Evaluation of the Impact of the Implementation of Teaching Scotland's Future

Appendix A: Online survey and topline results

Evaluation of the Implementation of Teaching Scotland's Future

Teacher questionnaire

Version 1

Technical details

• This document comprises topline results from the 2015 Teaching Scotland's Future Survey
• Results are based on a survey of 6,346 respondents conducted online
• Fieldwork dates: 14th September - 9^th October 2015
• Through the topline a dash (-) denotes zero and an asterisk (*) denotes <0.5%
• Where results do not sum to 100%, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of "don't know" categories.

SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHICS

Q1 Are you male or female?

Female	77%
Male	22%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base	5,647

Q2 How old are you?

21-24	5%
25-34	24%
35-44	23%
45-54	25%
55-64	21%
65+	1%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	5,646

Q4 Which teaching sector do you work in?

Secondary	44%
Primary	43%
Special School	5%
Early Years	2%
Local Authority (Centrally Employed)	2%
College	1%
University	1%
Other, please specify	2%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,334

Q5 Which school sector do you work in?

Public Sector	91%
Independent	7%
Grant aided	*
Other	*
Not applicable	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,346

Q6 How many years has it been since you completed your initial teacher education?

Less than 1 year	6%
Between 1 and 2 years	6%
Between 2 and 3 years	3%
Between 3 and 4 years	3%
Between 4 and 5 years	3%
Between 5 and 6 years	3%
Between 6 and 10 years	14%
Between 10 and 15 years	13%
Between 15 and 20 years	11%
Between 20 and 30 years	18%
Between 30 and 40 years	18%
More than 40 years	2%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,346

Q7 How many years of teaching experience as a qualified teacher do you have (not including career breaks or maternity leave)?

Less than 1 year	7%
Between 1 and 2 years	6%
Between 2 and 3 years	3%
Between 3 and 4 years	3%
Between 4 and 5 years	3%
Between 5 and 6 years	4%
Between 6 and 10 years	14%
Between 10 and 15 years	15%
Between 15 and 20 years	12%
Between 20 and 30 years	19%
Between 30 and 40 years	13%
More than 40 years	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,346

Q8 What is your current position/grade?

Probationer teacher (teacher induction scheme)	4%
Probationer teacher (flexible route)	*
Class teacher	61%
Acting Principal teacher/faculty head	1%
Principal teacher/faculty head	14%
Acting Depute Head teacher	1%
Depute Head teacher	5%
Acting Head teacher	1%
Head teacher	4%
ASN/behaviour/learning support	2%
LA staff (based centrally)	1%
Retired/no longer working as a teacher	1%
Seconded	*
Supply teacher	2%
Teacher education	1%
Visiting/peripatetic/specialist teachers	1%
Other, please specify	*
Prefer not to say	2%
Base	6,346

Q9 What is your current employment status?

Permanent full time	68%
Permanent part time/job share	13%
Probationer full time	4%
Probationer part time	*
Temporary full time	6%
Temporary part time/job share	2%
Supply	5%
Retired	*
Not currently teaching/on a career break	*
No answer	*
Other	*
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all	6,346

Q10 In which local authority is your school/establishment located?

Aberdeen City Council	3%
Aberdeenshire Council	7%
Angus Council	2%
Argyll and Bute Council	2%
City of Edinburgh Council	8%
Clackmannanshire Council	1%
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	1%
Dumfries and Galloway Council	3%
Dundee City Council	3%
East Ayrshire Council	2%
East Dunbartonshire Council	2%
East Lothian Council	2%
East Renfrewshire Council	2%
Falkirk Council	2%
Fife Council	5%
Glasgow City Council	7%
Highland Council	5%
Inverclyde Council	1%
Midlothian Council	2%
Moray Council	2%
North Ayrshire Council	2%
North Lanarkshire Council	4%
Orkney Islands Council	1%
Perth and Kinross Council	3%
Renfrewshire Council	3%
Scottish Borders Council	2%
Shetland Islands Council	1%
South Ayrshire Council	2%
South Lanarkshire Council	5%
Stirling Council	2%
West Dunbartonshire Council	1%
West Lothian Council	4%
Not applicable	1%
Prefer not to say	6%
Base: all except those in independent sector	5,154

Q11 What is the main subject/curriculum area you currently teach?

