School workforce remodelling
Remodelling is a change-management programme designed to help schools implement the reforms required by Raising standards and tackling workload: A national agreement (the National Agreement), which was signed in 2003.
The reforms aim to improve pupil outcomes and reduce the workload of teachers by focusing more of teachers' time on teaching and learning, and leading teaching and learning.
They included:
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a series of changes to teachers' contracts
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a review of support staff roles
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a concerted attack on bureaucracy.
The remodelling process is driven by the Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (WAMG) and supported by the Training and Development Agency for schools (TDA). For WAMG information bulletins, follow the WAMG notes link below.
The Specified Work and Registration Regulations 2003 (revised 2007) clarified the roles of teachers and support staff. They set out the circumstances in which support staff are able to undertake 'specified work', which includes delivering lessons to pupils. A guidance document on the Regulations can be ordered from the DCSF Online Publications for Schools website (reference: 00636-2007BKT-EN).
More information and case studies on remodelling and the role of support staff can be found on the TDA website.
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