Some notes to help you complete this questionnaire: 1) If there is more than one parent or carer in the household, please nominate one of you to complete this survey. If your child(ren) have another parent or carer living at a different address then they will receive their own invitation to take part in the survey. 2) We have tried to make this questionnaire friendly and easy to answer.  Please do read the questions and instructions carefully, answering all questions unless you are instructed otherwise. 3) We do not believe any of the questions are particularly sensitive and they are not intended to be intrusive. However, if there is any question you are not completely happy to answer then please leave it blank.

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Section 1: About You and Your Family

This section asks about you, the area you live and the children you have at Sir James Smiths'. These questions will help us to analyse the data and put your responses into context.

Where do you live now?
	Boscastle
	Camelford
	Davidstow
	Delabole
	Otterham/Tresparret
	Port Isaac
	St Breward
	St Teath
	Tintagel

	Other - please write in

How many children do you have at Sir James Smith's in each year?
Year 7

Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11

Which of these children went to primary school in the local catchment area? (i.e. one of the schools at Boscastle, Camelford, Delabole, Otterham, St Breward, St Teath, or Tintagel.)   Please tick if YES
	Yr 7
	Yr 8
	Yr 9
	Yr 10
	Yr 11

Have you ever attended a presentation by the Head or Deputy Head (perhaps at the primary school) before your child(ren) started at Sir James Smith's?

Yes

No

Don't know

Did you consider seriously or have the option to send your child to any other schools for your child(ren) currently at Sir James Smith's?

Yes

No

Have you had other children at Sir James Smith's in the past? (e.g. older children who have now left school.)

Yes

No

Where did you go to school between the ages of 11 and 16?
	Sir James Smith's
	Other secondary in North Cornwall
	Other secondary elsewhere in Cornwall
	Somewhere else (none of the above)

Are you...

Male

Female

Thinking back to the time when you were at secondary school, overall how positive or negative was your experience of school?
	A very positive experience
	Mostly positive
	Neutral (mixture of positive and negative)
	Mostly negative
	A very negative experience
	Don't know / Can't remember

To what extent do you feel your child(ren)’s experience at Sir James Smith's is a better or worse experience than when you were at school?
	Better (than when I was at school)
	About the same
	Worse (than when I was at school)
	Don't know

Section 2: Supporting and Communicating With You About Your Child(ren)'s Education

In this section we want to understand how well supported you feel you are regarding your child(ren)'s education, and together how we support your child(ren). That includes how the school communicates with you and the opportunities for you to communicate with the school.

How important do you feel it is for you to be involved in supporting your child(ren)’s education at secondary school?

Very important

Fairly important

Neither important nor unimportant

Not very important

Not at all important

Don't know

How well involved do you feel you are in your child(ren)’s education at Sir James Smith's?

Very involved

Fairly involved

Neither involved nor uninvolved

Not very involved

Not at all involved

Don't know

How satisfied are you that you have the knowledge and ability to support your child(ren) with his/her education at Sir James Smith's?

Very satisfied

Fairly satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Not very satisfied

Not at all satisfied

Don't know

Do you feel you were more or less involved with your child(ren)’s education when they were at primary school?

More

Same

Less

Don't know

When was the last time you visited Sir James Smith's for an event or a formal appointment? (E.g. parents evening, meeting with a teacher, information event, etc.)?
	Within the last term
	Within the last year
	More than a year ago
	Have not visited the school
	Don't know

How well informed are you about each of the following? Please answer on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5=very well informed and 1=not at all informed. (D/k=Don't know.)
	Very well 5	4	3	2	Not at all 1	d/k
Supporting your child(ren) with homework
Approaching the school with concerns about your child(ren)'s welfare
The role of school governors
The school's performance in terms of GCSE results
Sir James Smith's as a specialist Humanities college
Keeping your child(ren) safe on computers and the internet
Your child(ren)'s strongest and weakest subjects
Events and general news of things happening in the school

Section 3: Headlines and Reputations

The following questions concern public news and stories about Sir James Smith's Community School, how you feel about the school and what you suggest could be done better.

Have you read anything recently (say, within the last 3 months) in local newspapers about Sir James Smith's?

Yes

No

Do you feel the story portrayed the school positively or negatively (or neither positive or negative)?

Positive

Negative

Neither

	If you can remember, please explain briefly what the story was about:

Have you read or heard anything anywhere else (e.g. word of mouth, on the internet, etc.) recently about Sir James Smith's?

Yes

No

Did whatever you read or heard portray the school positively or negatively (or neither positive or negative)?

Positive

Negative

Neither

	If possible, can you explain briefly the nature of what you heard and how you came to hear it?  (Please describe in general terms rather than using names.)

Sir James Smith's publishes a newsletter at least once a term called Headlines which is sent to all parents and carers.  Do you read it?
	Yes - always, cover to cover
	Yes - flick through it for points of interest
	Rarely or never
	Can't remember ever receiving it

How likely would you be to recommend Sir James Smith's Community School to other parent/carers?
	Would definitely recommend
	Very likely to recommend
	Somewhat likely
	Not very likely to recommend
	Would definitely not recommend
	Don't know

	Irrespective of whether you answered likely or unlikely, is there any particular reason behind your answer?

To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following? Please answer on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5=strongly agree and 1=strongly disagree. (D/k=Don't know.)
	Agree 5	4	3	2	Disagree 1	d/k
The school is good at keeping us informed
The school is governed well
The school is run well on a day-to-day basis
The school has a good reputation in the community
The school is at the heart of the community
The school is improving
The school keeps up with the times
The school listens to us as parents / carers

If you could change one thing about Sir James Smith's that would improve your child(ren)’s education or experience at the school, what would it be?

How could Sir James Smith's improve communications with you a parent or carer?

Section 4: Parent/Carer Panel and Declaration

	We are compiling a ‘parents panel’ and are looking for approximately 20 parents/carers of students from each year group. If you have an interest in your child’s experience at the school, want to see continued improvement at Sir James Smith's and would be willing to express your views occasionally (mainly through similar questionnaires to this), then we invite you to join the panel. Would you be interested in taking part?
	Yes - I would like to apply to join the Parents Panel
	Maybe - please contact me to discuss
	No - I am not interested in the Parents Panel

	We will be making available the findings of this survey.  Are you interested in seeing the results?
	Yes please		No thanks

	Please provide your contact details:
	Name

Address

Address

Email (if applicable)

Telephone

Data protection statement - Sir James Smith's Community School is collecting this information for the purposes of research only and creating future opportunities to improve consultation with parents and the community. This will help to inform future developments of the school, by improving and developing the education services delivered through Sir James Smith's. Only specified members of Sir James Smith's staff and governors will have access to your personal data should you choose to provide it. In accordance with the Data Protection Act, this data will not be disclosed to a third party.  Only non-personalised, aggregated data will be published.

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