Research from the UCL Institute of Education, commissioned by the NUT and ATL, showed that over 90 per
cent of teachers did not think Baseline Assessment was a fair and accurate way of assessing children.
The report, entitled «They are children... not robots, not machines - The Introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment», discovered that 60 per
cent of teachers do not think baseline assessment scores give an accurate reflection of children's attainment, while only eight per cent of teachers think baseline assessment is a fair and accurate way to assess children.
Not exact matches
Personally, it is heart - warming when a parent runs up to you and says «thank you» for putting money in herpurse, because she
did not have to pay Gh
cents 2,000.00 for her two children in SHS; or whenan excited
teacher traineeshows you the text message notification
of her allowance received.
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.
Of all
teachers surveyed, over a third (36 per
cent) admit that they have struggled to make things in the world real and relatable when their students have not experienced them previously, and 42 per
cent say they often don't have the time to
do so.
The survey
of 1,700
teachers shows that 97 per
cent now feel overworked because
of changes to primary assessment and 60 per
cent do not feel supported enough by their senior management.
Of the 500
teachers and head
teachers questioned, 32 per
cent said they
did not support the changes to the GCSE qualifications, while 15 per
cent replied saying they had not yet made up their mind.
This is why more than 75 per
cent of REC members offer CPD opportunities to their supply
teachers, with over half
of our members
doing so for free.
Futhermore, the data revealed that 89 per
cent of parents
do not communicate with
teachers regarding their child's use
of the internet away from home.
«For potential
teachers the question is: would you be willing to teach in a school where 30 per
cent of the age range didn't attend?
«
Teachers do need to become very familiar with the content, and also to understand that for this curriculum, Digi Tech, at least probably 50 per
cent of the curriculum focuses on developing types
of thinking skills which support problem solving and the use
of digital systems,» — Paula Christophersen.
Even more troubling is that 45 per
cent of girls
do not see the relevance
of the skills they learn in PE to their lives and ultimately, issues with confidence, self ‑ consciousness, the pressure
of academic school work and lack
of encouragement from
teachers and parents, all hold teenage girls back from being physically active.
Teachers with Pakistani heritage made up 1 per cent of all teachers in England, as did those with black Caribbean back
Teachers with Pakistani heritage made up 1 per
cent of all
teachers in England, as did those with black Caribbean back
teachers in England, as
did those with black Caribbean backgrounds.
It was also found that 39 per
cent of teachers said they
did not have access to adequate IT and software to teach coding.
73 percent
of respondents said they would be more inclined to support the requirement if the subject choice was more flexible, and 74 per
cent indicated that their school
does not have enough
teachers in the EBacc subjects, highlighting the current issue
of teacher shortages across the country.
More than 46 per
cent of pupils also said they revise for five or more hours every week, and one - fifth
of students said they don't feel supported by
teachers.
«It is worrying that this year more support staff feel the work they
do when acting as a cover supervisor is identical to that
done by supply
teachers, with an increase
of 14 per
cent.
What it
did find is a strong link between
teacher engagement and retention — nine out
of 10 «engaged»
teachers weren't considering leaving, compared to 26 per
cent of disengaged
teachers.
Almost a fifth (18 per
cent)
of teachers said they don't know what their school's main priority for pupil premium spending is.
Fifty four per
cent of all parents would like
teachers to
do more to protect their child from cyber predators, and this percentage increases for parents with children in early learning and primary school.
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.
Research carried out by the Association
of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), shows that out
of nearly 1,000 support staff quizzed, 78 per
cent feel that the work they
do is similar to the work
done by supply staff.
In 2011, 55 per
cent of primary
teacher graduates obtained full - time jobs, 31 per
cent had part - time work and 14 per
cent didn't have jobs.
When we talked to the children we found that most
of them were annoyed by the noise from other children sharing the area, and 50 to 70 per
cent of these children said that they couldn't hear their
teacher very well, or at all, when the other classes were
doing group work.
It also revealed that 61 per
cent of teachers felt that parents needed to be more involved in this part
of their children's education and 21 per
cent of teachers felt that parents
do not take enough responsibility for the RSE aspect
of their child's development.
Reporting the findings
of an annual survey
of Australian parents, grandparents and guardians, Monash University academics Associate Professor Shane Phillipson and Associate Professor Sivanes Phillipson say 84 per
cent think their child's
teacher is highly educated but a smaller number don't agree.
An offer
of 1.37 per
cent, which
does have strings attached to it, is nowhere near enough to address the real cuts in
teachers» pay.
Only one per
cent of teachers overestimated the proportion
of state school students at the two universities while one in 20 (six per
cent) got the right proportion and 38 per
cent said they didn't know.
The survey also found that one in five
teachers did not know what the main priorities for their pupil premium funding was, with early intervention schemes cited as the most common priority for spending, identified by 28 per
cent of respondents.
The research examined the incidence
of inequality in education and found four per
cent of teachers in the most deprived primary schools
did not specialise in the subject they taught, compared to two per
cent in more affluent areas.
Sixty - three per
cent of surveyed
teachers felt too overwhelmed with their current workload in relation to the extra coursework they have to teach for RSE and other life skills and 67 per
cent stated that they don't receive enough support from the Department for Education to teach appropriate RSE.
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.
88 per
cent of teachers said they recognise that PE is as important as other topics, but 25 per
cent said they
did not feel qualified to teach it and 53 per
cent responded by saying they would welcome more opportunities for professional development in the subject.
Julie Bower: Sure, the
teacher stress survey we
did initially before we went into the two programs, what we found was that about 88 per
cent of teachers that we surveyed were either «moderately» or «extremely» stressed, which we found quite amazing.
22 per
cent of women surveyed reported to have experienced sexual touching, groping, flashing, sexual assault or rape,
of which 61 per
cent said they
did not report the incidents to a
teacher or person in authority.
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.
The survey's findings showed that 35.5 per
cent of teachers on the main pay scale
did not gain a rise due to the new system, while 40 per
cent of those in the upper pay scale seeking an increase
did not receive a rise.
Most concerning, 42 per
cent of the
teachers surveyed responded that they felt less able to
do their job well as a result
of their worries and 27 per
cent felt distracted at work.
Further, the reviewers also observed in 53.3 per
cent of schools the following statement: «Plans for improvement
do not appear to have been clearly communicated, widely implemented or to have impacted significantly on
teachers» day - to - day work.
Interestingly, more
teachers (70 per
cent) actually preferred small groups but they didn't always opt for that arrangement, particularly at the start
of the year.
A YouGov survey conducted by TES has found that 54 per
cent of head
teachers believe their school could
do more to utilise technology.
However, amongst those schools that
do succession plan, 43 per
cent of senior
teachers said they focus their succession planning on the top three levels
of management and below — compared to the UK average
of 37 per
cent.
More than one - third (36 per
cent)
of teachers say they know that technology can fundamentally improve results in schools, but nearly half (46 per
cent) rarely use the technology in their classrooms, primarily because they don't know how to effectively integrate it into teaching and learning.
But, in 2015, the DfE
did allow schools to boost the pay
of their best
teachers by 2 per
cent — breaking the government cap.
The proportion
of FTE
teachers that
do not have QTS varies by school type: 3.1 per
cent of teachers in all nursery / primary schools
do not have QTS; compared with 5.9 per
cent in all secondary schools.
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.
Within the nursery / primary sector: 2.8 per
cent of FTE
teachers in maintained primary schools
do not have QTS.
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.
Under this system,
teachers can decide if a pupil has met a standard even if they
do not meet 100 per
cent of requirements.
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.