Tavistock College’s Board of Governors has published the results of its latest consultation - showing considerable progress in many key areas.
Governors conducted a questionnaire survey of parents and carers at the Consultation Day on 26 November 2009. The questionnaire was the same as the one issued on 19 March 2009 so comparisons could be made.
The Governors were pleased to report progress in a number of key areas; and in no area did the responses indicate greater concern. A total of 221 questionnaires were returned in November compared to 165 in March.
See full results of the survey (19k pdf document)
The greatest change was in those considering behaviour in lessons to be good; in March 39% agreed with this statement, but by November this had risen to 72%.
The percentage who considered the behaviour around the College outside lessons had improved also rose from 42% to 71%. The Governors were very pleased to see this as behaviour was a concern in our Ofsted report and the College introduced a new whole school behaviour policy in September 2009. This improvement could also be seen - in March, 70% reported being fully aware of the College behaviour policy, which increased to 82% in November.
There was also improvement in parents’ and carers’ views of the way homework is used to support students’ learning from 56% in March to 77% in November.
The 23% in March who felt their child was not making good progress and receiving help when needed dropped to 14% in November.
Of the remaining areas, improvements ranged from 0% to 4%. These areas tended to be ones where high satisfaction had already been shown in March, indicating that standards had been maintained at a good level or even slightly improved.
In November, 94% stated they were aware of their child’s targets and grades and that their child was safe and well-cared for at the College, compared to 91% in March. In March and November, 94% stated they knew how to contact the College to take forward any concerns and over 80% felt they were able to contact someone easily to get a prompt response. It is somewhat worrying that a significant number may have concerns about how to contact the College. However, 80% felt that communication with parents and carers was good.
There are signs of good progress and it is clear the steps being taken are making a real difference. The Governors are very grateful to all those who returned questionnaires and those who took the opportunity to talk to us during the Consultation Days.
Page updated Wednesday, February 24, 2010