FOSACH Survey March 2015 (& website update)

Respondents

Responses: 99 from junior school approx 42%, 111 from senior 24%, 15 were staff

Responses per question

Responses Comments

1 & 2 186 responses covering 225 children and staff 186 n/a

3 Please rate and feedback on each of the previous 5 events:

2014 - Summer Fair 168 29

2014 - Y7 Disco 155 8

2014 - Quiz Evening 161 15

2014 - Christmas Fair 164 44

2015 - Junior Valentines Disco 156 20

4 Please indicate your interest in the following 19 events. What other events would you like

Fosach to research? What events could you give support to help organize?

153 33

5 Please indicate usefulness of communication methods between yourself and FOSACH 151 35

6 Rate five statements / proposals relating to FOSACH website. 145 6

7 Do you have any other feedback relating to the above 6 statements / proposals? 146 9

8 What hinders people from volunteering? How can we make it easier for parents to volunteer

and support for events?

92 92

9 Do you have any other feedback to tell FOSACH? Any other questions we should ask next

time?

24 24

315

Estimate 2014/15 roll was about 234 Juniors, 447 Seniors = 681 pupils Caveat: Did both parents of some pupils respond? Asked if 2 pupils at school but not more.

Review of previous events

Interest level in event types

Caveat 1 – Q not specific (Depends on the individual subject)

Caveat2- Description imprecise (more responses than the 99 junior respondents)

80’s Disco? – probably not

Wine tasting – to investigate

Yomp

Table top / Cycle sale – needed fuller description & now has recycling component

Theatre Club - launching

Sports Day stall - investigate

Communications

Website

Other questions

Survey Comments

• 315 comments received.

• Planning committee read them all.

• Many were positive about aims and events.

• Specific constructive criticism

• Areas for improvement: – Awareness of what FOSACH is (purpose,

information, upcoming events)

– FOSACH style (can seem “closed”)

– Events / Participation

FOSACH Website The website fixes some of the issues.

Click on “About Us” button to get to other pages. Left hand panel “What’s On” details all up-coming meetings and events.

Best viewed on a laptop but can view on a phone – by scrolling!

Website: About FOSACH

FOSACH objectives, email and link to Charity Commission register at the bottom of every web-page

Website: Reference pages

All FOSACH documents uploaded to 1 of 2 reference pages: -meeting minutes -other documents, e.g. newsletters. Parents can read on-line or download

Website Pages: Links

Split out emails so help offers do not get lost. (Parents can also message FOSACH via the Private Facebook Group)

Website Pages: Partners

Links to on-line partner offers. Making purchases through these partners raises money for no extra cost to you.

Website Pages: News

News pages for event photos, details on events and other schemes, Rag Bag bins etc.

Website: Offers

Easily create new pages to detail ongoing offers - new theatre club

Website: Auctions online ahead of an event

Functionality to run on-line auction events in advance of an event day. Email notifications if you are outbid (like Ebay). See next Auction in What’s On panel

Website: SHOP FOSACH shop to book events with instant email confirmation of purchase. - open 24/7 - fast - less admin - nothing lost in

the post - Gives us useful

info i.e. which years are attending buying which events, etc.

- PayPal charge 1.4% +20p per basket.

Website: Vacancies

Listing vacant FOSACH roles that you can fill

Website: Event Volunteers

Lists specific event tasks that parents can click and sign-up to. Useful for events not organised at class level.

Website cost reduced <£1.70 per week thanks to our sponsors!

Website Pages: Spending

Details of FOSACH spending

Website gives more info:

• What is FOSACH?

• Minutes / documents

• Contacts email

• Make bookings / tickets

• Volunteer requests

• Vacancies

• Spending details – we need to publicise the donations made.

– Refer parents to the website for the above info.

– Feedback extra info wanted and we’ll add it.

– More sales via website = useful info and less admin.

Other comments

• FOSACH style perceived as “closed” by some. • We are always keen for help.

– Improvements to consider: – Keep on requesting help – React faster/better to new offers of help. – More discipline in meetings (avoid multiple conversations) – Meeting times are short –send all updates in advance by school email?

Gives more time to discuss, more people get heard. – Co-ordinate better with school when Yr7 senior school parents join. – Annual survey (for each school) at the end of Autumn or beginning of

Spring? – valuable feedback and engagement. – Proportion of Planning Committee stand down by rotation each AGM

(-but we actually have vacancies right now)?

Other comments

• Events / Participation – Practical suggestions to take on board and also:

• In Events question, phrases often began with “more…” (stalls, attractions etc.)

• In Participation question, most frequent phrase was “no time”.

• Both issues are linked to our size.

– “We can only do what we can do” and we welcome any help to add more to events.

• What we do given our size is good.