1. Findings of the SEAL Survey Evesham High School Sept 2008 AKA “Lies, damned lies and statistics.” (Benjamin Disraeli)

2. Number of Survey Participants - 27

3. The organisation demonstrates that it cares for my health. Mean5.7 Mode7 Median7 Quite a healthy score!

4. The organisation demonstrates that it cares for my welfare. Mean5.56 Mode5 Median5 …Nothing conclusive here.

5. Staff are expected to pursue continuous improvement in the same way that working conditions are improving. Mean5.56 Mode5 Median5 There appears to be some disparity between improving working conditions and the expectation of staff to improve…one of them isn’t up to scratch!

6. The value that this organisation places on emotional care and welfare is explicit/shared Mean, mode and median are all 5. …This suggests that there is some room for improvement in these areas.

7. I frequently observe instances where time and resources are allocated to emotional care and welfare. Mean4 Mode3 Median3 £ ?? The lowest scores. Does this mean it doesn’t happen or is it that we just don’t witness it?

8. This organisation regularly seeks my involvement in decision making. Mean5.15 Mode6 Median6 Hmmm... …not quite a satisfactory set of averages (In fact, some people scored this as low as 1 and although there were no scores of 10, there were a couple of 9’s)

9. This organisation values the development of good communication skills. Mean6.15 Mode5 Median6 Could be better…

10. I frequently give praise, affirmation or recognition. Mean8.08 Mode9 Median8 Mean5.63 Mode6 Median6 I frequently receive praise, affirmation or recognition. Quite a difference!

11. This organisation considers the implementation of its values, beliefs & principles to be of a high priority. Mean6.04 Mode7 Median6

12. As an employee, I feel that I am able to lead a full and rich life outside work Mean6.15 Mode6 Median6 Not too bad!

13. Some of the comments… “There is a large gap between the support given to teaching staff and support to administration staff.” “I sometimes feel that the lack of good communication hinders this school…” “At present, like many schools we are emotionally constipated.”

14. I am generally happy in my employment. Mean7.07 Mode9 Median8 ☺ YEE HA!