The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has delivered an open letter to education secretary Nicky Morgan explaining its solution to unnecessary workload in schools.

In the document, the ASCL documents a ten-point plan in transforming the "overall burden" of the profession. The recommendations are aimed at Ofsted and heads of schools.

The letter comes on the back of deputy prime minister Nick Clegg's recent admission that workload is a problem that needs solving in the teaching profession, which Brian Lightman, general secretary of the association, welcomed.

In light of this, Mr Clegg has launched an open consultation, inviting teachers across the country to have their say on what can be done to improve their experience of teaching.

"We know what is driving increased workload: out-of-kilter accountability measures – including performance tables – the current inspection regime, constant reform to qualifications, and decreased funding which means schools having to do more with less," Mr Lightman said.

"Heads and teachers have always put in long hours. This isn’t new. What has changed is the piecemeal and frenetic pace of policy changes and the increasingly high stakes associated with Ofsted inspection."

The ten points making up the plan to cut teacher workload include delivering a "slim, smart and stable accountability system", giving schools more time for implementing curriculum and assessment reform, debunking the myths surrounding inspections, reducing self-evaluation monitoring and moving towards a "national fair funding formula".

Points specific to school leaders include improving feedback, transforming the environment so it encourages "smarter planning and preparation", cutting down on compliance processes, reviewing ICT planning and reporting systems and providing parents with personalised reports of their children's learning.

"Heads also need to be able to take the actions that will help their schools to improve," Mr Lightman added.

"Sometimes this may feel like additional work but the key is that it has an impact on students’ learning and isn’t done just for compliance. This is especially true when a school needs to make rapid progress."