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What is Stress?
The HSE define stress as:
‘ the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed upon them’
Pressure:
‘which can give a sense of achievement, motivate and drive us’
National Picture
•442 000 individuals experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill
•13.6% of working individuals thought their job was very or extremely stressful.
•Self-reported work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for an estimated 13.5 million lost working days in Britain in 2007/08.
Why deal with Stress? - To benefit your school
As well as reducing sickness absence tackling stress can have a positive effect :
•Overall health and wellbeing•Performance •Retention and morale •Continuity in the classroom•Financial benefits•Image and reputation
‘..teachers, their well being and the support they receive undoubtedly impacts upon pupil and student wellbeing, student attainment and overall school performance’
Patrick NashChief Executive Teacher Support network
Why deal with Stress? - To comply with the law
Employer:
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 - a duty for their employees health, safety and welfare in relation to their employment duties
Management of Health & Safety Regulations 1999 - a duty to undertake Risk Assessments and introduce appropriate measures to reduce that risk
HSE Management Standards for Work Related Stress
The Management Standards are designed to:
• Help simplify risk assessments for stress• Encourage employers, employees to work in
partnership to address work related stress• Provide a benchmark organisations can use to
gauge performance
The Management Standards
Identify problem areas existing data HSE tool / other surveys
Linking problems to solutions Real people –Real solutions
Developing an Action plan
Monitoring your action planEvaluate effectiveness
Step 1 Identify hazards
Step 2 Who may be harmed andhow
Step 3Evaluate Risks
Step 4Develop Action plan
Step 5Monitor and review
Overview - 5 steps to risk assessment
Step 1- Identifying the hazards
The HSE Management Standard areas are:
* Demands* Control* Support - managerial and peer* Relationships* Role* Change
www.thegrid.org.uk/info/healthandsafety/stress.shtml
www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards/index.htm
Demands
Standard is that Employees indicate they are able to cope with the demands of their jobs; andSystems are in place locally to respond to individual concerns
•Level and nature of workload •Work patterns & environment •Priority setting and time pressures•Excessive hours •Repetitive work•Unrealistic deadlines•Ofsted inspections
Step 2- HSE Stress SurveyPsychosocial questionnaire for staff
I have unrealistic time pressures22
I have to work very fast20
I am pressured to work long hours18
I am unable to take sufficient breaks16
I have to neglect some tasks because Ihave too much to do
12
I have to work very intensively9
I have unachievable deadlines6
Different groups at work demand things from me that are hard to combine
3Demands
HSE Analysis Tool
2.96Overall
3.00I have unrealistic timepressures
22
2.43I have to work very fast20
3.57I am pressured to work longhours
18
3.14I am unable to take sufficientbreaks
16
3.00I have to neglect some tasksbecause I have too much todo
12
2.29I have to work very intensively
9
3.29I have unachievabledeadlines
6
3.00Different groups at workdemand things from me thatare hard to combine
3
Demands
AverageQuestion
HSE Indicator Tool Summary of Results
Urgent action needed Represents those below the 20th percentile†
4.003.332.52Change
5.004.603.97Role
Clear need for improvement Represents those likely to be below average but not below the 20th percentile
4.754.754.43Relationships
4.754.253.93Peer Support
4.604.003.50Managers' Support
Good, but need for improvementRepresents those better than average but not yet at, above or close to the 80th percentile†4.334.003.83Control
4.253.382.96Demands
Doing very well - need to maintain performanceRepresents those at, above or close to the 80th percentile†
KeyYour results
Suggested Interim target
Suggested Longer term
target
Steps 3 / 4- Evaluate the risk and take action
Are the areas identified as potential stressors correct?
Involve staff to investigate the findings of the questionnaire
“Real People Real Solutions”
Create Action Plan
Provide Feedback
Demands : Are you doing enough?
• Monitoring team workload
• Allocated sufficient resources
• Prioritising deadlines
• Provided sufficient training
• Communication
• Working proactively
• Work environment
Step 5- Monitor and Review
Monitor against your action plan to ensure the agreed actions are taking place.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions you implement. Consider other relevant data
Follow-up surveys
Long term commitment continuously working with employees to identify and address issues.
Actions to meet duty of care
•Obtain commitment
•Complete risk assessment
•Involve staff in identifying solutions
•Create an Action plan
•Review
Alternative Approaches
“The national well being programme has been developed specifically for schools and is broadly equivalent to the HSE management standards.
Participation in the well-being programme will enable schools to demonstrate they have met their duty of care under H&S legislation”
(HSE)
Doing nothing is not an option
There is no ‘quick fix’ solution
Actions need to be proactive having a stress policy is not enough.
The HSE are tackling stress in education as a priority.
Positive results will benefit both individuals and the school.
Summary