Early Years	7%
Primary	44%
Learning Support	5%
ASN	8%
Numeracy and Mathematics	7%
Literacy and English	8%
Literacy and Gaidhlig	*
Modern Languages	4%
Community Languages	*
English as Additional Language	1%
Religious and Moral Education	2%
Biology	3%
Chemistry	2%
General Science	3%
Physics	2%
Economics	*
Geography	3%
History	3%
Modern Studies	2%
Media Studies	*
Business Studies	2%
Computing Studies	2%
Home Economics	2%
Technical Education	2%
PSE/Guidance	2%
Art	2%
Music	3%
Physical Education	3%
Speech and Drama	1%
Other, please specify	*
Not applicable	2%
Prefer not to say	3%
Base	5,642

SECTION B: INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION

Q12 Where did you undertake your Initial Teacher Education (ITE)?

University of Aberdeen	13%
University of Dundee	7%
University of Edinburgh	17%
University of Glasgow	16%
University of the Highland and Islands	1%
University of Stirling	4%
University of Strathclyde	32%
University of West of Scotland	7%
The Open University	*
Other UK University	2%
Other European (Not UK) University	*
Other, please specify	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who completed ITE in the last 5 years	944

Q13 Thinking about your school placement during your Initial Teacher Education, how effective was the support given to you by the University to help you successfully complete the placement?

	2015	2010
Very effective	20%	20%
Effective	52%	54%
Neither effective nor ineffective	15%	16%
Ineffective	9%	8%
Very ineffective	4%	1%
Prefer not to say	*	-
Base: All who completed ITE at a Scottish University	903	2,381 (all)

Q14 Thinking about your school placement during your Initial Teacher Education, how effective was the support given to you by the school to help you successfully complete the placement?

	2015	2010
Very effective	41%	28%
Effective	42%	51%
Neither effective nor ineffective	9%	13%
Ineffective	4%	7%
Very ineffective	4%	1%
Prefer not to say	1%	-
Base: all who completed ITE at a Scottish University	903	2,381 (all)

Q15 How useful did you find the following aspects of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at university in preparing you for your first post as a teacher?

	Very useful	Useful	Neither useful nor not useful	Not useful	Not at all useful	Not applicable/did not study this	Don't know	Prefer not to say
Literacy	13%	44%	19%	16%	6%	2%	*	-
Numeracy	16%	40%	20%	15%	6%	3%	*	-
Health and Wellbeing	9%	41%	26%	16%	5%	2%	*	*
Professional Studies (e.g. child development, psychology, curriculum development)	18%	50%	14%	11%	4%	2%	1%	*
Pedagogy/ approaches to learning and teaching	26%	54%	10%	7%	2%	*	*	-
Classroom management	13%	40%	18%	18%	8%	3%	*	-
Subject content	12%	39%	22%	15%	8%	2%	*	-
Assessment	13%	47%	17%	15%	6%	1%	*	-
Self-reflection	26%	50%	14%	6%	3%	1%	*	-
Additional support needs	10%	38%	19%	19%	10%	3%	*	*
Using digital technologies to support teaching and learning	8%	35%	24%	19%	10%	4%	*	*
Behaviour Management	11%	38%	18%	20%	10%	3%	*	*
Child protection/ safeguarding	15%	50%	18%	9%	5%	2%	*	-
Working with other relevant professionals	8%	34%	30%	17%	5%	6%	1%	-
Base: all who completed ITE at a Scottish University (903)

Q16 Overall how effective do you think your Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at university was in preparing you for your first post as a teacher?

Very effective	10%
Effective	54%
Neither effective nor ineffective	15%
Ineffective	16%
Very ineffective	5%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who completed ITE at a Scottish University	903

Q17 How did you undertake your probationary period?

Teacher Induction Scheme	98%
Flexible Route	2%
Prefer not to say	-
Base: all those who completed ITE at a Scottish University	632

Q18 Thinking about your probationary period, how effective was the support given to you by the school/establishment to help you successfully achieve the Standard for Full Registration?

	2015	2010
Very effective	56%	23%
Effective	30%	31%
Neither effective nor ineffective	5%	25%
Ineffective	5%	13%
Very ineffective	4%	8%
Prefer not to say	-	-
Base All those who completed ITE at a Scottish University	632	2,381 (all)

Q19 Thinking about your probationary period, how effective were the following aspects of professional learning?

