A joint report by the DfEE and Cabinet Office Public Sector Team, “Making a Difference, Reducing School Paperwork”, shows significant progress towards the stated goal of reducing paperwork for English schools.It shows that as a result of a range of measures, which include sending less departmental paperwork to schools and requiring fewer forms to be filled in, a typical school is expected to be saving more than 200 hours of paperwork every year, equivalent to more than a month’s work for one person. 

Sir Richard Wilson, Head of the Civil Service, claims good progress is being made with radical reform of the organisation.In his first annual report to the Prime Minister on the programme of reforms announced last year, he says important first steps have been taken.