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Current Poll Results so far:

1) Have you resolved to lose weight/get fitter in 2009?

Yes5
No2

2) Have you resolved to pray more and/or read the Bible more in 2009?

Yes4
No3

3) Have you resolved to spend more time with friends and/or family in 2009?

Yes3
No4

Previous Poll Results:

31/12/2008 1) Have you resolved to lose weight/get fitter in 2009?
Yes:5
No:2
 2) Have you resolved to pray more and/or read the Bible more in 2009?
Yes:4
No:3
 3) Have you resolved to spend more time with friends and/or family in 2009?
Yes:3
No:4
17/12/2008 1) Should schools ban Christmas carol concerts so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:0
No:15
 2) Should schools ban Christmas nativity plays so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:0
No:15
 3) Should schools ban pupils from sending Christmas cards so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:0
No:15
03/12/2008 1) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to perform in a school nativity play?
Yes:9
No:5
 2) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to publicly read passages from the Bible at Christmas?
Yes:8
No:6
 3) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to sing Christmas carols which proclaim Jesus as Lord and God?
Yes:7
No:7
19/11/2008 1) Do most school Christmas celebrations trivialise (or ignore) the real message about God's incarnation in Christ Jesus?
Yes:7
No:2
 2) Are school Christmas celebrations generally an unwelcome source of staff stress?
Yes:5
No:4
 3) Do school Christmas celebrations unnecessarily distract pupils/students from their studies?
Yes:5
No:4
05/11/2008 1) If a UK general election were held today would you vote for the Conservative Party?
Yes:2
No:3
 2) If a UK general election were held today would you vote the Labour Party?
Yes:2
No:3
 3) If a UK general election were held today would you vote for the Liberal Democrats?
Yes:2
No:3
22/10/2008 1) Should church/Christian schools ban Hallowe'en parties from their premises?
Yes:27
No:4
 2) Should church/Christian schools conduct Hallowe'en assemblies?
Yes:3
No:28
 3) Should church/Christian schools actively discourage children from 'Trick or Treating'?
Yes:28
No:3
08/10/2008 1) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student with an alcohol addiction?
Yes:3
No:7
 2) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student with a prescription drug addiction?
Yes:3
No:7
 3) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student who uses cannabis or cocaine?
Yes:7
No:3
24/09/2008 1) Should schools be encouraged to dismiss teachers who hold overtly racist views?
Yes:7
No:1
 2) Should schools be encouraged to dismiss teachers who hold overtly sexist views
Yes:6
No:2
 3) Should schools be encouraged to dismiss teachers who hold overtly homophobic views?
Yes:5
No:3
10/09/2008 1) Do children spend enough lesson time doing physical activity (e.g. dance, gymnastics, games) in school?
Yes:1
No:8
 2) Should primary school PE and games lessons be more competitive?
Yes:5
No:4
 3) Should secondary school PE and games lessons be more competitive?
Yes:6
No:3
27/08/2008 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'GCSE' exams today than in ‘O’ Levels 20 years ago?
Yes:24
No:5
 2) Do today's 'GCSE' STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:14
No:15
 3) Do today's 'GCSE' TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:19
No:10
13/08/2008 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'A' Level exams today than it was 20 years ago?
Yes:18
No:4
 2) Do today's 'A' Level STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:14
No:8
 3) Do today's 'A' Level TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:13
No:9
30/07/2008 1) Should ALL schools in England conduct a DAILY act of collective worship?
Yes:10
No:6
 2) Should ALL schools in England conduct an act of collective worship AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK?
Yes:13
No:3
 3) Should ALL schools in England BE FREE TO CHOOSE whether or not they have any acts of collective worship at all?
Yes:6
No:10
16/07/2008 1) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England be CHRISTIAN?
Yes:14
No:6
 2) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the most dominant religion in the local community?
Yes:3
No:17
 3) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the religious diversity of the nation and the wider world?
Yes:3
No:17
02/07/2008 1) Will airport-style metal detectors in schools deter students from carrying knives?
Yes:12
No:5
 2) Will making all students use see-through bags deter knife carrying?
Yes:10
No:7
 3) Will school staff stopping and searching students at random deter knife carrying?
Yes:13
No:4
25/06/2008 1) Should Christian teachers be free to tell pupils that only Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life?
Yes:39
No:9
 2) Should Christian teachers be free to tell pupils that only the Christian Bible - and no other holy book - can be trusted?
Yes:38
No:10
 3) Should Christian teachers be free to tell pupils that unless they accept Jesus Christ as Lord they will not enter heaven?
Yes:36
No:12
11/06/2008 1) Should schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of ability / aptitude / prior attainment?
Yes:4
No:3
 2) Should schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of religion / faith?
Yes:4
No:3
 3) Should schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of race / ethnicity?
Yes:0
No:7
28/05/2008 1) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by society in general?
Yes:2
No:9
 2) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by graduates?
Yes:3
No:8
 3) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by pupils?
Yes:3
No:8
14/05/2008 1) Should female pupils in Key Stage 1 (i.e. aged 5-7) from Muslim families be permitted to wear a headscarf in CLASS?
Yes:6
No:5
 2) Should female pupils in Key Stage 2 (i.e. aged 7-11) from Muslim families be permitted to wear a headscarf in CLASS?
Yes:6
No:5
 3) Should female pupils in Key Stages 3 and 4 (i.e. aged 11-16) from Muslim families be permitted to wear a headscarf in CLASS?