	Very effective	Effective	Neither effective nor ineffective	Ineffective	Very ineffective	Not applicable/ Was not available	Prefer not to say
Local authority provision of professional learning experiences	27%	47%	13%	8%	4%	1%	*
School based professional learning experiences	34%	49%	10%	5%	2%	*	*
The support provided by your mentor	55%	28%	6%	6%	5%	*	*
Opportunity for self-study	22%	46%	20%	5%	3%	4%	*
Shadowing/ learning with experienced teachers/teacher learning communities/learning rounds	39%	43%	8%	4%	3%	3%	*
Non-contact time	39%	46%	9%	4%	2%	*	*
Contact with university staff	1%	10%	21%	12%	9%	47%	1%
Further accredited study	4%	10%	24%	8%	6%	48%	1%
Base: all those who completed ITE at a Scottish University (632)

Q20 During your probationary period, how effective was the professional learning you undertook in helping you achieve the GTCS Standard for Full Registration?

Very effective	28%
Effective	57%
Neither effective nor ineffective	9%
Ineffective	3%
Very ineffective	3%
Prefer not to say	-
Base: all those who completed ITE in a Scottish University	632

Q21 Did you keep in touch with university staff during your probationary period?

	2015	2010
Yes	13%	5%
No - I didn't know about the opportunity to keep in touch with university staff during my probationary period	49%	n/a
No - I was not given the opportunity to keep in touch with university staff during my probationary period	28%	n/a
No - I had the opportunity but didn't choose to keep in touch	10%	n/a
No	n/a	80%
Prefer not to say	*	n/a
Don't know	n/a	15%
Base: all those who completed ITE at a Scottish University	634	1,184

Q22 Were you aware of there being a partnership between your local authority and a university (any) when you were undertaking your probationary period?

Yes	18%
No	82%
Prefer not to say	-
Base: all those who completed ITE at a Scottish University and are not working in the independent sector	634

Q23 How well or poorly do you think the university and the local authority worked together to deliver your probationary period?

Very well	6%
Well	28%
Adequately	31%
Poorly	13%
Very poorly	9%
Don't know	12%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who were aware of a partnership between their local authority and university during probation	113

SECTION C: PROFESSIONAL REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT

Q24 Have you had a formal Professional Review and Development (PRD) meeting within the last 12 months?

Yes	76%
No	22%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all except probationers	6,056

Q25 When was the last time you had a formal PRD meeting?

Within the last 1-2 years	24%
Within the last 2-3 years	23%
3-5 years ago	13%
More than 5 years ago	9%
Never	22%
Not applicable	9%
Prefer not to say	*
Base All those who had a PRD meeting in the last 12 months	1,272

Q26 Thinking back to the last formal PRD meeting you had, how useful was it?

Very useful	18%
Fairly useful	49%
Not very useful	24%
Not at all useful	8%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all those who have ever had a PRD	5,711

These next questions are about the whole PRD process, not just the formal PRD meetings

Q27 To what extent do you think that participating in the PRD process improves your ability to self-evaluate against the relevant GTCS standard?

A great deal	15%
A fair amount	41%
Just a little	28%
Not at all	13%
Don't know	3%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who have ever had a PRD	5,710

Q28 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the PRD process which has been made available to you?

Very satisfied	9%
Satisfied	37%
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	33%
Dissatisfied	14%
Very dissatisfied	5%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who have ever had a PRD	5,710

Q29 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the PRD process?

	Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know	Prefer not to say
I know where to find the relevant information and materials I need to enable me to engage in professional review/development	30%	46%	11%	8%	3%	1%	*
I have developed a plan for my career-long professional learning	20%	36%	19%	16%	6%	1%	1%
PRD feels like an on-going process rather than a stand-alone meeting	25%	37%	13%	16%	8%	1%	*
Base: all who have ever had a PRD (5,710)

Q30 Which 'if any' of the following GTCS Professional Standards have you used to guide your professional learning?

The Standard for Provisional Registration	18%
The Standard for Full Registration	52%
The Standard for Career-long Professional Learning	54%
The Standard for Leadership and Management (Middle Leaders)	23%
The Standard for Leadership and Management (Head teachers)	9%
None of the above	7%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base	6,346

SECTION D: MENTORING

Q31 To what extent do you see yourself as a mentor/coach (formal or informal) to colleagues who are not students or probationers?

