Background
Purpose and structure of the annual evaluation
Purpose and content
The aim of the annual online survey is to evaluate the experiences of the cohort of registrants taking part in the Professional Update (PU) process. The survey is structured around the following key areas:
- employment and demographic information
- the Professional Review and Development (PRD) process
- preparation for the PRD meeting
- engagement with the Professional Standards as part of the PU process
- the professional discussion
- professional learning and use of associated evidence of impact on thinking and practice
- systems used for evidencing engagement in the PU process.
Structure and method
In the week commencing 11 November 2024, we issued survey links to individuals who had engaged in the Professional Update process in the 2023-24 cohort, up to and including 31 October 2024.
A survey was created for each of the three PU groups:
- Reviewees – those who had completed PU as part of a validated system
- Reviewers – those who had confirmed the completion of a colleague’s PU
- Direct submissions – those who had completed PU via the direct submission process.
The respondent populations are not necessarily connected. This means that the reviewers who responded to the survey may not be the same individuals who signed off the reviewee population.
The reviewer group largely excludes reviewers from the local authority employers who use the CPD Gateway Manager system (Clackmannanshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Falkirk Council, Glasgow City Council, Highland Council, Inverclyde Council and West Dunbartonshire Council) because the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) does not have access to the reviewer information for this group. However, employees of these local authorities are included in the reviewee group.
Response rate
Table 1 shows the number of individuals to whom the survey link was sent, and the response rate for each group:
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Analysis of data
Selected responses have been summarised below and may be representative of some or all of the respondent group; this is made clear for each question.
Respondents were permitted to skip questions, and some questions were only applicable depending on previously selected answers. Figures are presented as percentages of the total number of responses for that question. The total number of responses are indicated by n. Where numbers have been rounded to whole percentages, the total might be more than 100%.
Purpose and structure of the annual evaluation
Purpose and content
The aim of the annual online survey is to evaluate the experiences of the cohort of registrants taking part in the Professional Update (PU) process. The survey is structured around the following key areas:
- employment and demographic information
- the Professional Review and Development (PRD) process
- preparation for the PRD meeting
- engagement with the Professional Standards as part of the PU process
- the professional discussion
- professional learning and use of associated evidence of impact on thinking and practice
- systems used for evidencing engagement in the PU process.
Structure and method
In the week commencing 11 November 2024, we issued survey links to individuals who had engaged in the Professional Update process in the 2023-24 cohort, up to and including 31 October 2024.
A survey was created for each of the three PU groups:
- Reviewees – those who had completed PU as part of a validated system
- Reviewers – those who had confirmed the completion of a colleague’s PU
- Direct submissions – those who had completed PU via the direct submission process.
The respondent populations are not necessarily connected. This means that the reviewers who responded to the survey may not be the same individuals who signed off the reviewee population.
The reviewer group largely excludes reviewers from the local authority employers who use the CPD Gateway Manager system (Clackmannanshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Falkirk Council, Glasgow City Council, Highland Council, Inverclyde Council and West Dunbartonshire Council) because the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) does not have access to the reviewer information for this group. However, employees of these local authorities are included in the reviewee group.
Response rate
Table 1 shows the number of individuals to whom the survey link was sent, and the response rate for each group:
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Analysis of data
Selected responses have been summarised below and may be representative of some or all of the respondent group; this is made clear for each question.
Respondents were permitted to skip questions, and some questions were only applicable depending on previously selected answers. Figures are presented as percentages of the total number of responses for that question. The total number of responses are indicated by n. Where numbers have been rounded to whole percentages, the total might be more than 100%.
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