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Here are the results of this year’s student

and parent/carer questionnaires.

Many thanks to all of you who gave answers

and thank you also to the staff members who

helped collect the information.

The artwork is taken from a piece of Art

GCSE coursework created this year.

Moving On— your views 2015 (students) We would really value your views about your experiences

in your CE Academy Campus and hope that your answers

can help us to improve things for the future.

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Nicer teachers/friendlier staff Small classes Help/support from staff No uniform Teachers understanding Relaxed environment Staff have the time to listen Working with tutor One to one time Meeting new people More options and opportunities Trips Respect from staff Smaller school Listen to me Non-judgmental staff Free food Better lessons Problems sorted quickly Encouragement Cookery Seeds of Change Improved confidence Staff get to know you Coming to CE (Academy) Free tea ARC Explanations in lessons Work experience Sound teachers Easier than mainstream Flexibility Get on with the teachers Treated better Opinions matter Want the best for you New friends Single sex Govilon Achieved things I thought impossible Less teachers that annoy you Less subjects Started to do work Workshops College Good teachers Enjoyed school More staff I could ask help from Feel welcome Get on with teachers Know everyone Fishing Not so many people Not like mainstream Be myself Chance to succeed Bring my child to school Quieter/calmer

What were the best things about coming to a CE Academy Campus after being at mainstream school?

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Excellent Good OK Disappointing Poor

23.8% 39.7% 27.0% 6.3% 3.2%

What effort do you think you have made towards your work at The CE Academy this year?

Excellent Good OK Disappointing Poor

26.7% 40.0% 30% 1.7% 1.7%

How do you rate your behaviour in the campus?

Excellent Good OK Disappointing Poor

31.7% 33.3% 23.8% 3.2% 7.9%

How good do you think your attendance has been?

Often Sometimes Once Never

68.3% 30.2% 1.6% 0%

Did your subject teachers talk with you about your work in your lessons?

Yes No

58.7% 41.3%

Do you know what your present behaviour targets are?

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They give you an opportunity to have your say

Are worrying Give you a boost

Other

58.4% 6.5% 22.1% 13%

What do you think about your reviews?

Very helpful Sometimes helpful No help

66.7% 16.7% 16.7%

Has being at the campus been helpful in developing your parenting skills? (school age mothers)

Yes No Not sure

57.1% 25.4% 17.5%

Do you think that telephone calls and letters home are a good way to help change a pupil’s behaviour?

Yes No N/A

64.3% 7.1% 28.6%

Has having a nursery at school been helpful? (school age mothers)

Always Most of the time Sometimes Rarely Never

12.7% 44.4% 38.1% 4.8% 0%

Do you think you have met your targets?

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Yes No

69.8% 30.2%

Do reviews make a difference to your attitude or behaviour?

Yes No

12.7% 87.3%

Have you any concerns about bullying?

Subject Yes No Not sure

Drugs 86.7% 5% 8.3%

Alcohol 85% 8.3% 6.7%

Sex 83.3% 8.3% 8.3%

Citizenship 73.3% 11.7% 15%

Healthy eating 76.7% 11.7% 11.7%

Do you think that you have been provided with enough information about the following:

Yes No

85.7% 14.3%

Do you feel prepared for life after The CE Academy?

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College Employment Other Nothing

77.4% 12.9% 8.1% 1.6%

Do you know what you are doing when you leave The CE Academy?

Yes No

86.9% 13.1%

Do you know who your Connexions worker is?

Very helpful Quite helpful No help

39.3% 36.1% 24.6%

How helpful has your Connexions worker been?

Yes No

91.8% 8.2%

Do you feel more confident now than when you started at your Campus?

Yes No

93% 7%

If you are continuing in education (for example a college course), are you clear what you need to achieve to get your place?

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Put your head down

Get on with your work

Act normally/be yourself

Respect everyone/staff

Go to all lessons

Stay out of corridors/stay in lessons

Have fun

Don’t mess about

Just get on with it

Don’t just sit back/try things

Enjoy your time

Speak out

Be calm

Get on with every one

Never give up

Give everything a go

It’s a fresh start

Work hard to get back into mainstream

Respect others and they respect you back

Free tea

Don’t mess your chance up

Don’t stir up trouble

Everyone is friendly and nice

Do the best you can

Use CE (Academy) to get your GCSEs

Staff will not judge

Get your course work done earlier

Follow the CE (Academy) ethos

Behave and work hard to your grades

Bring 5p for tea

Don’t backchat

Be friendly

Listen to teachers

Go to ARC

Don’t follow others

Learn what you can

There’s nothing to worry about

It’s better here

Try to be good

Be confident

Don’t be over confident

It’s alright here

Be open minded

Ignore distractions

Teacher are here to help you

Teachers are dedicated to every student

No worries

CE (Academy) is an amazing placed

Don’t be nervous

What advice would you give to a new pupil starting at The CE Academy from mainstream?

