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Exploring the relationship between teacher workload and target setting

A research study exploring the use and impact of pupil target setting on workload in schools across England.

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Exploring the relationship between teacher workload and target setting

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The Department for Education commissioned CooperGibson research to undertake a study comprising 60 qualitative semi-structured telephone interviews with a range of school staff to explore:

  • roles and responsibilities of different levels of school staff in relation to target setting and data management
  • time spent in schools on work related to target setting and its impact on teacher workload
  • perceived value of targets and target setting activities and how these could be improved in the future

These findings are from 2019, prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Published 26 November 2020

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