This statistic shows the characteristics of tasks which teachers in England, surveyed from October 22 to November 21, 2014, found unnecessary and unproductive. The largest share of participants, at 63 percent, found an "excessive level of detail required" was what caused unproductive tasks to take up too much time.
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GOV.UK. (February 6, 2015). Tell us about the unnecessary and unproductive tasks which take up too much of your time. Where do these come from? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478477/characteristics-unnecessary-unproductive-tasks-teachers-england/
GOV.UK. "Tell us about the unnecessary and unproductive tasks which take up too much of your time. Where do these come from?." Chart. February 6, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478477/characteristics-unnecessary-unproductive-tasks-teachers-england/
GOV.UK. (2015). Tell us about the unnecessary and unproductive tasks which take up too much of your time. Where do these come from?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478477/characteristics-unnecessary-unproductive-tasks-teachers-england/
GOV.UK. "Tell Us about The Unnecessary and Unproductive Tasks Which Take up Too Much of Your Time. Where Do These Come From?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478477/characteristics-unnecessary-unproductive-tasks-teachers-england/
GOV.UK, Tell us about the unnecessary and unproductive tasks which take up too much of your time. Where do these come from? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478477/characteristics-unnecessary-unproductive-tasks-teachers-england/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
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