Fusion Record ID
SURV
Q1. Gender
Q2. How many years of professional experience do you have?
Q3. Which of these best describes your current role in the school?
Q4. Does your school have a written strategy or improvement plan for ICT and/or e-learning?
Q5. Do you deliver your ICT strategy/plan in line with your Local Authority (LA)'s ICT strategy or plan?
Q6a. Who is involved in developing your school's whole-school ICT development strategy or plan for improvement?: Governors
Headteachers
School leadership team
ICT Coordinator/ICT subject leader/head of ICT
ICT technical staff
Pupils
Don't know
Q6b. Who has KEY responsibility in developing your school's whole-school ICT development strategy or plan for improvement?
Q7a. Please indicate which elements listed below appear in your ICT strategy: Investment in new ICT infrastructure and services
Replacement of existing equipment
Use of a learning platform
E-safety/acceptable use policy
Data protection and security
Information management strategy and support
Online reporting to parents/carers
Staff development in use of ICT
Web 2.0
Network infrastructure and connectivity
Software and licensing
Technical support
Q7b. Please indicate which three are priorities for the next 3 years?: Investment in new ICT infrastructure and services
Q7c. Please indicate which one you would prioritise less in times of financial difficulty
Q8A. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To promote and develop personalised learning
Q8B. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To extend learning beyond the classroom
Q8C. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To assess learner progress
Q8D. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To report learner progress to parents/carers
Q8E. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To improve communication with parents
Q8F. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To provide remote access study for all learners
Q8G. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To monitor attendance and behaviour
Q8H. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To help collaboration with other schools and colleges
Q8I. Level of priority over the next 3 years : To support management of information (both for general management and teaching & learning)
Q9A. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : ICT equipment
Q9B. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : Information management systems and support
Q9C. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : Managed services
Q9D. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : Network infrastructure
Q9E. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : Software and licensing
Q9F. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : Staff development
Q9G. Priority ranking in terms of ICT budget : Technical support
Q10. Please indicate what percentage of your overall budget spend is on ICT (including hardware, software and infrastructure services, but excluding training/CPD and on-site technical support)
Q11A. Likelihood to use to save money : LA purchasing framework
Q11B. Likelihood to use to save money : OGC Catalist
Q11C. Likelihood to use to save money : Public procurement consortia
Q11D. Likelihood to use to save money : One of Becta's procurement frameworks
Q12. Do you have an environmental sustainability strategy (which includes ICT)?
Q13. In your school is ICT mainly taught as a discrete subject matter or embedded in your overall curriculum?
Q14A. Learners encouranged to use : Online discussion groups
Q14B. Learners encouranged to use : Blogs
Q14C. Learners encouranged to use : Wikis
Q14D. Learners encouranged to use : Instant messaging
Q14E. Learners encouranged to use : Social networking
Q14F. Learners encouranged to use : Social bookmarking
Q14G. Learners encouranged to use : Online virtual worlds
Q14H. Learners encouranged to use : Media sharing sites e.g. YouTube
Q14I. Learners encouranged to use : Podcasting
Q15. What do you think are the three most useful applications a learning platform, or similar system, offers to you in your role as a school leader?: Write in
Q16A. Technology used for : Managing administrative information
Q16B. Technology used for : Reporting to parents/carers
Q16C. Technology used for : Communicating with parents day-to-day
Q16D. Technology used for : Monitoring learner attendance
Q16E. Technology used for : Monitoring behaviour
Q16F. Technology used for : Monitoring learner attainment
Q16G. Technology used for : Financial management
Q16H. Technology used for : Human resource management
Q16I. Technology used for : Access control
Q16J. Technology used for : Building management
Q16K. Technology used for : Library services
Q16L. Technology used for : Catering
Q17. Are the electronic systems that you have for your choices above interoperable?
Q18. What proportion of your learners do you estimate have home access?
Q19A. Taken part/aware of : Computers for Pupils
Q19B. Taken part/aware of : e-Learning Foundation
Q19C. Taken part/aware of : Home Access for Targeted Groups
Q19D. Taken part/aware of : Access to Technology at Home
Q19E. Taken part/aware of : eLAMP
Q20. Are you notified, by some method, when a learner gains home access to a computer through one of these schemes?
