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Portlethen Primary
School - Parent Survey
Sunday, September 21, 2014
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116
Total Responses
Date Created: Friday, August 22, 2014
Complete Responses: 89
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Q1: What stage in school is your child/children at?
Answered: 115
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Q1: What stage in school is your child/children at?
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Q2: My child feels safe at school?
Answered: 104
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Q2: My child feels safe at school?
Answered: 104
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Q3: Staff work hard to ensure children feel safe at school?
Answered: 104
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Q3: Staff work hard to ensure children feel safe at school?
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Q4: My child knows where to go for help at school?
Answered: 104
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Q4: My child knows where to go for help at school?
Answered: 104
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Q5: My child makes healthy choices at lunchtime?
Answered: 99
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Q5: My child makes healthy choices at lunchtime?
Answered: 99
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Q6: My child does activities outside the classroom and/or attends school
clubs?
Answered: 102
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Q6: My child does activities outside the classroom and/or attends school
clubs?
Answered: 102
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Q7: My child learns about feelings and relationships?
Answered: 101
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Q7: My child learns about feelings and relationships?
Answered: 101
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Q8: Staff know my child as an individual and support them well
Answered: 99
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Q8: Staff know my child as an individual and support them well
Answered: 99
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Q9: My child is encouraged and stretched to work to the best of their
ability?
Answered: 98
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Q9: My child is encouraged and stretched to work to the best of their
ability?
Answered: 98
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Q10: There are regular opportunities to share success with parents and
carers?
Answered: 97
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Q10: There are regular opportunities to share success with parents and
carers?
Answered: 97
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Q11: I know that people care about my child at this school?
Answered: 94
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Q11: I know that people care about my child at this school?
Answered: 94
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Q12: I get help and support when my child has a problem?
Answered: 93
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Q12: I get help and support when my child has a problem?
Answered: 93
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Q13: The school works hard to make sure everyone feels safe,
comfortable and cared for?
Answered: 94
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Q13: The school works hard to make sure everyone feels safe,
comfortable and cared for?
Answered: 94
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Q14: My child gets the chance to plan and make decisions about their
learning?
Answered: 91
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Q14: My child gets the chance to plan and make decisions about their
learning?
Answered: 91
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Q15: My child takes part in regular physicial activity at school?
Answered: 92
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Q15: My child takes part in regular physicial activity at school?
Answered: 92
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Q16: The school encourages everyone to take part in activities that
benefit individuals, the school and the wider community?
Answered: 93
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Q16: The school encourages everyone to take part in activities that
benefit individuals, the school and the wider community?
Answered: 93
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Q17: My child is treated fairly at school?
Answered: 92
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Q17: My child is treated fairly at school?
Answered: 92
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Q18: The school keeps me well informed about my child and their
progress?
Answered: 90
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Q18: The school keeps me well informed about my child and their
progress?
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Q19: My child is listened to and staff respond appropriately?
Answered: 92
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Q19: My child is listened to and staff respond appropriately?
Answered: 92
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Q20: The school sets high standards for the children's learning and
behaviour?
Answered: 91
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Q20: The school sets high standards for the children's learning and
behaviour?
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Q21: Children get the chance to contribute to decisions about their
learning and development?
Answered: 91
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Q21: Children get the chance to contribute to decisions about their
learning and development?
Answered: 91
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Q22: My child feels they belong in their class, the school and the wider
community?
Answered: 89
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Q22: My child feels they belong in their class, the school and the wider
community?
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Q23: My child can access help and support if there is a problem?
Answered: 89
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Q23: My child can access help and support if there is a problem?
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Q24: My child knows what to do if they are worried about themselves or
someone else?
Answered: 89
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Q24: My child knows what to do if they are worried about themselves or
someone else?
