Survey for staff
Staff exit and leavers
Why staff leave, where they go, and what might have kept them. Run it all year: the report covers a rolling 12 months so small numbers stay anonymous.
What respondents read first
Thank you for your time here. This survey is anonymous: your school cannot tell who answered. Results are combined with other leavers over a year before anyone sees them. If a comment suggests that a child or an adult may be at risk of harm, including a concern about the conduct of someone who works with children, it goes straight to the school's safeguarding lead.
How anonymity works in this survey
- The school cannot see who answered. Nothing is reported until 5 people have answered.
- A group, such as one role or one year group, is shown only when 10 or more people in it have answered. Smaller groups are hidden.
- Written comments appear only once 5 people have answered.
The questions
Numbered in the order respondents see them.
Respondents choose
Which best describes the role you are leaving?
- Teacher
- Middle leader
- Senior leader
- Teaching assistant or learning support
- Support staff
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Experience of working here6
- Question 7.
I felt valued for the work I did here.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 8.
My workload was manageable.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 9.
I got the support I needed when dealing with pupil behaviour.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 10.
I had good opportunities to develop.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
I was treated fairly.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 12.
I would recommend this school as a place to work.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Reasons for leaving5
- Question 2.
What is the main reason you are leaving?
Choose one
- Workload
- Pupil behaviour
- Leadership or management
- Pay
- Promotion or career progression
- Lack of flexible or part-time working
- Relocation or personal circumstances
- Retirement
- End of a fixed-term contract
- Something else
- Question 3.
Did any other factors play a part? Choose up to three.
Choose any that apply
- Workload
- Pupil behaviour
- Leadership or management
- Pay
- Promotion or career progression
- Lack of flexible or part-time working
- Relocation or personal circumstances
- My health or wellbeing
- Question 4.
Where are you going next?
Choose one
- Another school in the same trust
- Another school or college
- A job outside education
- Further study
- Retirement
- Not working for now
- Prefer not to say
- Question 5.
Could anything the school did have changed your decision to leave?
Choose one
- Yes, definitely
- Possibly
- No
- Question 6.
Would you consider working here again in future?
Choose one
- Yes
- Maybe
- No
Overall3
- Question 1.
Overall, how satisfied were you working at this school?
Satisfaction scale: Very dissatisfied, Dissatisfied, Neither, Satisfied, Very satisfied
- Question 13.
What could the school have done to keep you?
Write your own answer
- Question 14.
What should the school keep doing?
Write your own answer
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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