Yes:6
No:5
30/04/2008 1) Is it morally wrong for a church/Christian school to employ an openly gay/lesbian/bisexual person as a headteacher?
Yes:15
No:11
 2) Is it morally wrong for a church/Christian school to employ an openly gay/lesbian/bisexual person as a class teacher?
Yes:14
No:12
 3) Is it morally wrong for a church/Christian school to an openly gay/lesbian/bisexual person as a janitor?
Yes:14
No:12
16/04/2008 1) Is it morally wrong for a church/Christian school to employ a non-Christian as a headteacher?
Yes:24
No:7
 2) Is it morally wrong for a church/Christian school to employ a non-Christian as a class teacher?
Yes:12
No:19
 3) Is it morally wrong for a church/Christian school to employ a non-Christian as a janitor?
Yes:9
No:22
02/04/2008 1) If you are a Christian teacher in the UK... would you consider working as a teacher overseas?
Yes:10
No:3
 2) If you are a Christian teacher in the UK... would you consider working as a teacher trainer/education lecturer overseas?
Yes:9
No:4
 3) If you are a Christian teacher in the UK... would you consider working as a teacher trainer/education lecturer in the UK?
Yes:10
No:3
19/03/2008 1) Should schools expect all children to abstain from tobacco (e.g. smoking cigarettes) at all times?
Yes:16
No:2
 2) Should schools expect all children to abstain from alcohol at all times?
Yes:16
No:2
 3) Should schools expect all children to abstain from all other illicit drugs (e.g. cannabis) at all times?
Yes:17
No:1
05/03/2008 1) Should drug education primarily be the responsibility of parents - rather than teachers or school nurses?
Yes:6
No:3
 2) Should all schools conduct random drug tests among their own pupils as a matter of course?
Yes:3
No:6
 3) Should all schools conduct random drug tests among their own staff as a matter of course?
Yes:6
No:3
20/02/2008 1) Do you think teaching is sufficiently valued as a career choice by leaders in the Church?
Yes:7
No:5
 2) Do you think teaching is sufficiently valued as a career choice by the UK Government?
Yes:4
No:8
 3) Do you think teaching is sufficiently valued as a career choice by pupils and their parents?
Yes:4
No:8
06/02/2008 1) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student with an alcohol addiction?
Yes:2
No:9
 2) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student with a prescription drug addiction?
Yes:1
No:10
 3) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student who uses cannabis or cocaine?
Yes:3
No:8
23/01/2008 1) Should schools automatically dismiss a member of staff with an alcohol addiction?
Yes:5
No:17
 2) Should schools automatically dismiss a member of staff with a prescription drug addiction?
Yes:5
No:17
 3) Should schools automatically dismiss a member of staff who uses cannabis or cocaine?
Yes:14
No:8
09/01/2008 1) Is your SCHOOL doing anything to mark Education Sunday (20 January) this year?
Yes:12
No:10
 2) Is your CHURCH doing something to mark Education Sunday (20 January) this year?
Yes:16
No:6
 3) Are YOU / YOUR FAMILY doing something to mark Education Sunday (20 January) this year?
Yes:12
No:10
26/12/2007 1) Have you resolved to lose weight/get fitter in 2008?
Yes:15
No:3
 2) Have you resolved to pray more and/or read the Bible more in 2008?
Yes:15
No:3
 3) Have you resolved to spend more time with friends and/or family in 2008?
Yes:13
No:5
12/12/2007 1) Should schools ban Christmas carol concerts so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:1
No:38
 2) Should schools ban Christmas nativity plays so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:1
No:38
 3) Should schools ban pupils from sending Christmas cards so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:1
No:38
28/11/2007 1) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to perform in a school nativity play?
Yes:17
No:12
 2) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to publicly read passages from the Bible at Christmas?
Yes:13
No:16
 3) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to sing Christmas carols which proclaim Jesus as Lord and God?
Yes:17
No:12
14/11/2007 1) Do most school Christmas celebrations trivialise (or ignore) the real message about God's incarnation in Christ Jesus?
Yes:11
No:3
 2) Are school Christmas celebrations generally an unwelcome source of staff stress?
Yes:8
No:6
 3) Do school Christmas celebrations unnecessarily distract pupils/students from their studies?
Yes:5
No:9
31/10/2007 1) Does your school have a dress code or uniform policy for pupils?
Yes:24
No:4
 2) Does your school have a dress code or uniform policy for staff members?
Yes:10
No:18
 3) Does your school have a dress code or uniform policy for adult volunteers?
Yes:5
No:23
17/10/2007 1) Should church/Christian schools ban Hallowe'en parties from their premises?
Yes:52
No:7
 2) Should church/Christian schools conduct Hallowe'en assemblies?
Yes:10
No:49
 3) Should church/Christian schools actively discourage children from 'Trick or Treating'?
Yes:54
No:5
03/10/2007 1) If a UK general election were held today would you vote for the Conservative Party?
Yes:12
No:22
 2) If a UK general election were held today would you vote the Labour Party?
Yes:17
No:17
 3) If a UK general election were held today would you vote for the Liberal Democrats?
Yes:6
No:28
19/09/2007 1) Is your SCHOOL doing anything special to mark Black History Month (1-31 October) this year?
Yes:9
No:19
 2) Is your CHURCH doing anything special to mark Black History Month (1-31 October) this year?
Yes:2
No:26
 3) Are YOU / YOUR FAMILY doing anything special to mark Black History Month (1-31 October) this year?
Yes:0
No:28
05/09/2007 1) Should sex education primarily be the responsibility of parents - rather than teachers or school nurses?
Yes:40
No:6
 2) Do you think that celibacy (i.e. sexual abstinence) should be more actively promoted in school sex education lessons?
Yes:44
No:2
 3) Do you think sex education encourages promiscuity and sexual experimentation amongst children?
Yes:16
No:30
22/08/2007 1) Should schools teach 13 year-old pupils how to use a condom?
Yes:9
No:15
 2) Should schools teach 13 year-old pupils where to find abortion counselling?
Yes:7
No:17
 3) Should schools teach 13 year-old pupils that 'heterosexual sex' and 'homosexual sex' are of equal worth and value?
Yes:0
No:24
08/08/2007 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'A' Level exams today than it was 20 years ago?
Yes:10
No:2
 2) Do today's 'A' Level STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:8
No:4
 3) Do today's 'A' Level TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:10
No:2
25/07/2007 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'GCSE' exams today than in ‘O’ Levels 20 years ago?
Yes:10
No:0
 2) Do today's 'GCSE' STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:8
No:2
 3) Do today's 'GCSE' TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:10
No:0
11/07/2007 1) Did you attend/watch any of the ‘Live Earth’ concerts on 7 July 2007?
Yes:17
No:7
 2) Have you seen Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ (2006, Paramount Home Entertainment) documentary?
Yes:11
No:13
 3) Do you believe human activity is changing the earth’s climate?
Yes:21
No:3
27/06/2007 1) Should the state fund faith schools for Christians?
Yes:11
No:12
 2) Should the state fund faith schools for practitioners of other 'world' faiths?
Yes:5
No:18
 3) Should the state fund faith schools for practitioners of 'new' religions and cults?
Yes:0
No:23
13/06/2007 1) Would you like all schools in the UK to be 100% secular (i.e. void of religion / faith / spirituality)?
Yes:5
No:18
 2) Would you like the UK Government to be 100% secular (i.e. void of religion / faith / spirituality)?
Yes:5
No:18
 3) Would you like all media in the UK to be 100% secular (i.e. void of religion / faith / spirituality)?
Yes:4
No:19
30/05/2007 1) As a teacher, do you spend less than £50 GBP (less than 72 €uros / less than 90 US$) of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:8
No:23
 2) As a teacher, do you spend between £50 and £100 GBP (approx. 72 to 144 €uros / approx. 90 to 180 US$) of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:9
No:22
 3) As a teacher, do you spend more than £100 GBP (more than 144 €uros / more than 180 US$) of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:16
No:15
16/05/2007 1) Should ALL schools in England conduct a DAILY act of collective worship?
Yes:15
No:15
 2) Should ALL schools in England conduct an act of collective worship AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK?
Yes:14
No:16
 3) Should ALL schools in England BE FREE TO CHOOSE whether or not they have any acts of collective worship at all?
Yes:10
No:20
02/05/2007 1) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England be CHRISTIAN?
Yes:25
No:2
 2) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the most dominant religion in the local community?
Yes:7
No:20
 3) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the religious diversity of the nation and the wider world?
Yes:9
No:18
18/04/2007 1) Does your SCHOOL aim to become ‘carbon neutral’ within the next decade?
Yes:4
No:5
 2) Does your CHURCH aim to become ‘carbon neutral’ within the next decade?
Yes:4
No:5
 3) Do YOU / YOUR FAMILY aim to become ‘carbon neutral’ within the next decade?
Yes:8
No:1
04/04/2007 1) If you are a full-time teacher, in an average term-time week do you do LESS THAN 40 HOURS of school work?
Yes:21
No:61
 2) If you are a full-time teacher, in an average term-time week do you do 40-50 HOURS of school work?
Yes:14
No:68
 3) If you are a full-time teacher, in an average term-time week do you do MORE THAN 50 HOURS of school work?
Yes:47
No:35
21/03/2007 1) Is your SCHOOL doing anything special to mark the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (25 March) this year?
Yes:18
No:30
 2) Is your CHURCH doing anything special to mark the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (25 March) this year?
Yes:23
No:25
 3) Are YOU / YOUR FAMILY doing anything special something to mark the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (25 March) this year?
Yes:15
No:33
07/03/2007 1) Should schools ban hot cross buns so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:5
No:43
 2) Should schools ban crosses / crucifixes so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:5
No:43
 3) Should schools ban the phrases 'Risen Christ' and 'Son of God' so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:5
No:43
21/02/2007 1) Should all schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of Lent?
Yes:29
No:4
 2) Should all schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ?
Yes:32
No:1
 3) Should all schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of Pentecost?
Yes:30
No:3
07/02/2007 1) Do you support Government proposals to raise the school leaving age in the UK to 18?
Yes:14
No:35
 2) Would you prefer to keep the school leaving age in the UK at 16?
Yes:31
No:18
 3) Would you prefer to see the school leaving age in the UK lowered to 15?
Yes:15
No:34
24/01/2007 1) Do you believe Christian / Jewish / Muslim adoption agencies should have the legal right NOT to place children with lesbian or gay (i.e. same sex) couples?
Yes:67
No:42
 2) Do you believe Christian / Jewish / Muslim schools should have the legal right NOT to appoint members of staff who are in a same sex relationship?
Yes:56
No:53
 3) Do you believe Christian / Jewish / Muslim businesses should have the legal right NOT to carry out work (e.g. printing Gay Pride banners) that supports or affirms homosexuality?
Yes:67
No:42
10/01/2007 1) If you are a Christian teacher in the UK... would you consider working as a teacher overseas?
Yes:22
No:1
 2) If you are a Christian teacher in the UK... would you consider working as a teacher trainer/education lecturer overseas?
Yes:16
No:7
 3) If you are a Christian teacher in the UK... would you consider working as a teacher trainer/education lecturer in the UK?
Yes:16
No:7
27/12/2006 1) Have you resolved to lose weight/get fitter in 2007?
Yes:15
No:6
 2) Have you resolved to pray more and/or read the Bible more in 2007?
Yes:20
No:1
 3) Have you resolved to spend more time with friends and/or family in 2007?
Yes:12
No:9
13/12/2006 1) Do most school Christmas celebrations trivialise (or ignore) the real message about God's incarnation in Christ Jesus?
Yes:15
No:7
 2) Are school Christmas celebrations generally an unwelcome source of staff stress?
Yes:12
No:10
 3) Do school Christmas celebrations unnecessarily distract pupils/students from their studies?
Yes:9
No:13
29/11/2006 1) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to perform in a school nativity play?
Yes:30
No:9
 2) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to publicly read passages from the Bible at Christmas?
Yes:26
No:13
 3) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to sing Christmas carols which proclaim Jesus as Lord and God?
Yes:27
No:12
15/11/2006 1) Should schools ban Christmas carol concerts so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:6
No:52
 2) Should schools ban Christmas nativity plays so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:6
No:52
 3) Should schools ban pupils from sending Christmas cards so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:7
No:51
01/11/2006 1) Should schools automatically dismiss a member of staff with an alcohol addiction?
Yes:15
No:17
 2) Should schools automatically dismiss a member of staff with a prescription drug addiction?
Yes:12
No:20
 3) Should schools automatically dismiss a member of staff who uses cannabis or cocaine?
Yes:19
No:13
18/10/2006 1) Should church/Christian schools ban Hallowe'en parties from their premises?
Yes:104
No:6
 2) Should church/Christian schools conduct Hallowe'en assemblies?
Yes:42
No:68
 3) Should church/Christian schools actively discourage children from 'Trick or Treating'?
Yes:103
No:7
04/10/2006 1) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student with an alcohol addiction?
Yes:15
No:19
 2) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student with a prescription drug addiction?
Yes:13
No:21
 3) Should schools automatically suspend or expel a student who uses cannabis or cocaine?
Yes:20
No:14
20/09/2006 1) Have recent school workforce reforms REDUCED teacher workload?
Yes:5
No:9
 2) Have recent school workforce reforms INCREASED teacher workload?
Yes:11
No:3
 3) Have recent school workforce reforms IMPROVED teacher morale?
Yes:5
No:9
06/09/2006 1) Do you think teaching is sufficiently valued as a career choice by leaders in the Church?
Yes:0
No:1
 2) Do you think teaching is sufficiently valued as a career choice by the government?
Yes:1
No:0
 3) Do you think teaching is sufficiently valued as a career choice by pupils and their parents?
Yes:0
No:1
23/08/2006 1) Would you like all schools in the UK to be 100% secular (i.e. void of religion / faith / spirituality)?
Yes:0
No:2
 2) Would you like the UK government to be 100% secular (i.e. void of religion / faith / spirituality)?
Yes:0
No:2
 3) Would you like all media in the UK to be 100% secular (i.e. void of religion / faith / spirituality)?
Yes:0
No:2
09/08/2006 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'GCSE' exams today than in ‘O’ Levels 20 years ago?
Yes:0
No:0
 2) Do today's 'GCSE' STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:0
No:0
 3) Do today's 'GCSE' TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:0
No:0
26/07/2006 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'A' Level exams today than it was 20 years ago?
Yes:7
No:1
 2) Do today's 'A' Level STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:7
No:1
 3) Do today's 'A' Level TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:7
No:1
12/07/2006 1) Should the state fund faith schools for Christians?
Yes:3
No:0
 2) Should the state fund faith schools for practitioners of other 'world' faiths?
Yes:0
No:3
 3) Should the state fund faith schools for practitioners of 'new' religions and cults?
Yes:3
No:0
28/06/2006 1) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by society in general?
Yes:20
No:33
 2) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by graduates?
Yes:19
No:34
 3) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by pupils?
Yes:22
No:31
14/06/2006 1) Do you feel that teaching is a more stressful occupation than it was 5 years ago?
Yes:32
No:7
 2) Do you feel that pupils/students are more badly behaved than they were 5 years ago?
Yes:31
No:8
 3) Knowing all that you now know, if you could turn back the clock would you still have become a teacher?
Yes:34
No:5
31/05/2006 1) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England be CHRISTIAN?
Yes:23
No:60
 2) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the most dominant religion in the local community?
Yes:19
No:64
 3) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the religious diversity of the nation and the wider world?
Yes:41
No:42
17/05/2006 1) Should ALL schools in England conduct a DAILY act of collective worship?
Yes:32
No:82
 2) Should ALL schools in England conduct an act of collective worship AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK?
Yes:32
No:82
 3) Should ALL schools in England BE FREE TO CHOOSE whether or not they have any acts of collective worship at all?
Yes:50
No:64
03/05/2006 1) Should sex education primarily be the responsibility of parents - rather than teachers or school nurses?
Yes:50
No:15
 2) Do you think that celibacy (i.e. sexual abstinence) should be more actively promoted in school sex education lessons?
