To really engage with your parents, the schools main stakeholders, research has shown that sending out a survey each term (3 per year) each on a different subject is the best way to gather feedback and insights into what your parents want from the school. It is also strongly recommended that you share the results of each survey with parents, as this shows openness to all, and reinforces the effectiveness of the surveys.

Below is listed the current library of surveys we have available. We recommend that the Annual Survey is completed once a year, and after the first year we can provide benchmarks against the previous years results to highlight any improvements or negative changes in parental views.

Survey 1 - Annual Survey

The Annual survey is an Ofsted style survey which encourages engagement and communications with parents on the key elements of the life of the school.

Survey 2 - Leavers Survey

The Leavers survey allows the school to canvas the opinions of those who have spent a large part of their lives at the school and will be major influencers in the local community.

Survey 3 - Wellbeing and Mental Health

The Wellbeing and Mental Health survey is designed to allow the school to gauge how effective its policy is being perceived by parents.

Survey 4 - Teaching and Learning survey

The Teaching and Learning survey measures to what extent parents believe the teaching and learning in the school is effective.

Survey 5 - External Provision survey

The External Provision survey gives parents an opportunity to provide feedback on this important area of school life.

Survey 6 - Wish List survey

The Wish List survey is a way of canvassing parent’s opinions on what they think is important for the future of the school

Survey 7 - September starters parents survey

The September starters parents survey allows parents to offer advice on helping their child settle into their new school.

Survey 8 - School and homelife survey

The School and homelife survey is a useful tool for the school to measure how it impacts on the students life at home.

Survey 9 - September starters info survey

The September starters survey is a crucial tool in allowing Year staff a better picture of the individual student and their needs. This will help their transition to the school to be smoother and easier. This survey is designed to be completed in the first week of the new term in September

Survey 10 - Year 6 > Year 7 transition for staff survey

The Year 6 to Year 7 survey is designed for parents to complete with their child in the summer holiday before joining the senior school. It will enable Year staff to ensure their transition is as smooth as possible.

Survey 11 - Year 7 Transition Survey

This survey is designed to be completed in the second half of the Autumn term as a check on the wellbeing and progress of Year 7 students.

Survey 12 - Nursery Annual Survey

The Annual survey is an Ofsted style survey which encourages engagement and communications with parents on the key elements of the life of the nursery.

Survey 13 – GCSE Exam Preparation Survey

A key feedback indicator for Year 11 before they take their public examinations. The results will gauge the effectiveness of the school’s programme of revision for students.

Tag Archive: Behaviour

Can schools do more on knife crime?

December 20, 2019 12:07 pm

Published by EVC Admin

Queen's speech includes new duty for schools to work with other public services to combat serious crime and more per pupil funding in schools

75% of pupils would NOT tell a teacher if they were being bullied

November 4, 2019 2:44 pm

Published by EVC Admin

School pupils are afraid of telling their teacher if they are getting bullied, new research shows.

Gambling now a problem for younger children

October 18, 2019 3:29 pm

Published by EVC Admin

Two-fifths of 11- to 16-year-olds have gambled in the past year, research suggests.Playing fruit machines was the most popular form of gambling, followed by playing cards for money with friends and scratch cards

Celebrities speak out in new anti-bullying campaign

September 4, 2019 12:14 pm

Published by EVC Admin

Will Poulter, Tom Daley and Peter Andre have spoken out about bullying as part of a new campaign aimed at students going back to school this September.

Why are British school lunches still so unhealthy?

July 30, 2019 3:46 pm

Published by EVC Admin

There are more than 91m school children worldwide now defined as living with obesity – and the UK is in the top 20 countries for obesity levels. In the UK, the obesity rate for children doubles during primary school years – and then increases again in secondary school.

Teachers need to be protected from aggressive parents says Ofsted

July 22, 2019 4:27 pm

Published by EVC Admin

Children are modelling their parents’ ‘abusive’ manner, Ofsted report reveals

Australia leading the way on bringing wellbeing into the classroom

July 17, 2019 10:22 am

Published by EVC Admin

“The classes were pretty quiet to begin with,” says teacher Edwina Ricci, who is leading a concerted push to introduce positive psychology in 27 schools across the Maroondah area.

Not funny! – the worrying rise of the use of laughing gas by teens.

June 28, 2019 12:47 pm

Published by EVC Admin

Laughing gas cannisters littering primary school gates prompts calls for teens to listen up - before it's too late

Technology replacing books for bedtime stories

June 25, 2019 12:35 pm

Published by EVC Admin

Busy parents are relying on smart speakers to tell children bedtime stories or are substituting storytime with videos