NATRE is conducting its 8th secondary survey to obtain information about the current state of RE/RME/RVE in all types of schools. The survey can be accessed here.
Tag: Survey
School and college voice: December 2024
The School and college voice report from DfE, based on a survey between 10 December and 23 December 2024, has been published (29 May). A wide range of issues were surveyed, and you can read the full report on the DfE website, here. Some of the findings are: The top two most helpful actions for … Continue reading School and college voice: December 2024
Most safeguarding professionals support the end of physical punishment of children in England
In a recent NSPCC sponsored YouGov survey, most safeguarding professionals surveyed, including social workers (90%), healthcare professionals (77%), teachers (75%) and the police (51%), think the law in England should be changed to end the physical punishment of children. They are calling for this to be taken into account in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools … Continue reading Most safeguarding professionals support the end of physical punishment of children in England
The Age 11 Dip
We all know that transition from primary to secondary school is a big change and challenge for young people, so it's no surprise - but very alarming - that this new report based on 80,000 children's responses, shows that more than one in four pupils begin to disengage from school during Year 7. The findings … Continue reading The Age 11 Dip
Worsening speech and language skills
A YouGov survey commissioned by assessment provider GL Assessment (a Renaissance company), shows that teachers are grappling with increasing numbers of children starting school who have poor speech and language skills. 44% of primary school teachers say up to 1 in 5 children struggle to communicate at the expected level for their age, and a … Continue reading Worsening speech and language skills
Safer smartphones and social media: What do Britons want?
A new report from The New Britain Project and More in Common for the National Education Union finds that across Britain, there are high levels of concern about the impact that social media is having on young people. For parents, social media tops the list of negative impacts on their children's mental health. Almost two … Continue reading Safer smartphones and social media: What do Britons want?
Online safety
Two recent surveys highlight manyn of the safety issues around children using the Internet. A BBC Teach survey, underatken by Censuswide found that more than three-quarters (80%) of primary school teachers are aware of at least one safeguarding incident linked to online safety in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, a third (36%) of teachers reported … Continue reading Online safety
The School Survey 2024
The Children’s Commissioner, who has a statutory duty to represent the views and interests of children in England to Government, is requesting information from all schools and colleges across the country. The survey is available on her website, here.
ParentKind’s National Parent Survey 2024
The National Parent Survey 2024 is Parentkind’s new research that puts the views and voices of UK parents front and centre. Over 5,000 parents took the time to share their experiences and the challenges they face every day as a parent. This year’s survey covers a broad range of topics affecting parents, including mental health, … Continue reading ParentKind’s National Parent Survey 2024
NGA’s Governance Professional Survey 2024
To take part in NGA's survey for governance professionals serving schools and academy trusts: visit this link.
The Alternative Big Listen
Ofsted's "Big Listen" initiative was reported her on 19 January 2024, and Prof Colin Richards and Frank Norris MBE believeb that it does not consider changes that many believe are essential to improve the inspection process for schools and other education settings. THey have launched The Alternative Big Listen and you can take part by … Continue reading The Alternative Big Listen
Have your say on the future of Derbyshire Services for Schools
As part of budget setting measures outlined by Derbyshire County Council in February, the function of the Derbyshire Services for Schools (S4S) team (also known as the Traded Services team) has been identified as a potential area for savings. To better understand how changes could impact your school or academy, they have developed a brief … Continue reading Have your say on the future of Derbyshire Services for Schools
The Big Ambition
In the run-up to the forthcoming election, The Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched The Big Ambition, a national survey of children and young people across England. The Big Ambition aims to hear from children and young people across England on what they think is important. You can find out about it, and … Continue reading The Big Ambition
PISA 2022: National Report for England
The DfE has just published (December 2023) the The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report which compares results for 15-year-old pupils in England with countries around the world. In the introduction, the report notes that (for England's results): higher performing pupils may be overrepresented in the final sample and some of the PISA results … Continue reading PISA 2022: National Report for England
ParentKind Survey report 2023
Folling from the November Parental Engagement Report 2023 (reported on this site) the National Parent Survey, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Parentkind has just been published. You can download the report using the link below, and some of the main findings include: Over 2.8 million children live in households where their parents are struggling … Continue reading ParentKind Survey report 2023
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