Yes:54
No:11
 3) Do you think sex education encourages promiscuity and sexual experimentation amongst children?
Yes:35
No:30
19/04/2006 1) As a teacher, do you spend less than £50 GBP (less than 72 €uros / less than 90 $US) of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:8
No:34
 2) As a teacher, do you spend between £50 and £100 GBP (approx. 72 to 144 €uros / approx. 90 to 180 $US ) of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:22
No:20
 3) As a teacher, do you spend more than £100 GBP (more than 144 €uros / more than 180 $US) of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:12
No:30
05/04/2006 1) Should schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of ability / aptitude / prior attainment?
Yes:73
No:41
 2) Should schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of religion / faith?
Yes:69
No:55
 3) Should schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of race / ethnicity?
Yes:23
No:91
22/03/2006 1) Should schools ban hot cross buns so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:70
No:146
 2) Should schools ban crosses / crucifixes so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:71
No:145
 3) Should schools ban the phrases 'Risen Christ' and 'Son of God' so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:73
No:143
08/03/2006 1) Should all schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of Lent?
Yes:20
No:13
 2) Should all schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ?
Yes:28
No:5
 3) Should all schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of Pentecost?
Yes:23
No:10
22/02/2006 1) Is it wrong for a church/Christian school to employ an openly gay/lesbian/bisexual person as a headteacher?
Yes:204
No:64
 2) Is it wrong for a church/Christian school to employ an openly gay/lesbian/bisexual person as a class teacher?
Yes:198
No:70
 3) Is it wrong for a church/Christian school to an openly gay/lesbian/bisexual person as a janitor?
Yes:182
No:86
08/02/2006 1) Should everyone CONVICTED of a child sex offence receive a life-long ban from teaching?
Yes:47
No:2
 2) Should everyone CAUTIONED for a child sex offence receive a life-long ban from teaching?
Yes:37
No:12
 3) Should Ruth Kelly (Secretary of State for Education and Skills) resign?
Yes:31
No:18
25/01/2006 1) Is your church doing something to mark Education Sunday (12 February) this year?
Yes:15
No:7
 2) Is your school doing something to mark Education Sunday (12 February) this year?
Yes:15
No:7
 3) Are you doing something to mark Education Sunday (12 February) this year?
Yes:15
No:7
11/01/2006 1) Is it wrong for a church/Christian school to employ a non-Christian as a headteacher?
Yes:29
No:8
 2) Is it wrong for a church/Christian school to employ a non-Christian as a class teacher?
Yes:23
No:14
 3) Is it wrong for a church/Christian school to employ a non-Christian as a janitor?
Yes:11
No:26
28/12/2005 1) Have you resolved to lose weight/get fitter in 2006?
Yes:27
No:6
 2) Have you resolved to pray more and/or read the Bible more in 2006?
Yes:28
No:5
 3) Have you resolved to spend more time with friends and/or family in 2006?
Yes:22
No:11
14/12/2005 1) Do most school Christmas celebrations trivialise (or ignore) the real message about God's incarnation in Christ Jesus?
Yes:15
No:3
 2) Are school Christmas celebrations generally an unwelcome source of staff stress?
Yes:10
No:8
 3) Do school Christmas celebrations unnecessarily distract pupils/students from their studies?
Yes:6
No:12
30/11/2005 1) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to perform in a school nativity play?
Yes:33
No:10
 2) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to publicly read passages from the Bible at Christmas?
Yes:31
No:12
 3) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to sing Christmas carols which proclaim Jesus as Lord and God?
Yes:34
No:9
16/11/2005 1) Should schools ban Christmas carol concerts so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:7
No:54
 2) Should schools ban Christmas nativity plays so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:7
No:54
 3) Should schools ban pupils from sending Christmas cards so as not to offend non-Christians?
Yes:5
No:56
02/11/2005 1) Should ALL schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of Advent?
Yes:24
No:7
 2) Should ALL schools help all pupils to understand the meaning and significance of the birth of Jesus Christ?
Yes:29
No:2
 3) Should ALL schools help all pupils to understand that Christians believe Jesus Christ is God?
Yes:29
No:2
19/10/2005 1) Have you seen any of the first three Harry Potter movies?
Yes:35
No:14
 2) Do you intend to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? (i.e. the fourth movie in the series)
Yes:31
No:18
 3) In your opinion, are the Harry Potter movies anti-Christian?
Yes:17
No:32
05/10/2005 1) Should church/Christian schools ban Hallowe'en parties from their premises?
Yes:51
No:14
 2) Should church/Christian schools conduct Hallowe'en assemblies?
Yes:19
No:46
 3) Should church/Christian schools actively discourage children from 'Trick or Treating'?
Yes:56
No:9
21/09/2005 1) Should Christian teachers be free to tell pupils that only Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life?
Yes:33
No:8
 2) Should Christian teachers be free to tell pupils that only the Christian Bible - and no other holy book - can be trusted?
Yes:29
No:12
 3) Should Christian teachers be free to tell pupils that unless they accept Jesus Christ as Lord they will not enter heaven?
Yes:27
No:14
07/09/2005 1) Is it fair that teacher salaries in England are (with the exception of 'London weighting') un-related to local living costs?
Yes:6
No:7
 2) Should teacher salaries in England vary on a regional basis? (i.e. in line with local living costs)
Yes:9
No:4
 3) Should teacher salaries in the UK be negotiated on a school-by-school, post-by-post basis? (i.e. in response to market forces)
Yes:4
No:9
24/08/2005 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'GCSE' exams today than in ‘O’ Levels 20 years ago?
