Workplace support for secondary-school NQTs
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This page tells you all about my research study so that you can decide whether to take part. I hope that you will!
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Me:
Hi, my name is Helen Foster-Collins and I’m a PHD researcher in the Centre for Research in Professional Learning at the University of Exeter. We are looking at the support which secondary-school NQTs receive from other professionals and staff, in the workplace and beyond.
Aims:
The purpose of this study is to explore the different types of support that newly-qualified secondary school teachers in England receive from professionals and other staff at work, how this support is sought or offered, and what might help or hinder this.
We hope that findings from the study will help teachers and their educators understand how professionals learn from each other and gain support in the workplace, and how we can improve this.
What we are asking you to do:
You will be asked to share one or two short anonymous stories, about times you may have received support in the workplace or were unable to obtain support in the workplace, as well as some brief demographic information. Completion of this survey should take around ten minutes.
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What type of participants are needed?
To take part in this study you need to
• Be a newly-qualified secondary-school teacher, in your first year of teaching.
• Currently working within a school in England
(apologies to those currently working in Northern Ireland, Eire, Wales or Scotland – for consistency we are currently only looking at English schools, due to the multiple teacher training pathways available across the UK).
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• The information which you provide will be kept strictly confidential. Whilst we will be reporting the general findings of the study within publications, personal confidentiality will be maintained, and all research data and email addresses will be stored securely, including storage on Smart Survey, University cloud storage, a password-protected laptop and encrypted data stick.
• We ask that stories shared in this survey do not include names, locations or any information which might be used to identify individual teachers, colleagues, students or schools. However, any published works that use your data will also be checked to ensure that they are free of identifying information.
• We do not anticipate that there will be any significant harms resulting from this study, and hope that you will benefit from having the opportunity to talk about your experiences. However, if you are feeling distress due to difficulties with stress in the workplace, please seek appropriate support. For example, www.educationsupportpartnership.org.uk provide a free helpline 08000 562 561
• The results of analysis and selected quotes from the data may be published in various formats, such as journals, magazines, conference papers, and so on, which relate to professional education, teaching, workplace learning and research, and may also be used for educational purposes.
• This is a completely voluntary study. Even after you agree to participate and begin the survey, you are still free to withdraw at any time, without explanation and without any disadvantage to yourself of any kind. If you choose to withdraw after participation, please write to us and, so long as we can identify your data, we can ensure that your data will not feature in any future publications. The raw data will be destroyed 7 years after the study has been published according to research governance guidelines.
• Data Protection Notice: The information you provide to the University of Exeter will be used for research purposes and your personal data will be processed in accordance with current data protection legislation and the University’s notification lodged at the Information Commissioner’s Office. Your personal data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be disclosed to any unauthorised third parties. Any questions or complaints regarding this research or your data may also be addressed to: Vivienne Baumfield and Karen Mattick, University of Exeter St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU.
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