Briefing on Surveys to Facilitate Planning for School Development

Objectives of Surveys 1.To collect data for making School Development Plan (SDP) To provide data for the EDB to compile territory-wide statistics for educational research and planning

Types of Surveys 1Stakeholder Survey (SHS) a) Teachers b) Students c) Parents 2.Assessment Program for Affective & Social Outcomes (APASO)

Filling in Questionnaires 1.Stakeholder Survey (Students) 20% of student body, random selection, online 2.Stakeholder Survey (Parents) 20%, random selection, offline 3.APASO: Attitude towards School All students, offline

Survey Schedule

School Development Plan (SDP) Major Concerns 1.To prepare students to become self-motivating learners 2.To strengthen the caring culture in school 3.To complete planning and preparations for implementing the New Senior Secondary (NSS) curriculum in 2009/2010

Measures to Address Major Concerns 1To prepare students to become self-motivating learners a)Student learning reflection Quality assignments (subject knowledge & generic skills)

Measures to Address Major Concerns 1To prepare students to become self-motivating learners b)Life-wide learning activities

Measures to Address Major Concerns 1To prepare students to become self-motivating learners c)English & PTH environment

Measures to Address Major Concerns 1To prepare students to become self-motivating learners d)Project-based learning / Inquiry learning

Measures to Address Major Concerns 1To prepare students to become self-motivating learners e)Reading schemes & reading-related activities

Measures to Address Major Concerns 1To prepare students to become self-motivating learners f)Teacher’s web & subject web

Measures to Address Major Concerns 2To strengthen the caring culture in school a)Whole-school effort by all teachers, discipline and pastoral care teams b)‘P.A.T.H.S. to Adulthood’ Scheme

Measures to Address Major Concerns 2To strengthen the caring culture in school c)Big Brothers and Big Sisters Scheme

Measures to Address Major Concerns 2To strengthen the caring culture in school d)Community services

Measures to Address Major Concerns 2To strengthen the caring culture in school e)Concern for social/national/global issues through formal & informal curricula

Measures to Address Major Concerns 2To strengthen the caring culture in school f)Peer support (Student helpers, SU, ECA club committee members, study groups, etc.) g)PTA child-parent activities

Measures to Address Major Concerns 2To strengthen the caring culture in school h)Careers-related activities by alumni