Yes:16
No:12
 2) Do today's 'GCSE' STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:21
No:7
 3) Do today's 'GCSE' TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:21
No:7
10/08/2005 1) Is it easier to get an A-grade in 'A' Level exams today than it was 20 years ago?
Yes:10
No:32
 2) Do today's 'A' Level STUDENTS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:32
No:10
 3) Do today's 'A' Level TEACHERS work harder/smarter than their forebears did 20 years ago?
Yes:36
No:6
27/07/2005 1) Should Christian teachers be free to evangelise to their colleagues?
Yes:29
No:0
 2) Should Christian teachers be free to evangelise to the parents of the pupils they teach?
Yes:27
No:2
 3) Should Christian teachers be free to evangelise to their pupils?
Yes:23
No:6
13/07/2005 1) Have you read any of the first five Harry Potter books?
Yes:21
No:11
 2) Do you intend to read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? (i.e. the sixth book in the series)
Yes:20
No:12
 3) In your opinion, are the Harry Potter books anti-Christian?
Yes:8
No:24
29/06/2005 1) Do you support the aims of the 'Make Poverty History' campaign?
Yes:20
No:1
 2) Is your school actively supporting the 'Make Poverty History' campaign?
Yes:7
No:14
 3) Is your church actively supporting the 'Make Poverty History' campaign?
Yes:14
No:7
15/06/2005 1) Do children spend enough lesson time doing physical activity (e.g. dance, gymnastics, games) in school?
Yes:8
No:26
 2) Should primary school PE and games lessons be more competitive?
Yes:21
No:13
 3) Should secondary school PE and games lessons be more competitive?
Yes:19
No:15
01/06/2005 1) Should schools teach 13 year-old pupils how to use a condom?
Yes:20
No:28
 2) Should schools teach 13 year-old pupils where to find abortion counselling?
Yes:14
No:34
 3) Should schools teach 13 year-old pupils that 'heterosexual sex' and 'homosexual sex' are of equal worth and value?
Yes:2
No:46
18/05/2005 1) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England be CHRISTIAN?
Yes:56
No:10
 2) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the religious faith most dominant in the locality?
Yes:18
No:48
 3) Should MOST acts of collective worship in ALL schools in England reflect the religious diversity of the nation and the wider world?
Yes:26
No:40
04/05/2005 1) Should ALL schools in England conduct a DAILY act of collective worship?
Yes:58
No:56
 2) Should ALL schools in England conduct an act of collective worship AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK?
Yes:96
No:18
 3) Should ALL schools in England BE FREE TO CHOOSE whether or not they have any acts of collective worship at all?
Yes:32
No:82
20/04/2005 1) Should schools be encouraged to dismiss teachers who hold overtly racist views?
Yes:24
No:6
 2) Should schools be encouraged to dismiss teachers who hold overtly sexist views?
Yes:23
No:7
 3) Should schools be encouraged to dismiss teachers who hold overtly homophobic views?
Yes:17
No:13
06/04/2005 1) Have you watched any programmes on the new Teachers' TV channel yet?
Yes:7
No:14
 2) Do you plan to watch any programmes on Teachers' TV channel in the next few weeks?
Yes:9
No:12
 3) Teachers' TV cost the UK government £18 million. In your opinion, was this money well spent?
Yes:4
No:17
23/03/2005 1) Should schools expect all children to abstain from tobacco (e.g. smoking cigarettes) at all times?
Yes:30
No:3
 2) Should schools expect all children to abstain from alcohol at all times?
Yes:28
No:5
 3) Should schools expect all children to abstain from all other illicit drugs (e.g. cannabis) at all times?
Yes:32
No:1
09/03/2005 1) Should drug education primarily be the responsibility of parents - rather than teachers or school nurses?
Yes:13
No:14
 2) Should all schools conduct random drug tests among their own pupils as a matter of course?
Yes:11
No:16
 3) Should all schools conduct random drug tests among their own staff as a matter of course?
Yes:10
No:17
23/02/2005 1) As a teacher, do you spend less than £50 of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:15
No:43
 2) As a teacher, do you spend £50-£100 of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:36
No:22
 3) As a teacher, do you spend more than £100 of your own money on books and resources for school each year?
Yes:7
No:51
09/02/2005 1) Should Christian SECONDARY SCHOOL teachers be free to pray for/about the children they teach?
Yes:36
No:1
 2) Should Christian SECONDARY SCHOOL teachers get the Headteacher's permission to pray for/about the children they teach?
Yes:4
No:33
 3) Should Christian SECONDARY SCHOOL teachers get parental permission to pray for/about the children they teach?
Yes:5
No:32
26/01/2005 1) Would you support the formation of more single-faith schools? (i.e. with distinctive religious input from one faith group)
Yes:18
No:5
 2) Would you support the formation of non-faith/secular schools? (i.e. with no religious input at all)
Yes:8
No:15
 3) Would you support the formation of multi-faith schools? (i.e. with religious input from several faith groups)
Yes:12
No:11
12/01/2005 1) Should Christian PRIMARY SCHOOL teachers be free to pray for/about the children they teach?
Yes:32
No:3
 2) Should Christian PRIMARY SCHOOL teachers get the Headteacher's permission to pray for/about the children they teach?
