A key aim of the Early Years Foundation Stage review is to reduce the burden of bureaucracy on practitioners. It identifies risk assessments as one of the main areas where time spent on paperwork could be saved.
Dame Clare Tickell, who led the review, says, 'I firmly believe that there should be common sense in dealing with risk assessments, enabling practitioners to show that they have considered potential risks, without spending hours filling in forms.
'For this to happen requires a simple, transparent process. I recommend that clear guidance is included in the EYFS about the amount of paperwork that should be kept in relation to risk assessments. I also recommend that practitioners should not have to undertake written risk assessments in relation to outings, but be able to demonstrate, if asked - for example, by parents or during inspection - the way they are managing outings to minimise any risk.'
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