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Alliance launches workload survey

By Rachel Lawler
 
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The Alliance has launched a new survey investigating which paperwork is causing the most stress for early years practitioners.
 
Working in partnership with 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 and the Department for Education (DfE), the survey is part of a wider project aimed at reducing the pressures on early years staff.
 
Minds Matter
Last year, the Alliance launched a report, titled Minds Matter, which revealed that 61% of early years staff felt that they didn鈥檛 have a good work-life balance and that 25% of staff had considered leaving the sector due to stress and mental health concerns.
 
Paperwork and administrative skills were revealed as the most common source of stress, with 78% of respondents reporting these as a regular problem.
 
Collaborative project
In response to the report鈥檚 findings, the Alliance has been working collaboratively with the DfE and 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 to find ways to reduce this pressure.
 
Earlier this year, the Alliance hosted several focus groups to discuss some of the common issues.
 
Now, early years practitioners from across the sector are encouraged to take part in the comprehensive survey to help improve understanding of the problem.
 
Possible solutions
Neil Leitch chief executive of the Alliance, commented: 鈥淚 constantly hear from managers and practitioners about workload stress and the impact it has on their quality of life at work and at home. It鈥檚 important we find out what鈥檚 causing it, and even more important we do something to change it.鈥
 
鈥淭he Department for Education and 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 recognise there needs to be a proportionate approach to paperwork in the sector, so the Alliance welcomes this opportunity to work with them to identify the core concerns and find possible solutions.鈥
 
The survey is available and should take around 10 minutes to complete. It will close on 3 May 2019.
 
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