Teacher Survey Draft 1 - Page 1 of 3 - NI Direct

2. What is your current teaching role?

(Required) Classroom Teacher Head of Department Special Educational Needs Coordinator Literacy/Numeracy Coordinator Senior Leadership Team Other

Please specify

3. What year groups do you currently teach? (Select all that apply)

(Required) Pre-School Foundation Stage Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16

4. How many years have you been teaching?

(Required) 0–2 years 3–5 years 6–10 years 11+ years

5. Which types of assessment do you use in your classroom? (select all that apply)

(Required) Teacher-designed formative assessments Summative assessments (e.g., end-of-topic tests) Observational assessments Peer/self-assessment Commercial standardised assessments (e.g., GL Assessment, NFER) Diagnostic assessments Other

Please specify

6. If you use commercial standardised assessments, which ones do you use?

Open text response (Required)

7. How frequently are commercial standardised assessments administered in your school?

(Required) Once per year Twice per year Termly Other

Please specify

8. How do you use commercial standardised assessments in your classroom practice? (Select all that apply)

(Required) To identify gaps in learning and inform planning To track pupil progress over time To support reporting to parents and carers To set individual or group learning targets To plan interventions for pupils needing support To contribute to whole-school improvement planning To reflect on and improve my own teaching practice I use them minimally or not at all Other

9. If you use standardised commercial assessments, how useful do you find such assessments?

(Required) Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful

10. How are assessment outcomes used in your school? (Select all that apply)

(Required) To inform planning and teaching To identify pupils for intervention To report to parents To track pupil progress over time For whole-school data analysis For external accountability (e.g., inspections) Other

Please specify

11. Do you feel confident in interpreting assessment data to inform your teaching?

(Required) Yes Somewhat No

12. How useful do you find the assessment outcomes provided to you by the previous teacher or school?

(Required) Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful

13. Did your initial teacher education include training on assessment practices?

(Required) Yes, in depth Yes, but limited No

14. If Yes, how useful did you find the training?

(Required) Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful

15. Have you received professional development related to assessment since qualifying?

(Required) Yes, regularly Yes, occasionally No

16. If Yes, how useful did you find the training?

(Required) Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful

17. What types of professional learning on assessment have you found most useful?

Open text response (Required)

18. What additional support or training would help you use assessment more effectively?

Open text response (Required)

19. Any other comments or suggestions about assessment in schools?

Open text response (Required)