Staff Workload and Wellbeing Pack for Schools

Staff workload and wellbeing sits in the leadership and governance area of Ofsted’s school inspection toolkit. This pack helps leaders find out what staff experience, act on the biggest burdens and show what changed.

What’s inside

00 Cover and contents (PDF, 1 page)

01 Leaders’ guide (PDF, 2 pages): what the toolkit says inspectors consider, where schools fall short, a suggested four-week cycle to run this term with half-termly and termly follow-up, and evidence you might draw on.

02 Staff survey (editable Word): anonymous, twelve statements grouped under the toolkit’s three staff wellbeing and workload points, plus three open questions.

02b Survey results tracker (Excel, 4 tabs): enter responses and it works out results by statement and by role, and compares two rounds.

03 Workload audit and action plan (editable Word): list every regular demand, decide keep, cut or change, plan the changes, tell staff, and report to governors with ready-made questions.

Based on Ofsted’s State-funded school inspection toolkit v2.0 (June 2026), independent research for Ofsted published in October 2026 on its renewed approach to inspection, and the DfE workload reduction toolkit (Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff service). Not official guidance.