Survey for secondary pupils
First term in sixth form
Asks Year 12 students in late autumn how they are coping with the step up from GCSE, managing independent study, feeling about their courses, supported by tutors and settling in, so you can act before students drop or change courses. About 4 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey asks Year 12 students how your first term in sixth form has gone, so we can improve support. It takes about 4 minutes. It is anonymous, and results are only shown for groups of 5 or more pupils. If you write something that makes us worried about your safety or someone else's, the school's safeguarding lead will read that comment. They will not know who wrote it, so they cannot come and find you. This survey is not the way to get help quickly, so if you need help now, talk to an adult you trust in school.
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
Where were you in Year 11?
- At this school
- At another school or college
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Settling into sixth form4
- Question 1.
Overall, my first term in sixth form has gone well.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 2.
My courses still feel like the right choice for me.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 3.
I know who to talk to if I am thinking about changing a course.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 14.
What one thing would have made your first term in sixth form better?
Write your own answer
From GCSE to sixth form2
- Question 4.
I understand how sixth form study is different from GCSE study.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 6.
I know how to use my independent study time well.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Independent study4
- Question 5.
The step up from GCSE to sixth form work feels manageable.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 7.
I have been taught how to study at sixth form level.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 8.
In a typical week, how many hours do you spend on independent study outside lessons?
Choose one
- Less than 3 hours
- 3 to 5 hours
- More than 5 and up to 10 hours
- More than 10 hours
- Question 9.
I can balance my studies with my other commitments, such as a job.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Tutor support2
- Question 10.
My tutor knows how I am getting on.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
I could go to my tutor if I was struggling.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Belonging2
- Question 12.
I feel I belong at this school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 13.
Students who joined from other schools are made to feel part of the sixth form.
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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