Completing the new Self-Evaluation Form is no mean feat, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokeys Pre-School in Essex.

We are feeling relief that we have recently completed the new Self-Evaluation Form (SEF). Our last SEF was done quite a while ago and since then we have undergone many changes that we felt needed to be recorded. However, actually sitting down and starting the process was the hardest part. We had many conversations about what to put in, but actually reading the guidance and making the first draft was quite time-consuming.

We were hoping that we could simply add to our initial SEF because our ethos hadn't changed and many parts of that document were still very relevant. Unfortunately, the guidance states that 'when you update your SEF it will replace any earlier versions'. Therefore, we needed to plan this task a bit differently. First, we went through our last SEF and highlighted all the information that we wanted to carry forward to the new form.

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