The recent Learning Away survey found that 67 per
cent of teachers felt that they lacked support when it came to planning a school trip.
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.
In a survey on LOtC in 2010 (NFER Teacher Voice), 87 per
cent of teachers felt it was important to give children experiences beyond the classroom.
A survey commissioned by TES and YouGov, has revealed that 81 per
cent of teachers feel that the teaching profession is under - valued by the wider society, indicating how low the levels of morale have dropped.
It reveals that 83 per
cent of teachers feel that Year 6 Sats have a detrimental effect on pupils» mental health — and that 54 per cent feel the same about tests taken by Year 2 pupils.
According to a survey conducted by RIBA, more than 90 per
cent of teachers feel that school design is important, but nearly half were concerned that their schools were too small and one in five had considered quitting because of the condition of school buildings.
With research revealing that sixty - seven per
cent of teachers feel that they can't effectively teach coding to children aged between eight and fifteen, Education Business looks at what help and support is out there from the technology industry
They say 80 per
cent of teachers feel the school's focus on academic attainment is hindering the development of students» characters.
Not exact matches
Currently, young people must apply for university places using grades predicted by their
teachers, but in 55 per
cent of cases these are wrong, leaving many students without anywhere to go, or
feeling that they should have applied for a better university.
Importantly, 71 per
cent of students
felt that their
teachers better understood their learning habits and knew their
teachers better, whilst 70 per
cent reported getting on better with their peers.
Confidence and well - being The improvement
of social skills following a successful school trip is dramatic; Learning Away's recent survey
of UK schools found that 87 per
cent of students
felt more confident trying new things, whilst 60 per
cent of teachers noticed increased confidence, resilience and well - being.
In the ASG survey, 84 per
cent of parents said they
felt their child's school values their involvement in their child's learning and 83 per
cent attend parent -
teacher interviews and consultations.
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.
Over 95 per
cent of CAS Master
Teachers feel proud to be in the role, and last Autumn the Network of Excellence delivered over 14,200 teacher hours of CPD to over 4,100 t
Teachers feel proud to be in the role, and last Autumn the Network
of Excellence delivered over 14,200
teacher hours
of CPD to over 4,100
teachersteachers.
Key findings from the evaluation show that 70 per
cent of Key Stage 2 students
felt they knew their
teachers better and 71 per
cent felt they got on better with their peers as a result
of their residential experiences.
In the post-intervention survey, 100 per
cent of teachers reported that they
feel confident using a PBL approach — up from 30 per
cent in the pre-intervention
teacher survey.
A survey
of teachers demonstrated that 70 per
cent felt only somewhat confident in teaching through PBL.
More than 80 per
cent of secondary students
felt that the residential had helped improve their relationships with their peers and
teachers.
Across all subject domains, 7.4 per
cent of Australian
teachers report
feeling «not at all prepared» or «somewhat prepared» with respect to subject content, and 9.4 per
cent report
feeling «underprepared».
Research carried out for IT consultancy BJSS shows that two - thirds
of teachers feel they can not effectively teach coding to those aged eight to 15, and 83 per
cent of teachers thought it was important for the Department for Education (DfE) to provide better training.
A recent survey in Scotland, conducted by RoSPA and the Children's Parliament with more than 200 nine to 11 year olds, found that 92 per
cent of those asked
felt teachers should play a role in their safety education.
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.
Seventy - one per
cent want a closer relationship with
teachers compared to 62 %
of secondary school parents, and two thirds (66 %)
feel their child would benefit from them being more involved.
In nearly half
of cases (45 per
cent, even when abuse is reported, no follow - up action is taken in, with one in three
teachers (38 per
cent)
feeling it is necessary to stop using personal social media accounts over potential privacy and abuse concerns.
«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.
According to a poll
of members
of the Association
of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), 17 per
cent of the 235 who responded about hate crime specifically said they
feel there has been an increase in hate crime or speech in the last year.
The NASUWT teaching union found that more than one third
of teachers surveyed
felt that their school building was not fit for teaching, with 40 per
cent stating that their buildings were not good for pupils.
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.
Almost all
of primary school leaders (97 per
cent)
felt people underestimate the level
of mental health problems with pupils and 95 per
cent said they
feel that their
teachers already go «above and beyond» to support the pupils.
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.
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.
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.
Understanding between
teachers, students and their peers also benefit, with 71 per
cent of students reporting that they
felt that their
teachers better understood their learning habits, whilst 70 per
cent felt that they were getting on better with their peers following the trip.
According to the
Teacher Voice survey
of 2,088 senior leaders and 1,643
teachers over June and July, just 40 per
cent of respondents
felt confident in teaching the new curriculum for computing, with 51 per
cent in languages.
Our annual «Impact
of New Technologies» survey into the views
of English Maintained Schools on a range
of new technologies used by
teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority
of schools (56 per
cent primary, 65 per
cent secondary schools)
feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2011/12.
Learning Away's recent survey
of UK schools found that as a result
of going on a school trip, 87 per
cent of students
felt more confident trying new things, whilst 60 per
cent of teachers noticed increased confidence, resilience and wellbeing in their students.
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.
According to a survey carried out by the union, 65 per
cent of supply
teachers feel that they are not paid at a level that recognised their experience.
When asked to explain why they
felt they were unable to move up in their career, female
teachers cited a number
of reasons, including: a lack
of confidence (23 per
cent); employer attitudes (21 per
cent); and a fear
of how they will be perceived by senior management and colleagues (13 per
cent).
In long term follow up at Key Stage 2, for example, 79 per
cent of children
felt that they knew their
teachers better, and 71 per
cent claimed that they had better relationships with their peers as a result
of the residential.
Earlier this week a poll
of more than 1,600
teachers by the National Education Union and UK Feminista — a prominent feminist activist group — revealed that 27 per
cent of secondary
teachers would not
feel confident tackling a sexist incident at school.
A poll
of more than 1,600
teachers by the National Education Union (NEU) and UK Feminista — a prominent feminist activist group — found that 27 per
cent of secondary
teachers would not
feel confident tackling a sexist incident at school.
The survey, for the National Union
of Teachers (NUT) by race equality think tank Runnymede Trust, found a third (32 per cent) of male and 27 per cent of female teachers did not feel staff were comfortable talking about race or
Teachers (NUT) by race equality think tank Runnymede Trust, found a third (32 per
cent)
of male and 27 per
cent of female
teachers did not feel staff were comfortable talking about race or
teachers did not
feel staff were comfortable talking about race or sexism.
Its data revealed that just nine per
cent of secondary
teachers feel key stage 2 test scores accurately reflected their pupils» academic standards.
Over 79 per
cent of teachers reported
feeling confident that students will be able to develop healthier relationships with other children when they commence primary school.