Responding to the Welsh government's statement on reducing workload and bureaucracy for school staff, Laura Doel, director of school leaders' union NAHT Cymru, said:

“Our members across Wales are taking industrial action to take a stand over pay, workload and funding. 

"Today’s announcement is a significant positive step forward in our negotiations to ensure school leaders are able to concentrate on what is important – leading teaching and learning in their schools, rather than being tied up in endless bureaucracy that has no positive impact for pupils.

“The commitments made are the right ones, focusing on supporting the education workforce, ensuring that they have what they need to deliver for our children and young people.

“There is still much work to be done on putting these commitments into practice and addressing the ongoing concerns over school funding and the erosion of pay. We hope to continue to progress these discussions in the coming weeks.”

NAHT Cymru members have been taking action short of strike since February as part of the ongoing industrial dispute.