Parents, Carers and St James: Working together to rebuild our lives

Thank you for contributing to this survey.
This is a collaborative approach between St James Head of School, Students, Parents, Carers and the Mental Health Support Team for Schools.
The following questions have come together from a wide range of conversations with the school community.
The purpose of this survey is to gather your current thoughts and feelings and together develop ideas to help us all design a smooth and safe return to classroom learning in a fully populated school.

1. What year group will you start in September 2021

2. Practical Information.
We would like to hear from you what practical information you need for you to feel confident and comfortable with your Young Person returning to classroom learning, currently estimated to be in the Autumn term for most.
Please rate below the importance to you of receiving this information:

	Not important for me to know	Important for me to know	Incredibly important for me to know
What will the number of students be in each class?	What will the number of students be in each class? Not important for me to know	What will the number of students be in each class? Important for me to know	What will the number of students be in each class? Incredibly important for me to know
How will students travel around the school between lessons?	How will students travel around the school between lessons? Not important for me to know	How will students travel around the school between lessons? Important for me to know	How will students travel around the school between lessons? Incredibly important for me to know
How will Break times be organised?	How will Break times be organised? Not important for me to know	How will Break times be organised? Important for me to know	How will Break times be organised? Incredibly important for me to know
How will Lunch times be organised?	How will Lunch times be organised? Not important for me to know	How will Lunch times be organised? Important for me to know	How will Lunch times be organised? Incredibly important for me to know
How will students arrival at school be organised?	How will students arrival at school be organised? Not important for me to know	How will students arrival at school be organised? Important for me to know	How will students arrival at school be organised? Incredibly important for me to know
How will students leaving school be organised?	How will students leaving school be organised? Not important for me to know	How will students leaving school be organised? Important for me to know	How will students leaving school be organised? Incredibly important for me to know
How will social distancing be enforced?	How will social distancing be enforced? Not important for me to know	How will social distancing be enforced? Important for me to know	How will social distancing be enforced? Incredibly important for me to know
How will hygiene (20 second hand washing) be accommodated?	How will hygiene (20 second hand washing) be accommodated? Not important for me to know	How will hygiene (20 second hand washing) be accommodated? Important for me to know	How will hygiene (20 second hand washing) be accommodated? Incredibly important for me to know
How will return affect students living with their own/family shielding boundaries?	How will return affect students living with their own/family shielding boundaries? Not important for me to know	How will return affect students living with their own/family shielding boundaries? Important for me to know	How will return affect students living with their own/family shielding boundaries? Incredibly important for me to know
Will staff be wearing PPE?	Will staff be wearing PPE? Not important for me to know	Will staff be wearing PPE? Important for me to know	Will staff be wearing PPE? Incredibly important for me to know
Will students need to wear PPE?	Will students need to wear PPE? Not important for me to know	Will students need to wear PPE? Important for me to know	Will students need to wear PPE? Incredibly important for me to know

Any other areas of concern:

3. Learning information:
Many young people have thrived learning from home and many young people have found this too difficult.
This question aims to gather any concerns and ideas you have.

	No concern for me	A little concern for me	A significant concern for me	I request this is an option explored
How will students catch up on their learning gaps?	How will students catch up on their learning gaps? No concern for me	How will students catch up on their learning gaps? A little concern for me	How will students catch up on their learning gaps? A significant concern for me	How will students catch up on their learning gaps? I request this is an option explored
How will you know students have new learning gaps?	How will you know students have new learning gaps? No concern for me	How will you know students have new learning gaps? A little concern for me	How will you know students have new learning gaps? A significant concern for me	How will you know students have new learning gaps? I request this is an option explored
Is there a future where online learning can be an option?	Is there a future where online learning can be an option? No concern for me	Is there a future where online learning can be an option? A little concern for me	Is there a future where online learning can be an option? A significant concern for me	Is there a future where online learning can be an option? I request this is an option explored
Is there a future where small class sizes can be an option?	Is there a future where small class sizes can be an option? No concern for me	Is there a future where small class sizes can be an option? A little concern for me	Is there a future where small class sizes can be an option? A significant concern for me	Is there a future where small class sizes can be an option? I request this is an option explored
Will there be a staggered approach to homework?	Will there be a staggered approach to homework? No concern for me	Will there be a staggered approach to homework? A little concern for me	Will there be a staggered approach to homework? A significant concern for me	Will there be a staggered approach to homework? I request this is an option explored
Will there be a staggered approach to academic learning?	Will there be a staggered approach to academic learning? No concern for me	Will there be a staggered approach to academic learning? A little concern for me	Will there be a staggered approach to academic learning? A significant concern for me	Will there be a staggered approach to academic learning? I request this is an option explored

