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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRES 1981

Questionnaires used in the 1981 Scottish School Leavers Survey, including pages contained in alternative questionnaire versions

The Questionnaires are issued in conJunction with the Collaborative Research Dictionary 1981. The D~ctionary conta1ns the 1nformation

required to analyse data in the Scottish Education Data Archive, including variables from the 1981 Scottish School Leavers Survey

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Acknowledgements

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The 1981 Scottish School Leavers Survey questionnaire: structure and content

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1. 1 . Introduction 1-1

1. 2. The 1981 questionnaire 1-1

1.3. Organisation of Collaborative Research Questionnaires 81 1-3

1.4. Collaborative Research Questionnaires 81 and Dictionary 1-4

Content summary schemae 2-1

A {non-certificate) questionnaire 2- 1

8 ( · 1ntend 0" I 2-2

c (0 grade) 2-3

0 (Highersl 2-4

Exemplar questionnaire (C1) 3-1

Questionnaire pages 4-1

4. 1. A (non-certificate) questionnaire 4-2

~. 2. 8 ("intend o· 1 4-3

4. 3. c (0 grade) 4-4

4. 4. 0 ( Highers) 4-5

4.5. Back-page questions (A,B,C,O) 4-6

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Tho Centre for Educational Sociology. wishes to acknowledge funding for the 1981 Scottish School Leavers Survey and related activities from the Economic and Social RPsearch Council (grant HR 5251), the Scottish Education Department, the Manpower Services Commission, the Department of Health and Social Security and the Sports Council. We are once more grateful to all Regional. Authorities for their help and cocp&ration; to the teachers and administrators of Scottish secondary schools who helped to collect the samples; to the Education Statistics Di·Jision of the Scotti3h Education Department; to members of the Research and Intelligence Ur,~t of the Scottish Education Department for their cont~nc1ng adv1.ce and support; to the Edinburgh Regional Comouting Centre for computing assi.stance; to the University of Edinburgh for accommo<jating us and for other support; and to the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Of~ice for permission to reproduce materlal from the Classification of Occupations 198Q, (HMSO, 1980).

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1. The 1981 Scottish Schoo~ Leavers Survey questionnaire: structure and content

1.1. Introduction

The 1~81 Scottish School Leavers Survey covered a sample of nearly 40 per cent of all those who left Scottish schools in the school year 1979/80. A description of the survey and full details of the data from it are g1ven in the Col~aborative Research Dictionary which is issued in conjunction with this package. Data from the survey have been incorporated in the Scottish Education Data Archive and in keeping with the Code of Practice for Collaborative Research ( 1979), are available for analysis to those with a serious interest in Scottish education and the careers of school leavars.

In general the 1981 survey and the Dictionary and Questionnaires which document it follow the pattern adopted for the surveys of 1977 and 1979. In each case postal questionnaires were sent to school leavers in the spring following the year in wh1ch they had left school. Data from these questionnaires were coded and stored in a computerised database which was then fully documented for a wide range of u.~ers. The 1981 survey, however, does differ in some respects from the earlier surveys and further details of these differences as they affect the questionnaires themselves will be given in the following pages.

1.2. The 1981 questionnaire

One can usefully talk a!:lout 'the 1981 questionnaire' because there was a large common core cf questions asked of all leavers. Furthermore the questionnaire had an overall shape which took the respondent through his or her career from S3 onwa~ds, went on to ask about the transition from school to the labour market and/or further education, and required respondents to describe in some detail their current occupation. Within this overall st=ucture all leavers were asked questions on the following topics:

Stage/date of leaving school General evaluation of school Subjects studied and examinations attempted, S4 to leaving Gccupation in October 1980 and April 1981 Post school education, if any YOP schemes, if any

Fresent jab, if any Number of jobs since school Father's occupation Family structure Parents' education

But despite the common framework and the large element of common content, there were in fact 32 separate questionnaire booklets, all differing slightly from each other. Which booklet a leaver received was determined oy two factors: the character of his or her school experience and consequen1:ly the guestionnair~ .9..!:.Q.!1.Q he or she was placed in: and random allocation to one of eight version groups.

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Questionnaire groups (A-D). There were in all four types of questionnaire, each identified by a letter (A. B. C, D) and the colour of the questionnaire cover. The length of each type of questionnaire varied from six to sixteen pages of questions. Allocation to one of these four questionnaire groups depended on information supplied while the leaver was still at school, principally about the examinations he or she had already taken, or intended to take that session. The ·cut-off' points between th~ groups, whLle broadly in keeping with the pattern of earlier surveys, diT1:er from that pattern in detail. since on previous occasions decisions had related only to the examination record (for example, attempting Highers I and nat to examination intentions (intending to attempt Highers).

The four questionnaire groups in the 1981 survey were as follows:

A (yellow cover, 6 pages}

B (pink cover, 7 pages)

C (blue cover, 12 pages)

D (green cover, 16 pages)

leavers intended

who had to take

not taken any SCE or

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examinations at school

laavers who (in November 1q79)

intended to take some SCE 0 grade examinations but aid net in fact.

attempt any before leaving school

leavers who had, attempted at least one SCE 0 grade at school but had not sat or intended to sit any SCE Highers at school

leavers who had sat or intended to sit at least one SCE Higher at school

The list of questions for each questionnaire group can be split into two catego=ies: 'common' questions asked of all four groups (such as those listed above ·on family background), and questionnaire-specific quesuons. This second category includes questions asked of or.ly one questionnaire group (for example, tr•e pattern of applications to higher education in the D questionnaire), of the four groups; for example curriculum patterns -(B, C, 0}, or (A, 3, C).

and questions asked of two or three methods of study (C and D), S3/S4 the detailed record of CSE subjects

For the data user, these questionnaire group distinctions do not have the same significance that they had in earlier surveys, in which a 'dataset' was equivalent to a 'questionnaire group': for example, the 'After Highers' dataset (1977). In the 1981 database, cases are grouped into four data subsets, each comprising two version groups {see below). Thus each data subset conta~ns cases from all four questionnaire groups. The user can therefore define the cut-off points which suit the enquiry in hand; it is possible, for example, to reproduce the cut-off points used to distinguish questionnaire groups in the 1977 survey (attempting Highers/attempting 0 grade/no SCE), Full details of the structure of the 1981 database are given in the Dictionary.

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Version groups (1-8). Eight versions of each questionnaire were devised. As far as possible, the theme and content of each version were common to all four questionnaire groups. Thus A1, 81, C1 and 01 (and in this case A2, 82, C2 and 02) all have questions on attitudes to YOP which do not appear in Versions J to 8. In addition, some questions are specific to one questionnaire and version unit; for example, questions &bout future earnings, which only appear in 01 and 02. For a summary of the content of each questionnaire/version unit, the reader should study the summary schemae which follow this Introduction. Listed below are some version topics common to all questionnaires within vers1on group(s):

Versions 1 and 2

Versions J and 4

Versions 5 and 6

Version 7 and 8

Version 7 only

Version 8 only

truancy and discipline, teacher guidance (Version 2 only in A and 8 l, attitudes to FE (Version 1 only in A and B)

staying on to fifth year or not, employers priorities for job seekers, attitude to joe, supplementary benefit take-up

truancy and aspirations guidance at questions)

corporal punishment, general (Version 6 only in A and 8 l, school, employers tests ( 1977

classroom pattern in s;., evaluation of job training

sex education

sport and leisure

There are several other topics which do not fit quite so neatly within version group boundaries. For example, health education comes in Versions 5 and 6 in C and 0, but Version 7 in A and B; home and school links are· in Versions 7 and 8 in C and D, but versions J and 4 in A and B. For further details on any variable or topic it is advisable to check the Index in Part III of the Dictionary.

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This package ~ontains:

(ll Content summary schemae for all versions of each questionnaire.

( 2) Exemplar questionnaire ( C 1 l

( J) Questionnaire ~: a copy of every unique page of each questionnaire type (A to Dl, annotated to assist the user

(1) Content summary schemae. Each schema summarises the topics covered in each version of that questionnaire. Page numbers are given down the left hand side of the diagram. Some pages are common to all versions (for example, page 2 of the A (non-certificate) questionnaire), but for most pages there is at least some difference between versions. Vertical lines on the diagram indicat~ these differences, and make it possible to

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identify a unique master page: for example Questionnaire A page 3 Version 7; Questionnaire A page 4 Versions 1 and 2. Each master page is identified by a reference code on the cell of the grid; thus Questionnaire A page 3 Version is identified as Ap6.

( 2) Exemplar questionnaire. A copy of a complete questionnaire is included in the package so that the user has in front of him an example of a questionnaire booklet as it was despatched to school leavers. The example chosen is Version 1 of a C questionnaire, sent to leavers who had attempted 0 grade, but had not attempted or intended to attempt Higners. Deta1ls of the administration of the survey and the system far reminding prospective respondEnts to return their questionnaires are given in the Dictionary.

(3) Questionnaire~· The rest of the package contains the complete set of master pages. They are grouped by questionnaire (A to D), each set of pages being preceded by a questionnaire cover sheet of the appropriatn colour. Within this set., they are ordered sequentially oy master page reference code, and this code is written on the top right hand corner of each page.

Variable names have been written on by hand next to the questionnaire items (ouestJ.ons) on wi'ich they are based, in the same way as in the 1977 and 197S Questionnaires. Where there is one-to-one correspondence of item to variable, the values of the variable can be derived from the response categorj.es for the items. In many instances, nowever, more information is needed about the variable than could be supplied on the master page, and this is supplied in t~e Dictionary.

1 4 4. Co~laborative Research Questionnaires 81 and Oictioflary

The Questionnaires and Dictionary are intended to comclement each ether, In the Dictionary guidance is offered, for example, on the structure and design of the dataset, on selecting variables for an enquiry and on evaluating the results. Each variable listed on the mas.-::er pages in the Questionnaires is indexed and described in full in the Dictionary The Dictionary is thus essential for a full understanding of variables; what the Questionnaires uniquely supply lS the context and order in which questions were asked.

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after school .. ? a questionnaire for people wtio have recently left school .in Scotland

personal and national school leavers lhttltf..:..J+L

How To ANSWER

We have tried to make the questions easy and quick for you to answer.

For a few of them (such as question 1) we ask you to write your answer in.

For most of the questions (such as question 2) there is a list of possible answers, '!lith a box printed beside each one. Please choose your answer and put a tick in the box beside it.

For example, if the possible answers to a question

are 'yes' or 'no'~ and your answer' is 'no'., aJ1SUJeP

Zike this:

yes

no .G .[3]

If none of the answers exactly fits the answer you want to give, choose the one that comes nearest. If you want, you may write comments beside the.question, but please always tick an answer as well.

Ignore the nwnbers in the boxes, and in the right hand 'Tiargin.

They are Just there to heZp us.

Thank you for your help in answering this questionnaire. We hope it lets you express your own views on school and leaving school. If you would like to tell us more in your own words, please write on the inside of the back cover.

Now please turn to page 2

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You AND YcuR ScHOOL

l.When did you leave school? month: ••....•..•..•.• year:19 ••...••.•.•.••

If you have not Left sahooL tiak here .••••.••

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2.Qn the whole, do you feel your last year at school was worthwhile?

yes. no .

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on longer at school?

never . . .

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4.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? tiai~ one box

a lesson here and there a day here and there •. oeveral days at a time • weeks at a time

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5.Did you sometimes p l ay truant •.• in primary school?. . . . . . in first year at secondary school?. in second year at secondary school? in third year at secondary school?.

never . 6.Did you ever get the belt or strap at s~condary school? r;ick one box once or

yes .o .o .o .o

twice quite often

7.How often did you get other punish'"ents such as lines, being kept in, etc.? tick ant; box

~.Have you left ho1ne since you left SCilOOl?

9.Where are you now staying? you stay during term)

(If a

often

never once or twice quite often often

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l.Did your teachers give you enough help with .•.

choosing subjects second year •.

your schoo 1 work.

yes

learning about jobs and careers. • • . .0

you~ own personal problems.~

tick one box on each line

no I didn't want help

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2.When you chose your subjects for third year, were you prevented from taking one or more subject(s) that were important to you? f!rite the subject(s) here and underline the mo.st important one.

...............

. . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . 3.Why do you think

underlined? because oecause because because

. ............. .

................ you couldn't take the subject you have

tick aZ l the reasons that apply

there were not enough teachers • .c=J it clashed with another subject. .I I I was in the wrong the school did not

class or set. offer . ' 1 1.. • • •

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because I am a boy/! am a girl • because I had not done it before

4.Here are some subjects which may be stud~ed by boys. Are they equally important for both? For each subject tick one box to show what you

mostly for girls

~aths. . .I ~ Physics. .o Child care .I u rleta 1 work. .o Biology. .o French . .C] Cookery. .o

5.Do you think getting a good education at school is -;ick one box

most 1 y for important boys for both

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more important more important

g i r 1 s or

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The next section 1:s about the u.>ol'K you did at school and "J, the exams you took. First some general questions about exams.

l.The first public exam most people take is SCE 0 grade (you may hear it called '0 level')

Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes.

On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? tick one box

no .

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Z.Some schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary Education as well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE course in YEP

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any subject?

NO D->If to

NO, please go the next page

3.Please write the subject(s) you took for CSE, one on each line. Then ring one number to show your result in each one or tick the Dox to show that you did not complete the course.

Subject Result course not camp l eted ••••••• 0 ••• 0

.............. •••••••• 0 •••

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worthwhile . . . . wor·th~1hi l e in some 1vays. a 11aste of ti111e. . . . .

4.Here are some aims that teachers ltave for C S E • D i d you r C S E c o u r s e s h e l r· yo u ..... .

to find things out for yourself? .. to complete a project of your own?. . LO work as a member of a group or team?

Yes .o .I ~ .I ~

5.Have the CSEs you took helped ycu when looking for a JOb? tick one box

helped me a lot. helped me a bit. naven't helped at all. I haven't 1 coked for a job

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START HERE _v PART 1 THIRD YEAR ITiiaQ(fown this I i st and underline all the subjects you did in third year

l Greek

PE(Physical Education)

?~(Religious Education)

English

Arithmetic

Mathe::natics

SecretarJ.al Studies

E.Jme Economics Food & Nut/Cookery

Fab & Fash/Sewing

Metalv.·ork

Engineer~ng/Techni=~l Dra...,·ing

Biology

Che!il~stry

?hys.J..CS

Geogra~hy

Modern Studies

French

German

Art/Des::.gn

Music

Did you do any more subjects ir, third year?~ no r:==J--7 go to PART 2 yep wr1te the subjects here:

0 o o o o o 0 • 0 I 0 0 o o o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 • 0 •••• ' • ' ••••••••• 0 • 0 •

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page. Part 1 2

PART 2 FOURTH YEAR Read down this list and for each subject: 1. Underline the subject if you studied it in fourth year. 2. Tick if you sat prelim in that subject. 3. TTCf if you sat 0 grade in it, and ring the grade

you got in fourth year (n = no awar~

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Matheca"Cics sat: prelimO

Sec Studies sat prelim 0

Food & Nut sat prelimO

Fab & Fash sat prelimQ

woodwork sat prelimn

Metalwork sat prelimO

Eng/Tec!i Drawing sat preli:nO

Biology sat prelimn

Chemistry sat prelim U Physics sat prelim L..2 History sat prelim r! Ge:ography sat prelim D Mod Studies sat prelimO

French sat preli.770

German sat prelimLJ

A=t/Desig:i. sat prelimO

Music sat prelimO

a~her subjects you did

sat prelimO

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PART 3 Please write here the total number of subjects you sat at 0 grade in fourth year ....

tick if sat 0

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l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school? tick each activity you did, in sahoo~ ~essons and/or outwith ~essons e.g. in a~ubs.

Typing •••••.• • •. Schools Traffic Education

Progra!Mle (STEP j Computer studies First Aid. Child care Cooking.

Fifth Year

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in school 1 essons .o .o . o .o .o .o

school?

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out with 1 essons

NO

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go to page 8

3. In your fifth (or sixth) year did you yes no start a Highers {or A level) course in any

subject(s)? ••• sit a Highers (or A level) exam in any

subject(s)? •.

4.When you started fifth year did yau plan to sit (or re-sit) any subjects at 0 grade?

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6.Please write here all the other subjects or you did in fifth year (not for 0 grade):

grade A B c D E A B c D E A B c 0 E A B c D ' A B c D E

activities

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l.On the whole do you feel your fourth year at school was worthwhile?

yes. no •

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how did you fee~bout them? If you did not start any exam courses, please go on to question 3.

tick the true or not true box for each statement

true the difficulty of the work l.·n.fi.ft·h·r----J

year came as a surprise ~

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Which of these course(s), if any, do you now think was worthwhile for you to study in your fifth year? Write them here.

............... • • • • e • • • • • o • • • •

3.Which (if any) of your other fifth year subjects or activities did you find worthwhile? Write them here.

...............

4 .• During your fifth year how seriously did you consider leaving before the summer SCE exams?

1 eft. . seriously fairly seriously. not serious 1 y . .

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.o TF YOU LEFT SCHOOL BEFORE THE SUMMER EXAMS please answer question 5 (others go to the next page)

5. Why did you leave school when you did?

I was not getting on we 1 1 i n the f i ft h year courses I had started .

did not t hi n k I c au 1 d get any better exam results at school

needed the money from a job ••.•. I had all the 0 grades needed for the

job or course I wanted I was fed up with school •••

.

I wanted to start a particular job while I had the chance

My parents advised me to • felt I would prefer life at work or

. .

college to life at school. . • · · I wanted to get a job and be

self-supporting ..••..

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AFTER SCHOOL l.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving

school? Don't count special schemes for unemployed young people. We 'ZZ ask you about them later.

......... . jobs ,.·

When did you start your first job (if any) after you 1 eft school?

month: •••.••.••••••••

year: 19 ........ ~····

2.Did you have a job fixed up before you left school?

3.Did you get Social Security (Supplementary Benefit) last summer (in June, July or August)?

yes. no •

yes. no •

.o

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. o .o At present about half of all school leavers go on with their education after school.

4.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? Think about part-time as ueZZ as fuZZ-time courses

I've never thought about it. • • . . . .1 1l I definitely don't want to do c course .1 zl I'd quite like to do a course.... .1 3j I ' m do i n g , or i n tend to d a a c au r s e • .1 4j

5.Look at the list below and decide which of these things waul d make call ege courses appea 1 to 1..£!!· (If you are on a course, tick the things that would make coZZege courses more attractive.)

tick aZZ that are important

no written exams on col~ege courses. an employer who would help you to go on

day-r·el ease •.. grants for all students .• knowing you caul d 1 earn at plenty of practical work

home

your own pace

a college near your Knowing you would be

adult. .•. treated like an

plenty of individual help •• r.oll eges with all the 1 at est equipment training that would help you to

better job .•• get a

6.Which one of these would be most important? Please-underline it on the list above.

?.To get the type of job you'd like to have, how important do you think it is to get as much education as ycu can?

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LooKING FOR J l.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of

work experience or training.

Have you ever been offered the chance to go on one of these schemes?

2.Do you think that schemes like this ••• help unemployed young people to find jobs?. give young people interesting things to

do? • .•••.• " . . . . are a usefu 1 way to get training? • • .

yes. .o no • .o

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3.Since you left school have you for unempl.oyed young people?

ever been on a special scheme

YE~ NO Q->rf NO, please go to the next page

a.Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tick any that apply

work experience (with an employer). work experience (on a project) ••• short training course community service ••

training workshop

community industry. any other scheme •.

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b.When did you first start on a scheme?

4.~ave you left this scheme?

a.when did you leave the sclteme?

b .Why did you leave?

month: •.........•..•.

year: 19 ............ .

yes ••... CJ] no •...• 0

rnonth: •••••••••••.•••

year: 19 •.•.•...•.•••

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.......................................................... c. What happened

Did you ... straight after you left the scheme?

tick one box

get a JOb witn the same entployer aet a job elsewhere. become unemployed •. none of these things

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1.We would like to know what you were doing at the beginning of last October (1980).

. a.Were you then ••. tick one box i n a job . . . . . . . . .J 1l unemployed and looking for work. .I 21 on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I 31 on a full-time course. . . . .I 41 not i n a job or course and not looking for work .1 sl

b .Are you now •• tick one box i n a job . . . . . . . . .! unemployed and looking for work. ./ on a scheme for unemployed young people. . ! on a full-time course. . . . .I not i n a job or course and not looking for work .1

<:.Have you school?

started any course (Including courses

YEiJJ \..:.

at college, since leaving for people who were unemployed)

NO ~>if NO please go to the next page

Please give details of any course(s) you have started: qualification (if any) course (or subject(s))

( eg C and G SNC

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Electrical Engineering Secretarial Science)

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3.Please te11 us more about your course. ~f you have ctarted more than one course~ teZZ ~s a~out the one which ia most i~portant to ~ou. Underline it on the list above.

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a.Please name the college (eg Ayr Tech., Aberdeen College of Commerce)

•••••••• < •• $ ............ .

b.ls or was the course ... t<"ci-' one Co:::

c.How long does or did the course last?

d.,i\re you sti 11 taki rg the course?

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If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on this page. If not, please go to the next page.

la.In what type of business do you work? ( eg department store, electrical engineering firm)

........................

........................ b.What is the name of your job?

........................ c.Please describe the actual

work you do in your job

................. 0 ••••••••••••

Z.Are you an apprentice?

3.Before you applied for this job, did you ever talk about it with someone who had done this kind of work?

4.Did you ever work part-time at a job like this during your last year at school?

5. In general ,how useful have your school subjects been to you in doing this job? tick one box

very useful . quite useful. not much use.

yes. no •

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.o Write down any school subjects which have been useful to you in doing this job. If none, u;rite 'none'

6.1,hen you applied for this job, was it open to tick one box

7.Did your employer give y 0 u •••

an English test . a Maths or Arithmetic test. a practical test.

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YouR FAMILY l.How many brothers and sisters

do you .have? ~-

(write 0 if none) •••••• brothers ....... sisters

2.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually stay with during the school week? tick ·Q!!.!!. box

Mother and father • . 1 Father only . . Mother and step-father. 2 Boarding school Father and step-mother. :5 School hostel Mother only . • Other . .

3.Now underline who you usually stayed with durin~ school holidays.

4.Is your father now •• tick Q!Jii box

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5.Please tell us about your father's job.

