Deputy Principal (Adam McGill)

Survey My Class

Do I want to survey my students?

Depends……..will their feedback be of any value?! Hopefully, the survey results will provide you with some positive feedback and direction on areas to investigate for potential improvement.

What will I get out of it?

Obtaining student feedback provides valuable insights into teaching practice and classroom dynamics. Additionally, it empowers students in your class by giving them a voice.

Will they be rude/disrespectful?

This is always a concern. Carefully select which classes you will do the survey with. Sometimes a student may not have the maturity to be able to complete the survey with the right intentions.

As with all feedback, you have the final decision on whether to take it onboard or disregard it. Personally, I have never surveyed my tougher Year 9 boys PE classes. These boys would be frustrated about missing PE class time to do a survey, so it’s obvious some may not respond in a constructive manner.

If you do get anything inappropriate or concerning, chat with your Line Manager or colleague. Ask them to do some observations to see if what the student has written has any validity at all.

What are the questions?

How should I do it?

The students need to access the survey link. Below is how I have set it up in the past:

1. Select your class or classes that you want to focus on.
2. Post the survey link into Connect so the student can access it easily. (https://www.research.net/r/BunburySHSNov2023)
3. Set aside some teaching time. Chat to them about the process and why you are asking for their feedback. This may help them to understand the process and act with maturity when providing feedback.
4. Allow enough time to do the survey and don’t back it onto lunch. The kids will skip through it without any thought to ensure they are able to leave on time.

Who gets the results?

The survey data for each individual teacher remains private to those teachers. Student names are anonymous. You will receive an email with your compiled data at the end of the process.

The combined data of all BSHS staff is compiled into a report for the Leadership Team, which is simply another piece of data used to inform our school improvement plans.

Again, this is private regarding individual teachers’ data. The report that the Leadership Team sees only has a list of the staff members' names that have participated.

The class survey opportunity is open from Thursday 9 November to Thursday 23 November.

Ultimately, we are always looking to enhance the overall quality of teaching and learning in our school, and it would be great to have all teachers participating in this process.

If you have any questions about the process, please contact Adam on 78902.

Using AI?

Thanks to those who have contacted me already about their use of AI.

I am still looking for more examples of teacher’s use of AI to assist their practice.

Are you using AI? How have you used it to support your teaching/planning/class activities?

If so, can you please get in contact with me and let me know. We are looking for some great examples to share throughout the school.

Thanks!

Adam McGill