Questionnaire with adapted indicators (students and parents/carers)
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Please indicate:
▢ Student ▢ Parent/Carer
Please tick the box that expresses your own opinion!
Cultures
1. Everyone is made to feel welcome at this school.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
2. Students help each other.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
3. Staff work well with each other.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
4. Staff and students treat one another with respect.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
5. Parents/Carers feel involved in the school.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
6. Staff and governors work well together.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
7. Teachers do not favour one group of children and young people over another.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
8. Teachers try to help all students to do their best.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
9. Teachers think all students are equally important.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
Policies
10. The school makes it easy for children and young people with impairments to come to this school.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
11. When you first join this school you are helped to feel settled.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
12. Teachers like teaching all their classes.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
13. The teachers try to sort out difficulties over behaviour without wanting children to leave the school.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
14. The teachers work hard to make the school a good place to come to.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
15. Everything possible is done to stop bullying.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
Practices
16. Teachers try to make the lessons easy to understand for everyone.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
17. Students are taught to appreciate people who have different backgrounds to their own.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
18. Students generally know what will be taught next in lessons.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
19. In lessons teachers expect students to help each other.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
20. In most lessons students and teachers behave well towards each other.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
21. Teachers help everyone who has difficulties with lessons.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
22. Teaching assistants work with anyone who needs help.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
23. Homework helps with learning and is properly explained.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
24. Activities are arranged outside of lessons which interest everyone.
▢ definitely agree ▢ agree to some extent ▢ disagree
What three changes would you like to see at the school?
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Source: Booth, T and Ainscow, M (2002): Index for Inclusion: developing learning and participation in schools. Published by the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE).