Swindon

Tellus2 Survey

The TellUs2 survey was a survey of children and young people across England, asking their views about their local area, and including questions covering the five Every Child Matters outcomes. The survey was carried out in Spring 2007. A sample of schools were selected within each local authority, spread across the different types of schools in each area. The schools were then provided with guidance detailing how to select pupils to take part within the school. This summary presents the questions in the same way they were presented to respondents. The questions were developed through cognitive testing with children, to ensure they understood the questions and answered them in a meaningful way. This means that some of the questions may not give data consistent with ‘standard’ definitions, for example, self-defining a disability. The responses from the survey were weighted to ensure that the summary data at local authority and national level is representative of the population of Year 6, 8 and 10 children within that

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Tellus2 Survey

area in terms of the following characteristics: gender, age, proportion of children eligible for free school meals in the school (as a proxy for deprivation) and type of school. Population data for 2006 from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) was used to derive the weights, and the number of children attending Pupil Referral Units is obtained from the 2006 School Level Annual School Census (SLASC). The summary report provides data for the selected questions at local authority level and national level. Where insufficient numbers of pupils or schools took part in a local authority, their results aren’t presented at local authority level. Where there are insufficient responses in one age group, the local authority summary report excludes this age group only. Results have been reported for a local authority wherever possible, where there are sufficient responses to provide some useful evidence. However, in some cases the response rate is relatively low. This should be taken into

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account when interpreting the results. All responses are included in the national data. This section gives details of the demographic characteristics of respondents to the survey (i.e. unweighted sample information). The rest of the survey data has been weighted, to adjust for any disproportionality between the sample and the population. Data at local authority level within these sections of the report has been weighted to take account of differences from our sample population to the local authority population in terms of gender, age, type of school and free school meals eligibility (as a proxy for deprivation). Where there is a significant difference between the local authority figure and the national figure, the figure is highlighted bold. This will indicate that the result obtained by this analysis is significantly different to the national average (at the 95% level). Where it is clear that there is a positive or negative outcome of the significant difference between the local authority figure and

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the national figure, the figure is highlighted either red or green. Local authorities with incomplete weighted data for all year groups have not had significance testing applied. This is due to the unequal basis of comparison between the local authority and national figures. Questions which were only asked of secondary school children are identified after the question as such (YEAR 8 & 10 ONLY).

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The summary report

Sample characteristics (Section 1: About you) The five Every Child Matters Outcome sections (2: Be healthy, 3: Stay safe, 4: Enjoy and achieve, 5: Make a positive contribution, 6: Achieve economic well-being)

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Summary :

All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%)

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Summary :

Are you: Male Female None It's good enough

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Summary :

Year 6 (Aged 10 & 11) 1-2 days Eating healthy food

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Summary :

Year 10 (Aged 14 & 15) 6 days or more Smoking

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Table 2d : Have you ever smoked a cigarette? (Tick one box only)

Black or Black British Prefer not to say Being bullied

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Which of these are you, if any?

Girlfriends/boyfriends/sex (year 8 & 10 only)

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Do you receive free school meals?

Don't Know Once/Twice Three or more times Prefer not to say/ Don't know/remember

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Do you receive free school meals?

Don't Know I have never taken any drugs Brother(s) or sister(s)

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Do you receive free school meals?

Cannabis (weed, grass, hash) Friends Friend's parent

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Do you receive free school meals?

Quite healthy Teachers or adult at school

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Do you receive free school meals?

Not very healthy Don't Know Prefer not to say Youth group leaders or sports coach A telephone helpline Someone else

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Do you receive free school meals?

Don't Know Smoking Drugs Sex and relationships Note: Figures in bold indicate that the local authority figure is significantly different from the national average, at the 95% confidence level. If the difference indicates a positive outcome for children and young people in the local authority then the local authorities' figure is also coloured green. If it indicates a negative outcome then it is coloured red. If there is a difference but it does not necessarily mean a positive or negative outcome then the local authority figure is bold but coloured black. Unweighted data in the 'About You' section has not had significance testing applied.

