Curriculum and Teaching Survey Pack

This pack provides a complete, end-to-end system for gathering, analysing and acting on stakeholder feedback about curriculum and teaching. Every document is aligned to the 2025 Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit, and the survey templates are pre-populated so your team can get started without having to build surveys from scratch.

You'll get:

☑️ Pupil Feedback Survey: Curriculum and Teaching – two versions to suit different age groups and abilities. The first uses a four-point emoji/faces scale with simpler language, suitable for younger pupils or those who may find self-expression more challenging. Questions cover whether pupils enjoy their lessons, whether work challenges them, whether they feel confident asking for help, whether adults help them improve and whether they feel they are making progress and developing independence. The second uses a Likert scale (Strongly agree to Strongly disagree) with more developed language, covering engagement and challenge, support when stuck, feedback and improvement, progress and independence, vocabulary development across subjects and oracy. Both versions include open questions asking pupils what the school does well and what could be improved. Both avoid a neutral midpoint to encourage pupils to express a clear preference.

☑️ Parent Feedback Survey: Curriculum and Teaching – a 12-question closed survey plus two open questions, using a four-point Likert scale. Questions cover quality of teaching and curriculum, progress and challenge, support for improvement, identification and addressing of gaps in reading, writing and maths, foundational skills development, independence and preparation for the next stage. Includes guidance on timing, distribution, anonymity and how to aim for a meaningful response rate.

☑️ Staff Feedback Survey: Curriculum and Teaching – 12 closed questions and two open questions, designed to gather professional views on curriculum sequencing and clarity, involvement in curriculum planning, adaptation for pupils with SEND and other needs, deployment of additional adults, knowledge retention, clear lesson delivery, systematic checking for understanding, evidence-informed practice, assessment and professional development. Includes an optional role field so responses can be grouped by teaching and support staff if useful – particularly valuable for revealing whether staff who deliver interventions or work closely with specific pupil groups have a different view of how well the curriculum is adapted and made accessible. Guidance on timing, distribution and achieving a meaningful return rate is included.

☑️ Curriculum and Teaching Question and Statement Bank – a broad bank of additional questions and statements across all three stakeholder groups, organised by theme. Pupil themes include enjoyment, engagement and challenge, understanding and support, curriculum awareness and progress, progress targets and support, and reading and language development. Parent themes include quality of teaching and curriculum, progress support and challenge, foundational skills, preparation and independence, enrichment and experience, and homework and home support. Staff themes include curriculum design and planning, curriculum access and inclusion, curriculum implementation and teaching practice, evidence-informed practice, assessment monitoring and progress, and professional support and collaboration.

☑️ Survey Analysis: Curriculum and Teaching – structured analysis templates for each stakeholder group, each with a closed questions tally table, an open questions theme table and a summary and next steps section. An Overall Summary Triangulation table brings findings from all three groups together and uses a RAG rating system to identify shared strengths, areas of concern and themes where stakeholder responses diverge.

☑️ Pre-Survey Checklist – a step-by-step checklist covering every stage of the survey process, from clarifying your purpose and confirming questions through to closing the survey, analysing responses, feeding back to the community and updating your school improvement plan.

☑️ Survey Letter Templates – four ready-made letter templates: a notification letter to parents and carers, a notification letter to staff, a feedback letter to parents and carers and a feedback letter to staff. Each is editable and structured to support clear, professional communication throughout the survey process.

☑️ Curriculum and Teaching Stakeholder Feedback and Survey Guidance – an 18-page guidance document covering the full survey cycle. It includes advice on why surveys matter, how to choose questions and formats, how to encourage participation, how to analyse results (including how to handle negative feedback constructively) and how to share findings with your school community in a way that drives genuine improvement.

☑️ Worked Example: Analysing and Triangulating Survey Data – a PDF case study built around a realistic school survey scenario on behaviour, bullying and safety. It walks you through the full process of survey preparation, analysis and action planning, with realistic data and commentary so you can see exactly how to interpret results, spot patterns across stakeholder groups and decide what to do next. It can be read straight through as a learning tool or used alongside your own survey data as a reference point – useful for new leaders and experienced ones alike.

All documents are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school's specific context.