Business & Schools Survey 2009

The Sussex Employment and Skills Board is business driven and its purpose is to ‘Enable employment support and skills provision in Sussex to be shaped by employers’ needs’.

As members of the Sussex Employment and Skills Board, Sussex Enterprise, the Federation of Small Businesses and Crawley and Gatwick Chamber of Commerce have come together to produce a joint survey to understand to what extent businesses in Sussex understand the new Diplomas for 14-19 year olds and what involvement, if any, they have with schools.

The survey will take no longer than two minutes to complete. Your individual answers will remain completely anonymous.

Thank you for your support.
1.
 Have you heard of the new Diplomas for 14 to 19 year olds?
Yes
No (if no please move to Q5)

2.
 How did you hear about the new Diplomas? Please tick all that apply.
Information from the school sent home with my child
Through work
Online
Press
A business representative group or meeting (for example Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses or other Business Association)
Don’t know/no opinion

3.
 How well do you feel that you understand the new Diplomas? Please tick one box only.
Very well
Sufficiently
Just a little
Not at all
Don’t know/no opinion

4.
 Will your organisation accept the new Diplomas for 14 – 19 year olds as an appropriate qualification in job applications?
Yes
No
Don’t know/no opinion

5.
 Have you ever heard of the Education Business Partnership?
Yes, heard of
No, not heard of

6.
 Businesses can get involved with schools in a variety of different ways. How, if at all, has your business developed links with schools? Please tick all that apply.
We provide careers advice and/or material
We offers secondments for teachers
The staff give lectures or talks
We act as a governor
The staff act as student mentors
We provide work experience for school pupils
We have not developed links with schools’
Don’t know/no opinion
Other (please specify)

7.
 If you have not developed links with schools, what have been the barriers? Please tick all that apply.
Only complete if answered 'We have not developed links with schools' for previous question.
Lack of interest from schools
Lack of time/resources
Lack of information for businesses about how to get involved
Bureaucracy
Too hard to coordinate
Lack of business awareness in schools
Nothing/not interested
Don’t know/no opinion
Other (please specify)

8.
 Please indicate if you would like to know more about:
a) the new Diplomas for 14-19 year olds?
b) how to get involved with schools?


9.
 Which local authority or unitary authority is your business located within (ie the site at which you are based)?

10.
 Approximately, how many people are employed by your company?

11.
 Are you a member of the following business represntative organisations? Please tick all that apply.
Sussex Enterprise
The Federation of Small Businesses
The Crawley and Gatwick Chamber of Commerce
Other (please specify)