Bureaucracy reference group

The Bureaucracy reference group worked with the Department for Education to help cut down unnecessary administration of schools and children바카라 사이트™s services.

This group has closed.

Terms of reference

The Bureaucracy reference group helped the Department for Education (DfE) and local authorities to simplify their management of schools and children바카라 사이트™s services. It also consulted the Association of Directors of Children바카라 사이트™s Services.

The group aimed to help reduce:

  • unnecessary detail in documents and communications
  • commissioning unnecessary evidence
  • unnecessary regulations for schools and children바카라 사이트™s services
  • processes that will require teachers to take time away from teaching

It encouraged better communication so that teachers, schools and children바카라 사이트™s services professionals:

  • could access guidance on their statutory obligations easily
  • received guidance and communications that was easy to read and understand
  • received simple instructions on how to provide the data DfE and local authorities needed to hold schools and children바카라 사이트™s services accountable
  • were clear about DfE바카라 사이트™s policies on essential teaching areas

Meeting dates

The group met 6 times per year. The last meeting was held in July 2015.

Membership

The reducing bureaucracy group was made up of primary, secondary and special school headteachers and teachers. It also includes business managers and governors from schools and academies.

Further information

Read about reducing teachers바카라 사이트™ workload.

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