| Poll question | Votes YES |
Votes NO |
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| Gove policies: Empowering or Irresponsible? | 2 |
5 |
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| Govey: Evil or Incompetent? | 7 |
1 |
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| Are you dreading forthcoming cuts? | 20 |
20 |
|
| Are you dreading forthcoming cuts? | 133 |
39 |
|
| Is it time to scrap grammar schools? | 143 |
114 |
|
| Does pupil setting improve learning? | 90 |
62 |
|
| Does home tutoring create an educational divide? | 130 |
75 |
|
| Would the Tories be better than Labour for education? | 150 |
121 |
|
| Do you think school league tables give a true indication of your school? | 106 |
151 |
|
| Should teachers hold a masters degree? | 50 |
50 |
|
| Do you think there is a problem with discipline and poor behaviour in schools? | 173 |
66 |
|
| Should teachers be allowed to join the political party of their choice? | 143 |
60 |
|
| Should grades be replaced with direct marks? | 143 |
73 |
|
| Would you welcome an Ofsted inspection of your school? | 142 |
84 |
|
| Would you use online CPD? | 153 |
71 |
|
| Do you think your school´s sex education programme is adequate? | 122 |
82 |
|
| Is the recession adversely affecting your school´s purchasing decisions? | 64 |
9 |
|
| Is sustainable development high on your school´s agenda? | 195 |
60 |
|
| Has new technology improved teachers´ work/life balance? | 69 |
63 |
|
| Are you thinking about leaving teaching within the next two years? | 92 |
56 |
|
| Do you feel there should be more male teachers? | 114 |
64 |
|
| I agree that, overall, teaching is a great job! | 274 |
65 |
|
| Is it time to scrap SATs? | 92 |
54 |
|
| Do you think your school provides a high quality work experience programme? | 101 |
57 |
|
| Do you prefer Internet resources to CD-ROM´s? | 103 |
55 |
|
| Is the government doing enough to address your pupils’ special education needs? | 97 |
66 |
|
| Have you experienced cyber-bullying? | 214 |
149 |
|
| Do you like it? | 46 |
22 |
|
| Are lotteries for school allocations a good idea? | 162 |
144 |
|
| Are your pupils at risk of peer violence? | 194 |
117 |
|
| Is your pupils’ school uniform too expensive? | 640 |
208 |
|
| Will VLEs change the way in which teachers work? | 212 |
120 |
|
| Do grammar schools enhance social mobility? | 314 |
216 |
|
| Should schools be teaching ‘emotional intelligence lessons’ to improve pupils’ behaviour? | 265 |
156 |
|
| Is evidence that ‘it works’ critical when buying a new education resource? |
237 |
202 |
|
| Should educational content be broken up and sold online like iTunes? | 504 |
345 |
|
| Is there still a place for school league tables? | 203 |
169 |
|
| Does your school have adequate measures in place to tackle bullying? | 171 |
165 |
|
| Is your subject generally well taught in schools? | 890 |
928 |
|
| Are students sitting too many GCSEs? | 741 |
333 |
|
| Is there too much restriction on your school´s Internet use? | 726 |
327 |
|
| Do you think you deliver personalised learning? |
801 |
636 |
|
| Overall, do you prefer electronic to printed resources? | 1279 |
638 |
|
| Does Waterloo Road give a good view of teachers? |
1042 |
944 |
|
| Would you ´´bin the National Curriculum´´? | 1161 |
631 |
|
| Do you have confidence in the List 99 system? | 559 |
768 |
|
| Do you support the white paper? | 1101 |
1123 |
|
| Should there be synthetic phonics for all? | 523 |
345 |
|
| Would you miss your LEA ? | 513 |
446 |
|
| Have you ever used reasonable force with difficult pupils? | 901 |
657 |
|
| Are City Academies a good idea? | 895 |
1200 |
|
| Should students have a right to leave of absence? | 478 |
250 |
|
| Are exclusions improving schools? | 678 |
493 |
|
| Do you have confidence in the exams system? | 480 |
892 |
|
| Should headteachers get a bigger pay rise? | 660 |
1409 |
|
| Should pupils be allowed time off school to campaign at the G8 summit? | 1185 |
643 |
|
| Is discipline getting worse in schools? | 885 |
1008 |
|
| Should Ruth Kelly stay? | 864 |
1298 |
|
| Is Labour more likely to deliver on education than the Conservatives? | 769 |
438 |
|
| Should parents be allowed to sack failing heads? | 881 |
455 |
|
| Teachers: School dinners - would you eat your own school´s? | 543 |
897 |
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