Yes:6
No:29
 3) Should Christian PRIMARY SCHOOL teachers get parental permission to pray for/about the children they teach?
Yes:4
No:31
29/12/2004 1) If a UK general election were held today would you vote for the Conservative Party?
Yes:6
No:18
 2) If a UK general election were held today would you vote the Labour Party?
Yes:6
No:18
 3) If a UK general election were held today would you vote for the Liberal Democrats?
Yes:10
No:14
15/12/2004 1) Do most school Christmas celebrations trivialise (or ignore) the real message about God's incarnation in Christ Jesus?
Yes:40
No:15
 2) Are school Christmas celebrations generally an unwelcome source of staff stress?
Yes:26
No:29
 3) Do school Christmas celebrations unnecessarily distract pupils/students from their studies?
Yes:26
No:29
01/12/2004 1) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to perform in a school nativity play?
Yes:34
No:16
 2) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to publicly read passages from the Bible at Christmas?
Yes:32
No:18
 3) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to sing Christmas carols which proclaim Jesus as Lord and God?
Yes:32
No:18
17/11/2004 1) Do you think that smoking should be banned from all school premises?
Yes:28
No:1
 2) Do you think that smoking should be banned from all children's play areas in public parks?
Yes:29
No:0
 3) Do you think that smoking should be banned from all restaurants and cafés?
Yes:22
No:7
03/11/2004 1) Does the present state-funded education system in the UK waste tax-payers' money?
Yes:6
No:8
 2) Does the present state-funded education system in the UK need more money from central government?
Yes:10
No:4
 3) Should all state-funded schools in the UK be privatised?
Yes:0
No:14
20/10/2004 1) Have educational standards really improved over the last 20 years?
Yes:5
No:11
 2) Are today's GCSEs less demanding than 'O' Levels were 20 years ago?
Yes:9
No:7
 3) Is it easier to get an A-grade at 'A' Level now than it was 20 years ago?
Yes:15
No:1
06/10/2004 1) Should church/Christian schools ban Hallowe'en parties from their premises?
Yes:33
No:6
 2) Should church/Christian schools conduct Hallowe'en assemblies?
Yes:6
No:33
 3) Should church/Christian schools actively discourage children from 'Trick or Treating'?
Yes:32
No:7
22/09/2004 1) In the UK, is 'free' (state-funded) education good enough?
Yes:2
No:17
 2) In the UK, do pupils and parents really value 'free' (state-funded) education?
Yes:5
No:14
 3) In the UK, should all parents be expected to pay directly for their children's education?
Yes:5
No:14
08/09/2004 1) Should all school and college staff be expected to learn how to respond to a range of terror-attack scenarios?
Yes:14
No:4
 2) Should all schools and colleges carry out annual anti-terror drills?
Yes:10
No:8
 3) Should all schools and colleges employ security guards?
Yes:9
No:9
25/08/2004 1) Should sex education primarily be the responsibility of parents - rather than teachers or school nurses?
Yes:24
No:2
 2) Do you think that celibacy (i.e. sexual abstinence) should be more actively promoted in school sex education lessons?
Yes:25
No:1
 3) Do you think sex education encourages promiscuity and sexual experimentation amongst children?
Yes:12
No:14
11/08/2004 1) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by society in general?
Yes:6
No:22
 2) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by graduates?
Yes:3
No:25
 3) Do you think teaching is seen as a high status career choice by pupils?
Yes:3
No:25
28/07/2004 1) Should the UK Government promise to leave schools alone for the next 5 years? (i.e. NO new education policies, NO new iniatives)
Yes:19
No:2
 2) Should all schools be allowed to select pupils on the basis of ability (i.e. aptitude or prior attainment)?
Yes:5
No:16
 3) Should all parents be guaranteed a place for their child at the school of their choice?
Yes:3
No:18
14/07/2004 1) Have Key Stage 3 SATs helped to improve overall standards of teaching and learning for Y7 and 8 pupils?
Yes:1
No:3
 2) Has the time come to completely scrap Key Stage 3 SATs from 2005 onwards?
Yes:3
No:1
 3) Should Key Stage 3 SATs ever have been introduced in the first place?
Yes:1
No:3
30/06/2004 1) Do you think that newly qualified teachers are better trained than they were 10 years ago?
Yes:8
No:11
 2) Do you think that newly qualified teachers are better paid than they were 10 years ago?
Yes:17
No:2
 3) Do you think that newly qualified teachers have more professional freedom than they did 10 years ago?
Yes:2
No:17
16/06/2004 1) Have Key Stage 2 SATs helped to improve overall standards of teaching and learning for Y5 and 6 pupils?
Yes:2
No:8
 2) Has the time come to completely scrap Key Stage 2 SATs from 2005 onwards?
Yes:7
No:3
 3) Should Key Stage 2 SATs ever have been introduced in the first place?
Yes:2
No:8
02/06/2004 1) Is it right for teachers to pray that the pupils they teach achieve examination success (i.e. achieve or exceed their predicted grades)?
Yes:25
No:3
 2) Do you believe that praying for a pupil with behavioural difficulties actually helps to change her/his behaviour?
Yes:27
No:1
 3) Do you believe that praying for a teacher who is struggling with her/his work helps them to cope?
Yes:26
No:2
19/05/2004 1) Have Key Stage 1 SATs helped to improve overall standards of teaching and learning for Y1 and 2 pupils?
Yes:5
No:17
 2) Has the time come to completely scrap Key Stage 1 SATs from 2005 onwards?
