§ Ann KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the School Teachers' Review Body's special review of approaches to reducing teacher work load. [55341]
§ Mr. TimmsThe report I commissioned from the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) on approaches to reducing teacher work load has been laid before Parliament and is available in the Vote Office. I am grateful to the chair and members of the review body for their work on this important report.
I asked the review body to produce this report because I want to make sure teachers have the time and support to do what they do best—teach. I welcome the way in which the report has been produced. with careful analysis of all the evidence and opinions from the teaching profession and beyond.
The report proposes changes that would amount to a major package of reform with substantial implications for both Government and the teaching profession. I shall now hold a full consultation, running until 3 July. In addition, I shall be looking to the School Workforce Remodelling Working Party that I set up in January to consider carefully the report and give me its views. I want to hear every side of the debate before we move forward and I consult further on practical measures.