Year 8 Careers and Work Related Learning Survey 2013

Please answer the questions as honstely as possible. Please note that you should think about all lessons over the last 2 years and not simply the Citizenship/Careers lessons you have had this term with Mrs Morley.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Have you received Careers Education at John Buchan School?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Which of the following activities do you think are Careers Education?*
    Fast Tomato
    Careers CLP
    Y8 "Postman Pat" Citizenship unit
    Visit from Mr Roberts
    Y7 Citizenship on Child Employment
    School trips
    Residentials
    All other lessons


  1. How important for you are the following factors when thinking about why you would want a job?

    1 = not important at all, 2 = quite important, 3 = very important*

          1 2 3    
      Opportunity to meet new people   
      Money   
      Working with people   
      Interest and enjoyment   
      Further qualifications and training   
      Experience   
      Career prospects / promotion   


  1. Is there anything else you would like to see in the Y8 Careers unit or would like to have provided in schools to help you when thinking about your future?

    Please type your answer if you wish to say anything.


  1. How useful are the following sources of information regarding careers advice.

    1 = not useful, 2 = quite useful, 3 = very useful

          1 2 3    
      Local Press - Sixth Sense and Punchlines   
      Local Media - BFBS TV and Radio   
      Parents/Carers/Relatives   
      Y8 Citizenship Lessons   
      Careers Serviece (SCE - Mr Roberts)   
      Teachers   
      Fast Tomato   
      Other adults in school   
      Other schools and colleges   
      School library   
      HIVE and local community   
      Youth workers   
      National TV, Radio and Press   


  1. Are there any others sources of information you have had access to where you can get careers advice?


  1. Have you received any information about Y9 and the choices you will be making regarding your educational future?
    Yes
    No


  1. What do you expect from a job? In this question decide how important you consider each of these factors to be when thinking about what you expect from a job.

    1 = not important, 2 = quite important, 3 = very important

          1 2 3    
      Interesting and varied tasks   
      Gaining qualifications and new skills   
      Opportunities for promotion   
      Meeting people   
      Good pay   
      Working in teams   
      Having responsibility (having the chance to lead others)   
      Job security (knowing you will keep your job)   
      Opportunities for travel   
      To feel valued   


  1. Have there been times when teachers of other subjects (not including Citizenship teachers) have talked about careers?
    Yes
    No


  1. If your answer to the last was "yes" then please give an example of when this happened.


  1. Have teachers explained, when relevant, how their subject relates to life outside of school and to future careers?
    Yes
    No


  1. If your answer to the last was "yes" then please give an example of when this happened.


  1. Do you feel, AT YOUR CURRENT AGE, that the information you have received and the skills you have developed have been useful in helping you think about your future?
    Yes
    No


  1. Is there anything else you would like to add about careers education?





Dr Chipperfield