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The national agreement

Pupil in class

Raising standards and tackling workload

Schools are now focused on sustaining the workforce reforms achieved through implementation of the national agreement. This is bringing together the whole school staff to work as an effective team and delivering real benefits to pupils. These pages contain information on the changes brought in by the agreement and case studies of how schools have managed these changes.

What is the national agreement?

The national agreement on raising standards and tackling workload introduced a series of significant changes to teachers' and support staff members' conditions of service.

What does the national agreement mean for you?

Find out what the national agreement means for school leaders, teachers, support staff and other stakeholders.

Workforce agreement monitoring group

WAMG is a unique social partnership of 11 organisations representing employers, the government and school workforce unions that first came together as signatories of the national agreement.