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PE

Seeds of Change

Adventureways

Govilon

Art

Teachers/Staff

Expressive Arts

ARC

Hair and Beauty course

London Trips

Cookery lessons

Hairdressing

Trips

Woburn Safari Park

Mechanics

Rock climbing

Learning new skills

Hairdressing Show trip

Christmas dinner

Live animal visit during cross curricular activities

Other young people

Acting groups

Priority project

In the nursery

College

English

Music lessons

Bike course

Football at breaks

Sport

Fishing

What is the most enjoyable activity you have done whilst attending the Campus?

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Improved confidence

Advice

Sitting GCSEs

College placement

Help with exams

Improved academically

Get on better with people

Anger management

Help to grow as a person/mature

One to one tuition

Completed year 11

Help with applying for college

Took me to interview

Improved self-esteem

Self-belief

Everything was great

Given me independence

Fishing course

Put up with me

Opened up my mind in discussions

Time to think/given me ideas

Groundworks

Made me a better person now

Got me back into education

Changed my personality for the better

Support through personal issues

Construction course

How to dress more appropriately

Help with apprenticeship/Saturday job

Found out who I am

Key tutor help

Prepared for life after school

Getting me up in the mornings

Help with life at home

Help with understanding myself

Help me realise that I need to work to get good grades

Went to court with me

Been there for me

Gave me a chance for education

Adventureways

Tried lots of options to see what I liked

Experience new things

Never gave up on me

Helped me to reach my goal

Mechanics course

Improved my English

Relationship advice

What is the best thing that The CE Academy has done for you personally?

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More staff

Bigger school and outside area

More trips

More subjects available

Wear a uniform

Sixth form

Nothing

Improved laptops and computers

More support in lessons

Too many people in classes/smaller groups

Students select what is cooked

Better London Road Campus

PE at Forest Gate

Have a canteen

Gazebo closer to school

Gym

Benches outside

Leavers’ jumpers

Year 11 Study leave

More consequences for poor behaviour (meetings and IT not really punishment)

Need to go to a person for 1:1 support during lessons

More seating in social area

Stricter teachers

Have beauty course 5 days

Leavers Prom

X-box like Forest Gate

Repair cage netting

See children more in nursery

More space

More fun activities

Allow pupils to go off-site on their own without following

More PE

Improve social area so more relaxed

More things to do

Better equipment

Make the other young people quieter

Better teachers

How would you improve The CE Academy? (Give one or two suggestions that you think would improve the experience we give to pupils)

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Parents Questionnaire Results

Dear Parents/Carers

This is a questionnaire which we hope you will

answer as best you can, to enable us to find

out what you think about the provision we have

offered your son or daughter. We will use the

answers to help us identify areas we need to

improve on, and to make sure we continue to

do the things which you think are successful.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the

answers, your help is greatly appreciated.

Moving On — your views 2015 (parents/carers)

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1 Feeling welcome, environment, values and attitudes at the Campus

Agree Disagree Don’t know

1 I am made to feel welcome when I visit the Campus

86% 0% 14%

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The arrangements for my son/daughter to settle in when he/she started at the Campus were good

94.3% 1.9% 3.8%

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I would find it easy to approach the staff at The CE Academy with questions or problems to do with my child

94.5% 5.5% 0%

4 The Campus encourages my child to improve their behaviour

90.4% 5.8% 3.8%

5 My child is expected to work hard 83% 3.8% 13.2%

6 The Campus is well led and managed 84.9% 3.8% 11.3%

2 Communication and parental involvement with the Campus

Agree Disagree Don’t know

7 I understand the Campus policies about arrival times and absences

92.6% 1.9% 5.6%

8 The Campus seeks the views of the parents/carers

90.7% 7.4% 1.9%

9 I am kept well informed about what is happening at the Campus

87% 3.7% 9.3%

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3 Teaching and my child’s progress

Agree Disagree Don’t know

10 I am kept well informed about my child’s progress

96.2% 0% 3.8%

11 My child is improving at the Campus 86.5% 3.8% 9.6%

12 I find my child’s education reports helpful 94.1% 2% 3.9%

13 Teaching at the Campus is good 88.7% 0% 11.3%

4 The reputation of the Campus and how my child feels

Agree Disagree Don’t know

14 I feel that my child enjoys attending and being a pupil at the Campus

73.6% 20.8% 5.7%

15 I feel that my child is well cared for at the Campus

92.5% 3.8% 3.8%

16 I believe my child feels happy at the Campus 81.1% 13.2% 5.7%

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