, take a look at the 'Stronger Together' section of the NUT website (www.teachers.org.uk/stronger together). There you will find guidance on the steps you can take and how you can get additional support.

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