Mike Hedges AM welcomes £1.28
million invested to cut classroom bureaucracy
£1.28m of new investment to help reduce unnecessary
workload for teachers has been announced by the Education Secretary Kirsty
Williams today (Thurs 14th Sept).
Mike said….. ‘This is great news for schools, pupils and
teachers. It underlines the commitment of the Welsh Government to improving
schools and reducing the burden on the teaching profession. Less burden on
teachers means they can concentrate on what they do best – teaching the
children!’
The funding will support the creation of
new school business managers in eleven local authority areas.
The two year pilot will see groups of
primary schools having a school business manager to provide dedicated support
for head teachers and teachers so they can better focus on raising standards
and the needs of pupils.
School business managers can help organise
and run a range of non-teaching activity in a school, from finance,
administration and procurement, freeing up head teachers and staff to focus on
leadership and teaching.
The project is part of a range of Welsh
Government actions to help address teachers’ concerns over their workload,
including a new guide launched today on how teachers can reduce unnecessary
activity, with advice on planning lessons, marking and assessing and collecting
data.
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