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ONLY)

Need more/better information and advice I haven't taken any drugs in the last four weeks

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following things? (Tick one box only) (YEAR 8 & 10 ONLY)

Other drugs (e.g. Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, Heroin, speed, magic mushrooms)

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Which one of these best describes you?

Counsellor or social worker or other support workers Other family members (that you don't live with)

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Which one of these best describes you?

Solvents (e.g. sniffing or breathing in glue, gas aerosols)

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Summary :

All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%)

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Summary :

Around the local area Always/ Most of the time Parent doesn't let me

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Summary :

On public transport Sometimes Feel unsafe travelling home

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Summary :

In school At home I try my best at school Something else

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Summary :

A bit/Very unsafe Always/ Most of the time Nothing stops me

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Around the local area Sometimes Don’t know

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Summary :

Going to and from school In school At home Don't know More help from teachers Family

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Summary :

Around the local area More fun/interesting lessons Friends

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Summary :

On public transport A quieter/better behaved class or group Youth clubs/groups

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Summary :

Going to and from school Smaller classes/groups School teachers

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In school Fewer bullies Posters/local paper/leaflets

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Summary :

At home More help from family and friends None of these

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Summary :

A couple of times in the last four weeks Need a little more information

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Summary :

About once a week Need a lot more information

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Summary :

Two or three times a week A youth club or youth group

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Summary :

Most days Swimming pool Sports club After-school or breakfast club Good enough

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Summary :

Very/Quite well Need a little more/better things to do

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Summary :

Not very/Not at all well Need a lot more/better things to do

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Summary :

Bullying not a problem in my school Don't know Other Nothing Great deal/fair amount

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Summary :

Don't like the ones near me Don’t know what there is Lack of transport Costs too much Art, craft, dance, drama, film-making group/class (not in school lessons)

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Note

: Data for table 4c and 4e ha ve been removed due to the discovery of a

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like to find out about them? (Tick all that apply) (YEAR 8 &10 ONLY)

Music group or lesson (not in school lesson)

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Category

Very/Quite safe Somewhere quiet at home to do homework

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feel? (Tick one box only)

I have a disability, sight or hearing problem

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Summary :

All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%) All (%)

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Summary :

Neither good nor poor None (the area is fine as it is)

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Summary :

Filled in questionnaire Fairly/very poor

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Summary :

Meetings outside school None of these More organised activities and things to do

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9

Very/fairly good Neither good nor poor Fairly/very poor

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9

Been on a school council or parliament None of the above More ways I can volunteer or help people

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9

Don't know Get a job at 16 More or better advice about being healthy

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9

Study and get a job at 18 More help to do better at school

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9

Study and go to university More help to plan for my future

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9

Helped elderly/disabled person Don't know

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9

Helped care for someone who is sick None of these Don't know

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9

Yes No More or better shops Cleaner and less litter

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9

Great deal/fair amount More or better sport clubs/centres

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36

Not much/none at all Better public transport

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36

Don't know Safer roads Safer area or less crime More or better parks and green spaces Less young people hanging around Something else More or better activities for children and young people More chance to have a say in how things are run at school or in the local area

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36

Table 6d : What do you think of the information and help you get to plan your future? e.g. choosing subject options and thinking about

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jobs and careers (Tick one box only) (YEAR 8 & 10 ONLY)

Need a little more or better information and advice Need a lot more or better information and advice

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your area a better place for you to live? (Tick all that apply)

More help to feel safer at school and in the local area

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Table 5c: Which of these have you done in the last year? (Tick all that apply)

Voted in school, class or year group election at school

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these ways? (Tick all that apply) (YEAR 8 & 10 ONLY)

Done something else to help a neighbour or someone else in the local area

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Table 5d: And have you done any of the things below in the last four weeks?

(Tick all that apply) (YEAR 8 & 10 ONLY) Done something else to help family and friends

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box only)

More places where I can go to hang out with my friends

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