Sponsored content: A marked improvement?

The EEF looks at how better evidence could help to reduce teacher workload. The Education Endowment Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational attainment. It funds rigorous evaluations of teaching and learning strategies that aim to raise pupils’ attainment. Their aim is to find out what is most likely to work effectively and support teachers and senior leaders to put that into action across the country. www.educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk For many teachers, the idea that their working day ends the minute they step outside school is laughable; evenings spent marking work and planning lessons at home are all too often just part of the job. A study last year found that teachers are more likely to work unpaid overtime than staff in any other industry (Trades Union Congress, 2016). For a profession in the midst of a recruitment and retention crisis, this isn’t a great advertisement for a healthy work-life