Worth Less? Survey highlights school leaders’ lack of confidence in decision making
Schools North East partners at Worth Less? have undertaken a national survey of school leaders, seeking views on a number of issues relating to the pandemic including catch-up and recovery, the digital divide, mass testing and confidence in policymakers.
Key takeaways from the survey include overwhelming support for a national recovery plan, and acknowledgment that this would require significant additional resources. Despite this, the large majority felt that the National Tutoring Programme is not working effectively in their school. This view on the NTP aligns with the findings of Schools North East’s survey in the region.
Equally, support was strong for the cancellation of exams at over 90% but the same proportion felt that this came too late and that contingency plans should already be in place. Similarly, this was reflected in the survey of North East school leaders.
All schools surveyed are currently open to priority students, and more than 90% schools reported more students attending than in the first lockdown, with 70% claiming ‘significantly more’.
Most significantly, 93% lacked confidence in the decision-making of the Department for Education, with half saying they had no confidence in this at all.
You can see the full results here.