First Story Parent/Carer Start of Programme Survey 2016-17

First Story is finding out how people are affected by participating in creative writing projects. They have asked an external researcher, LKMco, to help them find out more by conducting research into their programme.

We would like to collect information from you over the course of this project, including this survey. We will store it safely, analyse it, write reports, publish and share what we find out. Your name will never be linked to what you say unless you specifically give your permission and what you say won’t be shared with any of the schools or external partners. We may share your responses to this survey with other researchers, but only if they agree not to link your name to what you say. You can also stop being involved at any point by informing one of the project organisers or emailing us at info@lkmco.org. You can also email us to ask for more information about the research.

Never

At least once a year (but less than termly)

At least once a term (but less than monthly)

At least once a month (but less than weekly)

At least once a week (but less than daily)

Every day

Never

At least once a year (but less than termly)

At least once a term (but less than monthly)

At least once a month (but less than weekly)

At least once a week (but less than daily)

Every day

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	Don't know
'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing'	'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Strongly disagree	'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Disagree	'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Neither agree nor disagree	'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Agree	'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Strongly agree	'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Don't know
'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education'	'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Disagree	'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Agree	'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Don't know
'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically'	'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Strongly disagree	'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Disagree	'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Neither agree nor disagree	'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Agree	'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Strongly agree	'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Don't know
'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically'	'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Disagree	'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Agree	'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Don't know
'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs'	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Don't know
'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun'	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Don't know
'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it'	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Don't know
'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it'	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Don't know
'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things'	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Don't know
'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar'	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Strongly disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Neither agree nor disagree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Strongly agree	'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Don't know

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Don't know

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing'

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Strongly disagree

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Disagree

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Neither agree nor disagree

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Agree

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Strongly agree

'Technical accuracy is more important that creativity in writing' Don't know

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education'

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Disagree

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Agree

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is an essential part of a young person's education' Don't know

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically'

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Strongly disagree

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Disagree

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Neither agree nor disagree

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Agree

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Strongly agree

'It is important that a creative writing project ends with something that can be shared publically' Don't know

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically'

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Disagree

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Agree

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is only valuable to young people in terms of what it can offer them academically' Don't know

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs'

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is important in many jobs' Don't know

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun'

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it is fun' Don't know

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it'

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the way it makes people feel when they do it' Don't know

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it'

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because of the sense of achievement that people get from doing it' Don't know

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things'

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps people to understand how others feel about things' Don't know

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar'

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Strongly disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Neither agree nor disagree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Strongly agree

'Creative writing is worthwhile because it helps improve spelling, punctuation and grammar' Don't know

First Story Parent/Carer Start of Programme Survey 2016-17

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* 1. Choose from the following options:

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* 2. Name

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* 3. Your child's school:

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* 4. Do you ever participate in creative writing yourself? Please tick one option:

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* 5. If so, where do you do most of your creative writing?

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* 6. To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please tick one option per row:

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* 7. In what ways, if any, do you hope your child will benefit from being part of the First Story?