Local Authority Benefits
There are various benefits for local authorities who encourage their schools to become involved in this project.
These include:
- The ability to collect data specific to age, gender, school and location
- Excellent support towards completing SEF, Ofsted, Healthy Schools and Award Enhanced Status
- Contributing to LA Children and Young People’s Plan including certain national indicator targets
- Real time information on where high or low figures exist compared to other schools in the area
- Contributing to ECM Agenda
- The opportunity to assess findings against real time national data per age, gender and location
- Choice of questioning to suit priority areas – e.g. Teen Pregnancy, smoking etc
- The tools to actively market the Social Norms message, using a series of accessible positive Intervention tools
- Community Cohesion and Media Links
- Reduced staffing and resourcing time compared to previous methods
- Environmentally friendly methods