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Variable
Label
Sex
What is your gender?
Q2
What was your age last birthday?
Q3
What is your ethnic group? (Please tick one of the
following options which best describes your ethnic group
or background)
Q4
What is your first language?
Q5
Q5_a
Uni
Q7 - Q15
Can you communicate beyond beginner level in any
language(s) other than your first language?
If yes, what language(s) do you speak?
At which University did you qualify as a teacher?
Programme title routing questions
Q16_1
In general terms, how well do you believe your ITE
programme prepared you for entering the teaching
profession?
Q17_1
How well do you believe your induction year has prepared
you to work as a fully registered teacher?
Response options
1
Male
2
Female
3
Prefer not to say
4
Other (specify)
Numerical
1
African, African Scottish
or African British
2
African, Caribbean or
Black - Other
3
Arab
4
Asian - Other
5
Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi
Scottish or Bangladeshi British
6
Black, Black Scottish or
Black British
7
Caribbean, Caribbean
Scottish or Caribbean British
8
Chinese, Chinese Scottish
or Chinese British
9
Indian, Indian Scottish or
Indian British
10
Mixed or multiple ethnic
groups
11
Pakistani, Pakistani
Scottish or Pakistani British
12
White - Gypsy/Traveller
13
White - Irish
14
White - Other
15
White - Other British
16
White - Polish
17
White - Scottish
18
Other ethnic group not
listed above
1
English
2
Gaelic
3
Other (specify)
1
Yes
2
No
Free text response
Not at all
2
3
4
Very well prepared
Not at all
2
3
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Variable
Label
Q18_1
Please rate how competent you feel at this point in your
career
Q19_1
Please rate how confident you feel at this point in your
career
Q20_1
Q20_2
Q20_3
Q21_1
Q21_2
Q21_3
Q21_4
Q21_5
Q21_6
Q21_7
Q21_8
Q21_9
Q22_1
Q22_2
Q22_3
Q22_4
Q22_5
Q22_6
Q22_7
Q22_8
Q22_9
Q22_10
Q22_11
Q22_12
Q22_13
Q23_1
Areas of responsibility for all
At the current time, please tell us how confident you feel
to teach the following: …Literacy
…Numeracy
…Health and Wellbeing
For each of the areas listed below, please indicate the
extent to which you currently need professional
development
…Knowledge and understanding of my subject field(s)
…Pedagogical competencies in teaching my subject field(s)
…Knowledge of the curriculum
…Student assessment practices
…Student behaviour and classroom management
…Approaches to individualised learning
…Teaching students with additional support needs
…Teaching in a multicultural or multilingual setting
…Teaching cross-curricular skills (e.g. problem solving,
learning-to-learn)
In your teaching, to what extent can you do the following?
…Get students to believe they can do well in school work
…Help my students value learning
…Craft good questions for my students
…Control disruptive behaviour in the classroom
…Motivate students who show low interest in school work
…Make my expectations about student behaviour clear
…Help students think critically
…Get students to follow classroom rules
…Calm a student who is disruptive or noisy
…Use a variety of assessment strategies
…Provide an alternative explanation for example when
students are confused
…Vary instructional strategies in my classroom
…Support student learning through the use of ICT (e.g.
computers, tablets, smartboards)
Primary programmes only
Response options
4
Very well prepared
Not at all competent
2
3
4
Very competent
Not at all confident
2
3
4
Very confident
Not at all confident
2
3
4
Very confident
1
2
3
4
No need at present
Low level of need
Moderate level of need
High level of need
1
2
3
4
Not at all
To some extent
Quite a bit
A lot
Not at all confident
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Variable
Q23_2
Q23_3
Q23_4
Q23_5
Q23_6
Q23_7
Q23_8
Q23_9
Q24_1
Q24_2
Q24_3
Q24_4
Q24_5
Q25_1
Q25_2
Q26_1
Q26_2
Q26_3
Q27_1
Q27_2
Q27_3
Q27_4
Q27_5
Q27_6
Q27_7
Q27_8
Q27_9
Q27_10
Q27_11
Q27_12
Label
Please tell us how confident you now feel to teach the
following curricular areas …Expressive Arts
…Languages: English
…Languages: other than English
…Mathematics
…Physical Education
…Religious and Moral Education
…Sciences
…Social Studies
…Technologies
Secondary programmes only
Please tell us how confident you now feel to teach your
subject at the following levels/phases (if you are dual
qualified, please answer in relation to your first subject
only)
…Broad General Education
…National 4
…National 5
…Higher
…Advanced Higher
Looking back on your university-based and school-based
learning experiences during your ITE
…Overall, how effective were your university-based
experiences in supporting your development as a teacher?
