Gathering views on probationer teachers' readiness to teach
The broad aim of the project is to explore the views and perceptions of whether probationer teachers are ready to teach.
Appendix 2 - Data Tables – results from on-line survey of probationer teachers
Data table 1 Primary literacy
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of literacy | 20.0 | 65.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| I am confident in my ability to teach literacy | 11.9 | 68.9 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupil outcomes for literacy | 9.6 | 62.2 | 9.6 | 16.3 | 2.2 |
Data table 2 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of literacy? (primary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 85.9% |
| No | 14.1% |
Data table 3 Secondary literacy
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of literacy | 56.6 | 37.5 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0 |
| I am confident in my ability to teach literacy | 50.0 | 44.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupil outcomes for literacy | 38.5 | 46.9 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
Data table 4 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of literacy? (secondary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 82.3% |
| No | 17.7% |
Data table 5 Primary numeracy
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of numeracy | 25.8 | 58.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| I am confident in my ability to teach numeracy | 17.2 | 60.1 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupil outcomes for numeracy | 18.8 | 52.3 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 0.8 |
Data table 6 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of numeracy? (primary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 82.8% |
| No | 17.2% |
Data table 7 Secondary numeracy
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of numeracy | 32.3 | 46.2 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| I am confident in my ability to teach numeracy | 33.3 | 44.1 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupil outcomes for numeracy | 22.6 | 43.0 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 3.2 |
Data table 8 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of numeracy? (secondary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 69.9% |
| No | 30.1% |
Data table 9 Primary health and wellbeing
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of health and wellbeing | 19.7 | 58.3 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my ability to teach health and wellbeing | 15.0 | 59.1 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupil outcomes for health and wellbeing | 12.6 | 47.2 | 28.4 | 10.2 | 1.6 |
Data table 10 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of health and wellbeing? (primary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 82.7% |
| No | 17.3% |
Data table 11 Secondary health and wellbeing
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of health and wellbeing | 37.8 | 55.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| I am confident in my ability to teach health and wellbeing | 38.9 | 46.7 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupil outcomes for health and wellbeing | 36.7 | 37.8 | 15.6 | 8.9 | 1.1 |
Data table 12 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of health and wellbeing? (secondary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 87.8% |
| No | 12.2% |
Data table 13 Primary Equality (knowledge)
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to additional support needs | 26.8 | 56.1 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to race | 32.5 | 46.3 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to gender | 29.3 | 49.6 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to sexual orientation | 24.4 | 50.4 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 0.8 |
Data table 14 Primary Equality (support)
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to additional support needs | 18.7 | 52.0 | 19.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to race | 18.7 | 56.1 | 18.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to gender | 21.1 | 53.7 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to sexual orientation | 17.9 | 49.6 | 21.1 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
Data table 15 Primary Equality (developing resources)
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils explore the equality agenda in respect to additional support needs | 9.8 | 48.0 | 25.2 | 13.8 | 3.3 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils explore the equality agenda in respect to race | 4.1 | 42.3 | 28.5 | 21.1 | 4.1 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils explore the equality agenda in respect to gender | 5.7 | 42.3 | 28.5 | 20.3 | 3.25 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils the equality agenda in respect to sexual orientation | 4.9 | 32.5 | 36.6 | 21.1 | 4.9 |
Data table 16 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of health and wellbeing? (primary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 69.1% |
| No | 30.9% |
Data table 17 Secondary Equality (knowledge)
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to additional support needs | 35.7 | 51.2 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to race | 40.5 | 42.9 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to gender | 42.9 | 41.7 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| I am confident in my knowledge of the equality agenda in respect to sexual orientation | 42.9 | 44.1 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
Data table 18 Secondary Equality (support)
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to additional support needs | 32.1 | 48.8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to race | 41.7 | 35.7 | 17.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to gender | 42.9 | 38.1 | 14.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| I am confident in my ability to effectively support the equality agenda with respect to sexual orientation | 42.9 | 39.3 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
Data table 19 Secondary Equality (developing resources)
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils explore the equality agenda in respect to additional support needs | 21.4 | 38.1 | 20.2 | 15.5 | 4.8 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils explore the equality agenda in respect to race | 26.2 | 34.6 | 22.6 | 13.1 | 3.6 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils explore the equality agenda in respect to gender | 32.1 | 31.0 | 22.6 | 10.7 | 3.6 |
| I am confident in developing resources to support pupils the equality agenda in respect to sexual orientation | 29.7 | 34.5 | 17.9 | 13.0 | 4.8 |
Data table 20 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of health and wellbeing? (Secondary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 73.8% |
| No | 26.2% |
Data table 21 Primary Data literacy
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of data literacy | 13.1 | 46.7 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 3.3 |
| I am confident in my skills to use data to track learners' progress (for example through assessment data, classroom activities and observations) | 17.2 | 54.9 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 1.6 |
| I am confident in my skills to analyse and interpret data | 18.9 | 49.2 | 20.5 | 10.7 | 0.8 |
| I am confident in my skills to use data to make professional judgements about the effectiveness of my practice | 15.6 | 60.7 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 0.8 |
Data table 22 Secondary Data literacy
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I am confident in my knowledge of data literacy | 24.4 | 50.0 | 19.2 | 6.4 | 0 |
| I am confident in my skills to use data to track learners' progress (for example through assessment data, classroom activities and observations) | 41.0 | 46.2 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| I am confident in my skills to analyse and interpret data | 35.9 | 43.6 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| I am confident in my skills to use data to make professional judgements about the effectiveness of my practice | 34.6 | 52.6 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
Data table 23 Did you have opportunities over the course of the TIS year to continue to further develop your knowledge of health and wellbeing? (Secondary)
| Response | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes | 77.0% |
| No | 23.0% |
Data table 24 The geographical distribution of probationer teachers in local authorities for the TIS placement for the probationer teacher cohort session 2015-16.
