teacher feedback - Scotch futures

This survey is designed to give a snapshot of areas we are doing well in (or not so well in), as well as the chance to suggest 'blue skies' ideas for the future of the school. Note that this is just the 'first bite' - most ideas will need lots of further exploration.
Name (optional): 


  1. Rank each of the following general academic areas in terms of how you feel the school is performing.

            1 2 3 4      
      classroom pedagogy could improve doing well  
      physical facilities for teaching could improve doing well  
      online facilities for teaching could improve doing well  
      productive classroom environments could improve doing well  
      teacher time for planning quality teaching could improve doing well  
      teacher feedback to students could improve doing well  
      student assessment programs could improve doing well  
      mentoring of individual students could improve doing well  
      mentoring of teachers could improve doing well  
      range of academic offerings could improve doing well  
      Year 7/8 program could improve doing well  
      Year 9/10 program could improve doing well  
      Year 11/12 program could improve doing well  
      balance of the curriculum (eg humanities, science...) could improve doing well  
      opportunities for the more able could improve doing well  
      opportunities for the less able could improve doing well  
      appropriate level of challenge in the curriculum could improve doing well  
      timetable structure could improve doing well  
      teaching contact time could improve doing well  
      student homework completion could improve doing well  
      teaching resources could improve doing well  
      student attendance at classes could improve doing well  
      student engagement in academic work could improve doing well  
      academic tracking of students could improve doing well  
      professional development could improve doing well  


  1. Rank each of the following general sporting/services areas in terms of how you feel the school is performing.

            1 2 3 4      
      coaching of top teams could do better doing well  
      coaching of lower teams could do better doing well  
      fixtures for top teams could do better doing well  
      fixtures for lower teams could do better doing well  
      house sport could do better doing well  
      coordination of services program could do better doing well  
      leadership opportunities for students could do better doing well  
      physical facilities for sport could do better doing well  
      range of choices for sport could do better doing well  
      range of choices for services could do better doing well  
      student fitness levels could do better doing well  
      student attendance at sport training and fixtures could do better doing well  
      student engagement in sport could do better doing well  
      student engagement in service activities could do better doing well  
      staff training for sport/services could do better doing well  
      use of our non-Hawthorn sites (Cowes, Healesville...) could do better doing well  
      camping/outdoor program could do better doing well  


  1. Rank each of the following other areas in terms of how you feel the school is performing.

            1 2 3 4      
      pastoral care/student mentoring could improve doing well  
      litter/respect for school property could improve doing well  
      uniforms (sporting, normal, services) could improve doing well  
      house system could improve doing well  
      demerit/detention system could improve doing well  
      school assemblies could improve doing well  
      breadth of opportunities for students could improve doing well  
      students relationships with each other could improve doing well  
      relationships between students could improve doing well  
      teacher-student relationships could improve doing well  
      parent-teacher communications (all kinds) could improve doing well  
      communication with students (outside class time) could improve doing well  
      student subject choice guidance could improve doing well  
      people knowing what's happening could improve doing well  
      recognition of the achievements of all boys could improve doing well  
      social/emotional education could improve doing well  
      teacher time for reflection/evaluation could improve doing well  
      student time for reflection/evaluation could improve doing well  


  1. Write as much as you would like about areas that need improvement. Feel free to expand on areas mentioned above or to add new ones.


  1. Write as much as you like about areas that we are doing well in. Feel free to expand on areas mentioned above or to add new ones.


  1. Write as much as you like about areas that we should explore ('blue skies'). Feel free to expand on areas mentioned above or to add new ones.


  1. (This question is about demographics and will help analyse the responses.)

    My years of teaching experience is in the following range:
    0 - 4 years
    5 - 10 years
    11 - 15 years
    16 - 20 years
    over 20 years






Syd Boydell