Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the number of hours worked on teachers’ job satisfaction.

The Teacher Workload Survey 2016 assessed the number of hours worked by teachers, and any self-reported impact[1]. In response to this, and wider evidence on teacher workload, the Department has undertaken a programme of work on removing unnecessary teacher workload, which is outlined in the action plan[2], published in February 2017.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/592499/TWS_2016_FINAL_Research_report_Feb_2017.pdf.

[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/594680/Teacher_Workload_Action_Plan.pdf.