Speaking and listening in your school

Speaking and listening in your school - Student Survey

This survey is to find out what students in your school think about speaking and listening (oracy).

This survey is conducted by Voice 21, which is an organisation working with teachers at your school to create more opportunities for speaking and listening.

Please ask your teacher for help if you have any questions or you're not sure how to complete this survey.

What do you think about speaking and listening at school? (Part One)

Please read each of the statements below. For each, select the answer that best describes your level of agreement with the statement.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	Don't know
I am good at speaking in front of an audience (e.g. presenting my work to the class)
I enjoy speaking in front of an audience
Telling other people what I think helps me to develop my ideas
I am good at speaking in a small group in class
I enjoy taking part in class/group discussions
I learn from listening to what my classmates say in class
It's important to be a good speaker and listener
Everyone can get better at speaking and listening with practice
I am a good listener

What do you think about speaking and listening at school? (Part Two)

Please read each of the statements below. For each, select the answer that best describes your level of agreement with the statement.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	Don't know
We do lots of speaking and listening in class
I feel listened to in class
Everyone has a fair chance to speak and be heard in our class/group discussions
In my school, everyone is given a fair chance to speak on special occasions, e.g. in assembly or to visitors
My teachers have helped me to become better at speaking and listening.
If someone new joined my class, I could explain to them what to do when our teacher asks us to have a discussion
Discussing a topic or question as a class/group helps me to understand it better
I have been given feedback in class that helped me to become a better speaker or listener
Speaking and listening (oracy) is considered important in my school
In my school, there are opportunities to speak outside the classroom, e.g. in assemblies or at parents' evenings

Reflecting on the last year at school

Please read each of the statements below. For each, select the answer that best describes your level of agreement with the statement.

Over the last year...

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	Don't know
Speaking and listening has helped me to share how I feel at school
Speaking and listening has helped me to make progress with my school work
Speaking and listening has helped me to get along with others at school

Is there anything else you would like to say about why speaking and listening (oracy) is important to you?

We may share your answer to this question with other people, for example teachers at your own or other schools, or politicians who want to understand why it's important for children to do speaking and listening at school. They will not see your initials/class name, or your answers to the other questions.

Thank you for taking part in this survey. By clicking "submit" you are agreeing that:

your answers to this survey can be shared with Voice 21, who will use it to learn about speaking and listening in your school.
your answers can be shared with your school anonymously - this means your answers won't be linked to your name or initials, so your school won't know which students have given which answers