Other areas of concern around learning:

4. Mental Health:
The impact of COVID-19; of Lockdown and our own life experiences during the last 3 months is different for every student, every family.
This question aims to understand the specific impact of COVID-19 and Lockdown on you.
This will help us begin to understand the impact of COVID-19 on our entire school community, not just our students. After all, you are the main adult in your young persons world, your mental health is also important to us.
We know our health anxieties, separation anxieties and social anxieties have had to increase significantly to help us naturally comply with health guidance during Lockdown, but what is the impact of this and what does reducing levels of anxiety need to look like.
Health anxiety refers to when we have a fear of becoming unwell
Social anxiety refers to when we have a fear of being around others
Separation anxiety refers to when we have a fear of being away from a loved one/loved ones
Low mood refers to a reduction in feeling hopeful, content, happy, positive.

	never present	sometimes present	often present	always present	not sure
I noticed my health anxieties pre COVID-19 to be:	I noticed my health anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: never present	I noticed my health anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: sometimes present	I noticed my health anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: often present	I noticed my health anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: always present	I noticed my health anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: not sure
I notice my health anxieties now to be:	I notice my health anxieties now to be: never present	I notice my health anxieties now to be: sometimes present	I notice my health anxieties now to be: often present	I notice my health anxieties now to be: always present	I notice my health anxieties now to be: not sure
I noticed my separation anxieties pre COVID-19 to be:	I noticed my separation anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: never present	I noticed my separation anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: sometimes present	I noticed my separation anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: often present	I noticed my separation anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: always present	I noticed my separation anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: not sure
I notice my separation anxieties now to be:	I notice my separation anxieties now to be: never present	I notice my separation anxieties now to be: sometimes present	I notice my separation anxieties now to be: often present	I notice my separation anxieties now to be: always present	I notice my separation anxieties now to be: not sure
I noticed my social anxieties pre COVID-19 to be:	I noticed my social anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: never present	I noticed my social anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: sometimes present	I noticed my social anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: often present	I noticed my social anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: always present	I noticed my social anxieties pre COVID-19 to be: not sure
I notice my social anxieties now to be:	I notice my social anxieties now to be: never present	I notice my social anxieties now to be: sometimes present	I notice my social anxieties now to be: often present	I notice my social anxieties now to be: always present	I notice my social anxieties now to be: not sure
I noticed my low mood pre COVID-19 to be:	I noticed my low mood pre COVID-19 to be: never present	I noticed my low mood pre COVID-19 to be: sometimes present	I noticed my low mood pre COVID-19 to be: often present	I noticed my low mood pre COVID-19 to be: always present	I noticed my low mood pre COVID-19 to be: not sure
I notice my low mood now to be:	I notice my low mood now to be: never present	I notice my low mood now to be: sometimes present	I notice my low mood now to be: often present	I notice my low mood now to be: always present	I notice my low mood now to be: not sure

5. Helpful Services:
We are wanting to make sure we provide information on different services that can at times help support individuals with experiences that affect their mental health.
The following list of life experiences will help us begin to recognise what our families might need over the coming weeks. This information will help our Mental Health Support Teams know areas to focus on when bringing together the Mental Health Support in Schools Information Pack. These packs will be available in the Autumn on our website.
Please be reassured, this questionnaire is 100% anonymous.

	Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Financial hardship	Financial hardship Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Financial hardship This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Financial hardship I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Housing problems	Housing problems Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Housing problems This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Housing problems I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Divorce/relationship breakdown	Divorce/relationship breakdown Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Divorce/relationship breakdown This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Divorce/relationship breakdown I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Death of a loved one during Lockdown to COVID-19	Death of a loved one during Lockdown to COVID-19 Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Death of a loved one during Lockdown to COVID-19 This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Death of a loved one during Lockdown to COVID-19 I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Death of a loved one during Lockdown not related to COVID-19	Death of a loved one during Lockdown not related to COVID-19 Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Death of a loved one during Lockdown not related to COVID-19 This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Death of a loved one during Lockdown not related to COVID-19 I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Traumatic life event	Traumatic life event Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Traumatic life event This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Traumatic life event I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Domestic abuse from a young person to a sibling	Domestic abuse from a young person to a sibling Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Domestic abuse from a young person to a sibling This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Domestic abuse from a young person to a sibling I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Domestic abuse from a young person to a parent/carer	Domestic abuse from a young person to a parent/carer Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Domestic abuse from a young person to a parent/carer This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Domestic abuse from a young person to a parent/carer I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Child abuse from a parent to a young person/child	Child abuse from a parent to a young person/child Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Child abuse from a parent to a young person/child This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Child abuse from a parent to a young person/child I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Domestic abuse from an adult to adult living together	Domestic abuse from an adult to adult living together Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Domestic abuse from an adult to adult living together This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Domestic abuse from an adult to adult living together I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Mental health needs of someone I live with	Mental health needs of someone I live with Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Mental health needs of someone I live with This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Mental health needs of someone I live with I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
My own mental health needs	My own mental health needs Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	My own mental health needs This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	My own mental health needs I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
Physical health needs of someone I live with	Physical health needs of someone I live with Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	Physical health needs of someone I live with This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	Physical health needs of someone I live with I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available
My own physical health needs	My own physical health needs Yes I would like to know of helpful services for this	My own physical health needs This is not relevant to me but I would like helpful services information for someone else	My own physical health needs I do not require information on this but see it is important for this information to be available

I would like to know of helpful services for the following experiences:

6. Your Young Person:
We are keen to know your experience and observations of your young person during Lockdown.
This will begin to help us recognise the negative and positive impact of Lockdown for our students. This could be helpful in our review of teaching during our transition phase as well as being helpful in mapping the functional, social and emotional needs of our students as they return.

	yes	no	significantly worsened	slightly worsened	stayed the same	has slightly improved	has significantly improved	I don't know
Has loved online learning and thrived with this	Has loved online learning and thrived with this yes	Has loved online learning and thrived with this no	Has loved online learning and thrived with this significantly worsened	Has loved online learning and thrived with this slightly worsened	Has loved online learning and thrived with this stayed the same	Has loved online learning and thrived with this has slightly improved	Has loved online learning and thrived with this has significantly improved	Has loved online learning and thrived with this I don't know
Has thrived not being at school	Has thrived not being at school yes	Has thrived not being at school no	Has thrived not being at school significantly worsened	Has thrived not being at school slightly worsened	Has thrived not being at school stayed the same	Has thrived not being at school has slightly improved	Has thrived not being at school has significantly improved	Has thrived not being at school I don't know
Has really missed school	Has really missed school yes	Has really missed school no	Has really missed school significantly worsened	Has really missed school slightly worsened	Has really missed school stayed the same	Has really missed school has slightly improved	Has really missed school has significantly improved	Has really missed school I don't know
Is laid back about returning to school	Is laid back about returning to school yes	Is laid back about returning to school no	Is laid back about returning to school significantly worsened	Is laid back about returning to school slightly worsened	Is laid back about returning to school stayed the same	Is laid back about returning to school has slightly improved	Is laid back about returning to school has significantly improved	Is laid back about returning to school I don't know
Is concerned about returning to school	Is concerned about returning to school yes	Is concerned about returning to school no	Is concerned about returning to school significantly worsened	Is concerned about returning to school slightly worsened	Is concerned about returning to school stayed the same	Is concerned about returning to school has slightly improved	Is concerned about returning to school has significantly improved	Is concerned about returning to school I don't know
Is distressed about returning to school	Is distressed about returning to school yes	Is distressed about returning to school no	Is distressed about returning to school significantly worsened	Is distressed about returning to school slightly worsened	Is distressed about returning to school stayed the same	Is distressed about returning to school has slightly improved	Is distressed about returning to school has significantly improved	Is distressed about returning to school I don't know
How is their daily routine?	How is their daily routine? yes	How is their daily routine? no	How is their daily routine? significantly worsened	How is their daily routine? slightly worsened	How is their daily routine? stayed the same	How is their daily routine? has slightly improved	How is their daily routine? has significantly improved	How is their daily routine? I don't know
How is their sleep?	How is their sleep? yes	How is their sleep? no	How is their sleep? significantly worsened	How is their sleep? slightly worsened	How is their sleep? stayed the same	How is their sleep? has slightly improved	How is their sleep? has significantly improved	How is their sleep? I don't know
How is their mental health?	How is their mental health? yes	How is their mental health? no	How is their mental health? significantly worsened	How is their mental health? slightly worsened	How is their mental health? stayed the same	How is their mental health? has slightly improved	How is their mental health? has significantly improved	How is their mental health? I don't know
How is their physical health?	How is their physical health? yes	How is their physical health? no	How is their physical health? significantly worsened	How is their physical health? slightly worsened	How is their physical health? stayed the same	How is their physical health? has slightly improved	How is their physical health? has significantly improved	How is their physical health? I don't know