Not at all	17%
A little	30%
A fair amount	26%
A great deal	24%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all except probationers	6,045

Q32 To what extent do you feel the mentoring/coaching (formal or informal) you have provided has had a positive impact on your colleagues' practice?

Not at all	1%
A little	30%
A fair amount	43%
A great deal	18%
Don't know	7%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all those who see themselves as a mentor at least 'a little'	5,232

Q33 To what extent do your colleagues provide mentoring/coaching support for your professional learning?

Not at all	15%
A little	47%
A fair amount	30%
A great deal	8%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all except probationers	6,017

Q34 To what extent has the mentoring/coaching support you received from other colleagues had a positive impact on your practice?

Not at all	2%
A little	40%
A fair amount	40%
A great deal	18%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who receive mentoring/coaching to support professional learning	5,123

Q35 To what extent do feel you have the skills to mentor/coach colleagues who are not students or probationers?

Not at all	6%
A little	28%
A fair amount	41%
A great deal	22%
Don't know	3%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all except probationers	5,995

SECTION E: CAREER LONG PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Q36 How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

	Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree	Prefer not to say
I am encouraged to try new approaches in my professional practice	34%	45%	13%	6%	2%	*
I feel supported to try new approaches in my professional practice	26%	41%	18%	11%	4%	*
I regularly try new approaches to improve my professional practice	34%	49%	11%	4%	1%	*
I regularly adapt my own practice following professional reflection	46%	45%	6%	2%	1%	*
I collaborate with colleagues to try new ways of teaching	35%	46%	11%	5%	2%	*
I am comfortable experimenting with new approaches even if they might not work	39%	45%	9%	5%	1%	*
I would know how to evaluate the impact of the new approaches that I try	34%	49%	10%	5%	2%	*
Base (6,158)

Q37 In your professional practice, do you try new teaching practices and strategies more or less often than you did around 5 years ago?

I try new teaching practices…

Much more often now	19%
A little more often now	21%
About the me amount	40%
A little less often now	13%
Much less often now	5%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who completed ITE more than 5 years ago	5,202

Q38 And in general, do you feel teachers in schools are willing to try new approaches more or less often than they did around 5 years ago?

Teachers try new approaches….

Much more often now	17%
A little more often now	27%
About the me amount	31%
A little less often now	11%
Much less often now	5%
Prefer not to say	1%
Don't know	7%
Base: all who completed ITE more than 5 years ago	5,193

Q39 Overall, how confident are you that ….

	Very confident	Fairly confident	Neither/nor	Fairly unconfident	Very unconfident	Prefer not to say
…you have the skills needed for your current role	43%	44%	6%	4%	2%	*
…you have the pedagogical knowledge needed to work effectively in your current role	40%	45%	8%	4%	2%	*
Base (6,122)

Q40 How aware are you of the professional learning opportunities available to you?

Very aware	26%
Aware	57%
Not very aware	15%
Not aware at all	2%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,116

Q41 Which professional learning activities have you participated in during the last full academic year?

	2015	2010
National CPD course	31%	19%
Local Authority CPD course	70%	58%
Teacher Union/Professional Association events /courses	17%	n/a
Private provider course	23%	25%
Internal/school-organised activity	70%	67%
Mentoring/coaching	37%	20%
Peer observation	61%	50%
Shadowing	21%	21%
Accredited study (below SCQF 11/Masters level)	5%	n/a
Accredited study (SCQF 11/Masters level)	7%	n/a
Accredited study	n/a	5%
E learning	29%	15%
Collaborative spaces	10%	n/a
Professional enquiry/teacher-led research	29%	n/a
Good practice visit	35%	24%
Networking	46%	32%
Group discussion	68%	46%
Reading	81%	55%
Using digital technologies to support learning and teaching	48%	n/a
Learning Rounds	15%	n/a
Teacher Learning community	30%	n/a
Teacher research	n/a	33%
Other, please specify	1%	n/a
None of the above	1%	n/a
Prefer not to say	*	n/a
Base	6,094	139

Q42 Based on your experience, how engaged are teachers with professional learning in comparison to 5 years ago?

Much more engaged	8%
More engaged	35%
Neither more nor less engaged	36%
Less engaged	9%
Much less engaged	2%
Don't know	8%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who completed ITE more than 5 years ago	5,155

Q44 In your experience, how supportive do you think teachers are of each other's professional learning?

