A major survey of Fife school staff, aimed at improving employees’ welfare, has found high levels of satisfaction in most areas of their work.
The biennial survey asks a number of questions to gauge how staff feel about various areas of their work, with a view to making improvements both at an individual school level and across the education service.
All teachers and school support staff were given the chance to complete an online survey with questions focusing on staff welfare.
Bryan Kirkaldy, education and learning head of service, said: “This is the third study of its kind in Fife and this year 46% of staff replied. From a workforce of over 6,000, that’s a very good response and can be seen to give us a fairly reliable picture of how our staff are feeling.
“As in previous years, the results reveal a generally positive picture in Fife with the huge majority of staff feeling confident that there is a good ethos in the school; that they have good relationships with others at work; they are clear about how they should carry out their job; they are given enough control to do the job properly; and that they are well supported.”
The results of the survey inform improvement plans in schools and in the service as a whole.
My Kirkaldy continued: “We are pleased with the way this survey has allowed us to improve wellbeing for school staff. This work serves the best interests of pupils as well as staff.
“Our success is reflected in the low rate of teacher absence in Fife compared with the Scottish average.”