According to a survey by social enterprise company MyKindaCrowd, 54 per
cent of teachers believe their students know more about ICT and computing than they do.
The poll found that 79 per
cent of teachers believe there is no good evidence for increasing selection in education, and 81 per cent believe there is no evidence for opening new grammar schools.
Other areas include that almost half of educators (49 per cent) believe there is too much standardised testing (eg NAPLAN), while three per
cent of teachers believe there is too little.
According to a YouGov poll, 31 per
cent of teachers believe their schools have not implemented a performance - related pay (PRP) despite it being a statutory requirement for more than two years.
Research by St John Ambulance showed that 94 per
cent of teachers believed first aid lessons in school would help teach young people to be more responsible.
The latest survey follows a 2017 study by the Public Service Commission which found that only 40 per
cent of teachers believed that their level of work - related stress was acceptable, leaving 60 per cent to deal with what they believed to be unacceptable stress levels.
A recent poll of over 750 teachers by Teacher Tapp found 82 per
cent of teachers believed the profession should remain «graduate only».
Not exact matches
Over 70 per
cent of teachers in all countries wrongly
believe a student is either left - brained or right - brained, peaking at 91 per
cent in the UK.
The YouGov survey found that 43 per
cent of the
teachers questioned
believed the premium had been effective in improving outcomes for poor pupils, while 19 per
cent of respondents said they did not know.
This survey found that 90 per
cent of students listen to music while revising to help cope with the mounting pressure, and yet, many parents and
teachers still
believe it to be a hindrance to effective studying.
87 per
cent of teachers surveyed said they
believed that learning with technology can help students «be eager to explore new things», while 60 per
cent agreed that it encourages students to «ask and answer questions to deepen understanding».
Dr Kate Saunders looks behind research suggesting that fewer than 14 per
cent of teachers could confidently recognise a dyslexic child, while fewer still
believe they could teach one
However, in contrast to this, recent research from Techknowledge for Schools has found that 87 per
cent of teachers surveyed
believe that learning with technology can help students «be eager to explore new things».
A qualitative study
of 70 students, 29
teachers and 26 parents by (Wyn, Turnbull, Grimshaw, 2014) found 70 per
cent of parents surveyed
believed information provided by NAPLAN to be useful.
A report by The Guardian from last year discovered that over a third
of head
teachers believed that their facilities were unfit for purpose, with 60 per
cent desiring reparation or improvement works.
In some cases, neuromyth statements were
believed to be true by more than 95 per
cent of the
teachers surveyed.
The survey, which asked over 1,100 head
teachers, insinuated that 31 per
cent of school leaders
believe that more than half
of their new starters in Reception had arrived under - prepared in some way, with 78 per
cent claiming that they pupils behind expected levels in speaking and without the social skills expected at the age
of four.
However, the survey found that 90 per
cent of students listen to music while revising to help cope with the mounting pressure, and yet, many parents and
teachers still
believe it to be a hindrance to effective studying.
The research, which was carried out in November and December last year, also showed that 60 per
cent of teachers had not progressed in terms
of pay and 55 per
cent believed they had been set performance - management objectives that were unrealistic.
Sixty per
cent did not
believe teachers had an understanding
of the labour market, while 63 per
cent felt schools did not understand the skills that employees are looking for.
It is
believed that around 86 per
cent of schools in England contain asbestos, putting the health
of both
teachers, support staff and children at risk.
In addition to this, 19 per
cent believed their school was not a welcoming environment for
teachers of different religions (12 per
cent for students).
The research involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results
of which suggested that 82 per
cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per
cent of school leaders
believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters
of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment
of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per
cent of school leaders think initial
teacher training does not adequately prepare
teachers to support pupils with SEND.
Teachers also said they
believe 39 per
cent of children in the UK leave primary school disliking sport and 42 per
cent do not enjoy PE lessons in school.
More than half
of school leaders surveyed by the ASCL
believed that
teacher shortages were damaging pupils» attainment at GCSE and 23 per
cent said it was affecting performance at AS and A-level.
A YouGov survey conducted by TES has found that 54 per
cent of head
teachers believe their school could do more to utilise technology.
A new survey conducted by NASUWT has found that out
of 1,359
teachers, 96 per
cent believe they come into contact with pupils who are experiencing mental health issues.
80 per
cent of respondents said they
believed the situation was worse or significantly worse than 12 months ago, with 73 per
cent reporting that they have had to use supply
teachers to fill vacancies and 71 per
cent saying they have had to use non-specialists — those without a degree in the relevant subject — to teach classes.
The survey
of more than 2,500
teachers, school leaders and heads also revealed that 80 per
cent of the profession did not
believe that the 11 - plus test, taken to get into selective schools, could reliably measure long term academic potential.
Teachers also said more than one in three children dislike exercise by the time they leave primary school and
believe 42 per
cent of children don't enjoy PE lessons.
The survey by The Key, a leadership and management support service, also revealed that almost 90 per
cent of school leaders thought cuts to council services had a «detrimental impact» on the support their institutions received for SEND, and 88 per
cent believe initial
teacher training does not adequately prepare
teachers to support pupils with additional needs.
However, just 52 per
cent of respondents
believed that grouping by ability actually works, according to the report, entitled «Grouping in early years and key stage 1», which surveyed 1,373
teachers and involved interviews with
teacher focus groups at four schools.