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Aimed primarily at school managers and teachers (but generally relevant tothers in the education and training sectors), Managing Teacher Workload is very well written, and very comprehensive It provides a good mix of hard fact (even trelevant UK recommendations and legislation); references tbooks and other writings and twebsites; activities; and examples and anecdotes All that makes the book quite easy twork with and tread - British Journal of Educational Technology Helping Teachers Develop is a positive, uplifting, encouraging publication … It is the sort of publication we need in the profession and it is well worth being part of every head teacher or staff development tutors collection of really useful books I have tconfess, even before I had finished reading it for review I was using Helping Teachers Develop with my trainee teachers - Peter Stammers, in the Journal of In-service Education For anyone interested in or with some responsibility for workload and wellbeing, this book is essential reading It is concise , clearly written and well written and well laid out tsupport busy people gaining the information they need - National School Improvement Network News This book serves as a valuable resource for new and seasoned teachers tassist in self-reflective practices thelp cope with stressors Teachers willing tengage in these self-reflective exercises will find Managing Teacher Workload: Work-Life Balance and Wellbeing a valuable resource in discovering teaching as a fulfilling and satisfying profession - Cristy A Jefson, PhD, CHES, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA, Journal of In-Service Education their strategies are useful, thoroughly researched and written in readable, unfussy language In short, they have produced something that could gsome way towards rousing teachers from the bad dream - The Times Educational Supplement This book deserves tbe the standard introduction tteachers abilities tachieve a work-life balance It reflects the challenges and the changes facing teachers, dealing effectively with both the big picture and the fine details that matter most - Dr Mary Bousted, General Secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) Dyou feel overworked and wish there were more hours in the day? Dyou know how long you spend working and if that time is effectively spent? By showing you what you can dtassess, manage and reduce the time you spend on school work this book will help you achieve a better work-life balance Theres a self-audit toolkit at the heart of the book that allows you texamine how long you are working, what you are spending most time on, whether the quality of your teaching is improving and whether you are working effectively The book includes: a clear explanation of workload issues a copy of the Teachers Worktime Self-Audit Toolkit syou can see how youre doing examples of how different teachers and schools have made changes timprove things practical tips on how treduce time spent on planning, marking, display and in meetings advice on time management guidance on how tmake the best use of support staff ideas for managing organizational change successfully The book will be an invaluable help tall those whare concerned about the size of their workload and want tdsomething treduce it and provides a way forward for negotiating changes with your line manager Sara Bubb is a lecturer, consultant and Times Educational Supplement columnist Peter Earley is an expert in educational leadership Both work at the Institute of Education, University of London
