Seeking and Valuing Educator's perspectives

Australian Education and Care Workforce Professional Body

ECW is your Professional Body. Our mission is to Connect, Inform and Elevate the Educators and the Education and Care Workforce. We want to see education and care practitioners acknowledged, supported and valued for your specialised skills, wealth of knowledge and practice wisdom.

To truly honour and respect Educators our work needs to authentically represent your views and experiences. So we are seeking your perspectives.

By taking 5 mins to complete this survey you are supporting ECW to gather information that will support us to speak up for Educators and the Education and Care Workforce.

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* 1. Tell us in which state or territory you currently work.

ACT

NEW SOUTH WALES

VICTORIA

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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* 2. What sector are you working in?

Long Day Care

Family Day Care

School Aged Care (SAC) or Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)

Budget based

Limited Hours or Occasional Hours

State funded preschool/Kindergarten

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is your current role?

Admin or Ancillary

Educator

Room / Group or Lead Educator

Educational Leader

Early Childhood Teacher

Director or Coordinator

Management

Other (please specify)

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* 4. We know 1 in 5 Educators leave the profession every year. The research tells us it's because you feel undervalued, overworked and are poorly paid. To assist us to share your stories and advocate for you we want your brutally honest perspectives. How do you feel in your current role.

	Never	Rarely	Often	Always
I feel valued and respected by my peers	I feel valued and respected by my peers Never	I feel valued and respected by my peers Rarely	I feel valued and respected by my peers Often	I feel valued and respected by my peers Always
I feel valued and respected by my management	I feel valued and respected by my management Never	I feel valued and respected by my management Rarely	I feel valued and respected by my management Often	I feel valued and respected by my management Always
I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my peers	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my peers Never	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my peers Rarely	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my peers Often	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my peers Always
I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my management / approved provider	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my management / approved provider Never	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my management / approved provider Rarely	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my management / approved provider Often	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my management / approved provider Always
I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my families	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my families Never	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my families Rarely	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my families Often	I feel my skills and knowledge are respected by my families Always
I feel supported by management / approved provider	I feel supported by management / approved provider Never	I feel supported by management / approved provider Rarely	I feel supported by management / approved provider Often	I feel supported by management / approved provider Always
I feel supported by my peers	I feel supported by my peers Never	I feel supported by my peers Rarely	I feel supported by my peers Often	I feel supported by my peers Always
My workplace is free from bullying and peer pressure	My workplace is free from bullying and peer pressure Never	My workplace is free from bullying and peer pressure Rarely	My workplace is free from bullying and peer pressure Often	My workplace is free from bullying and peer pressure Always
I have experienced workplace bullying in my service	I have experienced workplace bullying in my service Never	I have experienced workplace bullying in my service Rarely	I have experienced workplace bullying in my service Often	I have experienced workplace bullying in my service Always
I am encouraged to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year	I am encouraged to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Never	I am encouraged to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Rarely	I am encouraged to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Often	I am encouraged to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Always
I am financially supported to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year	I am financially supported to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Never	I am financially supported to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Rarely	I am financially supported to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Often	I am financially supported to attend at least 2 external professional development events each year Always

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* 5. Do you feel

	Yes	No
our profession is respected and valued	our profession is respected and valued Yes	our profession is respected and valued No
the wages adequately reflect the role	the wages adequately reflect the role Yes	the wages adequately reflect the role No
professional development is important for professional growth	professional development is important for professional growth Yes	professional development is important for professional growth No
our profession needs to stand together to influence positive change	our profession needs to stand together to influence positive change Yes	our profession needs to stand together to influence positive change No
professional development is accessible and affordable	professional development is accessible and affordable Yes	professional development is accessible and affordable No
union membership will improve wages and conditions	union membership will improve wages and conditions Yes	union membership will improve wages and conditions No
peak bodies are doing enough to raise the profile of the profession	peak bodies are doing enough to raise the profile of the profession Yes	peak bodies are doing enough to raise the profile of the profession No
if educators speak up collectively through their newly established professional body the profile of the profession can be improved	if educators speak up collectively through their newly established professional body the profile of the profession can be improved Yes	if educators speak up collectively through their newly established professional body the profile of the profession can be improved No
improving the professional image of educators will influence professional wages for educators	improving the professional image of educators will influence professional wages for educators Yes	improving the professional image of educators will influence professional wages for educators No

Would you like to explain (optional)

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* 6. I believe I have a future in the profession

Yes

Undecided

I am looking to leave the profession

Whether staying or leaving please let us know why (optional)

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* 7. If you could change one thing about your role what would it be?

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* 8. I am a member of my union

Yes

I cannot afford union membership

I do not agree with union membership

Further comments (optional)

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* 9. I am a member of ECW Professional Body (Education and Care Workforce Professional Body)

Yes

I did not know we had a professional body

I do not agree with professional membership

Further comments (optional)

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* 10. Would you like more information about ECW Professional Body and how we can support you? Provide us with some contact details and we will call you for a chat or email you further details.

Yes

Please provide name and contact details