Screen Reader Mode Icon Check SCREEN READER MODE to make this survey compatible with screen readers. Welcome To The FutureFit Survey - Is your MIS system fit for the future of education? There’s never been a more important time for Edtech to play a role in helping education professionals improve outcomes for pupils in schools across the UK. Next generation edtech can accelerate learning by enabling leaders and teachers in educational settings to spot trends and respond quickly. Your views are really important in helping to shape this next generation technology for education. The survey will take no more than 5 minutes of your time. Thanks for participating. Please note all information shared as part of this survey will be strictly confidential and used for our research purposes only, no school or contact details will be shared as part of the research. We will only share your contact information with our partner IRIS if you expressly give your permission at the end of this survey. As a thank you for sparing a few minutes to complete our survey, we are offering you the chance to be entered into a prize draw for a £200 spa voucher! OK Question Title * 1. Your details Full name School Name Job Title Email address Contact Number OK Question Title * 2. I would like to be entered into the prize draw to win a £200 spa voucher! Yes or No? Yes No OK Question Title * 3. How long have you worked in education? (select single option) Less than 12 months 1 – 2 Years 3-5 Years 6-10 Years Longer than 10 years OK Question Title * 4. What best describes your current role within your school or MAT? (select single option) C-Level Senior Management Head Teacher or Deputy Head Year Group or Departmental Head School Business Manager Finance Manager or similar IT Manager or similar Facilities Manager or similar Pupil support or welfare OK Question Title * 5. What type of school organisation do you work in? (select single option) MAT Management, operations or administration Primary School High School Further education collage Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 6. Using the scale, please let us know how you feel towards the following:Your school provides all the tools and resources to enable you to do your job to the best of your ability. (On a scale of 0-10, 0 being strongly disagree and 10 being strongly agree) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OK Question Title * 7. On average, how much time do you spend on admin each day? (select single option) 0 – 1 hour a day 1 – 2 hours a day 2 hours or more per day I don’t do admin OK Question Title * 8. When do you most often find yourself working extra hours outside of your contracted hours? (select single option) Over lunch Before work (at work) Before work (at home) After work (at work) After work (at home) At the weekend All of the above I don’t find myself working extra hours OK Question Title * 9. Please select what most impacts on your ability to do your job? (select single option) Under resourcing Poor communication across the school or group Dated or inappropriate technology Other members of staff not having the time to complete tasks Other Nothing impacts my ability to do my job OK About your school or MAT OK Question Title * 10. In your experience, what are the greatest challenges facing schools? (Rank in order of importance, 1 being the greatest challenge, 7 being the least challenging) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dated technology and ability to use data Dated technology and ability to use data 1 Dated technology and ability to use data 2 Dated technology and ability to use data 3 Dated technology and ability to use data 4 Dated technology and ability to use data 5 Dated technology and ability to use data 6 Dated technology and ability to use data 7 Funding Funding 1 Funding 2 Funding 3 Funding 4 Funding 5 Funding 6 Funding 7 Financial planning Financial planning 1 Financial planning 2 Financial planning 3 Financial planning 4 Financial planning 5 Financial planning 6 Financial planning 7 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 1 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 2 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 3 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 4 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 5 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 6 Managing expenditure on staff (i.e. recruitment, wages, pensions, NI) 7 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 1 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 2 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 3 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 4 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 5 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 6 Providing teaching resources to improve student outcomes 7 Finding the time to manage effectively Finding the time to manage effectively 1 Finding the time to manage effectively 2 Finding the time to manage effectively 3 Finding the time to manage effectively 4 Finding the time to manage effectively 5 Finding the time to manage effectively 6 Finding the time to manage effectively 7 Other Other 1 Other 2 Other 3 Other 4 Other 5 Other 6 Other 7 Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 11. Would you agree with the following statement? Year-on-year my school is having to do more with less funding and resources. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree OK Question Title * 12. How easy is it for staff and senior leaders to send messages and information using your current technology and systems? (Scale of 1 – 10. 10 being very easy and 0 being very difficult) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OK Question Title * 13. What are the biggest contributing factors to increasing workloads within your team? (Rank the top 3 with 1 being the biggest factor) 1 2 3 Increasing demand on school data and analysis Increasing demand on school data and analysis 1 Increasing demand on school data and analysis 2 Increasing demand on school data and analysis 3 Data protection and GDPR compliance Data protection and GDPR compliance 1 Data protection and GDPR compliance 2 Data protection and GDPR compliance 3 Technology (hardware) that is not fit-for-purpose Technology (hardware) that is not fit-for-purpose 1 Technology (hardware) that is not fit-for-purpose 2 Technology (hardware) that is not fit-for-purpose 3 Reporting and moving information Reporting and moving information 1 Reporting and moving information 2 Reporting and moving information 3 Staff absence Staff absence 1 Staff absence 2 Staff absence 3 Other Other 1 Other 2 Other 3 Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 14. Overall, how satisfied are you with how your school/MAT has updated and modernised its school operations and administration? Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Unsatisfied Very unsatisfied OK About the technology in your School or MAT OK Question Title * 15. What technology tools do you have in place at your School or MAT? (Select multiple) Cloud based IT system High speed internet connection incl WIFI Online training courses for teachers Teachers enabled with in class applications to capture work and assessments. Virtual assistant technology for teachers A Management Information System In class tablets for pupils Online payments platform for cashless payments A platform for parents to view attendance, attainment, behaviour and progression. A platform for sending text messages direct to parents Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 16. How effective is your current school or MATs technology in supporting work processes and administration? On a scale of 1-5 (1=Not effective at all 5=very effective) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 OK Question Title * 17. How much of a priority is investment in new technology to improve systems and processes for your school or MAT? On a scale of 1-5 (1=very low 5=very high) 1 2 3 4 5 Hardware Hardware 1 Hardware 2 Hardware 3 Hardware 4 Hardware 5 Software Software 1 Software 2 Software 3 Software 4 Software 5 OK Question Title * 18. What, if any, are the barriers to introduction of new technology at your school or MAT? Funding difficulties Compatibility with existing systems Existing technology does the job Mistrust of new technology Previous failure to launch Broadband inadequate Insufficient time available for training Other (please specify) OK Your MIS OK Question Title * 19. How effective is your MIS in helping staff make interventions such as escalation of discipline, spotting attainment trends or attendance issues? On a scale of 1-5 (1=Not effective 5=Very effective) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 OK Question Title * 20. When considering the future-readiness of your MIS, what are your top considerations? (Rank your top 3 in order, 1 being the top consideration) 1 2 3 Does it allow integration with other technology in the school or MAT? Does it allow integration with other technology in the school or MAT? 1 Does it allow integration with other technology in the school or MAT? 2 Does it allow integration with other technology in the school or MAT? 3 Does it allow for automation of communications and reporting? Does it allow for automation of communications and reporting? 1 Does it allow for automation of communications and reporting? 2 Does it allow for automation of communications and reporting? 3 Does it allow staff to use data more effectively? Does it allow staff to use data more effectively? 1 Does it allow staff to use data more effectively? 2 Does it allow staff to use data more effectively? 3 Does it allow for improved communication between parents and teachers? Does it allow for improved communication between parents and teachers? 1 Does it allow for improved communication between parents and teachers? 2 Does it allow for improved communication between parents and teachers? 3 Does it save teachers, leaders and administration staff time? Does it save teachers, leaders and administration staff time? 1 Does it save teachers, leaders and administration staff time? 2 Does it save teachers, leaders and administration staff time? 3 Other (Please specify) Other (Please specify) 1 Other (Please specify) 2 Other (Please specify) 3 Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 21. Rank in order, with 1 being the biggest challenge, what do you see as the greatest challenges when it comes to your current MIS? (Rank top 3) 1 2 3 The time the processes take to complete The time the processes take to complete 1 The time the processes take to complete 2 The time the processes take to complete 3 Managing the system Managing the system 1 Managing the system 2 Managing the system 3 Dated interface and usability Dated interface and usability 1 Dated interface and usability 2 Dated interface and usability 3 Accessing the right data is difficult Accessing the right data is difficult 1 Accessing the right data is difficult 2 Accessing the right data is difficult 3 Fragmented applications that don’t talk to each other Fragmented applications that don’t talk to each other 1 Fragmented applications that don’t talk to each other 2 Fragmented applications that don’t talk to each other 3 Poor integration of third-party applications Poor integration of third-party applications 1 Poor integration of third-party applications 2 Poor integration of third-party applications 3 On premise technology On premise technology 1 On premise technology 2 On premise technology 3 We don’t have any challenges We don’t have any challenges 1 We don’t have any challenges 2 We don’t have any challenges 3 OK Question Title * 22. Which statement best describes how you feel towards working with your current MIS? (Select one option) It allows me to do my job as well as I can do it It’s fine for me, but I see its limitations It does what we expect it to do It’s frustrating and limits what users can do I’ve had enough of using it, I know there are better alternatives OK Question Title * 23. What would be the greatest benefit a new MIS would bring your school or MAT? (Select one option) Integrate better with other third-party technology Bring all of our software together Improved use of data Cloud-based so it could be accessed from anywhere Bring better communication across the school None of the above. I don’t think we would benefit from a new MIS OK Question Title * 24. What MIS do you currently use at your school or MAT? (Select one option) SIMS Arbor Bromcom iSAMS Engage Other OK Question Title * 25. Would you like to learn more from IRIS about its new Ed:gen MIS solution? (select preferred options) Yes – by email Yes – By post No thank you OK Question Title * 26. Please confirm if you are happy for us to share your survey responses, including personal identifier information with our partner IRIS Education? It will only be used for research purposes and never shared with 3rd parties. Yes No OK Thanks for taking the survey. Your views are important in shaping the next generation technology solutions that will improve schools. Better, more intuitive technology in schools and academies across the UK will help education professionals improve outcomes for pupils and accelerate learning and development. OK DONE
