Recruitment Survey Question Title * 1. School phase Primary Infant Junior All-through Secondary Middle Nursery College/Sixth Form Question Title * 2. School type Community school Voluntary aided school Academy Voluntary controlled Special school Foundation school Non-maintained school Independent school Pupil referral units Free school Question Title * 3. Local authority area Darlington Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle North Tyneside Northumberland Redcar & Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton-on-Tees Sunderland Question Title * 4. Size of school Under 50 50-100 100-299 300-499 500-699 700-899 900-1099 1100-1299 Over 1300 Question Title * 5. Has your school experienced difficulties with recruiting staff in the past year? Yes No If yes, please specify Question Title * 6. What was your experience of recruiting the following support staff vacancies over the last year? Recruited with ease Recruited with difficulty Failed to recruit N/A School Business Manager School Business Manager Recruited with ease School Business Manager Recruited with difficulty School Business Manager Failed to recruit School Business Manager N/A Business and administration staff Business and administration staff Recruited with ease Business and administration staff Recruited with difficulty Business and administration staff Failed to recruit Business and administration staff N/A Facilities Facilities Recruited with ease Facilities Recruited with difficulty Facilities Failed to recruit Facilities N/A Catering Catering Recruited with ease Catering Recruited with difficulty Catering Failed to recruit Catering N/A Leisure services Leisure services Recruited with ease Leisure services Recruited with difficulty Leisure services Failed to recruit Leisure services N/A ICT ICT Recruited with ease ICT Recruited with difficulty ICT Failed to recruit ICT N/A Other support staff Other support staff Recruited with ease Other support staff Recruited with difficulty Other support staff Failed to recruit Other support staff N/A Further details Question Title * 7. What was your experience of recruiting the following teaching vacancies over the last year? Recruited with ease Recruited with difficulty Failed to recruit N/A Teacher on the main pay scale (excluding NQTs) Teacher on the main pay scale (excluding NQTs) Recruited with ease Teacher on the main pay scale (excluding NQTs) Recruited with difficulty Teacher on the main pay scale (excluding NQTs) Failed to recruit Teacher on the main pay scale (excluding NQTs) N/A Newly qualified teacher Newly qualified teacher Recruited with ease Newly qualified teacher Recruited with difficulty Newly qualified teacher Failed to recruit Newly qualified teacher N/A Teaching role with TLR Teaching role with TLR Recruited with ease Teaching role with TLR Recruited with difficulty Teaching role with TLR Failed to recruit Teaching role with TLR N/A Teaching role with SEN allowance Teaching role with SEN allowance Recruited with ease Teaching role with SEN allowance Recruited with difficulty Teaching role with SEN allowance Failed to recruit Teaching role with SEN allowance N/A Teacher on the upper pay scale Teacher on the upper pay scale Recruited with ease Teacher on the upper pay scale Recruited with difficulty Teacher on the upper pay scale Failed to recruit Teacher on the upper pay scale N/A Assistant Head/ Deputy Head Assistant Head/ Deputy Head Recruited with ease Assistant Head/ Deputy Head Recruited with difficulty Assistant Head/ Deputy Head Failed to recruit Assistant Head/ Deputy Head N/A Head Teacher Head Teacher Recruited with ease Head Teacher Recruited with difficulty Head Teacher Failed to recruit Head Teacher N/A Question Title * 8. What were the reasons for your school's difficulties with recruitment? Quality of applicants in our area Shortage of teachers in our area Location of our school in an area of deprivation Shortage of NQTs in our area Location of our school in an area of high housing and living costs Shortage of subject experts in our area Shortage of teachers willing to take on assistant or deputy head roles Number of teachers leaving the profession in our area Budget pressures Reputation of our school New schools in our area have reduced the pool of available teachers Increased competition in EBacc subject areas Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. For which subjects did your school struggle to recruit in the last year? Mathematics English General Science Music Computer Science Physics Modern languages Design & technology Chemistry Religious education Biology Art Geography Physical education History Business studies Social studies Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. In the future, will recruitment... ... become more difficult? ... stay the same? ... become easier? Question Title * 11. What will be the greatest barrier to recruitment in the future? Quality of applicants in our area Shortage of teachers in our area Location of our school in an area of deprivation Shortage of NQTs in our area Location of our school in an area of high housing and living costs Shortage of subject experts in our area Shortage of teachers willing to take on assistant or deputy head roles Number of teachers leaving the profession in our area Budget pressures Reputation of our school New schools in our area have reduced the pool of available teachers Increased competition in EBacc subject areas Question Title * 12. Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey. One lucky respondent will win a bottle of champaign! Please leave your contact details so we can contact you. 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