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If he is not working just now tell us about ' . n-z.s last job.

a.In what sort of business does he work? ........................

b.What is the name of his job?

c.What work does he do in his job?

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d.Is he self-employed? That

is, is he his own boss?

6.Does your mother have a paid job? tick one box

7. How 01 d were your mother 15 years and father when they 16 years left school? tick one box for each 17 years

yes • no • •

don't know.

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l~ou 1 d you 1 ike to te 11 us more about yourse 1 f? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did it encourage you to try for university and college? If you are in a job, has your employer encouraged you to go to college? If so, how have you got on? What have you found too difficult or too easy? What has been disappointing? What have you enjoyed? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school and after.

We will read very carefully what you write here.

THERE IS MORE SPACE ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE.

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Please return the questionnaire using the enclosed stamped reply envelope

The National School Leavers Survey aims to provide information on the views and experiences of school leavers to help improve education and related services. It is run independently by the Centre for Educational Sociology at Edinburgh University.

~ 1981 Centre for Educational Sociology

NATIONAL SCHOOL LEAVERS SURVEY CES, University of Edinburgh, 7, Roxburgh Street, EDINBURGH EH8 9TA

Tel: 031 667 1011 Ext. 4335

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SCHOOL AND AFTER

l.When did you leave school? month: ••••••••••••••• year:l9 ............. .

If you have !!£.! Zeft sahoo Z tiak here • • • • • • • • .0 S C.\-\)>I:.Nct-1

Z.How many full-time jobs {if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't aount speaiaZ schemes for unempZoyed young

peopZe. We'ZZ ask you about them Zater .

When did you start your first job {if .any) after you 1 eft school?

3.Was your last year at school worthwhile? tia~ one boz

4.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? tiak one boz

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month: ••••••••••••••• year: 19 ••••....•.•..

yes. .o no • .o

never • • . . .o a lesson here and there .o a day here and there. . .o several days at a time • .o weeks at a time . o

tick yes or no for each one S.Oid you sometimes play truant •••

in primary schoo 1?. • • . . • . • in first year at secondary school? • in second year at secondary school? in third year at secondary school?.

never • . .

yes no .I j i zl .0 I zl . o 0 .o 0 . .1 11 6.0id you ever get the belt or

strap at secondary school? tick one box

once or twice .o quite often .o often .o never • . . . .o once or twice .o quite often .o

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punishments such as lines, being kept in, etc.? tick one bo::: often .o

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l.When did you leave school? month: •••••••••••.••. year:l9 .....•........

If you have !!£.!. Left schooL tick here . . . . . . . o Sc.H!>E.NoH

2.Was your last year at school worthwhile? tick one bo:::

yes. .o .o no •

3.Here are some things people have year at school. We want to know fourth year .•

said what

about their fourth you think about ~

Tiak the 'true' or 'untrue' bo: for each one.

true school work was worth doing ••••• ~ my teachers didn't care about me •• ~ there were too many troublemakers inr----J

untrue

my classes •••••••••••• ~ my teachers helped me to do my best.O I had plenty of friends to be with

at school •••••••• teachers were always picking on me my friends took school seriously • school was a waste of time for me.

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friends decide to stay on for a fifth year at school?

S.When you were in your fourth year at school •••

did your parents want you to stay on for another year? .••••.••

aid any of your teachers advise you to 1 eave? • • . • • • • • • • • ••.

were you seriously looking for a job? • did any of your teachers want you to stay

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l.~hen did you leave school? month: .•...••••••....

year:19 ............. .

If you have not Zeft schooZ tick here ••• . . . . . . o Sc..H J)E:Moo..<

2.Was your ·last year at school . ·~ .

worthwhile? tick one bo:

yes. .Ci] no. .C]

3.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? tick one boz

4.Did you ever get the belt or strap at secondary school? tick one boz

never . . . . a lesson here and there a day here and there •• several days at a time • weeks at a time

never • once or twice quite often often

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in your last year at school?

your guidance teacher? . . . . . . .yes. no •

other teachers? ••••••••••• yes. no •

a Careers Officer? ••••.••.• yes. no •

your parents? •••••••.••.• yes. no •

brother, sister, or friend ••..• yes • no.

6.Were any of these people helpful to you? If they were, please put a 1 ine under their names.·

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7.Do you think getting a good education at school is

more important for boys .~ more important for girls.C]

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l.When did you leave school? month: •••.•.••••••.•.

year:l9 ............. .

If you have ~ Left sohooL tiok here ••• . .' .... o 2.Have you started any course at a college

since you left school?

3.How many full-time jobs (if a.ny) have you had, since leaving school? Don't oount speoiaL sohemes for unempLoyed youns

peopLe. We'LL ask you about them Later.

When did you start your first job (if any) after you left school?

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6.How well did your school treat you during your last year?

tiok one bo:::

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Think about your English lessons In fourth year. Then tiok the 'true' or 'untrue' box jor each Zine.

the teacher started the lessons on time. • • • • • • • •

we nearly always had the proper teacher • • •

the teacher knew our names

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l.Here is a list of school subjects. that ~did in your fourth year.

Please tick the subjects

English ••• Arithmetic or Maths Metalwork Woodwork. Technical Drawing • Typing or Office Studies. __ __ Cookery Sewing. History Science (Physias, Chemistry ·or BioLogy)

Geography • • • • • Modern Studies ••• Religious Education Guidance •• Child Care. Drama Music Art • p. E. • Leisure or Outdoor Education ••••

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3.If you did any other subjects in your fourth year, please write their names here:

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well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE course in any subject?

NO c=J-->rf NO, please go to the next page

Please write the subject(s) you took for CSE, one on each line. Then ~one number to show your result in each one or tick tne ooz-to show that you did not compZete the course

~ubject Result course not camp 1 e-ced

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CSEs worthwhile, or a worthwhile in some ways. .1 21 waste of time? .o tiak one box a \·taste of time. . . .

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GoiNG ON CouRsEs At present about half of all school leavers go an with their education after school.

l.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? Think about part-time as ~eZZ as fuZZ-time courses

I've never thought about it •••••• I definitely don't want to do a course I'd quite like to do a course •••• I'm doing, or intend to do a course.

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2.Laak at the list below and decide which of these things would make college courses appeal to~· (If you are on a course, tiak the things that ~ouZd make coZZege courses more attractive.)

tick aZZ that are important to you

no written exams on college courses. an employer who would help you to go an

day-release ••• grants far all students •• knowing you could learn at plenty of practical work •

your awn pace

a college near your home • knowing you would be treated

adult ••.• olenty of individual help ••

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colleges with all the latest equipment training that would help you to get a

better job ..•

3.Which one of these would be most important? PZease underLine it on the Zist above.

4.Have you started any course at a college since you left school?

S.Have 1 eft

6.Where

you left home since you school?

are you now staying?

yes. no •

yes. no .

name of to~n or viZZage •.•.•.....•.•...•........

name of Region or County ........•...............

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l.Did your teachers give you enough help with ••• tiak one bo::: on eaoh Zine

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choosing subjects at end ofr---7 second year. • • • • • .L___J

your school work. • .0 learning about jobs and r---7

careers. • • • .L___l/ your own personal problems.O

2.How easy do you find reading? 1;iak one bo:::

3.How easy do you find writing?

4.How easy do you find doing sums?

S.Have you started any course at a college since you left school?

6.To ge~ the ty~e of job you'd like :a have, how important do you think it is to get as much education as you can?

?.Have you left home since you left ;chool?

S.Where are you now staying?

no I didn't want help

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yes. no .

name of town or viZZage, ,·, •• ,, •.••.••••.•••.•••. name of Region or County ••••••..•••••••.••••••••

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periods of. unpaid work with an employer.

Did you ever do this type of work experience while you were at school?

2.Did you ever go on a course at a college while you were at school?

(!Jf"ten · caZZed Zink courses)

3.Have you used the school buildings or facilities •••

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yes. no •

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4.In your last year at school, how long did it usually take you to travel to school each day? tick one boz .. • ·

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S.Have you left home since you 1 eft schoo 1?

yes. .0 no. .0

6.Where are you now staying? name of town or viZ.Zage··· • • ••···•• ··· · · · •• ·• · •• name of Region or County•••••••••••••••·········

?.In your view, what do employers look for when school leavers apply to them for jobs?

Tick the impor"tant things in this List

Employers want schcol leavers who ••• talk well at an interview. are smart and well dressed have good exam results •• have the right attitude to the job ar~ good at English or Arithmetic. are good at other subjects • are respectful· ••••••

8.Which one of these things do employers want most? Please put a line under it on the List above-.---

9.Have you ever heard of the Youth Opportunities Programme(YOP)?

yes. no •

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l.Please tick anything in this list which you think is ~ important for the sort of job you would like

friendly workmates •• good training •••• not being ordered about all the time. a chance to use your skills working near home ••••• a good chance of being promoted work that isn't boring. good pay.

2.Which one of these is most important? pZease put"a Zine under the~ important


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4.Are you still taking the course?

5.How long does or did the course last?

6. Is or was the course ••• tick one bo:::

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l.Please tick any of these things which you think will be important to you in the future.

having good friends. earning a lot of money being happily married. having a job you enjoy living in a place you like being a mother or father • getting ahead in your job.

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Z.Which one of these will be the~ important to you? P!.ease put a tine ur..d.er it.

3.Have you started any course at a college since you left school? y;P ~0 c=J-->rf NO, please go

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2.In your lessons at school, were you taught about

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male and female bodies •••• sexual intercourse, pregnancy and birth. personal relationships ••• marriage and being a parent.

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methods of contraception (family planning) ••

such topics as abortion and VD .D .o

4.Which of these topics (if any) would you like to have learned more about at school? UnderLine them in the List above.

S.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you drink any of the following most weeks?

cider ••••• beer or 1 ager. wine or sherry whisky or other spirits.

tiak any that appZy

6.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you smoke cigarettes most weeks?

tiak one box

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l.Do you now take part in sport? inaZude outdoor ?ursui~a

yes, at least once a week. yes, less than once a week no, not at all

W~at sports do you now take part In? ptease ~ri:e them here

Z.Pl~ase t~ck the things that would make you do •ore soort.

. a team or partner to play with cheaper kit, equipment • more local facilities •• cheaper local facilities more time . ....•..

3.Please tick any of these things that you now do most weeks.

go to a dance or d i s c 0 n go to watch sport. . . § go to a youth club . . go to the pub or cafe.

4.Apart from ?E lessons,aid you choose to do any~ sport at school In your 1 ast year?

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yes, at least once a ~<eek • ·;::· ===! yes, 1 ess than once a ·11eek . . !=\ =~

no, not at a 11. . . .,_I---"-'

5.Did you do any other sport, o•1t of scrcgl, during that year? ir.aZude ou~dao~ pursui~a

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LooKING FOR Jops

!.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of work experience or training.


yes. no •

2.Do you think that schemes like this... yes help unemployed young people to find jobs? •• ~ give young people interesting things to

do?. • • • • • • • • • • • .0 are a useful way to get training? .~

no D 0 D

3.Since you left school have you for unemployed young people?


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a.Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tiak any that appty

work experience (with an employer). training workshop

~§ work experience (on a project). . ' community short training course any community service . .


other industry. . scheme. •. .

month: ••••••••••••••• year: 19 •••••••••••••

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c.Have you left this scheme? ,.-----,

yes. • • • ,L_jj 'iDPoTOP

no ••••. Q d.When did you leave the scheme? month: •••••.•••••.•••

year: 19 •••••••••••••

e.Why did you leave? ...... • • " • • •••••••• • ••• • •••••• • •••••••• " ................... "{0P\.J\4.'14C

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f.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you... tick one bo:::

get a job with the same employer .I 11 get a job elsewhere. ·;:::1 ==2~1 '{c:;9"C,Fi-.:f1. become unernpl oyed. . .I 3! none of these things .I 41

LOOKING FOR JOES l.We would like to know what you were doing at the beginning

of last. October (1980).

a.Were you then ••• tick one bo:r

i n a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I ll

unemployed and looking for work. . . . . .I zl on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I 3\ on a full-time course. . . . . . .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work .I sl

b.Are you now •• tick one bo:r

in a job . . . . . . . . . .I 1\ unemployed and looking for work. . . . .I 21 on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I 3\ on a full-time course. .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work.\ sl



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a.Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tick any that appZy

training workshop • work experience (with an employer). work experience (on a project) ••• short training course community service ••

community industry. any other scheme ••


c.Have you left this scheme?

d.When did you leave the scheme?

month: ••••••••.•..••.

year: 19 •.•.••.....•.

yes ••••• c::J no ••••• 0

month: ••••••••••••••• year: 19 ••••••••..•••

e.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you... tick one bo:::

get a job with the same employer get a job elsewhere. become unemployed •• none of these things .I 41

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LOOKING FOR JOBS Ap15 l.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of


Have you ever heard of special schemes yes. like this? no.

IF YES, who told you about these special schemes? tick any tHat appLy

a careers office~ ••• a teacher ••••••• . . . . . . . someone at a Job Centre or Employment

Office ••••• an employer •••••• your family or friends. someone on radio or TV.

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for unemployed young people?

YE~ NO c=J-->If NO, please go ~OPSLHEH to the next page



training workshop •

community industry. any ather scheme ••


month: •.••••••••••••• year: 19 •••••••••••••

'iOI'TIOT

3.Have you left this scheme? yes •• • • .[3 no ••••. C]

a.When did you leave the scheme? month: .............. . year: 19 .•••••••••••.

b.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you... tick one box

get a job with the same employer get a job elsewhere. become unemployed •• none of these things

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WORK

l.We would like to know what of last"October (1980).

you were doing at the beginning

a.Were yo~ then ••• tick one bo:z:

in a job .. · .. • • • . • . • . . . . . . . .I 1! unemployed and looking for work. nn a scheme for unemployed young people. tin a full-time course.

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not in a job or course and not looking for work.! sl

in a. job • tick one bo:z:

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unemployed and looking for work. '!=' =~3~ \JONOW .I 41

on a scheme for unemplojed young people. on a full-time course. not in a job or course and not 1 oak i ng for work. I sj

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer the questions on the rest of this page.

If not, pZease go to the ne:::t page. E:HPSTA\

2a.In what sort of business do you work?

b.What is the name of your job?

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • e e •

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c.What work do you do in your ............................ . job? .............................

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3.Are you an apprentice?

4.Before you applied for this job, did you ever talk about it with someo·ne who had done this kind of work?

S.Oid you ever work part-time at a job like this during your last year at school?

yes. no •

yes. no •

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l.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't count speciaL schemes for unempLoyed young peopLe .



• . . . . . . • . . jobs

month: •••••••••••.•.• year: 19 •••••••.•.••.

yes. .o no • .o


yes. no •

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If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on this page. If not, please go to the nezt page.


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b.What is the name of your job? ........................

c.What work do you do in your job?

S.Are you an apprentice?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. ............................. ..............................

yes. .o no • .o

6.Are you doing (or have you done) any training for this job?

yes. no •

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7.How long does (or did) the training last?

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s.would you have taken this job if other jobs had been easier to get?

yes. no

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job? tick one bo:::

very much • quite a lot not very much not at a 11. •

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school? Don't count speciaL schemes for unempLoyed young peopZe


2.Did you get Social Security (Supplementary Benefit) 1 a st summer

( i n June, July or August)?

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month:.c••••·········

yes. .o no • .o

3.Did you have a job fixed up before you yes. . o .o 1 eft school? no •

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on this page. If not, pZease go to the next page.



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......................... c.What work do you do in your •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

job?


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or she give you a written test? . any other kind of test? an interview? . .

7. In general ,how useful have your school subjects been to you in doing this job?

yes .CJ .o .I n

very usefu 1 • quite useful. not much use.

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.o S.Write down any school subjects which have been useful to you

in doing this job. If none, write 'none'

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l.We would like to know what of last October (1980).


a.Were you then ••• tick one bo:::

in a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I ll unemployed and looking for work. . . . . .I zl on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I 3j on a full-time course. . . .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work .1 sl

b.Are you now •• tick one bo::

in a. job . . . . . . . . . .I ll unemployed and looking for work. .I 21 on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I 31 on a full-time course. .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work .j si

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If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the TT~A~~A

questions on this page. If not, pLease go to the next page


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b.What is the name of your job? ..........................



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yes. . Ci] no • .1 zl

4.Are you doing (or have you done) -any training for this job?

yes. no •

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.o How long does (or did) the training last?

S.Do you think your training for this job has been good enough?

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1.How many brothers and sisters do you .have? (•rrite a if none) • •• • • .brothers

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••••••• sisters Sl~

2.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually stay with during the school week? tick one box

Mother and father . . . Father only . . Mother and step-father. Boarding school Father -and step-mother. School hostel Mother only . • Other . .

3.Now underline who you usually stayed with durin~ school holidays.

4.!s your father now •• tick one box

in a job •••• ·E3 unemployed • • • • 2

retired.. • 3

·unable to work eg disabZed.

dead • • • don't know •

S.Please tell us about your father's job.

·a • s • 6

If he is not working just now teZZ us about his Zast job.

a.In what sort of business does he work?



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.............................. d.Is he self-employed? That

is, is he his own boss? yes • .o

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don't know.

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6.Does your mother have a paid job? tiek one box for each

yes, full-time. yes, part-time. r--::1 ~ Ul-\ E'H P .!___1!

7. How old were your mother and father when they left school? tick one bo=

no. . . . . .

15 years old or less 16 years.old •••• 17 years old or more don't know •••..

mother .o .o .o .o

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YouR FAMILY Ap2J

l.How many brothers do you .have? (urite 0 if none}

and sisters

••••• brothers 'b\~ll.C..ir~

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Now please write down th~ir ••••••••••••• ages at their last birthdays. (e.g. if aged ••••••••••••• 11 years 8 months, urite 111 •••• • • •• • • • • •

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............... o I'!!> 'AC.\0 <;?5" · 2.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually

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stay with during the school week? tiok one boz

r1ather and father . . . Father only . . Mother and step-father. Boarding school t>>'A'II:>irE~

Father and step-mother. School hostel Mother only . . . Other . .

3.Naw underline who you usually stayed with during school holidays.

4.Please tell us about your father's job. If he is not >Jorking just .nou teLL us about his Zast job.

5.

6.

a.In what sort of business does he ........................ )::>Aj)E.ac.So

work? .••••••••••••••••••••••• 1>A~\t.'2.2. J:>AJ:>c.t:.3

. • . . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . . • • • • DAl:>c.LA~ ))A:))c..L.Al:;. 2.

b.What is the name of his job? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • !>AJ)C.o,bE.

DAD C.ON 1:-S c.What work does he do in his ................ • .. • .. • ...... DAl:>;ro!.:t

job? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .!>A,D~""'N\.J

• • • • • , • • ••• , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l:>AJ) oej)o:_

d.Is he self-employed? That is, is he his own boss?

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yes • 1.--ll no. • .J 21 DAi:>c:.HI"5T

don't know. .1 31

mother fathe1

How old were your mother 15 years old or less .o 0 >-\IA~\olL.

and father when they 16 years old .o 0 D"'O~I-ll

1 eft school? . . . .

tiak one bo= for each 17 years old or more .o D don't kn·ow • . . . . .o CJ

mother fa the!

Did your mother or father yes- full time .o CJ ~1.,\\-\C.OU. ever go to college (or yes- part time .o I ~ v'C\-oc.ou. university)? .o 0 no •

don't know .o 0

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SCHOOL AND AFTER 6p\

l.When did you· leave school? month: ••••••.••••••••

year:19 ............. .

If you have !!£.! Zeft schoo Z tick here • • • • • • • • .0 'N()"'\\..:C:I'=\ 6<:.>-1 ]> E.r< 0 >-\

2.How many full-time jobs {if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't count speciaZ schemes for unemployed young

peopte.· We 'ZZ ask you about them tater .

When did you start your first job {if .any) after you 1 eft school?

3.Was your last year at school worthwhile? tick one box

. . . . . . . . . . j 0 b s

month: .•••••••••••••• year: 19 .••••••.•••••

yes. no •

never • • • • • • • • • 4.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? tick one bo:::

a lesson here and there a day here and there •• several days at a time •

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weeks at a time . . . . . o . o

tick yes or no for each one S.Did you sometimes play truant... yes no

.LJ'- D in primary schoo 1?. • • • • • • • in first year at secondary school? • in second year at secondary school? in third year at secondary school?.

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"'\U\"ANIS

6.Did you ever get the belt or strap at secondary school? tick one box

once or twice quite often often • • •

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?.How often did you get other punishments such as lines, being kept in, etc.? tick one bo:::

never • • • • once or twice quite often often

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l.When did you leave school? month: .••••••...••.••

year:l9 •.....•.......

If you have not Zeft sohooZ tick here ...... o S<;..H)>i:N0'-1 ~ION

2.Was your last year at school worthwhi 1 e? tick one bo:::

yes. • .•• 0 '-'ASIOII.. no • • • .0 Fou~ai:::

3.Here are some things people have said about their fourth ~at school. We want to know what you think about~ fourth year:. Tick the 'true' or 'untrue' bo::: for each one.

true. school work was worth doing ••••• ~ m¥ teachers didn't care about me •• Q there were too many troublemakers inr----J

my classes •••••••••••• L----J

my teachers helped me to do my best.O I had plenty of friends to be with

at school •••••••• teachers were always picking on me my friends took school seriously • school was a waste of time for me.

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.o 4.In your fourth year did most of your

friends decide to stay on for a fifth year at school?

S.When you were in your fourth year at school •••

did your parents want you to stay on for another year? • ••••••.••.

aid any of your teachers advise you to leave? •••••••••••••.

were you seriously looking for a job? • did any of your teachers want you to stay

on?. . . . . . . . • . . . . did your parents want you to leave? •••

6.0o you ever wish you had stayed on longer at school?

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lEAVING SCHOOL

l.When did you leave school? month: •••••••••••••••

year:19 .......••.•.••

If you have not Zeft schooZ tick here ••••••••• 0 Sc.1-1 :l;>E.rlo>-1

2.Was you~ _last year at school worthwhile? tick one bo:::

3.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? tick one bo:::

4.Did you ever get the belt or strap at secondary school? tick one bo:c

yes • .

no ••

.. o . o never •••••••••• D a lesson here and there .~ a day here and there •• ~~ several days at a time •• 0 weeks at a time ••••• 0 never • . . . .o once or twice • . -~ quite often -~ often • .o

S.Did you talk to any of these people about jobs or training in your last year at school?

your guidance teacher? ••••••• yes • no •

other teachers? ••••••••••• yes • no •

a Careers Officer? ••••••••• yes. no •

your parent~? • ..••••••.•. • yes • no •

. brother, sister, or friend? ••••• yes.

no.

