49 per
cent of all schools surveyed by BESA last year (632 schools: 335 primary and 297 secondary) stated that aside from of funding constraints, sourcing high quality, appropriate training continues to be a very significant barrier for the adoption of the technology.
Financial resources were highlighted as a potential barrier to tablet adoption — 90 per
cent of the schools surveyed said funding and budget allocations restricted tablet use.
Not exact matches
Mental health services are funded by 93 per
cent of schools who responded to the
survey.
The Sunday Times found 18 per
cent of the 800 primary
schools it
surveyed list the hijab in their uniform policies.
Back in 2015, a
survey commissioned by ITV revealed that 12 per
cent of parents
of primary
school aged children admitted to having pretended to practice a faith in which they did not believe to get their child into a desirable faith
school.
Last year, the Primary Industries Education Foundation (PIEF) asked primary
school students where they thought a variety
of farm products came from; 75 per
cent of the
surveyed Year Six students thought cotton socks came from animals, and 27 per
cent thought yoghurt was a plant product.
EVAW called for «Compulsory Sex and Relationships Education to ensure that all
schools tackle harmful attitudes and behaviours amongst young people», and this was accompanied by a
survey by YouGov which found that 86 per
cent of the public thinking that «it should be compulsory for secondary
schools to provide sex and relationships education which addresses sexual consent and respectful relationships» — with 48 per
cent also thinking this for primary
schools.
The
survey, which looked at the public's perception
of the leaders» personalities, also found 36 per
cent of the population believe Mr Miliband would have been bullied at
school.
In the
school sport
survey last October, the number
of 11 to 16 - year - olds getting two hours
of exercise had gone down from 88 per
cent.
A
survey by the education ministry shows that only 50.2 per
cent of Japanese elementary
schools and 86.1 per
cent of junior high
schools have at least one computer.
The ASCL
survey found that despite Ofsted saying inspections do not require
schools to predicts attainment
of their pupils or progress score, 62 per
cent of respondents stated that they were asked to predict pupil attainment.
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.
The
survey also found that 51 per
cent of primary
school teachers, and 49 per
cent of secondary
school teachers need training in e-safety issues, while 51 per
cent of primary
school teachers are seen to need training in using assessment solutions.
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.
Across secondary
schools in England, the research shows that 78 per
cent of secondary
school teachers
surveyed by the National Foundation for Education Research say their
school offers volunteering programmes to build their pupils» life skills, but just eight per
cent of pupils aged 11 - 16 in England and Wales
surveyed by Ipsos MORI say they take part in these sorts
of extra-curricular activities.
Worryingly, statistics from the STF's 2015
survey showed that 22 per
cent of school trip organisers opt to make their own travel arrangements and bypass the quality, safety and financial security benefits
of travelling with a badged provider.
Learning Away's recent
survey showed that 64 per
cent of teachers have concerns over safety and risk when organising a
school trip, whilst liability was rated a burden by 56 per
cent of teachers and paperwork was seen as a barrier by 48 per
cent of respondents.
Recent Upturn By the time 2012 arrived, BESA's quarterly
survey of the
school's digital content industry in association with the Education Publishers Council (EPC) showed a return
of market confidence as procurement across UK primary and secondary
schools increased by 8.6 per
cent in quarter one, compared to the same quarter in 2011.
In PTA UK's summer 2015 Parent Insights
Survey, 85 per
cent of those parents
surveyed stated they want a say in education with 79 per
cent wanting to actively support their child's
school.
A joint NCB and Association
of School College Lecturers (ASCL) survey conducted earlier this year found that 55 per cent of school leaders have seen a large increase in anxiety or stress, with 79 per cent reporting an increase in self harm or suicidal thoughts amongst teen
School College Lecturers (ASCL)
survey conducted earlier this year found that 55 per
cent of school leaders have seen a large increase in anxiety or stress, with 79 per cent reporting an increase in self harm or suicidal thoughts amongst teen
school leaders have seen a large increase in anxiety or stress, with 79 per
cent reporting an increase in self harm or suicidal thoughts amongst teenagers.
The 2015
School Travel Forum (STF)
survey of over 2,000 teachers and subject leaders found that 75 per
cent of respondents had no awareness
of the LOtC Quality Badge.
A recent NASUWT
survey found that in Scotland, 57 per
cent of parents said that
school uniform had to be purchased from a particular supplier and that restricting the purchase to one supplier often means the items are more expensive.
Research driven approach It was therefore heartening that the headline finding
of the
survey of 500 UK
schools (190 primary, 310 secondary) showed that the majority
of schools are adopting a research - driven approach to tablet take - up, and want more evidence before supporting the adoption
of tablets in the classroom (72 per
cent).
In the
survey carried out by the e-Learning Foundation, 29 per
cent of the 500 respondents who do not run any form
of home access programme said they planned to use some
of their Pupil Premium funds to address 1:1 access, while that number increased to 51 per
cent amongst
schools already running a programme.