Yes:18
No:4
 3) Should Key Stage 1 SATs ever have been introduced in the first place?
Yes:6
No:16
05/05/2004 1) Does the threat of corporal punishment (e.g. being struck across the buttocks or palm of the hand with a cane) improve pupils' behaviour?
Yes:18
No:19
 2) Do you believe the UK Government should give state-funded schools the right to use corporal punishment?
Yes:15
No:22
 3) Do you believe the UK Government should give independent schools the right to use corporal punishment?
Yes:15
No:22
21/04/2004 1) Should there be a DAILY act of collective Christian worship in all schools in England?
Yes:18
No:11
 2) Should there be a WEEKLY act of collective Christian worship in all schools in England?
Yes:15
No:14
 3) Should there be a MONTHLY act of collective Christian worship in all schools in England?
Yes:11
No:18
07/04/2004 1) Should parents be allowed to smack their own children?
Yes:37
No:2
 2) Should teachers be allowed to smack their pupils?
Yes:11
No:28
 3) Should school prefects be allowed to smack fellow pupils?
Yes:0
No:39
24/03/2004 1) Do children spend enough lesson time doing physical activity (e.g. dance, gymnastics, games) in school?
Yes:7
No:18
 2) Should primary school PE and games lessons be more competitive?
Yes:12
No:13
 3) Should secondary school PE and games lessons be more competitive?
Yes:16
No:9
10/03/2004 1) Should all primary school children be taught the Lord's Prayer?
Yes:38
No:16
 2) Should all primary school children learn the 10 Commandments?
Yes:40
No:14
 3) Should all primary school children learn about the parables Jesus taught?
Yes:45
No:9
25/02/2004 1) Should Christian teachers challenge anti-Semitic or racist comments made by staff, parents or pupils?
Yes:37
No:1
 2) Should Christian teachers challenge sexist comments made by staff, parents or pupils?
Yes:37
No:1
 3) Should Christian teachers challenge homophobic comments made by staff, parents or pupils?
Yes:32
No:6
11/02/2004 1) Do you support proposals (by the Chief Inspector of Schools in England) to introduce new 'short, sharp' school inspections which will give schools just a couple of days' notice?
Yes:21
No:7
 2) Would such 'short, sharp' inspections give a more honest 'warts and all' picture of school life?
Yes:25
No:3
 3) Would such 'short, sharp' inspections be more stressful for teachers than current arrangements?
Yes:7
No:21
28/01/2004 1) Should the UK Government fund future increases in expenditure on university education by increasing the highest rate of income tax from 40% to 50%?
Yes:20
No:15
 2) Should the UK Government fund future increases in expenditure on university education by cutting expenditure on national defence?
Yes:20
No:15
 3) Should the UK Government fund future increases in expenditure on university education by expecting the families of those being educated to pay more?
Yes:9
No:26
14/01/2004 1) Should end of Key Stage 1 tests be abandoned completely?
Yes:20
No:2
 2) Should end of Key Stage 2 tests be abandoned completely?
Yes:13
No:9
 3) Do you work (or have you ever worked) as a Year 2 or Year 6 teacher?
Yes:11
No:11
31/12/2003 1) Should teachers working in London be paid more than teachers working elsewhere in England?
Yes:28
No:6
 2) Should teachers' salaries be negotiated on a school-by-school, case-by-case basis?
Yes:12
No:22
 3) Do you work (or have you ever worked) as a teacher in London?
Yes:12
No:22
17/12/2003 1) Do you feel that teaching is a more stressful occupation than it was 5 years ago?
Yes:19
No:4
 2) Do you feel that pupils/students are more badly behaved than they were 5 years ago?
Yes:20
No:3
 3) Knowing all that you now know, if you could turn back the clock would you still have become a teacher?
Yes:14
No:9
03/12/2003 1) Do you support the UK Government's target for 50% of young people to have a university education?
Yes:38
No:55
 2) Do you support the UK Government's proposal to introduce top-up loans for university students?
Yes:22
No:71
 3) Would you pay more income tax in order to give all university students a free education and a grant to live on?
Yes:45
No:48
19/11/2003 1) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to perform in a school nativity play?
Yes:27
No:23
 2) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to publicly read passages from the Bible at Christmas?
Yes:28
No:22
 3) Should children from non-Christian households be expected to sing Christmas carols which proclaim Jesus as Lord and God?
Yes:27
No:23
05/11/2003 1) Do most school Christmas celebrations trivialise (or ignore) the real message about God's incarnation in Christ Jesus?
Yes:31
No:12
 2) Are school Christmas celebrations generally an unwelcome source of staff stress?
Yes:25
No:18
 3) Do school Christmas celebrations unnecessarily distract pupils/students from their studies?
Yes:14
No:29
22/10/2003 1) Is the National Theatre right to stage Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' over the Christmas period?
Yes:25
No:38
 2) Should schools take Key Stage 2 pupils to see a theatrical production of 'His Dark Materials'?
Yes:12
No:51
 3) Should schools take Key Stage 4 pupils to see a theatrical production of 'His Dark Materials'?
Yes:34
No:29
08/10/2003 1) Should church/Christian schools ban Hallowe'en parties from their premises?
Yes:23
No:6
 2) Should church/Christian schools conduct Hallowe'en assemblies?
Yes:3
No:26
 3) Should church/Christian schools actively discourage children from 'Trick or Treating'?
Yes:20
No:9
24/09/2003 1) Should there be a national syllabus for RE at Key Stages 3 and 4?