| Local Authority employer | No of respondents |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | 4 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 17 |
| Angus Council | 12 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 1 |
| Clackmannanshire / Stirling Council | 13 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 10 |
| Dundee City Council | 3 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 9 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 8 |
| East Lothian Council | 7 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 5 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 13 |
| Eileen Siar | 1 |
| Falkirk Council | 12 |
| Fife Council | 10 |
| City of Glasgow Council | 13 |
| Highland Council | 12 |
| Inverclyde Council | 1 |
| Midlothian Council | 1 |
| Moray Council | 6 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 7 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 16 |
| Orkney Council | 1 |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 8 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 7 |
| Scottish Borders Council | 3 |
| Shetland Council | 0 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 2 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 24 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 3 |
| West Lothian Council | 8 |
| Total | 237 |
Data table 25 The geographical distribution of probationer teachers' current employer post- TIS
| Local authorities | Number of respondents |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | 6 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 19 |
| Angus Council | 9 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 0 |
| Clackmannanshire / Stirling Council | 18 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 10 |
| Dundee City Council | 4 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 10 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 5 |
| East Lothian Council | 9 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 2 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 15 |
| Eileen Siar | 1 |
| Falkirk Council | 11 |
| Fife Council | 8 |
| City of Glasgow Council | 23 |
| Highland Council | 13 |
| Inverclyde Council | 3 |
| Midlothian Council | 1 |
| Moray Council | 3 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 8 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 16 |
| Orkney Council | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 6 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 4 |
| Scottish Borders Council | 1 |
| Shetland Council | 0 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 2 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 17 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 2 |
| West Lothian Council | 10 |
| Other | 1 |
| total | 237 |
Data table 26 Current type of contract and post held by probationer teachers
| Contract type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position held | Permanent | Supply | Temporary | Other |
| Classroom | 173 | 9 | 37 | 4 |
| Peripatetic | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| total | 181 | 11 | 41 | 4 |
Respondents who identified as with position as classroom teacher but other for contract type commented that their contract type was;
- Permanent area cover
- Permanent teaching job abroad
- Two temporary contracts
- Recently left contract
Respondents who identified their contract type as other are employed in the following ways;
- Raising attainment cover
- Area cover class teachers
- Supply
- PE teacher
- No response
The respondent who identified their contract type as temporary is employed in the classroom (2 days per week) and visiting (1 day per week)
The respondent who identified their contract type as supply is employed as a nurture teacher.
As might be expected from probationer teachers, the classroom teachers make up the majority of posts.
Data table 27 Primary/Secondary Post-Teacher Induction Scheme
| Statement | % of respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree or disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I feel that within my new role I am supported | 33.9 | 39.9 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 3.5 |
| I feel that within my new role I am challenged | 55.6 | 36.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| I know who to approach if I need support | 41.4 | 45.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
Data table 28 Responses of probationer teachers with regard to perceived future support needs around teaching literacy, numeracy, contributing to health and wellbeing and equality, and with using data to make professional judgments.
| Statement | % of respondents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree/agree | Neither agree or disagree | Strongly disagree/disagree | ||||
| primary | secondary | primary | secondary | primary | secondary | |
| I would like more support with teaching literacy | 59.2 | 41.0 | 28.3 | 35.9 | 12.5 | 23.1 |
| I would like more support with teaching numeracy | 64.2 | 48.7 | 23.3 | 30.8 | 15.0 | 20.5 |
| I would like more support with contributing to the health and well-being agenda | 66.7 | 59.0 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 11.7 | 17.9 |
| I would like more support with the equalities agenda | 67.5 | 57.7 | 24.2 | 28.2 | 8.3 | 14.1 |
| I would like more support with using data to make professional judgements | 66.7 | 50.0 | 22.5 | 32.1 | 10.8 | 17.9 |
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