Other positive/negative observations you would like to share with us:

7. Keeping in Touch:
Thinking about keeping in touch with our students, parents and carers through the transition back into classroom learning, we welcome your ideas that could help us map out the next few weeks and months ahead.

(When we refer to FaceTime options this would be considered with safe platform, adjusted background scene and student in school uniform)

	Yes	No	Don't know
Tutor FaceTime hello	Tutor FaceTime hello Yes	Tutor FaceTime hello No	Tutor FaceTime hello Don't know
Webinar Assemblies	Webinar Assemblies Yes	Webinar Assemblies No	Webinar Assemblies Don't know
Subject specific FaceTime reviews	Subject specific FaceTime reviews Yes	Subject specific FaceTime reviews No	Subject specific FaceTime reviews Don't know
Webinar Lessons	Webinar Lessons Yes	Webinar Lessons No	Webinar Lessons Don't know
Small class FaceTime learning	Small class FaceTime learning Yes	Small class FaceTime learning No	Small class FaceTime learning Don't know
Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Students	Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Students Yes	Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Students No	Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Students Don't know
Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Parents	Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Parents Yes	Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Parents No	Weekly Podcast updates of transition plans for Parents Don't know
Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Students	Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Students Yes	Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Students No	Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Students Don't know
Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Parents	Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Parents Yes	Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Parents No	Fortnightly focused Webinars for detailed transition plans for Parents Don't know

Other keeping in touch ideas you may have:

8. This is your opportunity to share your appreciation, thoughts, experiences on how St James Head, Leadership team, tutors, teaching staff, pastoral staff or governors have positively taken the school through Lockdown.

We also welcome your ideas on how the next few weeks can be improved.

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Parents, Carers and St James: Working together to rebuild our lives

1. St James and Mental Health Support Team.

1. What year group will you start in September 2021

3. Learning information:Many young people have thrived learning from home and many young people have found this too difficult.This question aims to gather any concerns and ideas you have.

8. This is your opportunity to share your appreciation, thoughts, experiences on how St James Head, Leadership team, tutors, teaching staff, pastoral staff or governors have positively taken the school through Lockdown. We also welcome your ideas on how the next few weeks can be improved.

3. Learning information:
Many young people have thrived learning from home and many young people have found this too difficult.
This question aims to gather any concerns and ideas you have.

8. This is your opportunity to share your appreciation, thoughts, experiences on how St James Head, Leadership team, tutors, teaching staff, pastoral staff or governors have positively taken the school through Lockdown.

We also welcome your ideas on how the next few weeks can be improved.