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Feedback Marking Education Technology Teacher Workload
17 Sep 2019

A Guide to Efficient Marking

Almost ¾ of teachers report spending too much time on marking and feedback in their workweek. It is cited as one of the biggest strains on teacher workload along with data ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

Marking Planning Teacher Workload Data Management
10 Sep 2019

The 3 Worst Offenders for Adding to Teacher Workload

The working environment in schools is becoming increasingly bureaucratic. Working hours are already high for teachers, the last thing they need is more paperwork and hoops to ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

Grading Marking Blog Progress 8 Attainment 8 Education Reform Assessment Attainment 8 and Progress 8
06 Sep 2017

The Pros and Cons of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

The academic year of 2016/2017 was the first in which Progress 8 and Attainment 8 were introduced to ensure all students were studying a broad and balanced curriculum.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Saving Time SLT Teachers Marking Blog Guide Teacher Resources SLT Resources Assessment
04 May 2017

Time-Saving Guide for Marking

Marking students’‭ ‬work and providing them with feedback to relay to them how they are performing is crucial to their own personal ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Praise Feedback Marking Blog Assessment
09 Mar 2017

The Importance of Timely and Effective Feedback

Marking, although time consuming, is paramount to students’ progression. It is considered by Ofsted as instrumental to the quality of teaching ...

Author: Bethany Spencer