§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average number of hours worked per week was for(a) teachers, (b) deputy head teachers, (c) head teachers and (d) all teachers in each year since 1997. [91522]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 20 January 2003]The information is as follows:
(i) The only year between 1997–2002 for which information is available is 2000.
Average number hours worked per week Grade Hours/week Heads 59.1 Deputy heads 56.6 Classroom teachers 51.8 All teachers 52.8 Source:
2000 OME Teacher's Workload Diary Survey
(ii) On 15 January, Government, employers and school work force unions signed a national Agreement that will raise standards and tackle work load by removing unnecessary bureaucracy and by transferring some of the administrative, clerical and managerial work currently undertaken by teachers to trained support staff, allowing teachers to focus on their core professional responsibilities.
373WSchools will be supported by additional resources that will enable them to employ at least 10,000 more teachers and at least 50,000 more support staff during this Parliament.
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of the working time of(a) teachers, (b) deputy head teachers, (c) head
Proportion of time spent on activities by grade as at March 2000 Percentage Heads Deputy Heads Classroom All Teachers Teaching 5 24 34 30 Teaching related activity1 17 27 30 28 Non-teaching related activity2 78 49 36 42 Total 100 100 100 100 1Teaching related activities include time spent for lesson preparation and planning, marking pupils work, writing reports, and reporting to parents and families. It also includes time spent on training. 2Non-Teaching related activities include non-teaching contact, administrative work, staff management and other activities. Source:
2000 OME Teacher's Workload Diary Survey
(ii) On 15 January, Government, employers and school workforce unions signed a national agreement that will raise standards and tackle workload by removing unnecessary bureaucracy and by transferring some of the administrative, clerical and managerial work currently undertaken by teachers to trained support staff, allowing teachers to focus on their core professional responsibilities.
Schools will be supported by additional resources that will enable them to employ at least 10,000 more teachers and at least 50,000 more support staff during this Parliament.