Parental Involvement and Engagement Census Scotland 2021/22

Question

Response options

Local authority code

Added by SG

Q1. My child attends

Primary school / Secondary school / Special school or support unit

Q2/Q3/Q4. Please choose the school which your child/children attend and that you will be thinking about when completing this questionnaire:

Name of school as selected by respondent. School names as provided by LAs

School identifier (Seed Code)

This column was added by SG, extracted from Q2/Q3/Q4 (School Name - Town Name - Seedcode). Note that Town Name was removed from the datasets. Not all LAs included seedcode.

Q5. The school staff are approachable.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q6. The school keeps me well informed about my child's progress in a way I can understand.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q7. I can contact the school within school opening hours, to speak to staff.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q8. The school asks for my views about my child's learning.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q9. The school takes my views about my child's learning into account.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q10. I know what my child is learning at school.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q11. The school provides me with useful information about how I can help my child learn at home.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q12. The school seeks my views and opinions on school policies.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q13. My views help the school to decide priorities in the School Improvement Plan.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q14. How often does the school get in touch with you to provide information on what your child is currently learning about?

Weekly / Monthly / Once every term /

Once every school year / Never / Don't know

Q15. How satisfied are you with the number of communications you get from the school on what your child is currently learning about?

Contact is too often / Contact is enough / Contact is not quite often enough / Contact is not often enough

Q16. How often does the school get in touch with you to provide information on how your child is progressing with their learning?

Weekly / Monthly / Once every term /

Once every school year / Never / Don't know

Q17. How satisfied are you with the number of communications you get from the school on how your child is progressing with their learning?

Contact is too often / Contact is enough / Contact is not quite often enough / Contact is not often enough

Q18. How often does the school get in touch with you to provide information on ways to help your child continue learning at home?

Weekly / Monthly / Once every term /

Once every school year / Never / Don't know

Q19. How satisfied are you with the number of communications you get from the school on ways to help your child continue learning at home?

Contact is too often / Contact is enough / Contact is not quite often enough / Contact is not often enough

Q20. How often does your child's/ children's school get in touch with you to provide general information about the school?

Weekly / Monthly / Once every term /

Once every school year / Never / Don't know

Q21. How satisfied are you with the number of communications you get from your child's/children's school on general information about the school?

Contact is too often / Contact is enough / Contact is not quite often enough / Contact is not often enough

Q22. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The school gives me the information I need to support my child's learning.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q23. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The cost of participating in school activities and events is affordable.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q24. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

My child’s school helps me understand my child’s rights.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q25. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

I am confident that if I need to contact my child's school, they will respond helpfully to my questions and comments.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q26. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Usually there are opportunities for me to help or volunteer with my child's school.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q27. Does the school have a Parent Council?

Yes / No / Don't know

Q28. How often does the Parent Council get in touch with you?

Once a week / Once a month / Once a school term / Once a school year / Never

Q29. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The information I receive from the Parent Council is useful.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q30. Are you a member of the school's Parent Council?

Yes / No

Q31. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The views and suggestions of the Parent Council are taken into account by the school's senior management.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q32. Which of the following does the Parent Council do?

Please select as many as you like.

Q32.1. Ask parents' views about what the children in the school are learning.

Q32.2. Represents the views of parents about matters in the school.

Q32.3. Provides information about education and learning to parents.

Q32.4. Asks parents for their views on how the school is run.

Q32.5. Fundraises for the school.

Q32.6. Helps to develop the school improvement plan.

Q32.7. Helps to develop the school handbook.

Q32.8. Helps with the recruitment of senior staff members.

Q32.9. Don't know

Q32.10. None of the above.

Q33. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

My child's school offers a selection of Family Learning activities such as events and workshops.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q34. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

The school is making me aware of the Family Learning opportunities.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know

Q35. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

I have taken part in Family Learning activities. This is where parents/carers and children learn together.

Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree

Q36. Thinking about your involvement in the life of the school, would you like to be:

A lot more involved / Slightly more involved / Neither more or less involved / Slightly less involved / A lot less involved

Q37. Would you say there is anything preventing you from being more active in the life of your school?

Yes / No

Q38. If there is anything preventing you from being more active in the life of your school, is this because:

Please select all that apply

Q38.1. There are no opportunities.

Q38.2. Work commitments.

Q38.3. Care of younger children.

Q38.4. Lack of confidence.

Q38.5. I was not made aware of the opportunities.

Q38.6. Cost.

Q38.7. Lack of internet connection.

Q38.8. Language barriers.

Q38.9. Other reason(s).

Q39. Overall, how satisfied are you with how the school engages with you?

Very satisfied / Satisfied / Neither satisfied or dissatisfied / Dissatisfied /

Very dissatisfied / Don't know

Q40. What is your postcode?

Q41. What is your sex?

Female / Male / Prefer not to say

Q42. What is your age?

up to 24 years old / 25 to 34 years old / 35 to 44 years old / 45 to 54 years old / 55 to 64 years old / 65 and above / Prefer not to say

Q43. What is your ethnic group?

White / Mixed or multiple ethnic groups / Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British / African / Caribbean or Black / Other ethnic group / Prefer not to say