Survey for parents and carers
Care-experienced children: carers' view
Hears from foster carers, kinship carers, adoptive parents and special guardians about staff understanding, PEPs, the designated teacher, changes, sensitive tasks and Pupil Premium Plus. Cohorts are small, so it works best in the autumn across a trust or with your virtual school. About 4 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey is for carers and parents of children who are in care or have left care, for example through adoption or special guardianship. It helps the school understand how well it supports your child. Please answer about the child in your care at this school. It takes about 4 minutes. It is anonymous: the school cannot see who answered, and results are only shown for groups of 5 or more. If you write something that makes us worried about a child's safety, the school's safeguarding lead will see that comment so they can help.
How anonymity works in this survey
- The school cannot see who answered. Nothing is reported until 10 people have answered.
- A group, such as one role or one year group, is shown only when 5 or more people in it have answered. Smaller groups are hidden.
- An answer chosen by fewer than 5 people is hidden, along with enough others that it cannot be worked out by subtraction.
- Written comments appear only once 10 people have answered.
The questions
Numbered in the order respondents see them.
Respondents choose
Which of these best describes you?
- Foster carer
- Kinship carer
- Adoptive parent
- Special guardian
- Prefer not to say
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Understanding and support6
- Question 1.
Staff understand how my child's early experiences can affect them at school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 2.
When my child is struggling, staff respond with understanding.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 4.
I know who the designated teacher is (the member of staff who leads support for children who are or have been in care).
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 5.
I can easily get in touch with the designated teacher.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 15.
Overall, the school gives my child the support they need.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 16.
What one thing would help the school support your child better?
Write your own answer
A trusted adult1
- Question 3.
There is an adult at school my child trusts and can talk to.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Personal education plans3
- Question 6.
Does your child have a personal education plan (PEP)?
Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
- Question 7.
My views are listened to in my child's PEP meetings.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 8.
The things agreed in my child's PEP happen in school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Changes and transitions2
- Question 9.
The school plans carefully for big changes, such as a new class or a new school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 10.
I am told in advance about changes to my child's day, such as a supply teacher or a trip.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Sensitive lessons and tasks2
- Question 11.
The school thinks carefully about tasks that could be hard for my child, such as family trees or baby photos.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 12.
The school tells me in advance about lessons that may be sensitive for my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Pupil Premium Plus2
- Question 13.
The school has told me how Pupil Premium Plus is used to support my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 14.
I have been asked for my views on how Pupil Premium Plus could help my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Free to run. The full report is £149.
Running it is free and gives you the headline result, with strengths and priorities. The full report adds every chart, comments grouped into themes and briefing slides.
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