6.We~e any of these people helpful to you? If they were, please put a line under their names.

.o . o

. o . o

. o

.o

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7.Do you think getting a good education at school is tick one box

more important for boys .r====il more important for girls.O equally important for

both • • • • • · • • -~ not important for anyone.~

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SCHOOL AND AFTER Bp!.t

l.When did you leave school? month: ••••••....•.•.. bA"T"E.\..E.F"T'

'i~LE:.I""T year:l9 •••••••••••••• '\.l0~<;:-"1 . . . ..

' 0 0 • 0 .o If you have ~ taft sahoot tiak here ,S<.HE.'j)E.Not-1 I<.E.C.ION

2.Have you started any course at a college since you left school? tiok one bo:

yes. • .0 no ••••.• 0

3.How many full~time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't oount speoiaZ sohemes for unempZoyed·young

peopLe. we'ZZ ask you about them Zater.


4.Have you ever applied far an apprenticeship?

S.Was your last year at school worthwhile? tiok one bo:

• 0 0 • 0 0 • 0 • 0 j 0 b s

month: ••••••••••••••. year: 19 •••••••••••••

yes. no •

yes. no •

well enough for someone of my age. .I 11

6.How well did your school treat you during your last year?

tiok one bo: fairly well •• .I 21 -r<l.S'AI

too much as a child .I 31 7.Here are same things people have said about school lessons

Think about your English lessons in fourth year. Then ti.ok the '~rue' o~ 'untrue' bo: for eaah Zine.

true the te3cher started the lessons on

time. • • . • • • • • .I U we nearly always had the proper

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The nezt seetion is about the ~ork you did at sehooZ and the ezami you took. First some generaZ questions cbout ezams.

1.The first public exam most people take is SCE 0 grade (you may hear it called '0 level')

Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes • no •

· .0 or\oc.~o£ . . o worthwhile ••• . o On the whole, was

doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? tiok one bo:::

worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time ••• · ••

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2.Some schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE course in

YE~ ~

any subject?

NO Q->If to

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3.Please write the subject(s) you took for CSE, one on each line. Then ring one number to show your result in each one or tick the bo::: to sho~ that you did not compLete the course.

Subject Result course not completed .1 2 3 4 5 D 1 2 3 4 5 D 1 2 3 4 5 D 1 2 3 4 5 D 1 2 3 4 5 D

worthwhile . . . . . un the whole, was doing CSEs worthwhile, or a waste of time?

worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time.

4.Here are some aims that teachers have for CSE. Did your CSE courses help you ••••••

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S.Have the CSEs you took helped you when looking for a job? tick one bo::c

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• YouR HaRK AT ScHOOL

l.!n your third or fourth year did you do any of the following,.at school or organised by the school? Tick each activity you did, in schooL Zessons and/or outuith Lessons e.g. in cZubs.

in school outwith lessons lessons

Careers education. • .o 0 Community service. . . . o D Budgeti~g,money management . o D Health education .o 0 European studies .o 0 Environmental studies. .o 0

The nezt section is about the work you did at schooL and the exams you took. First some generaL questions about ezams.


Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. .. o .. o On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time?

no •

worthwhi 1 e worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time ••

. o .o .o 3.Some schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary Education as

well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE course in any subject?

y~ 4.Please write the subject(s)

line. Then ring one number one or tick ~he ooz to snou course

NO D->lf to


you took for to show your that you did.

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YouR HoP.K AT ScHOOL l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the

following,·at school or organised by the school? Tick each activity you did, in schooL Lessons and/or out~ith tessons e.g. in alubs.

in 5chool lessons

Singing. • • • • • • • • .0 Learning an instrument • • .0 Playing in a group, band or orchestra •• c==J Craft or Technical (not for 0 grade) c==J Art (not for 0 grade). .c=] Drama (acting, producing). • • • • • .0

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The ne:t section is about the ~ork you did at schooL and the e:ams you took. First some generaL questions about e:ams.

2.The first public exam most people take is SCE 0 grade (you may hear it called ··a level')

Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. .. o . .o On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? tick one bo:

worthwhile ••• worthwhile in some a waste of time ••

no •

ways. . o .o .o

3.Some schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary Education as well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE course in

YE:P 1:.

4.Please write the subject(s) line. Then r1ng one number one or tick the bo: to sho~ course

any subject?

NO Q->If to


you took for to show your that you did

CSE, one on each result in each not comp/..ete the

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On the whole, was doing CSEs worthwhi 1 e, or a 1vaste of time?

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l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school? . Tick each activity you did, in schoo~ Zessons ana/or outwith Zessons e.g. in cZubs.


Team games (e.g. football, hockey)· • .o 0 Gymnastics .o 0 . . . . • • 0 ., . Dance (any form) . . . .. . . . .. . .o 0 Water sports (e.g. sai~ing, swimming). .o 0 Outdoor pursuits .o 0 (e.g. hillwalking, skiing). Athletics. . . . ; . . . . .o u

The next section is about the work you did at schooZ and the exams you took. First some generaZ questions about exams.

2.The first public exam most people take is SCE 0 grade (you may hear it c a 1 1 ed ' 0 1 eve 1 ' )


On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? tick one box

no •

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3.Some well

schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary Education as as 0 grade.

Did you take a CSE course in any subject?

If YES:

a.How many subjects did you take for CSE?

yes. no .

........ b.On the whole, was

doing CSEs worthwhile, or a waste of time?

worthwhile • • • worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time ••

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4.While you were still at school did you study for other kinds of exams such as RSA's, City & Guilds, SCOTBECs and SCOTECs?

yes. no •

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SuBJECTS AND ExAMS There are wo parts to this page. Part 1 is about Jrd year, Parts 2 and J about 4r;h year.

START HERE ,V PART 1 THIRD YEAR Read down th1s l1st and underline all the subjects you did in third year

PART 2 FOURTH YEAR

1 ea Greek ·-~ PE{Physical Education)

~ RE(Religious Education)

01 English

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s :::. : ... ematics

~ Secretarial Studies

Some Economics , l3 Food & Nut/Cookery

32 Fab & Fash/Sewinq

46 woodwork

C! Metalwork

41 Engineering/Technical Drawing

62 3iolO<J"/

63 Che!:!iStry

S6 ?b.yslcs

1~ History

i3 Geogra?hY

15 Modern Studies

02 French

71 Art/Cesign

7-4 Music

Did you do any more subjects in third year?! no ~go to PART 2 yep wr1te the subjects here: •••••• 0 •••••• 0 •• 0 0 ••• 0 0

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••••••• 0 ••••••••••••• " •

nm-1 go to PART 21 .Sul:j 3 ST_b

Read down this list and for each subject: 1. Underline the subject if you studied it in fourth year.

· 2. Tick 1f you sat prelim in that subject. 3. 11CK if you sat 0 grade in it, and ai"g the grade

you got in fourth year (n = no awar •

tick if sa.'t. prelim

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PART 3

English Arithmetic

Math~ tics

Sec Studies

Food & Nut

Fab & ::-ash

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9ioloqy

C.~emist::y

?hysics

History Geography Mod Studies

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.Svl:j 4ST)) Please v1rite here the total number of subjects you sat at 0 grade in fourth year

tick if sat 0 sat; 0

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At present about half of all school leavers go on with their education after school.

l.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? Think about part-time as weZZ as fuZZ-time courses

I've never thought about it •••••• !-definitely don't want to do a course • I'd quite like to do a course •••• I'm doing, or intend to do a course ••

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2.Look at the list below and decide which of these things would make college courses appeal to~· (If you are on a course, tick the things that wouLd make coZZege courses more attractive.)

tick aZZ that are important to y"ou

no written exams on college courses ••• an employer who would help you to go on

day-release •••• qrants for all students •• knowing you could learn at plenty of practical work •

your own pace

a college near your home • knowing you would be treated like an

a du 1 t. . . . . . . . olenty of individual help •• colleges with all the latest training that would help you

better job ••••.

equipment to get a

3.Which one of these would be most important? PZease underLine it on the Zist above.

4.Have you started any course at a college yes. since you left school? no.

S.Have you left home since you left school?

6.Where are you now staying?

yes. no •

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Typing (not for 0 grade)

Schools Traffic Education Programme(STEP) ••

Computer studies (not fo:r 0 grade)

First Aid. • • • ••• Child care •• Cooking (not for 0 grade)

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2.Did your teachers give you enough help with •••

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choosing subjects second year ••

your school work.

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your own personal problems.O

no

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3.Have you started any course at a college since you left school?·

yes. no

4.To get the type of job you'd like to have, how important do you think it is to get as much education as you can?

S.Have you left home since you left school?


very important. quite important not very important. not important at all.

yes. no •

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ScHOOL AND AFTER l.Some schools run "work experience" schemes

periods of. unpaid work with an employer.


2.Did you ever go on a course at a college while you were at school?

(often·aaZZed Zink courses}


since you left school? •• . . . . .

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yes. no •

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4.In your last year at school, how long did it usually take you to travel to school each day? tick one bo: • • ·

1 ess than 10 minutes. • .0 between 10 and 20 minutesO between 20 and 30 minutes~ more than 30 minutes. .~

S.Have you left home since you 1 eft schoo 1?


yes. no •

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7.In your view, what do employers look for when school leavers apply to them for jobs?

Tick the important things in this Zist

Empl ayers want school 1 eavers who ••• talk well at an interview. are smart and well dressed have good exam results •• have the right attitude to the job are good at English or Arithmetic. are good at other subjects .• are respectful· ••••••••

8.Which one of these things do employers want most? PLease put a Zine under it on the Zist above-.---

9.Have you ever heard of the Youth Opportunities Programme(YOP}?

yes. no •

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l.Please tick anything in this list importa~t for the sort of job you

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. . . . • •

• • not being ordered about all the time. a chance to use your skills • working near home ••••••• a good chance of being promoted work that isn't boring.

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2.Which one of these is most important? pZease put'a Zine under the most important

3.Have you started any course at a college since you left school? yp

a.At which college?

NO D->If NO, please go to the next page

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.!.Please tick any of these things which you think will be ~ important to you in the future.

having good friends. earning a lot of money being happily married. having a job you enjoy living in a place you like being a mother or father • getting ahead in your job.

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. . . 2.Which one of these will be the~ important to you?

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3.Have you started any course at a college since you left school? vp NO c=J-->If NO, please go

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a.At which college?

b.For what qualification, if any?




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were you taught about

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3.Did you learn about the following topics in you~ lessons at · school?

tick aH that appZy

male and female bodies •••• sexual intercourse, pregnancy and birth. personal relationships ••• marriage and being a parent. methods of contraception

{family planning) •• such topics as abortion and VD

4.Which of these topics {if any) would you like to have learned more about at school? UnderZine them in the Zist above.

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5.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you drink any of the following most weeks?

cider ••• beer or lager. wine or sherry • whisky or other spirits.

tick any that appZy

6.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you smoke

tick one box cigarettes most weeks?

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l.Do you now take part in sport? · · inaZude ou~door pursuits

If' ues:

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• What sports do you now take pJrt in? ptease write t~em here

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.a team or partner to play with cheaper kit, equipment • more local facilities •• cheaper local facilities more time • ............


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4.Apart from PE lessons,did you choose to do any~ sport at school in your last year? inctude outdoor ?ursui~a tiak one bo:

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2.0o you think that schemes like this ••• help una~ployed young people to find jobs?. give young people interesting things to

do?. . . . . . . . . . . . are a useful way to get training?

yes. no •

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YE~ NO Q-> If NO, p 1 ease go 'ioPSCHE.t1 to the next page

a.Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tick cny that c?pZy

work experience (with an employer). training work experience (on a project). . • community sh art training course any other community service .


:8 workshop . industry. . scheme. ·. .

month: ••••••••••.•••• year: 19 ••.••••••.•.•

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4.Ha•Je you .i.eft tni s scheme? yes. • . • .\ 1i "o,_-=-,...,-r--71 . r ...- ''-' r no ••.•• U

a .When did you 1 eave the scheme? month: ..........•••.•

year: 19 •..••••••••••

b .Why did you 1 eave? •••••• 0 0 0 • 0 •••••••••••• 0 • 0 •• 0 ••••••• 0 ••••••••• 0 ......... 0 •

0 •••• 0 •••••••• 0 • 0 • 0 ••••• 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 •• 0 • 0 0 •••••• 0 •• 0 ••••••••

c.What happened straight after you lef~ the scheme? Did you... tick one ba: .

get a job with the same employer get a job elsewhere. become unemployed .. none of these things

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LooKING FCR JoEs Bp\8

l.We would like to know what you were doing of last. October (1980}.

at :he beginning

a.Were you then ••• inajob •• • 0 • • • • •

unemployed and looking for work. on a sch~me for unemployed young people. on a full-time course. • ••

tick or.e bo:

·;::1 ~11 ·;::1 ~21 .I 31 oooc."~' .I 41

·not in a job or course and not looking for work.! s\

b.Are you now •• inajob. . . . . . . . . unemployed and looking for work ••.• on a scheme for unemployed young people. on a full-time course.

tick or.e be:

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.l=l =~3 1 oo~ow

.I 4\ not in a job or course and not looking for work.! sl

Z.Since you left school have you for unemployed young people?


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YE:P NO ~>If NO, please go ~OP6~~H to the next page

a.Which scheme(s} have you been an since you left school? ~i~k any ~hat appty

work experience (with an employer). work exoerience (on a project) .••


community industry •. short training course any other scheme •• community service .•• L__j


month: ••..•••.•••••••

year: 19 •••.••••••••.

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3.Have you left this scheme? yes •••• ·9 'iO?tJ\DY no .•• • .Q

a.When did you leave the scheme? month: .•...••........

year: 19 •.••.•....•••

b.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you... tick or.e bo:

get a job with the same employer .I 1)

get a job elsewhere. ·;:l==z§;l 'io9'P-~' become unemployed. . .I 3) none of these things .I al

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lOOKING FOR JOBS

1.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of work experience or training.

Have you ever heard of special schemes yes. like this? no.

IF YES, who told you about these special schemes? tick any tHat appZy

a careers officer· • • • • ••••• a teacher •.••••• . . . . . . .

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.O.'~o»~c-... someone at a Job Centre or Employment

Office • •• ; • . ·· an employer •••••• your family or friends. someone on radio or TV.

•

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for unemployed young people? ever been on a special scheme

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YE:P NO Q->If NO, please go 'loP.SC.HaH to the next page






month: •••••••.•••.••• year: 19 •••••...•.•.•

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"'OPSTAII:T

3.Have you left this scheme? yes ••••• O '109'=>\o'C

no ••.•. Q a.When did you leave the scheme? month: .............. .

year: 19 ••••..••••.••

b.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you ...

get a job with the same employ~r get a job elsewhere. become unemployed •• none of these things

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WoRK Bp:LO

l.We would like to ~now what of last:october (1980).


a.Were you then ••• tick one bo:z:

in a job . . . • • . • . . . . . . • • . • .I tl and for work. . . . • .I ,,

unemployed looking nn.a scheme for unemployed young people. J 31 ·an a full-time course. . . . . . • .I 41 not in a job or course. and not looking for work .I sl

b.Are you !!..2!! • • tick one bo:z:

in a. job . . . . . . . . . . . . .I unemployed and looking for work. . . .I on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I on a full-time course. . . .I not in a job or course and not looking for work.J

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer the questions on the rest of this page.

II 21 31 41 si

If not, pZease go to the ne:t page.



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4.Before you applied for this job, did you ever talk about it with some~ne who had done this kind of work?

S.Did you ever work part-time at a job like this during your last year at school?

yes. no •

yes • no •

yes. no •

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WoRK Sp2.\ l.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving

school? Don't count speciat schemes for unemployed young people .

• . • . . . . . . . j 0 b s


month: .•...• ·-•••••••• year: 19 ...••••••••••



yes. no •

yes. . no • •

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.o If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on this page. If not. ptease go to the next page.


........................

.............. • ......... . b.What is the name of your job? ........................



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................. .............................. .............................

yes • .o no • . o


yes • no •

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training last? ............................. ............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.Would you have taken this job if other jobs had been easier to get?

yes • no

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job? tick one bo:::

very much • quite a lot not very much not at all ••

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WORK

l.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't count speciaL schemes for unempLoyed young peopLe


2.Did you get Social Security (Supplementary Benefit) 1 a st summer (in June, July or August)?

•......... j 0 b s

yes. . .o no • . o

3.Did you have a job fixed up before you yes. .o .o 1 eft school? no •

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on this page. If not, ptease go to the nezt page.

4a.In what sort of business do·you work?


.........................

.........................

....... ., ............. ,; ..

........................ c.What work do you do in your

job? .............................


.............................

............................... yes. no •

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.o 6.When your employer was selecting you, did he

or she give you yes .o

no D a written test? ••••

any other kind of test? an interview? • • • • •

7.In general,how useful have your school subjects been to you in doing this job?

.EJ

.o very useful quite useful. not much use.

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.o .o S.Write down any school subjects which have been useful to you.

in doing this job. If none_, write 'none'

................ .. ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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l.We would like to know what of last·october (1980).


a.Were you~··· tick one box

in a job . • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • ·' ll unemployed and looking ·for work. . . . . . . .I d on a scheme for unemployed young people. . .I 31 on a full-time course. . . . .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work.j sl

b.Are you now •• tick one box in a. job . . . . . . . . • . . .I 11 unemployed and looking for work. . . . . • • .I zl on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I 31 on a full-time course. . . . . . • .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work .I sj

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the

ODDC.."\

'OO"'OW

questions on this page. -r-rwA~ If not, pLease go to the next page


. b.What is the name of your job?

.........................

..........................

........................

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...............................

.............................

. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.Are you an apprentice? yes. . o

no • . .o 4.Are you doing (or have you done) ·any

training for this job? yes. no •

.o .o Haw long does (or did} the ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. training last?

5.Do you think your training for this job has been good enough?

..............................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yes. no •

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do you have? (write 0 if none) •••••• brothers ....... sisters

2.ln your fourth year at secondary school who did you usuallv stay with during the school week? tick one bo:

Mother and father ••• Mother and step-father. Father and step-mother. Mother only •

Father only •• Boarding school School hostel Other ••

3.Now underline who you usually stayed with during school hal idays.

4.!s your father now •• tiak ~ bo::

in a job •••• § unemp 1 eyed • • • . 2

retired.. • 3

unable to work eg disa.bted. dead . • • don't know

·~ • s • s

5.Please tell us about your father's job. If he is not working just now teZZ us about his Zaat job.

a.ln what sort of business does he work?




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•••• 0 • 0 • 0 0 ••••••••••• 0 0 0

•••••• 0 0 0 ••••• 0 •• 0 0 ....... 0 • 0 0

• 0 0 ••••••••• 0 ••••••••••••• 0 ••

• 0 0 0 • 0 ••••••••• 0 ••••••• 0 0 • 0 ••

yes . .I 11 no. • .I zl don't know. .I 21

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6.Does yo~r mother nave a paid job? tick "ne be:;:

yes, fuil-time.

yes, part-time. -~ --~ ~UME:l-\\' • __ 2

7. How old were your mother and fatner when they left school? tiak one ~o= :o~ aach

no. . . . . •

15 years old or i ess 16 years old . 17 years old or J1Cre

don't KnOYJ . . .

mother .1 11 .I zl .I 31 .I .. 1

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fatner I 11 )-; .:___::

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do you .have? (LJrite ·o if none) ••••• brothers

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· b\t>TEC> ....... s1sters

Now please write down their ••••••••••••• ages at their last birthdays. (e.g. if aged

............. 11 years 8 months, LJrite 11) •••••••······

6ie6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0\ 'O'A{A~ ¢:1..

\0 • • • • • • • • • • . • • • 0\ 'f:,'A~E:l.¢ ..............

Z.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually stay with during the school week? tick one bo:::

Mother and father . . . Father only :;IA'ID~

Mother and step-father. Boarding school

Father and step-mother. School hostel . . Mother only . • Other . .

3.Now underline who you usually stayed with during school holidays.

4.Please tell us about your father's job. If he is not LJorking just noLJ teZZ us about his Zast job.

5.

6.


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b.What is the name of his job? ....................... .......................

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c.What work does he do in his •••••••••••••••••••••••.••.• l>AJ>::lo~:l.. job? ~d~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • J.J.ro..y \..olA.N\J

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • '" • '" ••• • b AJ)SE.<:t


yes • no. . don't know.

How old were your mother 15 years old or less and father when they 16 years old left school?

. . . . tick one bo::: for each 17 years old or more

don't kn·ow • . . . .

Did your mother or father yes- full time ever go to college (or part time university)?

yes-no • don't know

mother .o .o .o .o mother .o .o .o .o

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father 0 1-\UMt::(..l;\\ 0 D'A.~;

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father 0 I l 1-\Ul-A.LD~

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4.3 £ (Q grade) questionnaire

4-4

·~---------------------------------• • You AND YouR ScHOOL C..p I

l.When di.d you leave school? month: ••••••••••.••••

year:19 ......•.......

If you have· '!!£..!. teft 'schOot tick here · ••••••••• 0 <:.c.H bE:r<o+-l ~~ION

2.0n the whole, do you feel your last year at school was worthwhile?

yes. .0 ~.:A=i\0\l... no • .O FO<.J~OI::.

Fl FT1-I o<::..

3.Did you ever seriously think·of staying on longer at school?

yes. .0 o~'iON no .0

4.0id you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? tick one bo:z:

S.Did you sometimes play truant •••

in primary school?. . . . . .

never • • • .r=:=ll a lesson here and there .0 a day here and there ••• O~""''N'\' several days at a time •• ~ neeks at a time • • .j ~

yes no .o

in first year at secondary school?. .o .o

D 0 0 0

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1"\ll.ll'A~ in second year at secondary school? in third year at secondary school?. .o

.o 6.Did you ever get the belt or

strap at secondary school? tick one bo:z:

never once or twice 4uite often often

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7.How often did you get other punishments such as 1 ines, being kept in, etc.?

never . . . . once or twice quite often often

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tick one bo:z:

8.Have you left home since you left school?

yes. no .