Nearly half (47 per
cent)
of the National Union
of Teachers» (NUT's)
school representatives have reported cuts to teaching posts as a result
of funding pressures, according to a
survey.
Despite the apparent lack
of SRE, the
survey found that most young people thought the topic was important, as 99 per
cent thought it should be mandatory in all
schools.
BESA's
survey of 1,204
school leaders (719 primary and 485 secondary) supported this notion
of a divide between
schools; revealing that 39 per
cent of primary
schools and 45 per
cent of secondary
schools felt their budget was big enough and that they were likely to maintain their planned ICT investments.
The
survey, conducted by law firm Winckworth Sherwood, found that 52 per
cent of schools had not taken the opportunity to offer larger pay rises to the best performing teachers, instead continuing to offer a pay rise
of just one per
cent.
In the poll
of 935 heads, deputies and assistant heads, 12 per
cent of those
surveyed said that their
school would be continuing to use the levels system even though it does not match the new national curriculum.
The Income Collection
Survey received responses from more E than 800
schools and showed that 48 per
cent of parents now pay online or via an alternative method.
A recent
survey by ParentPay revealed that only six per
cent of parents still pay for
school meals in cash, which highlights the significant impact that this new payment method has made.
Other 2015 State
of Our
Schools Survey findings included: - 79 per
cent of principals
surveyed said they did not have enough funding for the needs
of children with disability at their
school.
The
survey followed the government's proposals to lift the 50 per
cent cap on religious selection in faith
schools included in the education green paper, which would effectively allow them to select 100 per
cent of pupils based on their religious background.
Only 15 per
cent of respondents to the
survey said they supported religious selection, with 68 per
cent of Christian respondents opposed to the idea and 82 per
cent of Muslim respondents expressing a preference for no religious selection in
schools.
Special hearing requirements Due to the inclusive nature
of modern day
schools, children with special hearing requirements are quite likely to be taught within a mainstream
school setting (85 per
cent according to a recent
survey).
The
survey found
schools were willing to be flexible in order to recruit the right staff: 82 per
cent of respondents said they had restructured roles in order to make sure they filled a post.
The
survey was commissioned by online security company AVG Technologies and reveals that 84 per
cent of parents believe it is
schools who are responsible for online safety education.
The
survey discovered 75 per
cent of young people enjoy PE lessons in
school and 64 per
cent stated they feel better about themselves after doing sport.
The walking and cycling charity found that 38 per
cent of pupils
surveyed believe that encouraging more people to cycle or walk to
school is key in helping to reduce levels
of air pollution.
However, they are becoming increasingly underused and underappreciated in education, with a
survey by the Association
of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) revealing that over a fifth
of school staff said their
school library budget has been cut by at least 40 per
cent since 2010.
72 per
cent of the public are opposed to religious selection in
schools, according to a new
survey conducted by the British Humanist Association (BHA).
Figures showed that only 24 per
cent of schools from the
survey intended to make play equipment a spending prioritisation this year, while only 29 per
cent would be aiming to increase investment in play equipment in the foreseeable future.
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».
Over half
of schools have opted to not offer the best performing teachers a pay rise
of two per
cent, a
survey has found.
Although only 253 female teachers responded to several thousands
of surveys distributed,
of those respondents, 88 per
cent of those had been in the teaching industry for more than 10 years and 90 per
cent were principals or
school leaders, NESLI reported.
Despite the
survey suggesting that one in 14 children are being cyber bullied, 81 per
cent of parents assume their child has not encountered any dangers online at
school.
Forty per
cent of authorities responding to an NAO
survey do not believe they have sufficient resources to provide effective support to
schools and almost half
of those authorities are planning to reduce the amount
of staff time spent on support.
The 906 UK
schools (600 primary, 306 secondary) that we interviewed as part of our annual «Resources in English Maintained Schools» survey revealed that 63 per cent of primary and 46 per cent of secondary schools feel they are adequately funded — an 8.6 per cent increase fro
schools (600 primary, 306 secondary) that we interviewed as part
of our annual «Resources in English Maintained
Schools» survey revealed that 63 per cent of primary and 46 per cent of secondary schools feel they are adequately funded — an 8.6 per cent increase fro
Schools»
survey revealed that 63 per
cent of primary and 46 per
cent of secondary
schools feel they are adequately funded — an 8.6 per cent increase fro
schools feel they are adequately funded — an 8.6 per
cent increase from 2013.
Just under one quarter
of survey respondents (23 per
cent) felt their primary and secondary
schools were adequately preparing students for the workplace - regionally the percentages ranged from 33 per
cent in South East Asia to 13 per
cent in Latin America.
It comes after an EMRS poll which found 76 per
cent of the 1000 Tasmanians
surveyed opposed lowering the voluntary
school starting age.