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.
Not exact matches
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».
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.
When
questioned on the shortages, 84 per
cent of the respondents claimed that it was having a detrimental impact, with 70 per
cent having to use more supply staff, 73 per
cent using
teachers in subjects that are not their specialist areas, and 25 per
cent merging classes.
«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?
The survey raises
questions about the amount
of work
teachers are expected to complete with almost three quarters (23.6 per
cent) claiming they work more than 60 hours a week.
The survey revealed that 60 per
cent of the 1,500
teachers questioned reported having had adverse or abusive comments posted about them on social media sites by both parents and pupils.
Even six per
cent of teachers said they thought 1 was the highest grade at GCSE, though 100 per
cent of heads got the
question correct.
She also
questioned Ofsted's capacity to inspect providers
of the new apprenticeship, given that the National Audit Office has warned that the watchdog is yet to inspect 48 per
cent of initial
teacher training routes.
Despite a lack
of faith in the results
of primary assessments, 64 per
cent of secondary
teachers said their school created ability sets by using KS2 data, raising further
questions about the efficacy
of ability groupings.