.c .1 4

9.Where are you now staying? (If a student, just say where you stay during term)

name of town or viZZage:. •• • • •• • • • • • • • • • • · • • • • • name of Region or county: ••••••••••••.••• • · • • · •

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You AND YouR ScHOOL

l.When did you leave school? month: ••••••.•.•••••• Year:19 •••••••.••••••

If you have ~ Zeft schooZ tick here.

2.0n the whole, do you feel your last iciar at school was worthwhile?

. . . . . . . o 6.<-H J:>e NO....._

yes. -~ no. .0

3.When you were in your fourth year at school... tick yes or no for each one

yes no did your parents want you to stay on for

dnother year?. • • • • • • • • .o did any of your teachers advise you to .o .o leave? e ••••••••••••

were you seriously looking for a job? did any of your teachers want you to stay

.o

.o un? . •• 0 •• e •• 0

did your parents want you to leave?

4.Did you start a fifth year at .school?

YESO S.Why did you

year? "' start a fifth

tick opposite aZZ the reasons that appZied

I planned to do subjects for Highersc=J

,_.,..~S"T\-1 'l. I wan"ed to get more

or better 0 grades .c=J I was too young to

leave at the end fourth year ••

There were no jobs available that I wanted •••

I enjoyed school 1 i f e • • • •

,...,;~6TH2.

1 was too young to w,;~~s enter the job or course I'd chosen •• 0

1 hadn't decided on '""""iSTHb my future education D or career . .... .

I had always assumed ~~-~~5TH~ I would start a fifth year • • .0

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Now underline the most important reason

H 1-\ i 5 -n-1 M

Hop Why did you leave school when you did? tick opposite aZZ the reasons that appZied

I did not think I could get any better exam results at school •••• .o

.o I needed the money from a job ••

I had all the 0 grades needed for the job or course wanted •••

r was fed up with school •••

I wanted to start a particular job whileD I had the chance ••

My parents advised me to. . . . . . . .o

I felt I waul d prefer life at work or college to life at school. .0

I wanted to aet a job and"be self-supporting ••• Q

No>~ underline the most important reason

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You AND YouR ScHOOL !.When did you leave school? month: •••••••••••••••

year:l9 ...•.•.....••.

If you have not left school tick here . . . . .

z.on the whole, do you feel your last year at school was worthwhile?

yes • no •

.o . o 3.Did you ever play truant in

your fourth year at school? tick one box

4.Did you ever get the belt or strap at secondary school? tick one box

never . . . . . . . . . a lesson here and there a day here and tnere. • several days at a time • weeks at a time

never • • • • once or twice quite often often

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.o The next few questions are about decisions you made while you were in the fourth year. ·

5.In your fourth year you had to decide whether to leave school or stay on to do a fifth year. Listed below are some of the times you may have thought about this. For each time please tick what you then intended to do.

Intended I was Intended I hadn't to stay on undecided to 1 eave thought

about it

Before sitting .o D 0 0 prelims •• Before sitting 0 .o D 0 0 grade exams Before getting 0 .o D 0 D grade results When O_grade resultsC]

arr1ved ••••• D 0 0 6.In your fourth year did most of your yes. .o

friends dec1de to stay on for a fifth no • .o year at school?

?.How many school? people.

full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving Don't count special schemes for unemployed young We'LL ask you about them tater.

.. ........ jobs

When did you start your first job {if any) after you left school?

month: ............. .. year: 19 •••••••••••••

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You AND YouR ScHOOL

l.When did you leave school? month: •••••••••••••••

year:19 .......••••••.

. . . . . . . o If you have· !:;£:.1:: ~eft: sab.oo~ t:iak b.ere. S<:.>~ !)c.-<0'-1 R.s;. •or-l

2.0n the whole, do you feel your last year at school was worthwhile?

yes. • .0 '-""o'"O"-no .O rO\.l~"T\o\ol:

3.How well did your school treat you during your last year? tiak one bo:

well enough for someone D of my age. • 1

fairly well too much as a child

4.In your last year at school, did~ of your teachers know you well enough to g1ve you useful advice about •• tiak one bo: for each it;em

education and/or training after leaving school?. . . .

your future job?. . . .

yes no

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how you could improve your performance in the subjects they taught?.

personal matters? ••••• .o .o

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5.How many secondary schools did you go to? tiak one bo:

6.Would you rather have gone to a different school in your area? tiak one bo:

a.If yes, name the school.

one two three or more

yes • no • •

my school was the only one in my area

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b.Why would you have preferred to go there? ........................................................ 0 •

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ................................ . 7.Have you left home since you

1 eft schoo 1? yes. no •

. . . . o

.... o 8.Where are you now staying? (If a student, just say where

you stay during term) name of town or viZ~age: .••.•....••..•••...•..• name of Region or county: •••.......•...••.•..•.

l.Oid your teachers give you enough ~elp with •••

yes

choosing subjects a.t.en •. d.of.r-'"'J second year. • L-...Jl

your school work. .~ learning about jobs and

careers. • • • .~ you~ own personal problems.c===u

2.When you chose your subjects prevented from taking one or important to you?

tick. one bo::: on

no

D 0 0 D

for third year, more subject(s)

C.P5 each Zine

I didn't want help

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D C.\-\10"3"0~

D C.\,\ I D ?E:'O.tl

were you that were

W~ite the subject(s) here and unde~Zine the most important one

................ . ............. .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.Why do you think

underlined? you couldn't take the subject you have

tick. aZZ the reasons that apply

because there were not enough teachers • oecause it clashed with another subject. because I was in the wrong class or set. because the school did not offer it ••• because I was told it was too difficult

for me • • • •••• oecause I am a boy/! am a girl • because I had not done it before

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.o 4.Here are some subjects which may be studied by girls or

boys. Are they equally important for both? Fo~ each subject tick. one be::: to sho~ ~hat you think.

Maths. • Physics. Child care Metalwork. Biology. r rench •

Cookery.

5.Do you think education at tick one be:::

mostly for girls

.o

.o

.o

.o

.o

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LOOKING ~.HEAD l.Some schools run "work experience" schemes - that is, short

periods of unpaid work with an employer.


If NO: Why not? because no-one in my school did this kind

of work experience •••••• because I did not want to do work

experi.ence • . • . • .. . . • .

• e • •

. . ·. .

yes. no

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because people on exam courses did not do work experience. • • • • • • • • .o czr l•·ll(E.i-1"~';!,

at 2.Some schools'arrange for their pupils to take courses college while they are still at school. (eg Zink aourses, taster aourses)

Oi d you ever go on a course 1 ike this? yes. no •

a.Oid you choose to go on it?

b.Did the course make it any easier for you to decide which job you would like?

c.Oid the course make it any easier for you to decide which jobs you would dislike?

a lot easier. a bit easier. no easier ••

a lot easier. a bit easier. no easier ••

yes •. • no

d.Did it change the way you felt about doing further education after school?

it made me think more seriously about doing further education ••••••••

it made no difference to how I felt. it put me off further education •••

e.On the whole, was the course worthwhile, or a waste of time?

worthwhile •••• worthwhile in some ways a waste of time •


4.Have you ever heard. of the Youth Opportunities Programme(YOP)?

S.Oid you get Social Security (Supplementary Benefit) last summer (in June, July or August)?

yes • no •

yes. no •

yes. no •

.o .o

.o .o

.o

.o

.o

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Cpt l.At the last school you went to, how much did your teachers

help you tick one box for each item

to learn things which would be

a lot

us7ful to you in r----J ·a JOb? • ••••• ~

to have spare-time interests and hobbies? •••• • C]

to learn how to get on with other oeople? •••• • C]

to have confi'dence r----J and self-respect?L--__U

quite a lot

D

D

D D

2.0n the whole, would you say you enjoyed your last year at school?

3.Do you ever wish you had stayed on longer at school?

not very much

D

D 0

yes • no •

ves •

no •

not at all

D

D D

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education, in your last year at iChool? How helpful was the advice they gave you? For each person, tick one box to sho"' ho"' heZpfuZ they "'ere

never talked

about jobs or further education

talked, little or

no he 1 p

talked, fairly helpful

talked, very

helpful

vour guidance .. o D D 0 TAU<.C.u•);> Ha..><;u1) teacher •• . . o 0 other teachers 0 D IAL.J::TEAC- HEJ...P"ieAC..

Careers Officer (natO 0 0 0 7AU::.CO on school staff). I-€.L!'<:.o

your parents • • • .C] D D D TAL.I:.P'II!. r\El.PPA"

brother, sister, or friend who had a 1 ready 1 eft

D•=•~t schoo 1 • • • • • .t::::J ~;l,u:;_ 2k1-

brother, sister, or friend still at C]

LzJ 0 He.?~ school •••••• 0 TAIX.5c.>IL

HoME AND ScHOOL l.In your fourth year at school how much time

spend do1ng homework ••• tiak one boz for ~eekdays

none . . . . . . . less than one hour cine hour or more

•

and one for on a week

day .o .o .o

did you usually

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And how much homework did most of your teachers expect you to do?

more than I did. .0 ""'"''-='"-~s-rI was not expected to do any .CJ.

2.If you had ~omework, where did you usually do it? ti.ak one boz

3.Were you allowed to take home with you text-books belonging to the school? tiak one bo:::

mostly at school • • .~ mostly at home, away from

other people. • • .0 ""'"'-\:l"-~'0: mostly at home, with other

peep 1 e around • • .C] somewhere e 1 se

pZease say ~here ••••••••••••••

yes, for all subjects. yes, for some subjects no, not at all ••••

. o

.o

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any extra teaching, from ••

at school did you have outwith school hours,

yes no any of the teachers at your school? .o

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one of your family? a paid tutor? someone else?

5. In your last year at school, how long did it usually take you to travel to school each day? tiak one bo::: •

.o

.o less than 10 minutes ••• Ci] between 10 and 20 mi nutesl 21 T~ve.1-"..:. between 20 and 30 minutesO more than 30 rni nutes. • .0

6.Have you used the school buildings or fac·n ities ••• yes

s i nee you 1 eft schoo 1?. • in your last year, in the

weekends or holidays • evenings,

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EXAMS AT SCHOOL

The ne:t section is about the ~ork you did at schooZ and the e:amB you took. First some generaZ questions about e:ams.

l.The first publi~ exam most people take is SCE 0 grade (you may hear it called '0 level')

Did you take 0 grade exams at schoof? yes.

On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? tick one bo:

no •

worthwhile ••• worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time ••• · ••

2.Some schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary Education as well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE course in

YE~ \!.

3.Please write the subject(s) 1 i ne. Then ring one number one or tick tlze ooz to sho,; aourse.

any subject?

you to

NO D->If to


took for CSE, one on each show your result in each

that you did not compZete the

Subject Result course not completed ........ ·- •· .. 1 2 3 4 5 D .............. 1 2 3 4 5 D ............ 1 2 3 4 5 D ............ 1 2 3 4 5 D ............ 1 2 3 4 5 D

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worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time.

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4.Here are some aims that teachers have for CSE. Did your CSE courses help you ••••••

to find things out for yourself? •••• to complete a project of your own? ••• to work as a member of a group or team?

Yes .o .o .o

.o

No 0 0 0

helped me a lot. .r===il

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5.Have the CSEs you took helped you when looking for a job? tick one bo:::

helped me a bit. .0 C..~i003'0t naven't helped at all. .Q I haven't looked for a job .~

FouRTH YEAR AND ExAMS 1.Here are some things people have said about their fourth ~at school. We want to know what you think about~ fourth year. Try to give an 'on baLance' opinion Tick the 'true' or 'untrue' bo: for each one.

tru_e school work was worth doing ••••• ~ my teachers didn't care about me •• r====u •here were too many troublemakers inr----J ' my c 1 aSses. . . . . • . ... . • • ·L--!1 my teachers he 1 ped me t"o do my best .c:J' I had pienty of friends to be with

at school • • • • • • • • • • • .~ teachers were ~lways picking on me .r====il my friends took school seriously •• ~ school was a waste of time for me •• ~

2.In your fourth year did most of your friends decide to stay on for a fifth year at school?

untrue D 0 D D D 0 D D

yes. no ~

.o .o The ne:t section is about the work you did at schooL and the e:ams you took. First some generaL questions about e:ams.


Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. : .o . .o

un the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? tick one box

no •

worthwhile worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time.

. o

.o

.o 4.Some schools do CSE Certificate of Secondary Education as

well as 0 grade. Did ~au take a CSE course in

YEP any subject?

NO D->If to


5.Please write the subject(s) you took for CSE, one on each line. Then ring one number to show your result in each one or tick the bo: to show that you did not compLete the course

Subject Result course not completed ............ 1 2 3 4 5 D

1 2 3 4 5 D ............ 1 2 3 4 5 D ............

............ 1 2 3 4 5 D

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FouRTH YEAR AND ExAMS l.Please tick any of these things which you think will be very

important to you in the future.

having good friends. earning a lot of money

·being happily married. having a job you enjoy living in a place you like being a mother or father • getting ahead in your job. . .

Z.Which one of these will be the mast important to you? PLease~t ~ :ine under it.

B The ne:~ section is about the ~ark you did a~ sahooZ and the e:z:a.ms you tcok. First some general questions about e=~~s.

3. The may

first public exam most people take is hear it called '0 level')

SCE 0 grade (you ,....__,

Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. no

.LlJ

On the whole, was doing 0 grades wor1:hwhile, or a waste of time? tiak one Oo=

••arthwhi 1 e • • • worthwhile in same ways. a waste of time

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4.Some schools do CSE Cirtific:a.-te of Secon.da.T"y Edu.aation. as well as 0 grade. Did you take a CSE cvurse in any subject?

NO ~>If NO, please go to the nex1: paye

S.Please wri1:e the subject(s) you took for CSE, one on each line. Tnen r1ng one number to show your result in each one or t-!,ck :::ne o a= r;o snow that yo.u did no~ acr.rp Ze te the

aot-trse

Subject ResJlt course not campl eted • 0 0 • 0 ••••••• l 2 3 4 5 D ••••••••• 0 •• l 2 3 4 5 D 0 • 0 •••••• 0 0 • 1 2 3 4 5 D ••• 0 0 0 •• 0 ••• 1 2 3 4 5 D ............ l 2 3 4 5 D

On the Vlhale, was \'IOrthwh i 1 e . . . . D do i n g CSEs \"JOrtl1whi 1 e in sowe 'rldYS. .I z! worthwhile, or a

.[_j was1:e of time? a waste of time. .

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FouRTH YEAR AND ExAMS l.Here are some things people have

Think about your English lessons ticK the 'true' or 'untrue' box

said about school lessons in fourth year. Then

the teacher started the lessons on time . .•• o .. . . . . . . .

we nearly always had the proper teacher ~ 0 • e • • • • • •

the teacher knew our names •••

for each line.

true untrue

.o

.o

.o

0 0 D

there 1~ere enough books or materials! ] to go round • • • • • • • • • • • D.

D 0 D

·the teacher marked our work regularly •••••

the teacher 'could keep order in class ......... .

we were regularly given homework the teacher made sure we did any

homework that was set •••

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.o D The ne:t:t seetion is about the work you did at sehool and the e:t:ams you took. First some generaL questions about exams.

Z.The may

first public exam most people take is hear it called '0 level')

Did you take 0 grade exams at school?

SCE 0 grade (you

yes. no

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On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a ·11aste of time? tick one bo:t:

worthwhile ••• worthwhile in sorre ways. a waste of time •••••

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.o 3.Some schools do CSE

well as 0 grade. Certifieate of Secondary Education as

Did you take a subject?

If yes:

CSE course in any

a.How many subjects did you take for CSE?

worthwhile •••

yes. • • .c::J no ••••• Q

• • ~ N\.I.,...,C.o\0: •••• • • SUOJ eC vS

b.On the whole, was doing CSEs worthwhile, or a waste of time?

worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time •••• :

EVERYONE:

4.While you were still at school did you study for other kinds of exams such as RSA's, City & Guilds, SCOTBECs and SCOTECs?

yes. no •

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• There are two parts to this page • Part 1 is about 3rd year, Parts 2 and 3 about 4th year.

• • • •

START HERE ,V PART 1 THIRD YEAR Read down th1s l1st and underline all the subjects you did in third year

l eg~

~ PE(Physical Education)

1.5 RE ( Rel iqious Sduca tion l;

01 Engli-sh

SO- Arithmetic

53 Mathe!:l.atics

35 Secretarial St.udies

gome ~conomics . 31· Food & Nut/Cookery

3Z Fa.b & ?ash/Sewing

.&.& WooC.·.oork

4S Metal•..;ork

"" Z."1qineering/':'echni=al Drawing

6Z: BiolOq".f

63 Chernist:.ry

&& ?hyslcs

1' Sist.ory

13 Geography

~ Modern Studies

02 French

0.& German

71 Art/Design

7.\ Music

Did you do any more subjects in third year?' no c=::J-7go to PART 2 yep wr1te the subjects here:

•• 0 •••• 0 0 ••• 0 0 0 • 0 ••••••

0 ••••••••••• 0 •••• 0 •••••

now go to PART 2 J 6~2.511:>

PART 2 FOURTH YEAR Read aown this list and for each subject: 1. Underline the subject if you studied it in fourth year. 2. Tick 1f you sat prelim in that subject. 3. TiCK if you sat 0 grade in it, and ring the grade

you got in fourth year (n = no awar~

tick 1f sat prelim

tick if sat 0

ring fourt.'"l. year grade

eg.~

pg

sat pr2l.i:n sat 0 { n=no awa:d} ABCDEn

PART 3

E.->glish

Ari t..'l-unetic

Matheaatics

Sec Studies

Food & Nut

E'ab & Fash

Woodwork Metalwork

Eng/Tech Drawing

!3iolcgy

Clemist--y

Physics

Bistcry

Gaog=aphy Mod Studies

French

Ger::::J.an

Ar:./Design

Music

Other su.bj eats you did

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sat: prelimQ · sat prelimO

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sat prelimQ

Please write here the total

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sac 0 1--"1 sat oO sat oO sat oO sat on sat oC sat on

~

sat OU

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l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school? tick each activity you did, in school Zessons and/or outwith Zessons e.g. in cZubs.

in school 1 essons

Typing ••• . . . . . . . .o Schools Traffic Education .o Progra!Mle(STEP) Computer studies .o First Aid. .o Child care .o Cooking. .o

Fifth Year

2.0id you start a fifth year at school?

YE~ 1.::

NO D->if

3.In your fifth (or sixth) year did you ••• start a Highers (or A level) course in any

subject(s)? ••••••••••••• sit a Highers (or A level) exam in any

subject(s)? ••

out with lessons

D D D D 0 0

NO go to page 8

yes

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4.When you started fifth year did you plan to sit (or re-sit) any subjects at 0 grade?

yes. .o ?\...A\-:106

no • .o

S.Please complete one 1 i ne for each a grade subject that you were studying at the start of fifth year.

tick . .,. 1.-J you ...

Subject sat prelim sat 0 ring fifth ~ear

.............. D 0 A B

grade c D E n

............ 0 0 A B c D E n

............ 0 0 A B c D E n

............ 0 0 A B c 0 E n

............ 0 D A B c 0 E n

6.Please write here all the other subjects or activities which

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TOISO~T

you did in fifth year (not for 0 grade) s,...,~o"'T'HS

. . . . . -· ........ . ...............

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. .

l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school? Tiak eaah aotivity you did, in sahooZ Zessons ~nd/o~ outwith lessons~ eg in a~ubs.

Careers education. . . . ComnUJlity service. . . . . Budgeting,money management He a 1 th education . . European studies • . . Env i ronmenta 1 studies.

Fifth Year

2.Did you start a fifth year at YEP ~

in school 1 essons . .o :.0 .o .o .o .n

school?

NO D->if

out•11i th 1 essons

D D 0 D u D

NO go to the next page

3.In your fifth (or sixth) year did you yes no start a Highers (or A level) course in any

subject(s)? .•••••• , . .I U sit a Highers (or A level) exam in any

subject(s)? •.


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yes. no

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5. ?lease complete one 1 ine for each you were studying at the start of

0 grade subject that

~ick if you ... Subject sat prelim

............ n D u D n

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D L! u D u

year.

ring fifth year graae

A 3 c D E n ,, B c 0 E n " ,, 8 c 0 E n :A B e 0 E n c

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6.?lease write here all the other subjects or activities wnich you did in fifth year (na~ far 0 grcde):

...............

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l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following •. at school or organised by the school? Tick each activity you did, in schooL Lessons and/or outwith Lessons, eg in cLubs.

Singing • ••••••• o

Learning an instrument • Playing in a group, band Craft or Technical ••• P..rt. . . . • • • • • . . Drama(acting,producing).

Fifth Year

2.Did you

. . . . . .

. . . . . .

in school 1 essons .o .o

or orchestra •• c::J .o .o .o

school?

outwith lessons

D D D D D D

start a fifth year at

YESP NO G->if NO go to .the next page

3.In your fifth (or sixth) year did·you yes no start a Highers (or A level) course in any

subject(s)?. • • • • • • • • .0. 0 sit a Highers (or A level) exam in any

subject(s)? ••


.o yes. no •

D .o .o

subject S.Please complete one line for each ~O~g~r~a~d~e~~~~ that you were studying at the start of fifth year. tick if you •..

Subject sat prelim sat 0

............... D D

............ D D

............ D D

............ D D

............ D D 6.Please write here all the other subjects

you did in fifth year (not for 0 grade):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ring fifth :z:ear grade

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or activities which

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l.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following,. at school or organised by the school? Tick each activity you did, in schooL Zessons and/or outwith Lessons, eg in cLubs .

Team games (e.g. football, hockey) Gymnastics ••• Dance (any form)

. . . .

. . . . . . . .

in school lessons .o .o .o

Water sports (e.g. sailing, swimming) •• 0 Outdoor pursuits

(e.g. hillwalking, skiing). Athletics. . .. . . . . . .

Fifth Year

Z.Did you start a fifth year at

YES ,.0 "' -

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school?

NO D->if

3.In your fifth (or sixth) year did you ••• start a Highers (or A level) course in any

subject(s)? ••••••••••••• sit a Highers (or A level) exam in any

subject ( s)?. •


outwith lessons

D D 0 D D D

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yes no

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yes. .o no • .o

subject S.Please complete one line for each ~O~g~r~a~d~e~~~~ that you ~Vere studying at the start of fifth year. tick if you ...

