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Revolutionary and beneficial shift in school workforce culture
09 Oct 2007
A new report, Reforming and developing the school workforce, has found that there has been an "important shift" in the school workforce culture that is benefiting many schools.
A report by Ofsted reveals that more than three quarters of teachers interviewed believed they have greater control over their work and more time to plan lessons, mark books and collaborate with colleagues thanks to a "revolutionary shift'' in school working practices.
Christine Gilbert, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills, said:
"There has been an important change in the school workforce culture as increasingly highly skilled people from fields other than teaching have taken on responsible and challenging roles in supporting teaching and assessment, and in some aspects of school management."
Teachers felt they had greater control over their work, had time to plan collaboratively, develop resources, keep up with assessment and liaise with colleagues, improving their lessons as a result.
Most schools believed strongly that standards were rising as a result of the reforms. However, as most of the schools did not monitor and evaluate the impact of the reforms on pupils' learning, they had little firm evidence to show whether standards were rising as a result.
The report found that headteachers and senior managers continue to carry a heavy workload. But increasingly they are supported by well qualified and experienced managers, allowing them to devote more time to strategic leadership and management.
Pupils are benefiting from increased support from this wider workforce. Deploying adults with different skills is allowing schools to improve the care and guidance for vulnerable pupils and those at risk of exclusion. The reforms were helping to extend and enhance the curriculum in nearly three quarters of the 99 schools visited.
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