Very supportive	24%
Fairly supportive	50%
Neither supportive nor unsupportive	14%
Fairly unsupportive	7%
Very unsupportive	2%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,077

Professional learning at SCQF Level 11 refers to all learning undertaken at Masters level, including short courses and modules as well as the full Masters qualification.

Q45 How much do you know about opportunities to undertake professional learning at SCQF Level 11 (Masters level)?

I know nothing/very little about this	48%
I know a little about this	30%
I know a fair amount about this	12%
I know a lot about this	10%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	6,064

Q46 Which of the following statements best describes how you feel about undertaking professional learning at SCQF Level 11 (Masters level)?

I have already undertaken learning at this level	14%
I am currently undertaking learning at this level	5%
I am planning to do this in the near future	6%
I might be interested at some point but have no current plans	29%
I am interested but I do not think my school/ Local Authority would support/encourage me	6%
I am not interested in doing this	29%
I don't know enough about it	10%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	6,048

Q47 Do you face any barriers to accessing learning at SCQF Level 11 (Masters level)?

Yes	32%
No	33%
Don't know	34%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base	6,046

Q48 What are the main barriers which prevent you from studying at SCQF 11 (Masters level)?

Don't feel I have enough time to study	74%
Financial cost for me	69%
Financial cost for my employer	23%
Lack of options in flexible delivery	19%
Lack of support from my employer	19%
Too academically challenging for me	4%
Family/personal commitments	4%
No offers from a relevant University	4%
Age/too old/retired/no longer relevant	2%
Other	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who face barriers accessing learning at SCQF level 11	1,955

Q49 How satisfied are you with the current provision of career-long professional learning (CLPL) targeted specifically for teachers?

Very satisfied	3%
Satisfied	29%
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	43%
Dissatisfied	18%
Very dissatisfied	6%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base All except HTs (including acting)	4,691

Q50 And how satisfied are you with the current provision of career-long professional learning targeted specifically for Head teachers?

Very Satisfied	6%
Satisfied	37%
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	34%
Dissatisfied	20%
Very dissatisfied	3%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: HTs (including acting)	557

Q51 Have you experienced any barriers over the last 5 years to accessing appropriate professional learning opportunities?

	2015	2010
Yes	42%	68%
No	43%	29%
Prefer not to say	3%	n/a
Not answered, less than 1 year experience	12%	n/a
Don't know	n/a	3%
Base	6,346	2,225

Q52 What barriers have limited your access to professional learning?

	2015	2010
Local authority/ school financial budget	59%	82%
Lack of supply cover	56%	n/a
Work/life balance	51%	n/a
Amount of time required to undertake the activity	40%	46%
No suitable activities available for the subject or type of learning I wish to undertake	39%	34%
Too expensive for me, personally	33%	n/a
Activity too expensive	n/a	61%
Lack of support/encouragement from school/ local authority	32%	21%
Location of activity is inaccessible	25%	33%
My working pattern (e.g. part time/job share/supply/peripatetic/seconded)	17%	n/a
Digital technology is unavailable	9%	n/a
Other	1%	n/a
Prefer not to say	*	n/a
Base: all who experienced barriers accessing professional learning in the last 5 years	2,665	1,526

Q53 What are the main reasons for you choosing to undertake professional learning?

It will help me to…

improve my existing teaching skills	86%
learn different teaching practices	72%
increase subject area knowledge	71%
share good practice	60%
network with other teachers	51%
gain greater theoretical knowledge	49%
satisfy contractual CPD requirements	41%
gain further accreditation/qualifications	28%
None of the above	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,018

Q54 How important or unimportant is it to you that the professional learning you undertake has an accredited award attached to it?

Very important	7%
Important	16%
Neither important nor unimportant	30%
Not very important	23%
Not important at all	23%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	6,005

Q55 Comparing how things are now with the period before 2010 (5 years ago), what do you think about the range of professional learning opportunities that are available to you?

There is considerably more variety	5%
There is more variety	28%
Stayed the me	20%
There is less variety	19%
There is considerably less variety	11%
Don't know	16%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who completed ITE more than 5 years ago	5,086

Q56 Do you think the number of high quality professional learning opportunities available to you has increased or decreased over the last 5 years?

