A study into teacher work-life balance and the effects this may have on children

A study into the work-life balance of teachers and the effects of this on children's progress

This questionnaire will form part of the research for a final year dissertation for a BEd (Hons) Primary Education degree. The survey is designed to collect information about teachers' work-life balance, hours teachers have worked, stress levels and teachers' thoughts on whether these factors contribute to children’s academic progress.

The questionnaire is completely voluntary so you may skip any questions you do not wish to answer. As a participant you have the right to withdraw at any stage up to the submission of the questionnaire. All questionnaires submitted will be anonymous and any data gathered or used will be stored securely, and destroyed by October 2017.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!

* 1. Do you feel generally relaxed in your home life?

Not at all

Not much

Sometimes

Mostly

Very Much So

* 2. Do you generally feel relaxed in your school life?

Not at all

Not much

Sometimes

Mostly

Very much so

* 3. Please estimate the average number of hours per week that you work during term time (on and off site)

0-29

30-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55

56+

* 4. Can you indicate how stressed you feel at work?

Never

Rarely

Often

All the time

Never

Rarely

Often

All the time

* 5. Which factors associated with your teaching do you think contribute to work related stress?

	Not applicable	Rarely	Often	All the time
Student behaviour	Student behaviour Not applicable	Student behaviour Rarely	Student behaviour Often	Student behaviour All the time
Large Class size	Large Class size Not applicable	Large Class size Rarely	Large Class size Often	Large Class size All the time
Dealing with violent behaviour	Dealing with violent behaviour Not applicable	Dealing with violent behaviour Rarely	Dealing with violent behaviour Often	Dealing with violent behaviour All the time
Frequent changes to timetable	Frequent changes to timetable Not applicable	Frequent changes to timetable Rarely	Frequent changes to timetable Often	Frequent changes to timetable All the time
Increased workload	Increased workload Not applicable	Increased workload Rarely	Increased workload Often	Increased workload All the time
Long working hours	Long working hours Not applicable	Long working hours Rarely	Long working hours Often	Long working hours All the time
Lack of breaks	Lack of breaks Not applicable	Lack of breaks Rarely	Lack of breaks Often	Lack of breaks All the time
Feeling isolated	Feeling isolated Not applicable	Feeling isolated Rarely	Feeling isolated Often	Feeling isolated All the time
Lack of communication with colleagues	Lack of communication with colleagues Not applicable	Lack of communication with colleagues Rarely	Lack of communication with colleagues Often	Lack of communication with colleagues All the time
No time with partner/family	No time with partner/family Not applicable	No time with partner/family Rarely	No time with partner/family Often	No time with partner/family All the time
Working on weekends	Working on weekends Not applicable	Working on weekends Rarely	Working on weekends Often	Working on weekends All the time

Other (please specify)

* 6. In general terms, what do you think could be done to improve work related stress for teachers?

* 7. Do you feel you have enough time to yourself or with your family/partner?

Not at all

Not much

Sometimes

Mostly

Very much so

* 8. Do you feel your teaching is affected if/when your stress levels are higher?

Not at all

Not much

Sometimes

Mostly

Very much so

* 9. When you are experiencing higher levels of stress, how does this impact your relationships with the children?

* 10. Do you feel the children in the classroom can pick up on your stress levels?

Not at all

Not much

Sometimes

Mostly

Very much so

Prefer not to say