National Workload Agreement: Raising Standards and Tackling Workload
Workforce Reform and Modernisation - Survey of Staff in Schools - June 2009

Further to MI 109/09, this is a reminder about the survey of all school based employees to understand the extent to which the National Workload Agreement has impacted locally at school level.

The completion of the questionnaire is entirely voluntary but we very much want to hear views from all categories of staff in schools, including headteachers, and would therefore appreciate your co-operation in publicising this across your school and also by enabling your staff to access this online survey. Schools staff will be made aware of this survey via a message on their June pay slips.

Overall trends and issues from the survey will be shared with schools but no individual person or individual school data will be identified.

The survey is very brief and will take only a few minutes to complete and staff need only answer the questions in sections relevant to their role. It will, however, provide us with important information about how Norfolk schools are continuing to implement the National Workload Agreement and what more needs to be done to support the whole school workforce and in turn the pupils they work with.

If there are any members of staff who are not able to complete the survey online, please contact Virginia Wakely in Children's Services on 01603 638092 or email to request a hard copy.

If you have a query on the above or need more information, please contact Peter Simmonds on 07795 265669 or email or Virginia Wakely on 01603 638092 or email.

This MI has been produced in liaison with the local Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (WAMG) representing teacher and support staff unions - signatories to the National Agreement, and also the NUT.