Increased a lot	7%
Increased a little	21%
Stayed the me	20%
Decreased a little	19%
Decreased a lot	17%
Don't know	14%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who completed ITE more than 5 years ago	5,081

Q57 Overall, how would you rate your Local Authority on the following aspects of support for professional learning?

	Very good	Good	Average	Poor	Very poor	Don't know	Prefer not to say
Providing learning materials (e.g. books, online resources)	5%	19%	33%	20%	8%	13%	2%
Providing courses	9%	26%	32%	18%	6%	7%	2%
Providing opportunities to learn with other teachers (e.g. shadowing, good practice visits, group discussion, learning rounds)	8%	24%	33%	19%	6%	9%	2%
Providing networking opportunities	7%	24%	33%	18%	6%	10%	2%
Actively promoting professional learning opportunities for all teachers	9%	26%	35%	15%	5%	9%	2%
Being a source of up to date information, advice and guidance about professional learning	7%	22%	35%	17%	7%	10%	2%
Taking a coherent approach: ensuring other priorities and initiatives do not undermine professional learning	4%	15%	31%	22%	11%	15%	2%
Base (5,921)

Q58 Overall, how do you rate national bodies (e.g. GTCS, Education Scotland, Scottish College for Educational Leadership) on the following aspects of support for professional learning?

	Very good	Good	Average	Poor	Very poor	Don't know	Prefer not to say
Providing learning materials (e.g. books, online resources)	9%	33%	28%	9%	3%	17%	1%
Providing courses	4%	28%	30%	12%	3%	25%	1%
Providing activities to learn with other teachers (e.g. shadowing, good practice visits, group discussion, learning rounds)	3%	17%	29%	15%	5%	30%	1%
Providing networking opportunities	4%	19%	30%	14%	4%	28%	1%
Actively promoting professional learning opportunities for all teachers	6%	26%	30%	11%	4%	22%	1%
Being a source of up to date information, advice and guidance about professional learning	11%	32%	29%	9%	3%	16%	1%
Taking a coherent approach: ensuring other priorities and initiatives do not undermine professional learning	5%	20%	28%	13%	6%	27%	1%
Base (5,821)

Q59 Are you aware of there being a partnership agreement between your Local Authority and a university (any) to support professional learning?

Yes	30%
No	69%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base	5,816

Q60 Overall, to what extent do you think that undertaking professional learning makes you a better teacher?

A great deal	40%
A fair amount	39%
Just a little	15%
Not at all	3%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	5,812

Q61 To what extent do you think that your own participation in professional learning has a positive impact on the learning experiences of children and young people?

A great deal	40%
A fair amount	42%
Just a little	14%
Not at all	2%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	5,799

Q62 Teachers have different amounts of involvement in deciding what professional learning they undertake. Which of the following statements best describes your situation?

I make decisions about my professional learning on my own	35%
I make decisions about my professional learning in discussion with my line manager	56%
My line manager makes most of the decisions about my professional learning on my behalf	5%
My line manager makes all of the decisions about my professional learning on my behalf	1%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	5,785

SECTION F: LEADERSHIP

Q63 Do you have opportunities to develop your leadership skills by leading projects/initiatives/pieces of work?

Yes	61%
Yes, but I'd like to have more	13%
No	21%
Prefer not to say	5%
Base	5,782

Q64 How aware are you of professional learning opportunities to develop your leadership skills?

Very aware	12%
Aware	40%
Not very aware	33%
Not aware of any opportunities at all	10%
Don't know	4%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base	5,773

Q65 Are you aware of the GTCS Professional Standards for Leadership and Management?

Yes	75%
No	23%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base	5,771

Q66 You said earlier that you have used the GTCS Professional Standard for Leadership and Management. How useful has it been in guiding your leadership skills development?

Very useful	25%
Fairly useful	57%
Not very useful	13%
Not at all useful	1%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who have used the standard for leadership and management to guide professional learning	2,469

Q67 How much do you know about each of the following…..:

	I know nothing/very little about this	I know a little about this	I know a fair amount about this	I know a lot about this	Prefer not to say
The Scottish College for Educational Leadership (SCEL)	76%	16%	5%	3%	1%
The Framework for Educational Leadership	68%	22%	6%	3%	1%
The Into Headship qualification	60%	30%	6%	3%	1%
The SCEL Fellowship programme	84%	11%	4%	2%	1%
Base (5,766)

Q68 Do you feel that initiative is relevant to your professional learning?

