Early years
EYFS Supervision & Practitioner Appraisal
Supervision and appraisal for nursery and pre-school practitioners: key person practice, safeguarding and coaching.
15 questions ~12 min to complete Self + manager
Downloadable template
Editable Word + printable PDF
Coming soon
Not available to buy yet. Use the interactive template today.
Designed to support staff supervision and development arrangements relevant to the EYFS statutory framework for group and school-based providers.
Written for England
Not a substitute for your organisation's regulatory obligations or legal advice. Buying or completing this template does not by itself demonstrate compliance.
What's included
- Built around key person practice and children's next steps
- Safeguarding and safety practices checked every time
- Coaching and training needs agreed and recorded
Areas rated
- Key person
- Observation and planning
- Communication and language
- Safeguarding
- Health and safety
- Working with parents
- Inclusion and SEND
- Teamwork
- Intended for
- Early years · Self and manager appraisal
- Written for
- England
- Version
- Version 1
- Content reviewed
- 18 October 2026
Includes future updates to this pack. Updates are added as a new template version; your past reviews never change.
What respondents see
Required
How well are secure, responsive relationships built with key children?
All 15 questions
Every question in version 1, in order. Rating questions use a 1–5 scale; written questions leave room for the employee and manager to respond.
Key person
- 1How well are secure, responsive relationships built with key children?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Observation and planning
- 2How effectively are observations used to plan next steps for each child?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
- 3How well is learning supported across all the areas of learning?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Communication and language
- 4How well are everyday interactions used to develop children's communication and language?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Safeguarding
- 5How confidently are safeguarding and child protection concerns recognised and reported?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Health and safety
- 6How consistently are safer sleeping, safer eating, hygiene and supervision practices followed?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Working with parents
- 7How well are parents kept informed and involved in their child's learning?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Inclusion and SEND
- 8How well are additional needs noticed early and support agreed with the SENCo?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Teamwork
- 9How reliably are ratios, routines and room plans supported?Rating: Rarely to Consistently
Reflection and next steps
- 10What has gone well with your key children since the last supervision?Use first names or initials only.Written
- 11Are there any children or families you are concerned about?Supervision is a confidential space for this. Report urgent concerns through your safeguarding procedure straight away.Written · optional
- 12Training completed, including paediatric first aid and safeguarding refreshers, and how it has been used.Written
- 13What coaching or support would help your practice?Written
- 14Development goals for the next period.Written
- 15Agreed actions and the date of the next supervision.Written
Word and printable PDF versions
We're preparing a downloadable version of this pack: an editable Word template and a printable PDF form with the same 15 questions and rating scales, space for employee and manager responses, agreed actions, a development plan and sign-off. It isn't available to buy yet.
Today, the pack is available as an interactive template in Appraisal Software, where responses, ratings and results are collected for you.