S3 Curriculum Survey

We are looking at what subjects students get in S1-2 and how they are organised. Having completed S1/2, we thought your opinion would be useful. Some subjects in S1 are in rotation (for example, Art/Music/Drama/Graphics or Biology/Chemistry/Physics). This should mean fewer teachers to get to know, and less homework and assessments at the same time (the exams for Bio/Che/Phy are spread throughout the year, rather than with all your other subjects in May) but we would like to know if you agree with this. Some questions refer to S1, others refer to S2 and some are relevant to both.
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  1. Questions about S1

    Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

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      I was happy with the subjects available in S1. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  
      I liked getting subjects in rotation. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  
      I would have preferred to get more subjects per week to avoid rotations (for example one period each of Bio/Che/Phy for the whole year, rather than how it is organised just now). Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  


  1. Questions about S2

    Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:


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      I was happy with the subjects available in S2. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  
      Some rotations should be introduced into S2 in order to get fewer subjects per week (e.g. History/Geography for 3 periods in rotation rather than 1 ½ periods per week). Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  
      1 or 1 ½ periods per week is too few and makes it difficult to get going in these subjects (e.g. Art, Music, Geography, History). Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  


  1. In S2 you were able to choose from Latin, Drama and Graphics. Do you think: 


  1. Questions relevant to both S1 and S2

    Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

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      I got the opportunity in school to learn about health and wellbeing and explore topics that are relevant to my age group. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  
      I found it difficult dealing with lots of different subjects in a week. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree  


  1. Please list any subjects (or groups of subjects) that you think you got too often across S1-2.


  1. Please list any subjects (or groups of subjects) that you think you didn’t get often enough across S1-2.


  1. Please comment on what aspects of S1-2 you found most challenging (for example, a particular time of year, keeping on top of homework, and so on).


  1. Please add below any other comments about what you did or didn’t like about your S1-2 subjects. This could include any suggestions for other subjects you would like to see available.





Mr Harkins
Head of Computing
St Aloysius' College
Glasgow