	The Scottish College for Educational Leadership (SCEL)	The Framework for Educational Leadership	The Into Headship qualification	The SCEL Fellowship programme
Yes, I have already undertaken this	n/a	n/a	3%	*
Yes, I am currently undertaking this	n/a	n/a	1%	*
Yes, I already use/have used this	4%	5%	n/a	n/a
Yes, definitely	14%	17%	6%	10%
Yes, possibly	27%	28%	11%	23%
Not at the moment but it might be in the future	21%	17%	24%	25%
No	14%	15%	46%	20%
I don't know enough about it	18%	17%	8%	18%
Prefer not to say	2%	2%	1%	3%
Base: all who know about each initiative	1,801	2,274	2,750	1,241

Q69 How useful is it/has it been for you?

	The Scottish College for Educational Leadership (SCEL)	The Framework for Educational Leadership
Very useful	65%	45%
Fairly useful	28%	52%
Not very useful	3%	2%
Not at all useful	-	1%
Don't know	3%	*
Prefer not to say	-	-
Base: all who have used each initiative	78	128

SECTION G: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Professional learning in using digital technologies refers to learning how to use digital technologies to support learning and how to incorporate using these into your teaching practice. Digital technology could include online virtual learning environments (e.g. Glow); interactive devices (e.g. tablets, smartphones and laptops); tools and services such as blogs, search engines, social media, video/audio content and other digital resources which can have a role in supporting learning (this list is not exhaustive).

Q70 How aware are you of the opportunities to access professional learning in using digital technologies to support learning and teaching?

Very aware	16%
Aware	48%
Not very aware	27%
Not aware of any opportunities at all	7%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base	5,736

Q71 In the past year, have you accessed professional learning in using digital technologies to support teaching and learning?

Yes, more than 16 hours in the past year	19%
Yes, between 4 hours and 16 hours in the past year	24%
Yes, up to 4 hours in the past year	24%
No	31%
Prefer not to say	3%
Base	5,729

Q72 How was the professional learning delivered?

Reading	46%
Staff meetings	46%
Face-to-face training course	40%
eLearning	38%
Group discussions	33%
Peer observation	21%
Online collaborative spaces for professional learning	20%
Mentoring/coaching	19%
Good practice visit	14%
Shadowing	7%
Accredited study	6%
Self-directed/personal initiative	1%
Other	*
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who have accessed professional learning using digital technologies in past year	3,849

Q73 Who provided this professional learning?

School/establishment	54%
Local authority CPD provider	47%
Private provider	17%
National CPD provider	14%
University	13%
I did it myself/independent reading/research	2%
Colleagues/peers	1%
Online resources/websites/MOOCs	1%
Social media e.g. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube	1%
Other	1%
Prefer not to say	1%
Don't know	3%
Base: all who have accessed professional learning using digital technologies in past year	3,841

Q74 How confident do you feel in putting this professional learning into practice?

Very confident	12%
Confident	54%
Neither confident nor unsure	25%
Unsure	7%
Very unsure	1%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who have accessed professional learning using digital technologies in past year	3,836

Q75 Have you already put this professional learning into practice?

Yes	80%
No	16%
Prefer not to say	4%
Base: all who have accessed professional learning using digital technologies in past year	3,834

Q76 How successful or unsuccessful do you think this was?

Very successful	10%
Successful	69%
Neither successful nor unsuccessful	11%
Unsuccessful	7%
Very unsuccessful	1%
Don't know	1%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: all who have put learning into practice	3,156

Sections H and I ask you now to think about the impact of changes in teacher education on your colleagues.

SECTION H: PERCEPTIONS OF INTIAL TEACHER EDUCATION

Q77 In your experience of working with probationer teachers over the last 2-3 years, how effective is Initial Teacher Education at university in preparing them for their first post?

Very effective	5%
Effective	36%
Neither effective nor ineffective	12%
Ineffective	12%
Very ineffective	4%
Have not worked with probationer teachers in the last 2-3 years	22%
Don't know	7%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who have completed ITE more than 5 years ago	4,779

Q78 Based on your experience of working with probationer teachers over the last 2-3 years, is Initial Teacher Education at university more or less effective now than it was 5 years ago?

