For many teachers the amount of paperwork that is required to be completed over the year is huge especially if the teacher has extra curriculum responsibilities such as being a subject leader. Although most of the paperwork is actually completed on the computer it is still time consuming and many teachers feel it distracts from their many role of being educators.
If you enjoy teaching but do not want the burden of carrying out regular assessments and the resulting administration why not try working as a supply teacher. As part of this role, you will be required to assess how the pupils have progressed in the lessons that you cover but this is far less than a contracted teacher would be required to do. Leaving feedback for the normal teacher could be in the form of a handwritten note detailing how the day has gone and whether there were any issues or a more formal assessment sheet which could include individual pupil’s response to the lesson however most teachers will just want to know generally how the lessons went. If there is a teaching assistant in the class who usually works with the class they can be a real help when it comes to checking which children worked well and which children need to revisit the topic again.