Education

Nine out of ten teachers say they are spending a lot of time on assessment procedures that most claim are ineffective. The results of a survey1 carried out by MORI on behalf of Goal plc, the online assessment provider, show that the average teacher works 56 hours a week, three and a half hours of which are spent on formal assessment - writing and preparing, marking, analysing and reporting.

As the four major teaching unions threaten a 35-hour week, a recent MORI poll reveals that 60 per cent of British teachers are now working at least 56 hours a week.

Annex 1 - HeadTeachers' Views of LEAs

Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett said today that it was important for Government to strike a balance between local autonomy and Government intervention - particularly in school reform.

A clear majority of Scottish teachers (59%) believe that Higher Still internal assessment has "not worked" in its first full year of implementation. At the same time, 60% support the introduction of Higher Still in principle.

The First Definitive Study of the "Student Experience"

The Guardian's GRAD FACTS 2000

Over two thirds of schools have increased the provision of out of school hours learning activities in the last two years according to research published today by Schools Minister Jacqui Smith.

Research Study Conducted for The Mail on Sunday