Subject sat prelim sat 0

.............. D D

............. D D

............. D D

.............. D D

............ D D 6.Please ~Vrite here all the other subjects

you did in fifth year (not for 0 grade):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... or

ring fifth ~ear grade

A B c D E n A B c B E n A B c 0 E n A B c 0 " n " A B c 0 E n

activities ~Vhich

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FIFTH YEAR l.On the whole do you feel your fourth

year at school was worthwhile? yes ••.•• U no • • • • .I zl

2.If you started j"Y 0 grade or Higher courses in fifth year, how did you fee about them? If you did no; star~ any e=am courses~ pZease_ go on to question 3.

tiak the true or no~ ~rue Ooz for eaah st~~emen~

true not true the difficulty of the w~rk in fifth r-:i

.vear came as a surpr1 se . • • • .L-JI the exam pressure in fifth year was r---J

much more than in fourth year • ·L---M fifth year 1tiOrk was more interestingr-:i

than four1:h year work • • • • • .L-.lJ Which of these course(s), if any, do you now think was worth11hi 1 e for you to study in your fifth year? :;rite -,;hem hare.

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4 .• 0uring your fifth year how seriously did you consider leaving oefore the summer SCE exams?

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IF YOU Z.Z?T SCHOO!. 3E'S'OR! TEE SUU.~.JER EXAMS pZaaaa CY!st:er .::f..!estion 5 (ojhers go to the ne:~ ;age)

5. '.,hy dia you leave school when you did?

was not getting on well in the fifth year courses I had starteo ..

did not think [ could get any better exam results at school

needed the money from a job ••... had all the 0 grades needed for the

job or course I wanted

was fed up with school .•• wanted to s~art a particular job while

I had the chance My parents advised me to •

fel: I waul d prefer life at work or call ege to life at school.

wanted to get a job and be self-supporting ..... .

~~hich of these was the most important reason?

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This page is about the ways you studied in your

l.In your fourth year did you have lessons 1n •••

Cpl9 fourth year

Geography? YE~ NO~> History? L::

if NO go to tiie next page

Tell us about Geography Write subject name beZolJ

Subject ••••••.•••••

Tell us about History Write subject name beZolJ.

BeZolJ is a Zist of !Jays you may have studied in these Zessons during your fourth year. For each one, pZease tick one boz to sholJ holJ often you studied in this !Jay.

Z.During lessons in this subject in my fourth yegr I

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teacher's notes .C] made my own notes •• ~ worked through

exercises or worksheets with the rest of the class •••••• 0

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used books etc from the school 1 i brary or resource centre for my work • • .~

watched a TV · progranune, film r--:i or slides •••• ~

used a camera myselrU used a computer r--:i

myself ••••• ·L-...l!

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l.In your fourth year did you have

fourth year

lessons in •••

Physics?

Tell us about Physics tlrite subject name beZoru

Subject ........... .

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NO~> Biology?

Tell us about Biology Write subject name beZoru


BeZoru is a Zist of ruays you may have studied in these Lessons during your fourth year. For each one. pZease tick one boz to shoru horu often you studied in this way.

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FouRTH YEAR LEssoNs l.There's a lot of discussion

qual ificati.ons. What do you based on?

~t present about exams and think qualifications should be

A qualification should be based ... tick one bo:r:

on a set exam (like 0 grade or Highers). .I only on school work in that subject

(continuous assessment) . . . . . . . .I nartly on school work and· partly on a set exam .I

The rest of this page is about the ways you studied in your fourth year

2.0id you study Mathematics year at school?

and/or Arithmetic in your fourth

YE~ NO ~>If NO,please go to the next page

BeZo~ is a Zist of ~ays you may have studied in these Zessons during your fourth year. For each one, pZease tick one bo:r: to sho~ ho~ often you studied in this ~ay.

3.During lessons in this subject in my fourth year I

often copied down the teacher's r---J

notes • • • • • • • • ·~ made my own notes. • • • .CJ worked through exercises

or worksheets with the r---J rest of the class • • ·~

used worksheets as a guide for my own work (or in r----J small group work) •• ·L-!l

listened to a tape, recordr----J or radio ••••••• ·L-!l

used a tape recorder r----J myse 1f. • • • . • • • ·L-!l

used books etc from the school library or resource centre for my r---J work • •••••• • • -~

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qualificatjons. What do you based on?

at present about exams and think qualifications should be

A qualification should be based ... tiak one bo::

on a set exam ( 1 ike 0 grade or Highers). .I only on school work in that subject .I (continuous assessment) . . . . . . . . . .I part 1 y on school work and partly on a set exam

This page is about the ways you studied in your fourth year.

2.0id you study English

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in your fourth year at school?

NO c=J-->rf NO,please go to next page

BeZo~ is a Zist of ~ays you May have studied in these Zessons during your fourth year. For eaah one, pZease tiak one box to sho~ ho~ often you studied in this ~ay.

3.During lessons in this subject .in my fourth year I


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watched a TV programme, film or slides. • • .0

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l.In your fourth year did you have lessons in ••

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Tell us about Woodwork Write subjeot name be Zo!J

Subject ••••••••••••

Tell us about Home Economics Write subjeot (Food & Nutrition) name be Lo!J

BeZo!J is a Zist of !Jays you may have studied in these Lessons during your fourth year. For eaoh one, pLease tiok one box to sho!J ho!J often you studied in this !Jay.

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b.And mark X in the last column against those things you would like to have.done less often in these lessons.

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l.In your fourth year did you have lessons in ••

French? YE~ c

Tell us about French Write subje~t name beLow

Subject ••••••••••••

NO ~> German? YE;P Tell us about German Write subje~t name be tow

if NO go to the next page

EeLou is a i.·i.st of ways you may have studied in these Lessons during your fourth year. For each one, pLease ti~k one bo: to show hou often you studied in this uay.



teacher's notes .0 made my own notes. .0 worked through


used worksheets as a guide for my own work (or in smallr----J group work) ••• ~

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used books etc from the school library or resource centre for my 11ork • • .I n

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AFTER SCHOOL

l.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school?. Don't count speciaL schemes for unempLoyed young peopLe. We'ZL ask you about them Eater .

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month: •••••••.••.••.• year: 19 ••.••.....••.

2.Did you have a job fixed up before you left school?

3.Did you get Social Security (Supplementary Benefit) last summer (in June, July or August}?

yes. no • yes. no •

At present about half of all school leavers gci on with their education after school.

4.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? Think about part-time as ~eZE as fuZZ-time courses

I've never thought about it •••••• .I II I definitely don't want to do a course I'd quite like to do a course •••• I'm doing, or intend to do a course.

S.Look at the list below and decide which of these things would make college courses appeal to~· (If you are on a course, tick the things that ~ouZd make coZZege courses more attractive,}

tick aZZ that are important to you

no written exams on college courses. .I:] an employer who would help you to go on

day-release •••• grants for all students .• knowing you could learn at plenty of practical work • a college near your home •

your own pace

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plenty of individual help •• colleges with all the latest equipment training that would help you to get a

better job •••••••••

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6.Which one of these would be most important? PZease-underZine it on the Zist above.

7.To get the type of job you'd like to have, how important do you think it is to get as much education as you can?

very important. quite important not very important.

not important at all.

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VIEWS ABOUT COLLEGE COURSES At present about half of all school leavers go on with their education after school. l.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? (Think

about part-time as weZZ as fuZZ-time oourses)

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2.Look at the list below and decide which of these things would make college courses appeal to~· (If you are on a oourse, •ick the things that wouZd make ooZZege oourses more attractive.) ....•.. ---- tick aZZ that are important to you

no written exams on college courses. an employer who would help you to go on

day-release •••• grants for all students •• knowing you could learn at plenty of practical work •

your own pace

a college near your home • knowing you would be treated like an

a du 1 t. . . . . . . . . . . . plenty of individual help •• colleges with all the latest equipment training that would help you to get a

better job • • • • • • •

3.Which one of these would be most important? Please underline it on the Zist abo;;-:-

colleoe course (full or Others pLease go to ;he course?

part-time ne=t page

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4.If you have started a s1nce you er" sc oo Why d1d you go on the

pLease tiok any reasons

the course was more useful than staying that appZy

on at school I couldn't get a job I was expected to go I enjoy studying •• my employer told me I should go. I wanted to study a particular subject the course was useful for my (intended)

j 0 b • • . • • • • • . . . • • • •

I was fed up with looking for a job ••• I wanted a breathing space before having

to decide what to do •••••• wanted to continue full-time education

but not at school •••••••

S.Which of these was the most important reason? PLease underline it in the List above

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HEALTH EDUCATION l.In your lessons at school were you taught about the health

risks of smoking? tick any that appLy

yes,in the first two years of se~ondary school. yes,in later years at secondary school. no,not taught about this at school ••• §

2.In your lessons at school were you taught about alcohol and drink problems?

tick any that appLy

yes, in the first two years of second~ry school. yes,in ]ater years of secondary schooling no, not taught about this at school •••

If ~:Who taught you about alcohol and tick

register teacher(s) guidance teacher(s) science teacher(s). ~hysical education teacher(s) other teacher(s) ••••••• someone from outside the school

(eg. nurse or doctor) .

drink problems? any that appLy

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any of the following most weeks?

cider beer or 1 ager • wine or sherry. whisky or other spirits

tick any that appLy

4.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you smoke cigarettes most weeks? tick one bo:::

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HEALTH EDUCATION l.ln your lessons at school were you taught about alcohol and

drink problems? tick any that appZy

yes,in the first two years of secondary school. yes,in later years of secondary schooling no, not taught about this at school ••••••

2.In your lessons at school were you taught about the health risks of smoking?

tick any that appZy

yes,in the first two years of secondary school. yes,in l~ter years at secondary school. no,not taught about this at school •••

If~: Who taught you about the health risks tick any

of smoking? that appZy

register teacher(s) guidance teacher(s) science teacher(s). physical education teacher(s) other teacher(s) .•••••. someone from outside the school

(eg. nurse or doctor) • . .

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3.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you smoke cigarettes most weeks?

tick one bo:c

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cider beer or lager • wine or sherry. whisky or other spirits

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·~--------------------------------------~ • • HEALTH EDUCATION l.In your lessons at school, were you given sex education?

tick any that appty

yes, in the first two years of secondary school. yes, in later years of secondary school. no, not given sex education at school.

If yes :Who gave you sex education?

register teacher(s) guidance teacher(s) science teacher(s). physical education teacher(s)

·other teacher(s) ••••••• someone from outside the school

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school? tick aU. that appty

male and female bodies ••.••. sexual intercou"rse,· pregnancy and birth. personal relationships ••••• marriage and being a parent ••• methods of contraception (family

planning) •.••••• such topics as abortion and VD

3.Which of these topics (if any) would you like to have learned more about at school? UnderLine tnem in the Ust above.

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from parents? • . . . . . .o 0 D s='iO\<. """'"'-from friends of your own .o D D age? • . . . . . . . . S:U~12>.\)A\..

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SPORT AND LEISURE

l.Do you now take part in sport? incZude outdoor pursui~s

If ues:

yes, at least once a week. yes, less than once a week no, not at all ••••••

What sports do you now take part in? ptease write them here

• • • • • • • • • • • • • e • ................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . ............. . 2.P1ease tick the things that would make you do more sport.

. a team or partner to play with cheaper kit, equipment • more local facilities •• cheaper local facilities more time • ••..•


go· to a dance or disco n go to •oat ch sport. . go to a youth club . . go to the pub or cafe.

No~ two questions about sport in your Zast ygar ~t school

4.Apar-t from P£ lessons,did you ch-oose- to do any~ sport at

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5.0id you do any other sport, cut cf schooi ,during that year? ina~ude outdoor pursuits

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................. ------------------------~ • • LooKING FOR Joss Cp3\ l.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of



yes • •

no ••

Z.Do you think that schemes like this... yes help unemployed young people to find jobs? •• ~ give young people interesting things to

do? • •••••• . . . . . . . are a useful way to get training?

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a.Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tiak any that appLy

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work experience (with an employer) •• work experience (on a project) •••.•


community industry. any other scheme •• · 'lo?o\C..

'<D?C..!> short training course community service •.•


month: •••••• · ••••••.•• year: 19 •••••••••••••

c.Have you left this scheme? yes. • • • .I 11 'i oOoTO?

no ••• • .Q d.When did you leave the scheme? month: ............... .

year: 19 ••••••..••..• 'iOPL..E.F'T

e.Why did you leave? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "f C? \.J~ 't c..c ...................... -................................... .

4,What happened straight after you left the scheme? Oi d you... tick one bo:

get a job with the same employer aet a job elsewhere. become unemployed •• none of these things

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lOOKING FOR JOBS

l.!n your view, what do employers look for when school leavers apply to them for jobs?

~ick the importan~ thir..qs in th..,;s ~iat

Employers want school leavers who ••• talk.well at an interview. are smart and well dressed nave good exam results •• have the right attitude to the job are good at English or Arithmetic. are good at other subjects are respectful • • •

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2.Which ~ ~f these things do employers want~? PZease put a ~ine under it on the tist above.

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Y 1~S~ NO ~>If NO, please go ~oPS~EM r to the next page

'101'\.,J'=. ;;;>:>

"'O'?P'e:lWE:

'fo\J o\C

'IO>'Cb


work experience (with an emp1oyer). work experience (on a project) ••• short training course community service .•


community industry. any other scheme •.


month: •..•••..•...••• year: 19 •..••••..••••

~CPTCT

4.Have you left this scheme? yes ••••. I 11 '1CK:>TD? no •••.. L..1j

a.~hen did you leave the scheme? month: ••.••...•....••

year: 19 •.••••••..•.. '/OPLE.FT

b.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you... tiak

get a job with the same employer get a job elsewhere. become unemployed •. none of these things

or.e I

"

• i=! ==i32\l 'I O?At='i'S .I

~~--------------------------------------~ • • • • •

lOOKING FOR Joss l.Please tick anything in this 1 ist which you think is .::.=.2

important far the sort of jab you would like

friendly workmates •. good training •• not being cirdered about all the time, a chance to use your skills working near home •.••• a good chance of being promoted work good

that isn't boring. Pay.

2.Which one of these is most important~ PZease~t a·Zine unde~e most im~ortant -- .

•.

3.Since you left school have you far unemployed young people?


YE~ NO ~>If NO, please go to the next page

a.Which scheme(s) have you been an since you left school? tick any ohat a~pLy

work experience

:8 'iOPWE:EI' (with an emp 1 oyer) . training workshop . '101'?'6WE:

'i0?61C.. 'iOOC..:,

work experience (an a project). . . community

short training course any community service . .


other ind~stry. . scheme. . .

month: .•••••••••••••• year: 19 •••.•••••••••

4.Have you left this scheme? yes •••.. c=i] no .••.. 0

a.when did you leave the scheme? month: ..••••.•..••••• year: 19 •.••••••••.••

b.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Oi d you... tiai<. one box

get a job with the same employer get a job elsewhere. become unemployed •. none of these things

.I 1l

.I al

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~oo 1-111£::, :S"ObLW .. El+ :>06W\I£o ::;DoW IIZ'o

-:roow~£EI

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:S"Ob\...\ 'L,l;M

'lOP Le.F'T

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LOOKING FOR Joss C.p3/+ l.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of


Have you ever heard of special schemes yes. 1 ike t hi s? no •

IF YES, wh9 told you about these special schemes? tick any t/hat appZy

a careers officer ••• a teacher • • • • • • • . . . . . . ' . someone at a Job Centre or Employment

Office ••••• an employer •••••• your family or friends. someone on radio or TV.

•

. n 'loP:SOf:'JO,

. D '< oP'C:~f.'\,~t

.o '100\:\0'l-IS

.o 'IDP'!-1.=\1".



'! 0'00'61.)\::

'IOPbiG "10'9(..e:,

YE~ NO ~>If NO, please go to the next page






month: ••••••••.•••.•• year: 19 •••••••••••••

3.Have you left this scheme? yes ••.•. Q no . • . •. I ~

a.When did you _.leave the scheme? month: ••••••••..••••• year: 19 •••••••••••••

b.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Did you ...

get a job with the same employer set a job elsewhere. become unemployed •• none of these things .I "I

'I 01='::>\ Di=

JoBS AND EDUCATION SINCE SCHOOL

l.We would like to know what you were doing at the beginning of last October (1980).

a.were you then ••• tick one bo::: in a job . . . . . . . . . . . .I II unemployed ·and looking for work. .I zl on a scheme for u nemp 1 oyed young people. .I 31 on a full-time course. . . . .I 41 not in a job or course and not looking for work.! sl

b.Are you now •• tick one box in a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I unemployed a'nd looking for work. . . . . .I on a scheme for unemployed young people. .I on a full-time course. . . .I not i n a job or course and not looking for work./

Z.Have you school?

started any course {Inc~udin~ courses

at college, since leaving for peop~e who were unempLoyed}

YE~ \..:.

Please give details of any qualification (if any)

{eg C and G SNC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .

NO D->if NO please go to the next page

course(s) you have started: course (or subject(s))

ELectrica~ En~ineerin~ Secretaria~ Science}

Sue.rE.c.'T 'l. ........................ Sve,-;:r E.CT "2.. ..................... swe>:racr ;:, .....................

3.Please tell us more about your course. If you have started more than one course, teZZ us about the one which is most important to you. Under~ine it on the Zist above.

II zl 31 41 sl

a.Please name the college (e~ Ayr Tech., Aberdeen CoLZe~e of Commerce}

Sc..E.i'"E. I"E:.<:.c.E.A\ ;:E,S<:f.H\ ........................

b.Is or was the course ••• tick one bo:::

c.How long does or did the course last?

full-time •• block release day re 1 ease • evening or other

part-time •••

.o

.o

.o

.o

........................ d.Are you still taking the course?

e.Was the course specially provided for people who were unemployed?

yes. no • yes • no .

. o

.C2J

. o . o

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AN'! E.:J> Ar-~ 'I Eel> 2.

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\~o~N'A1-\E Le/140~ ~"MOJ:>crt ;:\.Ju.. .....,ME. <:.2,;I.N'i~ C.~ AN~ '2. c.,a..::,I::T'/ ~ c.2.r<ow:l. c.Z. .-<OW 2.. <.2.'1""T"A"'~~ c.Z.•TA .... ~'2.. c.i. """'"'"'j, c<:. ?T "'o-1 '2. C.:a.:::>ELS~

HaRK If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on. this page. If not, pZease go to the next page.

la.In what type of business do you work? leg department store, eZeotricaZ engineering firm)


..........................

........................ 10 " .......................... .

.................... 0 ........ ~ ••

c.Please describe the actual work you do in your job

.............................

.............................

.............................

Z.Are you an apprentice?

3.Before you applied for this job, did you ever talk about it with someone who had done this kind of work?

4.Did you ever work part-time at a job like this during your last year at school?

yes. no •

yes. no •

yes. no •

5. In general ,how useful have your school subjects been to you in doing this job? tiok one bo:::

very useful • quite useful. not much use.

.o

.o

.o

.o

.o

.o

.o . o

.o Write down any school subjects which have been useful to you in doing this job. If none, write 'none'

............... . .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . ............. .

6.When you applied for this job, was it open to tiok one box

7.0id your employer give you ••• an English test ••• a Maths or Arithmetic test. a practical test •••

young people only • people of all ages. don't know ••

yes .o .o .o

. o

.o

.o no 0 0 D

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<!:MPSTA"T

;:>oe.E:.• c. so ~o~.c.~

:::roe,c.~

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=e.o~'j)Ej!.

:::>[email protected];

"E'i"\ ~1\Ml s 1"19'1<-\'A\'1-'

"'1"1"' 9-IJ.:C:.(

WoRK l.Compared with other parts of Scotland, are the opportunities

for joqs and tra1 ni ng in your home area •••

better than average •••• about average for Scotland worse than average •••

• . .

tic: k one bo:

.j li

2.Have you ever thought of moving away from your home area to get better jobs or training?

yes - I have moved away. · ••. ._I _.....,rl I thought seriously of moving

but have not done so • . "J=' ==2=:1-:s-O'e>t-\01!:>\L

not thought seriously of moving. not- thought at all of moving •

.I 31

3.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't c:ount spec:iaZ schemes foP unempLoyed young peopZe


.......... j 0 b s

month: ••••••••••••••• year: 19 .•....•••••••

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the TTI--IA!i:.E:.A questions on this page. If not, p Zease go to the ne:t page e:t-~~TA"'t'

4a.In what type of business do you work? (eg depaptment stoPe, eZec:tPic:aZ engineePing fiPm)


........................

........................

........................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . c.Please describe the actual

work you do in your job • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ;:r O@:,C.O C"'\ t:!S

S.A~e you an apprentice?

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • :::l"O~O~E:.f.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • ~o&SE..c.,

yes. no •

6.Would you have taken this job if other jobs had been easier to get?

yes.. no •

7.How much do you enjoy your job?

very much •. quite a lot • not very much not at a 11. •·

HaRK If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the TTI-oiARE.A questions on this page. If not, pZease go to the ne:::t page. E.t4P~'"'

la.In what type of business do you 110rk? (ag department store, eLectricaL engineering firm}

•••••••••••••••••••••••• .:::ro~S\C.. '8.0

., • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "':::SO~\C.. ~

b.What is the name of your j~b? 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 <0 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0 II 0 0 0 0 0 0 <I C ::3obc.l:::.~



• ., .......... ., ... ., .......... ., ~O&c.J_A~

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~O~oN \:::5,

· · · • · • ~ • · · · · · · • ~ · • • · · · • · · · · •. · ::!o%c~ag • • .. • • • • • • • • •. ~ •-. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ::3" 0~ SE.~

yes. no • • • •

.c .[___z


yes. no •

How long does (or did) the training last?

4.How important were Q grade results for getting the job? 'Sick one box

5.Did your employer require any particular subject(s) at 0 grade?

If~ rlhich subject(s)?

. • • • ..• • .•. • • .• • •.. • • .. • .... • • \~ \-E~

.............................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . essential ••••• quite important •• not very important. not important at all. aon't know.

yes. no •

..............................

. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s\,)~ e..E!? o

.............• · · · • · · • • • · · · · · · OS\J~~l

6.When your employer was selecting you, did he or she give you

a written test? . any other kind of test? an interview? • • • • •

yes .o .o .o

no D D D

L._._._._._.__.._._ ______________________ ~

• • • • • •

HaRK

!.How many school? peopZe.

full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving Dqn't oount speciaL sohemes for unempLoyed young


. •......•• j 0 b s

month: ••.••.••••••••• year: 19 .•••••.••••••

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the· questions on this page. If not, pLease go to the ne:t page •

2a.In what type of business do you work? (eg department store, eZeotricaZ engineering firm)

•••••••••••••• !' •••••••••

........................ b.What is the name of your job? ........................


work you do in your job ............................. ............................. .............................



yes • no •

yes . no •

. o . o

. o . o a.How long does (or did) the

training last? ............................. .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b.On the whole, do you think your training for this job has been good enough?

yes • no •

. o . . . o c.!n what ways (if any) do you think your training could

have been improved? .......................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S.Did your employer require you to have an A-C pass in particular subjects at 0 grade?

IF YES, in what subjects·?

yes... .Q no ••• • .0

...............

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:::rce..se.c.

YouR FM11LY Cp40 l.How many brothers and sisters

do you .have? "\':>wn>re~ . ~ \ tJTS'a.!'::>

(un•ite 0 if none) • • •• • .brothers ........ s1sters .S1EIC

2.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually stay with during the school week? tick ~ bo:

Mother and father ••• Mother and step-father. Father .and step-mother. Mother only •

.

.

.

.

1

2

3

•

Father only •• Boarding school School hostel Other • • a


4.Is your father now •• tick !21!£ bo:

in a job •••• ·~ unempl eyed • • • • 2

retired.. • 3

unable to work eg disabZed.

dead • • • don't know •

·~ "QAONOI..) • 5

• 6

5.Please tell us about your father's job. If he is not working just now teZZ us about his Zast job •


• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .!>AJ>SlC... SO

• • • • • • • • •-• • • • • • • • •., • • • e., ))A~tC. i"2..




• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ])A]) CJ....A'StS.

•. • • • • • • • • • • • • .o • • • • • • • • • }:)A.):)cJ..AS'2..

}>A!)co))E. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1:>A.}) t..oN ~

................................. J)A])::::r~ 'l. }>A~NAroi\J

• • • • • • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • )>A}>O~Ei1.

yes • .O 'l:>A:D.SE.C.

no. • .·B,· D'AO!::M?:' don't knew. _

6.Does your mother have a paid job?

yes, full-time. yes, part-time.

.I u .o MU>-'IiO.MI' tiak one box

7. How old were your mother and father when they left school? tick one bo: for each

no. . . . . .

15 years old or 1 ess 16 years old . . . . 17 years old or more

don't kno~t • . . . .

mother .o .o .o .o

.o father D i 11 I >I

D

YouR FAMILY C..p4-l

tli~C..S qJ'l.

"'' e.,c.-;;: cp1.. "'' e>AC£ C))'b

1.How many brothers and sisters do you .have? (write 0 if none) ••••. brothers

Now please write down their •••••••••.••• ages at their last

....... sisters

. ............. .

...............

e~a,:,

"'' oi'G'O.O 6>55 o\'bAC..Sit>lo

tll t> AC..S ¢It-

birthdays. (e.g. if aged •·••••••••••• 11 years 8 months, write 11) •••.••••••••• ..............

ol eAC..e: qn ::,1 eAC.e: <t>~

:, 'e 'A c. e: .:pa. :,, o'AC. ~a ').It>

· :;,. 'f:>j;l,C.,\0" rp?. . 2.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually tick one bo:r stay wtth during the school week?

Mother and father . . . Father only Mother and step-father. Boarding school· . . b\'A'I~~E"-

Father and step-mother. School h OS te 1 Mother only . Other . .


4.Please tell us a·bout your father's job. If he is not working just now teZZ us about his Zast job.

5.

6.

a.In what type of business does he work?

........................

........................ ]:,A :!::>"'1 C.. 1.0

.bAD5>C.. '$'2...

DAD~ !)A.])c.l...A~ b.What is the name of his job? ........................

........ •· ...... ~ ......... .

c.Please describe briefly the work he does in his job.

.............................

.............................

bA1> c:.LAS 2.

::>A}> <:.o :I> E..

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,!) AD ::rct;. 'l. ]>A})t4Arl\.: ]>A}> ce.:;,E.i< \)A}l5E.y

d.Is he self-employed?

How old were your mather and father when they left school? tiak one bo:r for eaah

Did your mother or father ever go to college university)?

(or

............................. yes • no. • don't know.

15 years. old or less 16 years al d . . . . 17 ye-ars old or more don't know • . . . .

yes- full time yes- part time no • don't know • .

mother .o .o .I 31 .o mother .o .o .o .o

.o

.o

.o father I 1

I 2' ""-1.1"'-:::c..""'-I 31 O'A0":::£-.... 1..

I ~

father 0 0 ).A.Ut--'.LO\-L

-- \:>'j),DC.OW-L___j L__j

• • • •

4.4 Q (Hiqhers) questionnaire

4-5

YouR ScHOOL AND You 1.First, two questions about yoursetf. Ptease tett us ••.

a. your date of birth (ef t3/May/t964)

b.your sex:ring one number

2.How many secondary schools did you go to? ring one number

••••••••• ; .......... /19 •••••••• day month

mal e. • female.


year

3.What was the last school you went to? name of aahooZ. ................................. •

name of to~n or vittage .......................... 4.When did you leave school?

(Count a repeated fifth year as a sixth year)

1 2

1

2 3

in or at the end of your... ring one number

fifth year sixth year

5 6

S.When was this? month: ••••••••••••••• year:19 .•....•.......

If you have !!£.!. teft schoot tick here •••••• 0 6.0n the whole, do you feel your last year

at school was worthwhi 1 e? yes. no

1

2

?.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? ring one number

never • • • 1 a lesson here and there 2 a day here and there. • 3 several days at a time. 4 weeks at a time 5

8.Did you sometimes play truant ••• 1 n primary schoo 1? • • • • • • in first year at secondary school? in second year at secondary school?. in third year at secondary school? •

9.Did you ever get the belt or strap at secondary school? ring one number

10.How often did you get other punishments such as 1 ines, being kept in, etc.? ring one number

never once or twice guite often often


yes no 1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

3 4

1 2 , -4

j)p I

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YouR ScHOOL AND You l.First, t~o questions about yourseLf. PZease teLL us •••

a. your date of birth (eg L3/May/t954)

··~······'·········119 ..•.•... day month year

b.your sex: ring one n~~ber


3.What was the last school you went

male. . female. • one two three or more

to? name of school, .................................. . name of town or vittage ........................

4.When did you leave school? (Count a re~eated fifth year as a sixth year} in or at the end of your •••

fifth year sixth year

l

2

l

2 3

5 6

S.When was this? month: ................ . year:l9 ••••••.•••••••

If you have !!£!_ Left schoot tick here · • • • • • • • .0 6.Have you left home since you

left school? yes. no •

7.Where are you now staying? Cif a student, just say where you stay during term}

name of town or vittage: .................. • .. • · name of Region or aounty: ••.•.•••••.•••••••.••.

B.On the whole, do you feel your last year at school was worthwhile?

9.In your last year at school, did~ of your teachers know you well enough to give you useful advice about •• ring one number for each item

education and/or training after leaving School? •••

your future job? now you could improve your performance in the

subjects they taught? persona 1 matters?. • • . •

yes. no •

yes

l

l

l

l

no

2

2

2

2

1

2

l

2

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YouR ScHooL AND You l.First, t~o questions about yourseLf. PLease teLL us •••

a. your date of birth ( eg L3/May/L964)

b.your sex:ring one number


••...••.• ; ........... . /19 .•.•••• : day month year

mal e •• temale.


3.What was the last school you went to? name of schooL: ••.•••.•.•.•••..••••.•.••••••..••

name of town or viZZage: ...•.........•...•.•••••

4.Would you rather have gone to a different school in your area? ring one number

yes ••• no. . . . my school was the only

one in my area

l 2

l 2 3

l 2

3

a.If yes, name the school. . .. -...................... .

o.Why would you have preferred to go there? ......................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -· ........................................ .

5.When did you leave school? (Count a repeated fifth year as a sixth year) in or at the end of your... ring one number

6.When was this?

fifth year 5 sixth year 6

month: •••••••.••••••• year:l9 •••.••••••••••

})p5 AC!i::.MO.....,

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'N \,\ M:::;(.l,.l, \.-

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5<:.H$CA> 5<.1-\ !;IL.f'-3)\'<J\S,ION ~\"\.S\02.. :J)I" ~EC, 12..f..Ct\O.-l. e..e<:.\ON2. =C.>.\\.-'1-.C,M::O

If you have !:£.!. Left schooL tick here . . . . .. o : "'OT\...SF\

l.On the whole, do you feel your last vear at school was worthwhile?

never • • •

yes. no •

B.Did you ever play truant in your fourth year at school? ring one number a lesson here and there

a day here and there. •

l

2

l

2

3 several days at a time. 4 weeks at a time 5

9.Did you ever get the belt or strap at secondary school? ring one number


1

2 3

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YouR ScHOOL AND You 1. First, two ques=~ons a~cut yourself. PLecse teZZ us ...

a. your date of birth (eg 10/i1ay/19S4J

b.your sex: ring one ~umber

2.How many secondary schools did you go to? r~ng one number

••••••••• / ••••••••• /19 •.••••.• aay month year

male. . female.


3.What was"the last school you went to?

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4.When did you leave school?

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If you have ~ !,aft schooZ. ~ick. .;zere . . . . . . o 6.0n the whole, do you feel your last year

at school ·•as "#Orthwhile? yes. no

7.How 1;ell did your school treat you during your last year? ring one number

•.;ell enough for someone of my age.

fairly •,;ell

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a.on the whole, would you say you enjoyed your last year at school?

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The next few questions are about decisions you made while you were in the fifth year.

1.In your fifth year you had to decide whether to leave school or stay on to do a sixth year. Listed below are some of the times you may have thought about this. For eaoh time, ring one number to sho~ ~hat you then intended to do.

Before sitting prelims ••

Before sitting Higher/0 grade exams • • ... • •

Before getting Higher/0 grade results ••••

Intended to stay on

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completely agree

completely disagree

I wished to extend my knowledge of subjects I had passed at Highers.

I did not think I would get any better exam results at school ••.•••

There were no jobs available that I wanted. • • • • • • • • • •

I needed the money from a job. I needed better qualifications for a

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, had the chance·. • • • • • • • • r wanted a year to grow up in before

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vr career . . . . . . . . . I felt I would prefer life at work or

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GOING INTO FIFTH YEAR The next few questions are about decisions you made while you were in the fourth year.

l.When you were in your fourth year at school. ••

ring one number yes no

did your parents want you to stay on for another year? • • e • • • • • • •

'did any of your teachers advise you to leave?. were you seriously looking for a job?. . . . .

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did your parents want you to leave?.

2.In your fourth year did most of your friends decide to stay on for a fifth year at school?

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3.How seriously did you consider leaving before your fifth year?

seriously •••• fairly seriously. not seriously

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4.Why did you start a fifth y~ar? tiok opposite aZZ the reasons that appZy

I planned to do subjects for Highers •• I wanted to get more or better 0 grades. I was too young to leave at the end of

fourth year ••••••••• There were no jobs available that I

wanted • I enjoyed school life •••• I was too young to enter the job or

course I'd chosen •• I hadn't decided on my future education

or career •• I had always assumed I would start a

fifth year ••

5.Which of these was the most important reason? PZease underZine it in the Zist above

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6.Did you start a sixth year at school? (Count a repeated fifth year as a si=th year)

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l.In your fourth year you had to decide whether to leave school or stay on to do a fifth year. Listed below are some of the times you may have thought about this. For eaah time, ring one number·to.show what you then intended to do.

Intended to stay on

I was undecided

Intended to leave

Before sitting prelims ••

Before sitting 0 yrade exams •

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~hen U grade results arrived •••

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2.In your fourth year did most of friends dec1de to stay on for a year at school?

3.Why did you start a fifth year?

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tiak opposite aZZ the reasons

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fourth year ••••••••• There were no jobs available that I

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course. I'd chosen •• I hadn.'t decided on my future education

or career •• . . . I had always assumed I would start a

fifth year •••••••••

4.Which of these was the most important reason? Please underline it in the Zist above

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7.0n the whole, would you say you enjoyed your fifth year at school?


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GOING INTO SIXTH YEAR The next few questions are about decisions you made while you were in the fifth year.

l.When you were in your fifth year at school. •• did your parents want you to stay on for

another year? . • . • .. . .. .. . . . did any of your teachers advise you to leave?. were you seriously looking for a job? •••••

"did ~ny of your teachers want you to stay on?. did your parents want you to leave?.

2.In your fifth year did most of your friends decide to stay on for a sixth year at school?

yes no

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3.Did you start a sixth year at school? (Count a repeated fifth year as a sizth year)

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NO~ If NO: Why not? Tiok opposite aZZ the reasons that appZied:

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could get any better exam results at schoo 1 • • • • .D

there were no jobs available that wanted • • • •

1 needed better r-11-\'lb"1\-\::0 qualifications for aD future job or course

my parents ad vi sed ""'1-\'lb-n-lt;-me to. • • • • • .0

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grow up in before D leaving home ••••

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I was fed up with school ••••••• D

r wanted to start a particular job whileD I had the chance ••

my parents advised me to. • • • • • • .0

-I felt I would prefer life at work or college to life at school.

r wanted to get a job and be self-supporting.

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choosing subjects at end of second year. • 3 2 1

your .school work. • . . 3 2 1 learning about jobs and

careers~ • . . 3 2 1 your own personal problems. 3 2 1

2.When you chose your subjects for third year, were you prevented from taking one or more subject(s) that were important to you? Write the subjeat{s} here and ·underLine the most important one .

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3.Why do you think you couldn't take the subject you have underlined? tiak aLL the reasons that appLy

because there were not enough teachers • oecause it clashed with another subject. because I was in the wrong class or set. because the school did not offer it ••• because I was told it was too difficult

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mostly for mostly for important not girls

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5.Do you think getting a good education at school is ring one number

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1.!n your fifth year, how did you feel about your SCE courses? Please shou ho~ f=r ycu aaree or d~sa~rse ~ith the foZ Zowinq sta"!:emen~s. by :i.I.1GillG Ctt"E NUMB:.R for each one .. The '?'means 1 ~an't say~ or 'nautraZ'

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The amount of work required in fifth year came as a shock •••••••

SCE courses and exams did not dominate my life in fifth year .••••••

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3.Which of your SCE course(s), if any, do you now think was interesting for you to study in your fifth year ?

4.0uring your fifth year how seriously did you consider leaving before the summer SCE exams?

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S.Oid your school ~ake you sit an SCE prelim in any subject in your fifth year?

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page 5. What happened after you gat the results of

your fifth year SCE prelim exams? yes no Did your plans remain unchanged? ..• 1 2 lhd you decide to try ~subjects at Higher

in fifth year? . ... · ..... . 1 2

Did you decide to try fewer subjec:s at Higher in fifth year? •.•........• l 2

Did you chink you might eOSteone sitting subjec:(s) at Higher until a sixth year?. 1 2

Did yo~ decide to si~ ~subjects at 0 grade?. . . . . . . . . . . . . · i 2

Did you decide to sit fewer subjects at 0

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the exam pressure in fifth year was much more than in fourth year. • • • • ·

fifth year work was more interesting than fourth year work ••••••

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4.Think back to the time when you were deciding what courses to do in fifth year.Did you talk to your taachers at that stage about ...

tick an¥ that you ta~ked about

the SCEs you needed for a job or course? .I l which subjects would be most interesting

for you to do? ••..•••.• which subjects you were best at for the

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5.0n the list above, please underline any topic on which you got helpful advice from your teachers.

6.At the start of your fifth year did you plan to sit any SCE exams at H grade in your sixth year?

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HOME AND SCHOOL 1.In your fourth year at school how much time did you usually

spend doing homework ••• ring one number for weekdays and one for

on a week day

weekends at the weekend

none Jess than one hour one· hour or more

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And how much homework did most of your teachers expect you to do?

2.If you had homework, where did you usually do it? ring one number

3.Were you allowed to take home with you text-books belonging to the school? ring one number

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about what I did 1 more than I did. 2 I was not expected to do any 3

mostly at school 1

mostly at home, away from other people. • • • • • 2

mostly at home, with other peop 1 e around • • 3

somewhere else p Zease say where .•••.•••••••••

yes, for all subjects. yes, for some subjects no, not at all ••••

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4.In your fourth year at school did you have any extra teaching, outwith school hours, from •• yes

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no any of the teachers at your school?. one of your family?. a paid tutor?. someone else?.

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5.In your 1 ast year at school, how long did it usually take you to travel to school each day? ring one numbBr.

1 ess than 10 minutes ••• 1 between 10 and 20 minutes 2 between 20 and 30 minutes 3 more than 30 minutes ••• 4


since you left school? •..•. in your last year,

or holidays •• in the evenings, weekends . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .

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TEACHERS AND EXAMS 1.At the last school you went to, how much did your teachers

help you.... tiak one box for eaah item

a lot quite a not very not at all lot. much

to learn things which would be useful to you in

·a job?. . . . . 4 3 2 1 to have spare-time

interests and hobbies?. . . . 4 3 2 1

to learn how to get on with other people? • . . . . 4 3 2 1

to have confidence and self-respect? ·4 3 2 1

The next section is about the work you did at sohooZ and the e:cams you took. First some generat questions about exams.



On the whole, was doing 0 grades worthwhile, or a waste of time? ring one number

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4.!n your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school?

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1.0n the whole do you feel your fourth year at school was worthwhile?

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2.Here are some things people have said about their fourth ~at school. We want to know what you think about y~ rourth year. Try to give an 'on baZanae' opinion. For-each item ring one number to s.'zow whether it is 'true' or 'untrue•

school work was worth doing ••••• my teachers didn't care about me •• there were too many troublemakers in

mY classes . ..... ~ .. my teachers helped me to do my best. I had p 1 enty .of friends to be with at

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The next section is the exams you took.

about the ·work you did at achooZ and

First some generaZ questions about e:cams.

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Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. 1

no • 2 On the whole, was worthwhile . . . . 1 doing 0 grades worthwhile in some 2 worthwhile, or a ways. waste of time? a waste of time. . . . . 3 ring one number

S.Some schools do CSE Certifiaate of Secondary Education as well. as 0 grade.

Did you take a CSE course in any yes. subject? no •

6.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school?

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important to you in the future.

having good friends •• earning a lot of money being happily married. having a job you enjoy living in a place you like being a mother or father • getting ahead in your job.

2.Which one of these will be the most important to you? PLease put a. Line under it. ----

The nezt section is about the ~ark you did at school and the ezams you took. First some general questions about ezams.


Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. 1

no • 2


worthwhile ••• worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time •••••

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4.Some schools do CSE well as 0 grade.

Certificate of Secondary Education as


CSE course in any yes. no •

If yes: On the whole, was doing CSEs worthwhile, or a ·waste of time?

worthwhile ••• worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time.

5.!n your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or organised by the school? Don't count subjects you did for 0 grade. We'LL ask you about- them on the next page. tiak any that apply


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the teacher started the lessons on time • ..... . .. . .

we nearly always had the proper teacher • • •

the teacher knew our names • • • there were enough books or materials

to go round • • • • • • • • • • • the teacher marked our work regularly. the teacher could keep order in class. ·we were regularly given homework the teacher made sure we did any

homework that was set • • •

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3.0n the whole, would you say you enjoyed your fourth year at school?

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The next seation is about the work you did at sahooZ and the exams you took. First some generaZ questions about exams.

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Did you take 0 grade exams at school? yes. no •


worthwhile worthwhile in some ways. a waste of time ••

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schools do CSE Certificate or Seaondary Eduaation as as 0 grade.

Did you take a CSE course in any yes. subject?. no •

6.In your third or fourth year did you do any of the following, at school or or~anised by the school? Don't aount subjects you d~d for 0 grade. We'ZZ ask about them on the next page. tiak aZZ that appZy

Singing •••••••.• Learning an instrument • Playing in a group, band Craft or Technical

Art. . . . . . . . Drama(acting,producing).

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SuBJECTS AND ExAMS There are two parts to this page. Part 1 is about Jrd year, Parts 2 and 3 about Hh year.

START HERE .Jr PART 1 THIRD YEAR Read down th1s list and underline all the subjects you did in •hird year

l eg Greek .. PE(Physical Education) •,5 ~(Religious Education)

01 English

S< Ari':.hmetic

0: ~ .. ..G;, -:.!1e::a tics

3.S Secretarial Studies

Some Economics , 33 Food & Nut/Cookery

32 Fab s. E'ash./Sewing

46 Woodwork

.c3 Metalwork

41 Engir.eeri.ng/'!'achni=al Ora•.ll'ing

62 Biology

63 Chemistry

£.6 Physics

1• History

i3 Geography

~ Modern Studies

02 French

04 German

71 Art/Design

74 M'.lsi.::

Did you do any more subjects in third year?t no c=::J--7 go to PART 2 ye,p wr1te the subjects here:

....................... now go to PART 2 1

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PART 2 FOURTH YEAR Read down this list and for each subject: 1. Underline the subject if you studied it in fourth year. 2. Tick 1f you sat prelim in that subject. 3. TiCK if you sat 0 grade in it, and a)ng the grade

you gat in fourth year (n = no awar .

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PE

Enqlis!l Arithmetic Mat.."lecatics

Sec Studies

Food & Nut

Fab & .:"ash

Woodwork

tick if sa~ prelim sat preZ.im

sat: prelimO

sa"t prelim 0 sat: prelim 0 sat: prelim 0

sat: prelimO

sat prelimQ

sat prelimn

Metalwork sat: prelim 0 Z.""lq/Tec:t Drawing sat: preli::tO

3ioloqy Cleo.is t-._oy

?hysics

History

Geography

Mod Studies

?"rench

Ger.nan

Art/Design

Music

Other subjects you did

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sat prelim 0 sat prelimQ

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PART 3 Please write here the tota 1 number of subjects you sat at 0 grade in fourth year

tick if sat 0 sat; 0

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sat oU sat oO sat oO sat oO sat: on sat oO

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FIFTH AND SIXTH YEAR CouRsEs l.Please name any subjects which you started to study for

Highers, but never sat in the Highers exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . ...............

. ............. . Please tell us about the subjects you sat for Highers in fifth and/or sixth year at school. If you did no~ sit any Highers please go to question J.

