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Surveys of parents, young people and schoolchildren in Luton Written report Linda Balodis, Account Manager. Because People Matter. Table of contents. Contents Page no. Introduction 3 Staying safe 11 Health and fitness 18 Getting involved and having your say 26
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Surveys of parents, young people and schoolchildren in Luton Written report Linda Balodis, Account Manager Because People Matter
Table of contents Contents Page no. Introduction 3 Staying safe 11 Health and fitness 18 Getting involved and having your say 26 Free time 29 Achieving 36 Growing up in Luton 56 Executive summary 64
Background • The Children Act 2004 identified the need for a national framework for building services around the needs of young people and maximising their opportunities for health and development • Luton Borough Council and its partners wished to consult with young people and parents to understand their views and aspirations
Method (1) • Surveys were conducted with children/young people aged 13 – 19 years and parents: • Questionnaires were also distributed across all 12 secondary schools in Luton (representing 7,258 pupils) and 4,881 questionnaires were returned (67% response rate) • 9,313 questionnaires were mailed to all 16–19 year olds living in Luton; 1,079 were returned (12% response rate) • 120 telephone interviews were completed among parents on the Luton Citizens’ Panel
Profile of school children (unweighted) • The ages of school children were: • 32% 13 years • 36% 14 years • 28% 15 years • 4% 16 years • <1% 17 years • 42% were from BME communities • (with 14% of Pakistani, 6% of Bangladeshi and 5% of Kashmiri origin) • 49% were male and 51% female (of those who answered the question) • 16% had a disability
Profile of young people (unweighted) • The ages of young people were: • 38% 16 years • 31% 17 years • 18% 18 years • 14% 19 years • 44% were of from BME communities • (with 12% of Pakistani and 4% of Indian origin) • 35% were male and 65% female • 82% were in education/training (full or part time) • 10% had a disability
Profile of parents (unweighted) • Parents had children of a range of ages: • 40% with 0 – 7 year olds • 59% with 8 – 14 year olds • 38% with 15 – 18 year olds • 14% of parents were from BME communities • 14% of parents personally had a disability • 11% had children with a disability
Method (2) • School data was weighted by the population in each school year • Young people’s data was weighted by age, gender and ethnicity from the Census • Only weighted data is shown for school children and young people in the report • Parents’ data is broadly representative, so unweighted • All fieldwork took place in October and November 2005
Perception of safety at school School Children (4881) Parents (120) Unweighted base: All respondents
Perception of safety outside school/out and about Unweighted base: All respondents
Have any of the following things happened to you/your child? (1) Unweighted base: All respondents
Have any of the following things happened to you/your child? (2) Unweighted base: All respondents
What ONE thing would make you/children feel safer in Luton? % saying more/better policing Unweighted base: All respondents School children (4881); Young people (1079); Parents (120)
Thinking about your own/your child’s health and fitness, how worried are you about the following? (1) % very worried Unweighted base: All respondents
Thinking about your own/your child’s health and fitness, how worried are you about the following? (2) % very worried Unweighted base: All respondents
Have you asked any of the people in the list below for help or advice about any health issues in the last 12 months? Unweighted base: All respondents
How would you rate your/child’s overall health for someone their age? School Children Young People Parents 0% Unweighted base: School children (4881); Young people (1079); Parents (120)
What, if anything, would you like to see improve for your health and fitness? Unweighted base: All respondents
What, if anything, would you like to see improve for your child’s health and fitness? Unweighted base: All respondents
Which of the following, if any, have you done in the last 12 months? Unweighted base: All respondents
How would you/your children most like to have your/their say about the issues that affect you/them? Unweighted base: All respondents
What do you/your children do in your/their free time? Unweighted base: All respondents
Is there anything that stops you/your child doing activities that you/they want to do in your/their free time? Unweighted base: All respondents
Should the Council provide more, the same or fewer facilities and activities for young people? Parents (120) Unweighted base: All respondents
Should the Council provide lots of small scale youth facilities or a reduced number of large scale facilities? Parents (120) Unweighted base: All respondents
Why should the Council provide more small scale facilities? Parents (67) Unweighted base: Where prefer small scale facilities
Why should the Council provide more larger scale facilities? Parents (47) Unweighted base: Where prefer larger scale facilities
What are young people doing now? Young people (1079) Unweighted base: All respondents
Highest qualification hoped to get *% Unweighted base: All respondents
How well do you think you are doing at school at the moment? School Children Unweighted base: All School children (4881)
How much do you enjoy school at the moment? School Children Unweighted base: All School children (4881)
How important are these things in helping you/your child do well in school/college, work or training? % saying each is important Unweighted base:All: School children (4881), young people (1079), parents (120)
How frequently do you have chance to do these things? % saying at least once a month Unweighted base:All: School children (4881), young people (1079)
Whether would prefer (child) to go to a single or mixed sex school? Unweighted base: All: School children (4881), parents (120)
Whether willing (for child) to travel to another school to do preferred subjects? Unweighted base: All: School children (4881), parents (120)
Whether happy or unhappy with the variety of secondary schools on offer in Luton? Unhappy Happy Happy Unhappy Unweighted base: All respondents
What could be done to make secondary schools or further/higher education in Luton better ? • Around a third of all sample groups could not spontaneously think of anything that would make education in Luton better • Main issues highlighted by all groups included • Better teachers (12% SC, 8% YP, 11% P) • Better choice of subjects (8% SC, 11% YP) • Improved discipline (8% SC, 2% YP, 15% P) • Improved facilities (7% SC, 2% YP) • 8% of parents said a better teacher:student ratio would make secondary schools in Luton better
Views on opportunities for 16-19 year olds to stay on in education in Luton? School Children (4881) Parents (120) Unweighted base: All respondents