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In summary 15 of the 24 questions scored over 80% in the “strongly agree” or
% response rate
“agree” response categories
21 of the 24 questions scored over 70% in the “strongly agree” or
“agree” response categories
Of those questions which scored less than 80%:
- Questions 14 and 21 scored over 30% in the “don’t know” response
category
- Q14: My child gets the chance to plan and make decisions about their
learning?
- Q21: Children get the chance to contribute to decisions about their
learning and development?
Question to staff: How might we ensure that evidence in relation to
these points are shared with parents?
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Staff Dialogue/Written Feedback
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There could be many reasons for the “don’t know” responses
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Staff confirmed that ALL staff consult with children about the
content of their learning in relation to interdisciplinary topic
work and explore what they have learnt throughout and at the
end of topics
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Children contribute to the decision making process through
peer and self assessment which informs next steps in learning
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Of those questions which scored less than 80%, and
have not been already been discussed under the “don’t
know” category:
- Questions 9, 10, 18, 19 and 20 scored over 10% in the
“disagree” or “strongly disagree” response categories
For each of these questions, staff were asked to consider
evidence and suggestions for improvement?
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Q9: My child is encouraged and stretched to work to the best of
their ability?
Improvements
Evidence
 Cooperative learning
through a variety of
group dynamics
 Differentiated activities
across the curriculum
eg reading, numeracy,
writing
 Support – SFL, PSA,
mixed ability pairings
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 Evidence of extensive work for
more able children
 Evidence of support for children
who require it
How?
Through QA Calendar:
 Jotter sampling
 SLT monitoring of planning
 SLT/Staff learning conversations
 Observations of lessons and
constructive feedback
Q10: There are regular opportunities to share success with
parents and carers?
Improvements
Evidence
 “I Can” folders via
focussed outcomes and
“wider achievements”
 Individual achievements
such as “star writer”
shared
 Open door approach
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 Parents to be given regular planned
opportunities to share success
How?
 Parents invited to class assemblies
 Parent open afternoons, encouraging
constructive feedback
 Parents invited to join in specific
learning encounters eg P6/7 anti
bullying drama performance
Q18: The school keeps me well informed about my child and their
progress?
Evidence
Improvements
 “I Can” folders via
focussed outcomes and
“wider achievements”
 Parents’ Meetings
 Reports
 Home/school contact
books
 Telephone class home
 Use of digital “I Can” pages
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How?
 Authority to progress new system
which can be accessed through new
technologies in school and
children/parents can access at home
Q19: My child is listened to and staff respond appropriately?
Evidence
Improvements
 Circle time regularly in class
– sharing ideas and
discussing feelings/worries
 Topic – KWL
 Strategies for turn
taking/listening to views
 Group meetings – Pupil
Council/RRSA/Eco/FairTrade
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How?
 Meetings must be a regular feature
so that children feel valued
representatives.
Q20: The school sets high standards for the children's learning and
behaviour?
Improvements
Evidence
 Planning through the 4
capacities and 7 design
principles of a Curriculum for
Excellence
 Differentiation
 Golden Rules
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 Whole school behaviour management
policy
 Expectations of standards uniform
across the school
How?
 Uniform rules, rewards and
consequences with reinforcement of
expectations
 Every member of staff involved
 Jotter sampling, monitoring of planning,
observation of teaching and constructive
feedback, learning conversations
Additional comments
Portlethen Primary
does a fantastic job.
I’m more than
happy
The staff I could not
fault but school is
bursting at the
seams
Not enough
support for
working
parents.
Child split up
from friends.
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Lack of
communication –
don’t know what
is being done in
class or how we
can help
Sometimes my
child suffers
because poorly
behaved
children aren’t
disciplined
No pupil
council
meetings for 2
years
Additional comments
Children moved
Children/parents not
away from friends
included in decisions
at the start of
about class
session, disrupting
groups/children not
their confidence
prepared for transition
and happiness
– don’t know where to
line up
Bullying
needs to be
identified and
dealt with
more
appropriately
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Child fell and left
with P7s to clean
herself up
Children have
to be really
clever or
struggling to
get noticed