2.Underline or write in each subject you attempted at Higher• FIFTH YEAR:

tiak ·if you studied the subject in fifth year, tiaK if you sat it for Higher in fifth year, aiidring your fifth year gra'de, if any

(O=compensatory 0 grade, n=no award) SIXTH YEAR: .

now repeat for the subjects you studied/sat in sixth year (including resits)

FIFTH YEAR Tick if Tick Grades studied if sat obtained

English A B c 0 n Mathematics A B c 0 n Chemistry A B c 0 n Physics A B c 0 n French A B c 0 n Hi story A B c 0 n Geography A B c 0 n Others: p ~ease specify:

~· ~ ............ A B c 0 n ............ A B c 0 n ............ A B c 0 n ............. A B c 0 n

SIXTH YEAR Tick if Tick studied if sat

A A A A A A A

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Grades obtai ned

B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n

B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n B c 0 n

3.Did you sit any subjects at 0 grade (including re-s its) in fifth or sixth year?

to question 5 YE~ NO Q->go below

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4.IF YES: Please write in the subject(s) and complete the record for fifth and sixth year as appropriate(including resits).

FIFTH YEAR SIXTH YEAR Tick if Tick Grades Tick if Tick Grades studied if sat obtained studied if sat obtained

.............. A B c 0 n A B c 0 n .............. A B c 0 n A B c 0 n .............. A B c 0 n A B c 0 n •••••••• 0 • A B c 0 n A B c 0 n ••• 0 •••••••• A a c 0 n A a c 0 n

S.Please write here all the other subjects or activities which you did in fifth year:

............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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l,Oid you start a Sixth Year Studies (SYS) course in any subject?

YE~ NO c=J-->If NO go to question 2 below

a.I[ YES: for any subject(s) you started to study for SYS out never sat in the exam, ring 'S'. For any subject(s) you sat [or the SYS exam pZease ring the grade you obtained: A, B, C, E, or n for 'no award'.

01 English. . .A B C D E n S

54 Mathematics r. .A B C D E n S

ss Mathematics II .A B C 0 E n S

56 Mathematics I II. .A B C 0 E n S

63 Chemistry. .A B C D E n S

60 Physics. .A B C 0 E n S

62 Biology. .A B C D E n S

14 Hi story. .A B C 0 E n S

13 Geography. .A B C 0 E n S

02 French .A 8 C D E n S

04 German .A 8 C D E n S

Art and Design 11 (Enquiry). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 8 C D E n S

Others: lpZease specify)

............... .A 8 C D E n S

............... .A 8 C D E n S

.............. .A B C D E n S

b. Underline in the list above the name of any SYS course you started that you feel was worthwhile.

2.Could you now summarise the number and type of exams you attempted in fifth and sixth years: including resits.

number of subjects attempted ...

at 0 grade at Higher at CSYS at GCE A level other exams !please specify!

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in fifth year (number of subjects)

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l.In the light of your experience, what do you now think you should have done after your fifth year at school?

tick opposite any statement that applies I should have •••

done exactly what I did ••• left school after fifth year. taken more Highers than I did taken fewer Highers than I did. taken more Sixth Year Studies courses than I did. taken fewer.Sixth Year Studies courses than I did

2.At the end of your fifth year, you were no doubt aware that Highers ar~ a generally recognised qualification for entry to courses of education, and to a number of jobs. As it seemed to you then, for how many of these courses and jobs was Sixth Year Studies also a recognised qualification for entry? ring one number

all of these courses and jobs. 1 most 2

some 3

a few. . . 4 none . 5 I was uncertain. 6

Answer question 3 if you started a Sixth Year Studies (SYS) course. (If you did not start an SYS eourse, please go to the next page).

3.0n balance, what do you feel about the Sixth Year Studies course(s) that you took? For eaeh of the following statements, ring one number to show how strongly you agree or disagree with it. The '?'stands for 'can't say' or 'neutraZ'w

My Sixth Year Studies course(s) ... strongly strongly agree disagree

gave me good opportunities to follow up ,ubject interests . . . . . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

did not go much further into the subject(s) than the Highers course(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

gave me good experience of organising my own study for myself. . . . . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

proved 1 ess •oorthwhi1 e than taking new Highers or 0 grades . . . . . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

gave me a better relationship with my subject teacher(s). . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

gave me too much freedom • . . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1 gave me too little freedom. . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

resulted in my working less hard than for Hi ghers . . . . . . . . . 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1

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• •• • • 1.Please think back to the August after your fifth year when

the Highers and 0 grade results had come out. Did you then thi~k your exam results were good enough to qualify you for the type of job or course you had in mind?

ring one number yes - I was fairly certain my results were good

enough. . . . • . . . • . . . . . . • . . 1

1 was uncertain whether my results were good enough. • • . . • . . . . • . . . • . . 2

no - I was fairly certain my results were not good enough • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • 3

2.At that stage, how important was each of the following considerations to you?.. rina one number per item

very not important important .

to start directly in a job or further education . . . . . • . . . . . . . 5

to extend your knowledge of particular subjects. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5

to improve your exam qualifications at school for your future job or course. 5

to gain experience in organising your own study • • • • • • • • • • • •

to postpone major decisions on your ruture . .... ·- ....... .

to follow up interests in a particular subject(s) ••••••••••

to study new subjects at school •••

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3.Whether or not you did any Sixth Year Studies courses, we should like to hear your views on their value. In particular, what can they offer to someone who has already got all the Highers needed for a chosen job or course by the end of fifth year? Please ring one number per item to show how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.

For someone who's already got their Highers Sixth Year Studies courses.. • strongly

agree give good opportunities to fallow up

qualifications, strongly disagree

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subject interests • • • • 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1 O'lt:>VA\-U!..

go not go much further into the subject than the Hi ghers course • 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1 · ::o'I::NAW1..

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are less worthvthile than taking new Mi ghers or 0 grades • • • • • • • 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1 ::o'i!::>'\I'A\..IA\1,.

have more to offer than other ;~ays of Tilling in a year before further education • • • . • • • • • • • • • 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1 ~~\JA\-\A5

have less to offer than going straight 1nto a job or further education • • • 7 6 5 ? 3 2 1 :7/t;\J¥'.\..1)..'0

STUDYING IN FouRTH YEAR


l.In your fourth year did you have lessons in •••

Geography? YES n NOD--> History?· ~.

Tell us about Geography Write subject name beLow

Subject ••••••••••••

Tell us about History WPite subject name be~ow

fourth year


BeLow is a Zist of ways you may have studied in these Lessons during your fourth year. For each one, pLease tick one bo: to show how often you studied in this way.



teacher's notes .r====Y made my own notes •• c:J worked through


used worksheets as a guide for my own work (or in small,-:r group work) ••• ~

listened to a tape, r-:r record or radio .L___U

used a tape recorderr-:r myself • .•••. ~

used books etc from the school I i brary or resource centre for my work • • .CJI

watched a TV programme, film r-:r or slides •••• ~

used a camera myselfi ~ used a computer r-:r

myself. • •• -~

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l.In your fourth year did you have lessons 1n •••

fourth year

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Physics? NO~> Biology? YE~ 1.::

if NO go to Tiie next page

Tell us about Physics Wr.i.te subj eat name beZorJ

Subject ••••••••••••

Tell us about Biology Write subjeat name be ZorJ .

BeZorJ is a Ust of !Jays you may have studied in these Zessons durin~ your fourth year. For eaah one, pZease tiak one box to shorJ ho!J often you studied in this !Jay.

2.0uring lessons in this subject in my fourth year I


teacher's notes .C] made my own notes. .C] worked through

exercises or worksheets with the rest of the class •••••• C]

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used books etc from the school 1 i brary or resource centre for my work • • .C]

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STUDYING IN FouRTH YEAR !.There's a lot of discussion

qualifications. What do you based on?


ring one number

A qualification should be based

on a set exam (like 0 grade or Highers). • 1 only on school work in that subject

(continuous assessment) •••••••• partly on school work and partly on a set exam

2 3

The rest of this page is about the ways you studied in your fourth year

2.Did you study Mathematics year at school·?

and/or Arithmetic in your fourth

YEjJ NO c=J-->If NO,please go to the next page

BeLow is a List of ways you may have studied in these Lessons during your fourth year. For each one, pZease tick one box to show how often you studied in this way.



notes • • • . • • • • .~ made my own notes. • • • .Q worked through exercises

or worksheets with the r----J rest of the class • • .J____JJ

used worksheets as a guide for my own work (or in small group YIOrk) ••• 0

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used a tape recorder myself. • • • • • .Q

used books etc from the school libr~ry or resource centre for my r---J work. . . • . .. • . • .L---J:I


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STUDYING IN FIFTH YEAR

l.There's a lot of discussion qualifications. What do you based on?


ring one numCer

A qualification should be based ... on a set exam (like 0 grade or Highers). 1 only on school work in that subject

(continuous assessment) • • • • • • • 2 paitly on school work and partly on a set exam 3

The rest of this page is about the ways you studied in your fifth year

2.Did you study Mathematics year at school·?

and/or Arithmetic in your fifth

YE~ \.!

NO c:J-->If NO,please go to the next page

BeZow is a Zist of ways you may have studied in these Zessons during your fourth year. For each one, pZease tick one box to show how often you studied in this way.

3.During lessons in this subject in my fifth year I •••

often copied down the teacher's r----J

notes • • • . • • • • .~ ~ade my own notes. • • • .0 ~;orked through exercises

or worksheets with the r----J rest of the class ••• ~

used worksheets as a guide for my own work (or in small group work) ••• 0

list. ened to a tape, recordr----J or radio • ....... ~

used a tape recorder myself ••••••••• 0

used books etc from the school library or resource centre for my r----J WOrk. • • • • • • • • .J..___j}


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1.Pleasa indicate roughly how often you studied in each of the following ways in school hours during your last year. The ways you studied may h~ve differed fer ii;ferant subjects and different ~i~es of the uear, so ~Zaase ~ru to make an 'on Oa:tance' ju.dg-emer.t" of ito.~ ofterr yOu studied: in each of these ~ayso P~eaae r~ng one numSer per ~i~e

a having notes dictated to you

very often

rn class. • • • 5 b making your own

notes from lessons • • • • 5

c using duplicated rrotes • • 5

a exercises, worked examples, proses, translations. • • 5

e preparing essays or disser"ations. 5

f reading. • • 5 g class/ group

aiscussion. 5 h laboratory/ field

work and writing up. . . . . 5

J creat~ ve activity: ~ainting, music, creative writing, etc.. . . . . . . ::>

k practical activity: typing, making things, etc.. • 5

often

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2.0f the above methods of s:udy ...

. • . which did you most enjoy?

• .. which helped most with your exams? (you r.:a:y men-;i.;n. -:he sarne r::et'hcd more ~h.an once -!,f you -..;ish)

... which helped you to learn most about things that interested you?

some-times

rarely never

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YouR FuTURE 1.In your last year at school, how much did you

think abo~t... ring one number per item

very much

"he kind of job you eventually wanted to do?. . . . . . 4

the town or region where.you wanted to work?. • • • • 4

the amount of money you expected to earn? • • • • • 4

the style of life you hoped to 1ead? • • 4

quite a lOt

3

3

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not very much

2

2

2

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not at all

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2.By the time you are 26, do think you will be •••

in a full-time job. 1 in a part-time job. 2

3. At today's rates of pay, about how much do you expect to be earning by the time you are 26? (Before paying income tax and so on). ObviousLy this is uncertain, but pLease give the best guess you can. ring one number

not working at all. 3

per week about ••• £40 or less

£ 60 £ 80 £ 100 £ 120 £ 140 £ 160

per year (£ 2080) 1 (£ 3120) 2 (£ 4160) 3 (£ 5200) 4 (£ 6240) 5 (£ 7280) 6 (£ 8320) 7

£ 180 (£ 9360) 8 £ 200 or more (.:10400) 9

won't be earning 10

4. If you were in any full-time course of further or higher educat1on 1n January ?981

Suppose you had entered employment straight after leaving school and had done no more full-time education. About how much would you then expect to be earning by the time you were 26? ring one number

about per week

••• £40 or less £ 60 £ 80 £ 100 £ 120 £ 140 £ 160 £ 180

£ 200 or more won't be

per year (£ 2080} 1 (£ 3120) 2 (£ 4160) 3 (£ 5200) 4 (£ 6240} 5 (£ 7280) 6 (£ 8320) 7 (£ 9360) 8 (£10400) 9

earning 10

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SCHOOL AND AFTER

l.Some schools run "work experience" schemes - that is, short periods of· unpaid work with an employer.


If NO: Why not?

yes. no •

oecause no-one in my school did this kind of 1;ork expert ence • • • • • • • • • •

·because I did not want to do work experience because people on exam courses did not do

yes

1

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~;ark expert ence • • • . • • • . ; 1

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2.Some schools qrrange for their pupils to take courses at college while they are still at school. (eg Link courses, taster courses)

Did you ever go on a course 1 ike this? yes. 1

no • 2


3.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? (Think about part-time as ~eLL as fuLL-time courses)

I've never thought about it. . . . . . 1

I definitely don't want to do a course I'd quite like to do a course •••• I'm doing, or intend to do a course.

2

3

4

4.Look at the list below and decide which of these things would make college courses appeal to~· (If you are on a course, tiak the things that ~ouZd make coLLege courses more attractive.)

tiak aLL that are important


day-release •••• grants for all students •. • Knowing you could learn at your own pace plenty of practical work • a college near your home • knowing you would be treated like an

adult •••• plenty of individual help •• colleges with all the latest equipment training that would help you to get a

better job •••••••••

5.Which one of these would be most important? Please unaertine iv on the lt..s1; above.

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• HEALTH EDUCATION

l.In your lessons at school were you taught about the health risks of smoking?

tiak any that appZy

yes,in the first two years of secondary school yes,in later years at secondary school no,not taught about this at school ••••••

2.In your lessons at school were you taught about alcohol and drink problems?

tiak any that appZy

yes,in the first two years of secondary school yes,in la~er years of secondary schooling. no, not taught about this at school ••••••

If yes:Who taught you about alcohol and drink tiak any

register teacher(s) guidance teacher(s) science teacher(s). physical education teacher(s) other teacher(s) ••.•••• someone from outside the school

(eg. nurse or doctor) •

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any of the following most weeks?

cider ••• beer or lager. wine or sherry whisky or other spirits.

tiak any that appZy

4.When you were in your fourth year at school, did you smoke cigarettes most weeks? ring one r.umber

no • yes-less than 5 a week yes-between 5 and 20 a week. yes-over 20 a week ..

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drink problems? tick any that appZy

yes,in the first two years of secondary school yes,in later years of secondary schooling. no, not taught about this at school ••••••

2.In your lessons at school were you taught about the health risks of smoking?

tick any that appZy

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If yes:Who taught you about the health risks of smoking? tick any that appZy

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l.In your fifth year did you have lessons 1n •••

fifth year

Geography? YE~ ~

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Tell us about Geography Write subject name beZoUJ

Subject ••••••••••••

Tell us about History Write subject name beZoUJ

BeLoUJ is a List of UJays you may have studied in these Lessons during your fourth year. For each one, pLease tick one box to shoUJ hoUJ often you studied in this UJay.

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friendly workmates •• good training •••• not being ordered about all the time. a chance to use your skills working near home ••••• a good chance of being promoted work that isn't boring; good pay.

2.Which one of th•se is most important? ?tease put a'Line under-t.he ~important


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4.How do you feel now about doing a course at college? (Think about Rart-time as ~eZZ as juZL-time oourses)

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S.Look at the list below and decide which of these things would make college courses appeal to l£.!!.· (If you are on a oourse, tiok the things that wouZd make ooZLege oourses more attraotive

-- tiok azt that are important


day-release ••• grants for all students •• Knowing you could learn at plenty of practical work • a college near your home •

your own pace

Knowing you would be treated like an adult ••••

plenty of individual help •• colleges with all the latest equipment training that would help you to get a

better job ••••.

6.Which one of these would be most important? Please underLine it on the z~st above.

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l.In your view, what do employers look for when school leavers apply to them for jobs? Tick the important thi~gs in this List.

Employers want school leavers who ••• talk well at an interview. are smart and well dressed nave good exam results •• have the right attitude· to the job are good at English or Arithmetic. are good at other subjects are r-espectful ••••••

2.Which one of these things do employers want most? PLease put a Line under it on the List above-.---

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4.Have you ever thought of moving away from your home area to get better jobs or training?

yes - I have moved away. I thought seriously of moving but have not done so •• not thought seriously of moving. not thought at all of moving ••

S.Since you left school have you ever been on a special scheme for unemployed young people?

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CAREER PLANS 1.Did you talk to any of these people about jobs or further

education, in your last year at school? How helpful was the advice they gave you? For eaoh person, tiok one box to sho~ ho~ heLpfuL they ~ere

never talked

about jobs or further education

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strongly. slightly. not at all.

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riZease tiok anu that· app Lu

I have another job or career in mind. roar job prospects ••••••••

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hard time •• low status •••••• . ~ . waul d find discipline hard to enforce

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3.Assuming that y_ou caul d get the tyoe of job you'd 1 ike to have, how would you feel about work1ng for manufacturing industry, as compared with other areas of employment such as commerce, central and local government, and education? For eaoh statement. rina one number to sho~ ho~.stronrrt?J uou agree or disagree ~ith it. . 'Compared with sim1lar jobs ·elsewhere, jobs in industry seem to .me.·· strongly

to be well paid ••••• . . . . . . to involve socially responsible work to provide security of employment •• to be respected in the community •• to provide pleasant working conditions to provide good promotion prospects. to be well thought of by my friends.

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1.In your lessons at school, were you given sex education? tick any that apply

yes, in the first two years of secondary school. yes, in later years of secondary school. no, not given sex education at school ••

If yes:Who gave you sex education? tick any that apply

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school? tick aH that apply

male and female bodies •••• sexual intercourse, pregnancy and birth. personal relationships ••• marriage and being a parent. methods of contraception

(family planning) •• such topics as abortion and VD

3.~hich of these topics (if any) would you like to have learned more about at school? Underline them in the Zist above.

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SPORT AND LEISURE

1.Do you now take part in sport? inatude ou~door pursuits

If yea:

yes, at 1 east once a week. yes, less than once a week no, not a"t all

2 3

What sports do you now take part in? Pteaae write them here

z.Please tick the things that would make you do more sport.

a team or partner to play with.

cheaper kit, equipment.

more local facilities ..

cheaper local facilities.

more time ..


go to a dance or disco.

go to watch sport .

go to a youth club.

go to the pub or cafe

Yo~ two questions about sport in your Z~s~ yea~ z~ aahooZ.

4.Apart from PE lessons, did you choose at school in your last year?

to do any ~ sport

inc~ude outdoor pursuits

yes, at least once a week . . yes, less than once a week. 2

no, not at all 3

S.Did you do any other sport, out of school, during that year?

yes, at least once a week. yes, l~ss than once a week no, not at ali ..... .

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r·1AK I NG PLANS

l.We list below different types of courses (including part-tim~ courses). Please tick to the right of any that you

considered applying to, before last November appl1ed to, before last November (including

applications later ~ithdra~n) were accepted by, before last November

was considered applied accepted

University ................................ ,. ...... .

College of Education: teacher training .......... : ............ __

other courses (eg community education)

Colleges of Further Education & other colleges:

advanced courses (eg degrees,HNC,HNDJ. ___

other courses (eg ONC, OND, HighersJ ••

Nursing or Physiotherapy training ••••••• __ Other education or training ••••••••••••• __ _

If you did NOT apply to ANY FU&L OR PART-TIME COURSE before last November, 3o to the next page

2.If you did apply to ANY FULL OR PART-TIME COURSE before last November, please name the institution and course you ~wanted to enter:

a.Institution: (eg Glasgo~ Univers~ty, Napier Coll~ge)

........................

........................ b.Course: please give the quaZ~fiaation to which the course leads, and the subject(s)

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.............................. c.What were your main sources of information about this

course and institution? tiok opposite each main source of information

guidance teacher. Other teachers. Careers Officer parents •••• brother,sister, friend(s) or

relative(s) already at the institution ........ .

orother, sister, friend(s) or relative(s) not at the institution.

employers •••••.••• staff from the institution .•••• magazines, pamphlets, prospectuses,

etc • • • . • • • . • • •

d.Please underline any person in the above list whose advice was influential in your choice.

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THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE

l.Which of the following statements is most applicable ring on~ number onLy

I am fully committed to making a life-time career in one particular occupation ••

I have decided on a particular occupation, but thereafter I shall see how it goes ••

I have a particular occupation in mind, but I have not finally decided to enter it •••

I have thought a fair amount about occupation, but have no particular one in mind •

I have not thought much about my future

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2.To get the·type of job you'd like to have, how important do you think it is to get as much education as you can?

very important ••• quite important •• not very important. not important at all.

3. Have you ever applied to (or entered) any full-time course of further education or training? (Count sandwich courses as fuZZ-time, but not block reLease or day release.)

If YES: go on to question L on page Lo

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4.I[ NO: Why not? Here are some reasons you may have had. ~cK aZZ those that were true for you.

wanted to start earning. . . . . . . 1 wasn't qualified to enter any course I

wanted . . . . . . . . . . . . l didn't think more full-time education

would get me a better job in the run. . . . . . . . . . . .

no suitable courses were available in my area . . . . . . . . . . .

1 wanted a break before making up my mind about further education

1 wanted to start a particular job while I had the chance . . . . . . .

full-time education wasn't needed for the job I had in mind.

1 was too young for the course l wanted. 1 was fed up with studying I didn't know enough about the courses

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available. • • ••• . . . . 5. Which of these was the most important reason?

Please underline it in the list above

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APPLYING FOR COLLEGE l.We list below different types of courses (inc"uding

part-time. courses) • Please tick to the right of any that you ...

considered applying to, before last November applied to, before last November (inc"uding

app"ications Later withdrawn) were accepted by, before last November

was considered applied accepted

University ................................. .. College of Education:

teacher training ••••••••••••••••••••••

other courses (eg community education)


advanced cciurses (eg degrees,HNC,HND) • other courses (eg ONC, OND, Highers) • • __

Nursing or Physiotherapy training ••••••• Other education or training •••••••••••••

If you did NOT avpZy to ANY FULL OR PART-TIME COURSE before last November, go to the next page

2.If you did apply to ANY FULL OR PART-TIME COURSE before last November, please name the institution and course you most wanted to enter:

a.Institution: (eg Glasgow University, Napier College)

............................

