In 2013 Osiris Educational conducted a survey of over 2,000 educationalists. The results show that most changes have not had the positive effect many would have hoped for.
Pupil performance and Ofsted inspections are still seen as the key issues for many schools at present but schools are seen as better places now for pupils and CPD training is in a good place.
What are the key issues facing your school
in this academic year?
The biggest factors facing educationalists are pupil performance (22.6%) and Ofsted inspections (19.2%). The survey shows that the behaviour of pupils (6.7%) and pupil numbers (6.0%) are less of an issue which is good news but work still to be done.
Are schools better places than they were ten years ago?
Teachers are evenly split on whether schools are better places now than they were ten years ago. 31% said they are better but 30% say they are worse with 22% feeling there is little change. Just 8% would say schools are much better.
Nearly 20% of respondents think schools are better now for pupils than ten years ago. Only 7% felt they were worse.
68% of respondents feel that schools are better or the same for parents. Whilst the main focus is clearly going to be on pupils and staff; improving the experience for parents is proven as a benefit for the learning experience overall.
Senior leaders clearly either didn’t know, didn’t want to answer or thought schools were worse than they were ten years ago.
How has professional development training
available to you changed?
41% of respondents think that in-house availability of CPD is better with just 10% feeling it is worse.
According to half of respondents, the intensiveness of CPD training has stayed the same.
84% believe the quality of training has improved or been maintained, only 5% feel it has become worse.
Nearly 50% believe that CPD training provided by external providers, like that offered by Osiris Educational, has improved.
The amount of CPD training seems to differ by respondents with 20% saying it is worse, 34% saying it is the same and 36% it is better.
What has been the impact of the below on your job?
These graphs (click to view larger image) clearly show the little impact felt by educationalists in some of the key issues. Whilst the overwhelming majority had a neutral response the lack of positive answers is startling. Changes to Ofsted had the strongest negative response followed by performance related pay. SR
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