…Overall, how effective were your school-based
experiences in supporting your development as a teacher?
How confident are you that you understand the concept of
teacher leadership in schools?
To what extent do you feel that your ITE programme
supported you to develop as a leader?
To what extent do you feel that your ITE programme
enabled you to use leadership skills?
Please tick if the following were included in your ITE, and
then rate how helpful you have found them since
…Student Motivation
…Reflective Practice
…Classroom management
…Child development
…Planning
…Assessment
…Subject-specific pedagogy
…General pedagogy
…Additional support needs
…Promoting social justice
…Broad general education
…Practitioner enquiry
Response options
2
3
4
Very confident
Not at all confident
2
3
4
Very confident
Not at all
2
3
4
Very
Not at all
2
3
4
Very
NI
1
2
extent
3
helpful
4
Not included
Included, not at all helpful
Included, helpful to some
Included, quite a bit
Included, very helpful
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Variable
Q28
Q29
Label
Thinking back to how well it has served you over the last
year, please list the three most positive things about your
ITE programme/experience:
Thinking back to how well it has served you over the last
year, please list the three most negative things about your
ITE programme/experience:
Q30
Did you undertake:
Q31
How securely do you feel you meet the Standard for Full
Registration?
Q32
How helpful was the Local Authority programme of
professional development?
Q33
How supportive was your in-school supporter?
Q34
Q35
Q36_1
Q36_2
Q36_3
Q36_4
Q36_5
Q36_6
Q36_7
What is your greatest professional development need at
this point in time?
Which aspects of teaching would you say you have
developed most in over the past year since graduation?
What are your plans for the next academic year (tick
any/all that apply)? –
…I have a permanent teaching post in Scotland
…I have a temporary teaching post in Scotland
…I’m hoping to get a permanent teaching post in Scotland
… I’m hoping to get a temporary teaching post in Scotland
…I will be teaching outside Scotland
…I don’t plan to be teaching at all
…Other (Specify)
Q37
At this point in your career, how desirable is teaching as a
career?
Q38
Compared with this time last year, is teaching currently a
more or less desirable career to you?
Response options
Free text response
Free text response
1
Teacher Induction
Scheme
2
Flexible Route
3
Other (specify)
Not at all
2
3
4
Very securely
N/A
Not at all
2
3
4
Very helpful
Not at all
2
3
4
Very supportive
Free text response
Free text response
Selected/not selected
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Very desirable
Desirable
Neutral
Undesirable
Very undesirable
Much more desirable
More desirable
About the same
Less desirable
Much less desirable
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Variable
Q39_1
Q39_2
Q39_3
Q39_4
Q39_5
Q39_6
Q39_7
Q39_8
Q39_9
Q39_10
Q39_11
Q39_b
Q39_c_1
Q39_c_2
Q39_c_3
Q39_c_4
Q39_c_5
Q39_c_6
Q39_c_7
Q39_c_8
Q40
Label
Response options
At this point in time, where do you envisage yourself in 5
years' time? (tick all that apply) …Class/subject teacher in
Scotland
…Middle leader (e.g. Principal Teacher, Faculty Head or
Depute Headteacher)
…School leader/Headteacher
…Not teaching at all
…Teaching outside Scotland
…Working in Further Education or Higher Education
Selected/not selected
…Working in education but not teaching, e.g. local
authority officer, Education Scotland, GTCS...
…Studying for, or having achieved, a Masters degree in
education
…Studying for, or having achieved, a doctorate in
education, e.g. PhD or EdD
…Studying for, or having achieved a higher degree (Masters
or Doctorate) in a non-education-related field
…Other (specify
If you could go back to the start of university and start over
again, would you become a teacher or not?
How long do you plan to remain in teaching? …As long as I
am able
…Until I am eligible for retirement from this job
…Until I am eligible for retirement benefits from a previous
job
…Until I am eligible for Social Security benefits
…Until a specific life event occurs (e.g., parenthood,
marriage)
…Until a more desirable job opportunity (outwith school
teaching) comes along
…Definitely plan to leave as soon as I can
…Undecided at this time
Interested in telling us more? We will be running
interviews and focus groups to try gain a more in-depth
understanding of the experience of early career teachers. If
you would like to find out more, please leave your email
address.
1
Certainly would not
become a teacher
2
Probably would not
become a teacher
3
Chances about even for
and against
4
Probably would become a
teacher
5
Certainly would become a
teacher
Selected/not selected
Free text response
0