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qua•ification to which the course leads, and the subject(s)

.............................

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.............................. 3.Why did you apply to go on with some form of education or

training? Below we list some factors that may have influenced you. PLease rate the infLuence each one had on you by ringing ONE NUMBER FOR EACH

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APPLYING FOR COLLEGE l.We list below different types of courses (incLuding

part-time c.ourses). Please tick to the right of any that you ..• considered applying to, before last November

applied to, before last November (incLuding appLications Later ~ithdra~n) were accepted by, before last November ·was

considered applied accepted University .............................. .. College of Education:

teacher training ...........•.. ": .•...•. __

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other courses (eg ONC, OND, HighersJ •• __ _

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If you did NOT appLy to ANY FULL OR PART-TIME COURSE, before Last November go to the next page

2.If you did apply to ANY FULL OR PART-TIME COURSE before last November, please name the institution and course you most wanted to enter: -a:Tnstitution: (eg Glasgo~

Univers~ty, Napier CoLLege) ........................... b.Course: please give the

qualification to which the course Leads, and the subject(s)

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......................... ~ .... 3.Why were these your first choice? BeLo~ we list several

factors that may have influenced your ohoice. Please rate the influence each one had on you by ringing ONE NUMBER FOR EACH FACTOR. ' very

strong influence

the institution had a good academic reputation. • ••••••

the course had a good academic reputation ••••••

there were more suitable courses but

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none was available in my area 5 T felt I had a good chance of being

accepted for this course. • 5 the course seemed to offer the best

chance of a good job later. 5 it was near to my home • • • • 5 lt gave me a chance to move away from

home. • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 1 liked the design of the course 5 1t seemed the most suitable course for

the particular job I wanted to do 5 I never considered anywhere else • • • 5

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2.Young people who are unemployed can go on special schemes of work experience <rr training.

Have you ever been offered the chance yes. 1 to go on one of these schemes? 2 no .

. 3. Do you think that schemes 1 ike this ••. yes no help unemployed young people to find jobs? l 2

give young people interesting things to do?. 1 2

are _a usefu 1 way to get training?. . . . . . 1 2

4.Si nee you 1 eft school have you for unemployed young people?

ever been on a s~ecial scheme

YE:P NO c=J-->rf NO, please go to the next page

a.Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tick any tha~ appiy

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work experience (with an employer). work experience (on a project) •••

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training workshop

community industry. any other scheme .• 'i09'0\G

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S.Have you left this scheme?

a.When did you leave :he scheme?

b.Why did you lea~e?

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no . . . • • 2 mon-::h: ................ .

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c.What happened straight after you left the scheme? Jid you ...

get a job with the same employer

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APPLYING FOR COLLEGE

la. We list below different types of courses part-time.aourses) • Please tick to the you •••

( -;naL.uding right o7 any that

considered applying to, before last November applled to, ·before last November (inatudi.ng

appZications Zater withdrawn) were accepted by, before last November

,.....,. '•" was -tl- ~~ considered applied accepted pgE:f~~Y:' University .•...•..•...•.........•.••.•• ~capT College of Education:

.· teacher training •••••••••••••••••••••• _ PREF~~o other courses (eg community education)

·~alleges of Further Education & other colleoes:

P~FA~~ advanced courses (eg degrees,HNC,HND)

Pe£t=<:f.~ other cours.es (eg ONC, OND, Highers) •• · fl P~Frlu~ N · Ph . th t . ·. -:--~ ••.. urs1ng or ys1o erapy ra1n1ng •••••••

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Pe.e.Fqil;lj<. Other education or· training ••••••••• ····= •.g Tec:t'ftical C.ll~, C.Uegct •f .ltot. J.grics.altW""', c-.t"C''I, c-.. \io Soi*"'=•• traa&,

Te.ei"rl•l~~ .te.

b.If you ~pp~~ed to MORE TEAN ONE TYPE OF COYESE~ befor9 Zast November:

What was the order of your preferences between those tyoes of courses to which you apolied? PLease write ~he order of your prgfarer.ces in the ~Qft hand coZumn on the Zist above: wri~e 1 fo~- fi~s~ choiceJ and so on~ ~o the Left of each- type of aourse to '4.'.hich you cz?pt-::ed.

If you did NOT a.p-,Zy to AN:t FULL OR PAP.T-TIME COUP.SC: oefore ~as~ No~~moer. ao to· tne ne:~ oace

2.!f you did apply to ANY FULL OR PART-TIME COURSE before las~ Novemoer, please name the institution and course you ~ wanted to enter:

a.institution: (eg GZasgow University, Napier CoZZege)

b.Course: pLease give the quaLification to uhich the course ZeadsJ and the suoJ"eat(s)

c.Oid you receive any unconditional acceptance from any institution of further education or training, during your las~ year at school?

...........................

.......................... ............................. ............................. .............................

yes - before the end of March 1980 . . • . . . 1

yes - later than March 1980 2

no. . . 3

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CouRSES AND Joas

l.Have yo-u applied to any courses since last October, or do you intend to apply? (Don't count your present course, if any.) Ring the number opposite the most appropriate statement

r have applied, or definitely intend doing so. 1

r might apply in the future. 2 r do not intend to apply 3 aon't know ••••

a.What type of institution do you hope to go to? (eg University, Technical Co Hegel

o.What course? PZease give the qualification to which the course Zeads, and the aubject(sl

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2.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school? Don't count special schemes for unemployed young people.

When did you start your first job (if any) after you. left school?

3.Since you left school have you ever been on a special scheme for unempl eyed young people?

If YES:

• ......... j 0 b s

month: •••••••....••••

year: 19 •••••••••••••

yes. no •

1

2

Which scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? tick any that apply

work experience 'i OPI.)E:I::? (with an employer). training workshop . ·H work experience 'f OPO't:>\.) <;::: (on a project). . . community industry. . :tj 'lOP:::.< C. short training course any other scheme. . . YO PC-~ community service . .

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1.Young peo?le who are unemployed can go on special schemes of work experien~e or training.

Have you ever heard of special schemes like this?

yes. no •

IF YES, who told you about these special schemes? tiak any that

a careers officer • teacher someone at a Job Centre or Employment

Office. • • • • an employer •••••• your family or friends. someone on radio or TV.

1

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for unemployed young people? ever been Jn a special scheme

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YEP NO Q->rf NO, please go to the next page

a.Whic~ scheme(s) have you been on since you left school? ~iak any tha-t app iy

work experience .n (with an employer). training work experience .n (on a pr~j ect). . . community

short training course ·R any ather

community service . •L--J


.n workshop

.Q industry. ;cheme. .LJ

month: .............. . year: 19 ......•......

3.Have you left this scheme? yes. . • . • 1

no . . • . . 2 a .\/hen did you 1 eave the scheme? month: ..•..•••.•.••.•

year: 19 •............

b .What happened straight after you 1 eft the scheme? Did you... r~nq one number

get a job with the same employer get a job elsewhere.

become unemployed •. none of these things

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JOBS AND EDUCATION SINCE SCHOOL

1.We would like to know what you were doing at the beginning of last October (1980).

a.Were you then ••• ring one number

in a job . . . . . . . . . . 1 unemployed and looking for work. 2

on a scheme for unemployed' young people. 3 COOc;\

on a full-time course. . . . 4

not in a job or course and not looking for work. 5

b.Are you now •• in a job •

ring one number

. . . . . . unemployed and looking for work. on a scheme for unemployed young people. on a full-time course.

1

2

3 4

not in a job or course and not looking for work. 5

2.Have you started any course since you left school?

at a college or university,

YEP Please give details of any

qualification (if any) (eg HND

BA

.................

NO c=J-->rf NO please go the next page

course(s) you have ~tarted:

course (or subject(s)) CiviZ Engineering Frenah}

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3.Please tell us more about your course. If you have started '"""--r-T'ii>C. ~ore than one course~ teZZ us about the one which is most \M~~?2 tmportant to you. UnderLine it on the Zist above.. tr"6-rMo))A

a • (P 1 e a s e ~ am e t h e i n s t i t u t i o n • --:-s.<:.AF.E, .'':"AC#::i: : f?i>WIT.. 1 NS.T"-'o.J:>r-1

eg_ D~naee University, Ayr I=ESCE.ol I=E.~•or'l l>:lbiN'Al-1.~ Tecnn-z.aaZ CoZZeae} • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • W:.">-IO])CA

b. Is {or was) the" course · - · ,_c,,..o)>Cr'l F'UU....\\MC.

full-time ••• sandwich •.. block release. day release •• evening, or other part-time. correspondence course •.••

c.Are you still taking the course?

Depree cotLrse studen~s on!~:

4a.Name up tc three main subjects you are takin~ this year

b.On which subject or subject do you eventually expect to concentrate?

area

1

2

3

4

5 6

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full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving Don't count speciaL schemes for unempLoyed young

1. How many school?· peopLe.

· b '-~U"':iO"tr.o ........... J 0 s


month: ••••••••••••••• year: 19 ••••.•..•.•••

If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the .-r>4A~ question• on this page. If not, pLease go to the ne:t page.

2a.In what type of business do you work? (eg department store, eLectricaL engineering firm)

........................

........................ b.What is ·the name of your job? ........................


work you do in your jab ............................. ............................. ............. ·-.............. .


4.Before you applied for this job, did you ever talk about it with someone who had dane this kind of work?

S.Did you ever work part-time at a job like this during your last year at school?

6. In general ,how useful have your school subjects been to you in doing this job? ring one number

very useful quite useful. not much use.

yes. no •

yes. no •

_yes. no

Write down any school subjects which have been you in doing this job. If none, write 'none'

................

1

2

1 2

1 2

1

2 3

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . 7.Did your employer give you .•. yes no

an English test. . . . . . 1 2 a Maths or Arithmetic test 1 2 a practical test . . . . . 1 2

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l.How many full-time jobs (if any) have you had, since leaving school? _Don't oount speoiaL sohemes for unempLoyed young peopLe


........... jobs

month: •••••••••.•.••.

2.Did you have a job fixed up before you 1 eft schoo 1?

yes. no •

1

2

J.Did you get Social Security (Supplementary Benefit) last summer (in June, July or August)?

yes, no •

1

2

If you are now in a job or an a scheme, please answer all the questions on this page. If not, pZease go to the next page.

4a.In what type of business do you work? {eg department store, eZeotriaaZ engineering firm)

••• c ••••••••••••••••••••

........................ b.What is the name of your job? ........................

• c.Please describe the actual

work you do in your jab


6.Would you have taken this job jobs had been easier to get?

7.How much do you enjoy your job? ring one number

........................ ............................. •••••• 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••

- ........................... . yes. 1

no • 2

if other yes. 1

no 2

very much • 1

quite a lot 2 not very much 3 not at all. . 4

S.Are you doing (or have you done) any yes. 1 training for this job?

now long does (or did) the training last?

no • 2

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If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the -r-r~-o~AGU:A question~ on this page. If not, pZease so to the ne:t page.

la.In what type of business do you •••••••••••••••••••••••• :::roi'!.S.•c..~o work? (eg department store, eZectriaat engineering firm) • • · • •.• • • · • · • • • • • · · · • • • • · :::ro~~~c.~"l.

b.What is the name of your job? ........................ =~ex.:,



3.How important were Highers results for getting the job? ring one number

4.How important were 0 grade results for getting the job?

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yes. no

essential • quite important not very important. not important at all. don't know.

essential •• quite important not very important. not important at all. don't know.

1

2

1

2 3 4 5

1

2 3

4 5

5.Did your employer require any particular subject(s) at Highers or 0 grade?

yes. no •

1

2

If YES: Which subject(s) were required ...

a .•••• at Hi ghers? .............................. Su~~H .............................

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • >-\Su!>~T

b .•••• at 0 grade? ............................. ............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.When your employer was selecting you, did he or she give you

a written test? •••.• any other kind of test?. an interview? ••••••

yes 1

1

1

no 2

2

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If you are now in a job or on a scheme, please answer all the questions on .this page. If not, pZeaae go to the next page.

la.In what type of business do you work? (eg department store, eZeotrioaZ engineering firm)

............. 0 ............ .

......................... b.What is the name of your job? II C> • II Cl II • II II II Cl ••• II 0 II II II • II II e •

• II 01 e 01 •• II II II • 0 •••• II • 0 01 •• 01 II

c.Please describe· the actual work you do in your job

II 01 II II • 01 01 • • 0 • II 01 • 01 01 & • & 01 01 01 II e 01 II • 01 01

................................

................................ 2.Are you an apprentice?

·3.Are you doing (or have you done) any training for this job?

yes. 1

no • 2

yes. no •

1

2 a4How long does (or did) the

training last? ............................ 11 ..... . ... II 01 Cl 01 D II 01 II 01 ., II II II II II ., II II 01 II II • II II II II II

II II 01 II II e II II II II Cl II II II II 01 01 • II II II e 01 II • II II Cl •

b.On the whole, do you think your training for this job has been good enough?

yes. no •

1

2

c.In what ways (if any) do you think your training could have been improved? II II • II e II II II II C1 II e II •• e e II II II II 01 II II II II II II II II II II II II II 01 II II II II II II II II II II II II II II 01 II 01 II II II II

II C1 II C1 e II C1 II II II e ., •• C 11 • ., II II II II II e II II 01 01 01 01 " 01 01 01 II II II 01 01 II II II II II • II II II II II 01 01 II II II II II

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4.Did your employer require you to have a pass in particular subjects at Highers?

If YES, in what subjects? ............... II II II II II II II II II 01 01 II II II II

............... 5.Did your employer require you to have an

A-C pass in particular subjects at 0 grade?

If YES, in what subjects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., ............. .

yes. no •

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2

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YouR FAMILY 1.How many brothers and sisters

do you have? (write 'O' if none) •••••• brothers ••••••• sisters

2.In your four•h year at secondary school who did you usually stay with during the school week? tick::..:::..:: co:::

14other and Mother and Father and Mother only

father . . . step-father. step-mother. .

1 Father only • Boarding school School hostel Other ••

3.How underline who you usually stayed with during .school hal i days.

4.ls your father now •• i;iak ~ Oo::

in a job •... -~ unemp 1 eyed . • • • 2

retired. • • . • . 3

unable to work B eg diaabZed. . • • 4

dead • • . • • • • ~

don't know • • • • 6

S.Please tell us about your father's jab. If he ia not ~orking just now~ ptease dasariOe his Zas~ job.

a.ln what type of business does he work? (eg shipyard._, e~ectriaaZ engineering firm)

b.What is the name of his job? (Ptaase aLso mention any qualifications or rank that he hoZdsJ

••••••••• 0 • 0 0 • 0 0 • 0 •• 0 0 ••

0 • 0 • 0 ........... 0 0 •••••••

• 0 ••• 0 0 • 0 •••• 0 •• 0 • 0 ••• 0 •

• 0 •••• 0 •••• 0 ••• 0 0 •••• 0 ••

c.Please describe briefly the ~<Ork he does in his job.

0 • 0 • 0 •••• 0 •• 0 0 • 0 0 • 0 •• 0 ••••• 0 •

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 o o 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0

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d.ls he self-employed? "'!'ing one number

5.Daes your mother have a paid job? r.:...ng one number

7. HO\; old ~<ere your mother 15 years and father when they 16 years left school? "'!'"';ng one n:Lmber f~or ec=ch 17 years

yes • no. • don 1 t !<now.

yes, full-time. yes, part-time. no. • • • .

mother

old or 1 ess old . . . old or more

don 1 t kno1·1 .

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do you have? (write 0 if none) •••••• brothers ••••••• sisters

2.Now please write down their ages at their last birthday~. (eg if aged 11 years 8 months, write 11)

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• c •••••••••

.. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . ........ ~ ....... .

. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . ............. . 3.In your fourth year at secondary school who did you usually

stay with during the school week? tiak ~ bo:::

Mother and father . . . Father only . . Mother and step-father. Boarding school Father and step-mother. School host e 1

Mother only .. Other . . 4.Now underline who you usually stayed with during school

holidays.

S.Please tell us about your father's job. If he is not working just now, please desaribe his Zast job.

6.

7.

a.In what type of business does he work? (eg shipyard

... ·-....... , ............ . eleatriaal engineering firm)

............................ b.What is the name of his j6b?

(Please also mention any qualifications or rank

..........................

........................ that he holds)

c.Please describe briefly the work ne does in his job.

....................................

. .................. " ......... ..

.............................

d.Is he self-employed? ring one number

HO~I old were your mother and father when they 1 eft school? ring one number for eaah

yes • no • •

don't know.

15 years old or 1 ess 16 years old . . . . 17 years old or more don't know • . . . .

Oi d your mother or yes- full time father ever go to

1 ( yes- part time co lege or university)? no • don't know

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4

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4

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4.5. Back-page questions (A,B,C,D)

Questionnaire A Non-certificate questionnaire

Version: 1. Further Education

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did it encourage you to try for college? If you are in a job, has your employer encouraged you to go to college? If so, how have you got on? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school and after.

Version: 2. 21/1i Q grades and choice

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you get the chance to study for the 0 grades (or 0 levels) you wanted in 3rd year and 4th year? If not, why was this? Did you have to do prelims? Did you want to sit the 0 grade exain? What were non-certificate classes like? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 3. Life since leaving school

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? What has your life been like since leaving school? Has your school education helped you? Please tell us about the things that happened at school and after.

Version: 4. ~ ~ at school: ~ of courses

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied in your last year at school? Were they interesting? Useful? Did you like the way they were taught? Please tell us about the_ things that happened at your school.

Version: 5. Guidance .!!!.Q careers

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you see your guidance teachers at school? Did you want help from them? Did they help you? Were other teachers helpful? And the careers officer? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

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Version: 6. Last year at school: Christmas leavers Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school eduation helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied in your last year? Did you leave school at Christmas? What was school like for Christmas leavers? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 7. Jobs and~

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What things have you found difficult when looking for a job? What do you think should be done to help young people who are looking for jobs? What do you think of the government's special schemes for unemployed young people? Do they help young people to· find jobs? Do they help them in other ways?

Version: 8. The perfect school

Can you tell us what your perfect school would be like? What would you do there? What would the teachers be like? Would you have to go? Would there be any rules? And how would your ideal school compare with the school you actually went to?

Questionnaire 8 'Intend 0' questionnaire

Version: 1. Further Education

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did it encourage you to try for college? If you are in a job, has your employer encouraged you to go to college? If so, how have you got on? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school and after.

Version: 2. ~~~ Q grades and choice

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you get the chance to study for the 0 grades (or 0 levels) you wanted in 3rd year and 4th year? If not, why was this? Did you have to do prelims? Did you want to sit the 0 grade exam? What were non-certificate classes like? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

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Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was goad about your school? What could be made better? What has your life been like sine leaving school? Has your school education helped you? Please tell us about the things that happened at school and after.

Version: 4. Last year at school: value of courses

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied in your last year at school? Were they interesting? Useful? Did you like the way they were taught? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 5. Guidance and careers ,,

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you see your guidance teachers at school? Did you want help from them? Did they help you? Were other teachers helpful? And the careers officer? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 6. Last year~ school: Christmas leavers

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school actuation helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied in your last year? Did you leave school at Christmas? What was school like for Christmas leavers? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 7. Jobs and YOP

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What things have you found difficult when looking for a job? What do you think should be done to help young people who are looking for jobs? What do you think of the government's special schemes for unemployed young people? Do they help young people to find jobs? Do they help them in other ways?



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Questionnaire C h· 0 grade questionnaire

version: 1. Further Education/Higher Education

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did it encourage you to try for university and college? If you are in a job, has your employer encouraged you to go to college? If so, how have

1c you got on? What have you found too difficult or too easy? ~- What has been disappointing? What have you enjoyed? Please • tell us about the things that happened at your school and after.


Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you get the

t· chance to study for the 0 grades (or 0 levels) you wanted in 3rd year and 4th year? Could you take the subjects you want<>d in

~ the 0 grade exam? Please tell us how your subjects were decided l and about the things that happened at your school.


Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? What has your life been like since leaving school? Has your school education helped you? Please tell us about the things that happened at school and after.

Version: 4. Value/interest Q£ Q grades

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied for 0 grade? Were they interesting? Useful? Did you like the way they were taught?

r Was the amount of time you had to spend on work for exams about right? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 5. Guidance and careers

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you see your guidance teachers at school? Did you want help from them? Oid they help you? Were other teachers helpful? And the careers

J• officer? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school and after.

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Version: 6. Last year Ai school: Christmas leavers

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school edua tion helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied in your last year? Did you leave school at Christmas? What was school like for Christmas leavers? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.


Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What things have you found difficult when looking for a job? What do you think should be done to help young people who are looking for jobs? What do you think of the government • s special schemes for unemployed young people? Do they help young people to find jobs? Do they help them in other ways?

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Questionnaire D Highers questionnaire

1. Further Education/Higher Education

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did it encourage you to try for university and college? Or if you are in a job. has your employer encouraged you to go to college? If so. how have you got on? What have you found too difficult or too easy? What has been disappointing? What have you enjoyed? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school and after.


Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school

'" education helped you since you left school? Did you get the chance to study for the o grades you wanted in 3rd year and 4th year? Could you take the subjects you wanted in the 0 grade exam? Please tell us how your subjects were decided and about the things that happened at your school.

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Version: J. Life since leaving· school

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? What has your life been like since leaving school? Has your school education helped you? Please tell us about the things that happened at schpol and after.

Version: 4. Value/interest of Q grades

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied for 0 grade? Were they intllresting? Useful? Did you like the way they were taught? Was the amount of time you had to spend on work for exams about right? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.

Version: 5. Guidance and careers

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? l<lhat was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? Did you see your guidance tllachers at school? Did you want help from them? Did they help you? l<lere other teachers helpful? And the careers officer? Please tllll us about the things that happened at your school and after.

Version: 5. ll Highers: courses and~

Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What do you think about the courses you studied for Highers in 5th year? Were they interesting? Useful? Did you like the way they were taught? Was the amount of time you had to spend on work for exams about right? Please tell us about the things that happened at your school.


Would you like to tell us more about yourself? What was good about your school? What could be made better? Has your school education helped you since you left school? What things have you found difficult when looking for a job? What do you think should be done. to help young people who are looking for jobs? What do you think of the government's special schemes for unemployed young people? Do they help young people to find jobs? Do they help them in other ways?



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