Q20a. Please provide more information about how you are notified:: Write in
Q21. Does the school use software to monitor individual users' activity on the internet?
Q22. Is internet content filtered?
Q23. Do you feel that you and your staff are informed about the legalities and risks around data protection and security?
Q24. Where do you get information about data protection and security?: Write in
Q25A. ICT leadership training in past two years : Effective timetabling with technology
Q25B. ICT leadership training in past two years : Encouraging Innovation
Q25C. ICT leadership training in past two years : Getting value for money from your school's ICT
Q25D. ICT leadership training in past two years : Developing an ICT vision for your school
Q25E. ICT leadership training in past two years : Data protection and security
Q25F. ICT leadership training in past two years : Safeguarding children online
Q25G. ICT leadership training in past two years : Information management training
Q25H. ICT leadership training in past two years : Procurement
Q25I. ICT leadership training in past two years : Making good use of data
Q26A. Priority level for next 12 months : Safeguarding children online
Q26B. Priority level for next 12 months : Data protection and security
Q26C. Priority level for next 12 months : Using ICT to support teaching
Q26D. Priority level for next 12 months : Using ICT to support administration, management and recording
Q26E. Priority level for next 12 months : Using ICT to report online to parents/carers
Q26F. Priority level for next 12 months : Using particular applications and devices
Q27A. ICT staff development methods used : Individual ICT CPD needs reviewed via performance management & the development of personal targets
Q27B. ICT staff development methods used : Staff ICT skills audits
Q27C. ICT staff development methods used : Training specifically to support the introduction of a new piece of hardware or software
Q27D. ICT staff development methods used : Consideration of curriculum areas that are considered 'weak' in their use of ICT
Q28A. How often school communicates electronically with parents : Their child's progress and achievement
Q28B. How often school communicates electronically with parents : Their child's attendance
Q28C. How often school communicates electronically with parents : Their child's behaviour
Q28D. How often school communicates electronically with parents : How they can support their child's learning
Q28E. How often school communicates electronically with parents : Forthcoming lessons and homework
Q28F. How often school communicates electronically with parents : Extra curricular activities (e.g. school trips, sports or plays)
Q28G. How often school communicates electronically with parents : School plans, developments and finances
Q28H. How often school communicates electronically with parents : School rules and governance
Q29A. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : Their child's progress and achievement
Q29B. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : Their child's attendance
Q29C. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : Their child's behaviour
Q29D. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : How they can support their child's learning
Q29E. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : Forthcoming lessons and homework
Q29F. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : Extra curricular activities (e.g. school trips, sports or plays)
Q29G. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : School plans, developments and finances
Q29H. Has ICT improved your school's ability to communicate with parents about : School rules and governance
Q31A. How often are your school's ICT facilities made available for community use : Access to ICT facilities during the school day
Q31B. How often are your school's ICT facilities made available for community use : Access to ICT facilities outside the school day
Q31C. How often are your school's ICT facilities made available for community use : For adult learning or evening classes
Q31D. How often are your school's ICT facilities made available for community use : For self help or voluntary groups
Q31E. How often are your school's ICT facilities made available for community use : For family learning
Q32A. Does your school use technology to collaborate with other organisations : With other schools
Q32B. Does your school use technology to collaborate with other organisations : With FE colleges
Q32C. Does your school use technology to collaborate with other organisations : With LAs and/or RBCs
Q32D. Does your school use technology to collaborate with other organisations : With companies/suppliers
Q33. We would like to ask your permission for Becta and the research team at ORC International to match your school-levelsurvey results to school-level attainment data. This is so that we can link survey findings to key characteristics of individual sc...
Local area type
School type
School region (Government office region)
School Region Merged (North, South, Midlands)
Overall Performance at KS1 or KS2 (banded)
Overall Performance at KS4 (banded)
Number of primary school pupils
Number of secondary school pupils
Number of special school pupils
Primary school: percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals (banded)
Secondary school: percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals (banded)
Special school: percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals (banded)
All schools: percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals (banded)