As reported by NASUWT, teachers at the NASUWT Northern Ireland Annual Conference in Belfast debate the increasing workload and stress arising from marking coursework-based subjects without recognition or compensation
The motion calls for ways to combat spiralling workloads caused by the marking of controlled assessments and course work including alternative assessment methods, greater collaboration with policymakers to develop a system that reduces workloads, allocated teacher time for assessments and additional resourcing and support.
Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary said: “The way teachers and lecturers are expected to assess coursework-based subjects is having a major impact on their work-life balance.
“They should not be expected to complete work vital for examination courses that has not been reasonably accounted for in their Time Budget and for which they are not compensated for.”
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