Much more effective	2%
More effective	14%
Neither more nor less effective	29%
Less effective	14%
Much less effective	3%
Have not worked with probationer teachers in the last 2-3 years	22%
Don't know	14%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: all who completed ITE more than 5 years ago	4,775

SECTION I: CAREER LONG PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Q79 Thinking of class teachers in non-promoted posts, what do you think the main barriers are to their participation in professional learning activities?

Lack of supply cover	70%
Amount of time required to undertake activity	67%
Local authority/ school financial budget	59%
Financial cost for the individual teacher	34%
No suitable activities available for the subject or type of learning required	31%
Working pattern (e.g. part time/job share/supply/peripatetic/seconded)	24%
Location of activity is inaccessible	24%
Lack of options in flexible delivery	20%
Lack of support/encouragement from school/ local authority	19%
Digital technology is unavailable	7%
Don't know	5%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: acting principal teacher or principal teacher	1,310

Q80 Thinking of class teachers in non-promoted posts, and compared with 5 years ago, what do you think about the range of professional learning opportunities that are available to them?

There is considerably more variety	4%
There is more variety	29%
Stayed the me	24%
There is less variety	22%
There is considerably less variety	8%
Don't know	13%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: acting principal teacher or principal teacher	1,310

Q81 Thinking of class teachers in non-promoted posts, and compared with 5 years ago, do you think the number of high quality professional learning opportunities available to them has increased or decreased?

Increased a lot	5%
Increased a little	23%
Stayed the me	24%
Decreased a little	19%
Decreased a lot	12%
Don't know	16%
Prefer not to say	*
Base: acting principal teacher or principal teacher	1,307

Q82 Thinking of teachers up to and including the level of Principal Teacher, what do you think are the main barriers to their participation in professional learning activities?

Lack of supply cover	74%
Amount of time required to undertake the activity	63%
Local authority/ school financial budget	53%
Financial cost for the individual teacher	30%
No suitable activities available for the subject or type of learning required	24%
Location of activity is inaccessible	24%
Working pattern (e.g. part time/job share/supply/peripatetic/seconded)	23%
Lack of options in flexible delivery	22%
Digital technology is unavailable	8%
Lack of support/encouragement from school/ local authority	7%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	2%
Base: acting depute head teacher or head teacher	567

Q83 Thinking of teachers up to and including the level of Principal Teacher, and compared with 5 years ago, what do you think about the range of professional learning opportunities that are available to them?

There is considerably more variety	7%
There is more variety	40%
Stayed the me	25%
There is less variety	15%
There is considerably less variety	6%
Don't know	6%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: acting depute head teacher or head teacher	567

Q84 Thinking of teachers up to and including the level of Principal Teacher, and compared with 5 years ago, do you think the number of high quality professional learning opportunities available to them has increased or decreased?

Increased a lot	11%
Increased a little	32%
Stayed the me	25%
Decreased a little	16%
Decreased a lot	8%
Don't know	7%
Prefer not to say	1%
Base: acting depute head teacher or head teacher	567

Q85 Thinking of teachers up to and including the level of Deputy Head teacher, what do you think are the main barriers to their participation in professional learning activities?

Lack of supply cover	85%
Amount of time required to undertake the activity	70%
Local authority/ school financial budget	49%
Financial cost for the individual teacher	40%
Location of activity is inaccessible	32%
Working pattern (e.g. part time/job share/supply/peripatetic/seconded)	31%
Lack of options in flexible delivery	25%
No suitable activities available for the subject or type of learning required	19%
Digital technology is unavailable	13%
Lack of support/encouragement from school/ local authority	7%
Don't know	2%
Prefer not to say	-
Base: acting head teacher or head teacher	533

Q86 Thinking of teachers up to and including the level of Deputy Head teacher, and compared with 5 years ago, what do you think about the range of professional learning opportunities that are available to them?

There is considerably more variety	7%
There is more variety	47%
Stayed the me	20%
There is less variety	15%
There is considerably less variety	4%
Don't know	6%
Prefer not to say	-
Base: acting head teacher or head teacher	533

Q87 Thinking of teachers up to and including the level of Deputy Head teacher, and compared with 5 years ago, do you think the number of high quality professional learning opportunities available to them has increased or decreased?

Increased a lot	12%
Increased a little	37%
Stayed the me	23%
Decreased a little	15%
Decreased a lot	6%
Don't know	6%
Prefer not to say	-
Base: acting head teacher or head teacher	533