Cross UK GTA Survey

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* 3. Who employs you for the teaching duties you conduct?

The University for whom I conduct the teaching

Unitemps

A University-owned agency

An agency

I am not employed to do these duties as they are part of my scholarship

Other (please specify)

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* 4. In your role as a GTA how are your hours determined?

I am on a zero-hours contract/no set minimum hours

I am appointed for a set minimum of hours a week, but the hours I work regularly vary (I fill out a time-sheet with the hours I work)

I fill out a casual appointment form for each bit of teaching I complete (CAS 1 form)

I am provided with a set numbers of hours and pay in an appointment letter at the start of the semester

I am on a ‘fractional’ contract (e.g., 0.8, 0.3)

I have to teach as part of my scholarship and do not get paid extra for this work

I have to teach unpaid in order to get my PhD (it is not part scholarship)

Don’t know

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How (and how much) are you paid?

Hourly paid

Salaried

Paid on a task by task basis

Paid as part of my scholarship

Other

What is your hourly pay? (or use to specify 'other')

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* 6. Thinking about your own experience of working as a GTA, to what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is clear to me	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is clear to me Strongly Agree	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is clear to me Agree	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is clear to me Neutral	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is clear to me Disagree	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is clear to me Strongly Disagree
The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is appropriate	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is appropriate Strongly Agree	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is appropriate Agree	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is appropriate Neutral	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is appropriate Disagree	The hourly rate of pay I receive as a GTA is appropriate Strongly Disagree
The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is clear to me	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is clear to me Strongly Agree	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is clear to me Agree	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is clear to me Neutral	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is clear to me Disagree	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is clear to me Strongly Disagree
The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is adequate	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is adequate Strongly Agree	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is adequate Agree	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is adequate Neutral	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is adequate Disagree	The number of paid hours I receive to prepare for teaching is adequate Strongly Disagree
The number of paid hours I receive covers the extent of the labour I provide	The number of paid hours I receive covers the extent of the labour I provide Strongly Agree	The number of paid hours I receive covers the extent of the labour I provide Agree	The number of paid hours I receive covers the extent of the labour I provide Neutral	The number of paid hours I receive covers the extent of the labour I provide Disagree	The number of paid hours I receive covers the extent of the labour I provide Strongly Disagree
The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is clear to me	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is clear to me Strongly Agree	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is clear to me Agree	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is clear to me Neutral	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is clear to me Disagree	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is clear to me Strongly Disagree
The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is realistic	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is realistic Strongly Agree	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is realistic Agree	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is realistic Neutral	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is realistic Disagree	The amount of paid time allocated to marking (ie tariffs) is realistic Strongly Disagree
My pay is often incorrect	My pay is often incorrect Strongly Agree	My pay is often incorrect Agree	My pay is often incorrect Neutral	My pay is often incorrect Disagree	My pay is often incorrect Strongly Disagree
My pay is often late	My pay is often late Strongly Agree	My pay is often late Agree	My pay is often late Neutral	My pay is often late Disagree	My pay is often late Strongly Disagree

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* 7. Think about the training you receive in your role as a GTA/TA (under normal circumstances) and tick which apply to you.

All the training I receive is mandatory

All the training I receive is voluntary

Some of the training I receive is mandatory

I receive no training

The training I receive is adequate

I get paid for all the training I receive

I get paid for some of the training I receive

I do not get paid for the training I receive

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* 8. Were you able to teach your allocated classes during the crisis?

Yes

No, my role cannot be conducted online (e.g. laboratory demonstration)

No, I have been unable to teach due to sickness

No, I have been unable to teach due to caring responsibilities

No, I have been unable to teach as I have not had access to appropriate equipment.

No, I have been unable to teach, for some other reason

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which of these apply to your experience of working during the crisis?

I have had to work extra hours

I have received training to teach online

There have been additional arrangements in place to ensure that I will be paid whether or not I was able to do the duties I was contracted to do

We have been informed that there will be no work for me next year

We have been informed the work available next year will be significantly reduced

We have been informed that there will be an increase in work available next year

It is unclear whether there is going to be a change in the volume of work provided next year

N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Any other comments (inc. comments regarding how you are represented as a GTA e.g. unions/at University level; home-working arrangements; concerns not covered here)?

Cross UK GTA Survey

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* 1. What University do you work at?

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* 2. What subject area do you work in?

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* 3. Who employs you for the teaching duties you conduct?

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* 4. In your role as a GTA how are your hours determined?

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* 5. How (and how much) are you paid?

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* 6. Thinking about your own experience of working as a GTA, to what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

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* 7. Think about the training you receive in your role as a GTA/TA (under normal circumstances) and tick which apply to you.

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* 8. Were you able to teach your allocated classes during the crisis?

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* 9. Which of these apply to your experience of working during the crisis?

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* 10. Any other comments (inc. comments regarding how you are represented as a GTA e.g. unions/at University level; home-working arrangements; concerns not covered here)?