The workload cost of good marking
Deep individual marking is expensive and often low-impact. Spend the time where it changes teaching.
Ravi MenonJun 30, 20261 min readMarking every book in detail every week is one of the biggest drains on a teacher's time, and the evidence that it moves learning is thin.
Mark less, respond more
A quick scan of a class set, a page of shared notes, and ten minutes of whole-class feedback in the next lesson usually beats individual comments nobody reads.
Make the routine visible
Tell students how work will be checked and when they will act on feedback. Predictability is what makes feedback stick.
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