What assessment has the Cabinet Minister made of teaching workload and morale in Welsh schools in light of the recent Estyn report regarding Flintshire education services?
Reducing workload and supporting practitioner wellbeing is central to our ambitions for the education system in Wales. I recognise the concerning findings of the recent Estyn report on Flintshire education services and understand the impact that improvement activity can have on workforce workload, wellbeing and morale.
The newly established Workload Co-ordination Group, chaired by education union representatives, brings together unions, employers and Welsh Government to build on previous work to reduce workload pressures. The Group is working at pace to identify actions to be taken forward as part of our commitment to cut unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy.