Your Opinion

Since May 2010, IfL has featured a number of polls on our website inviting opinions on a range of issues affecting the sector, teaching and learning practice and policy issues.

 
Below is a summary of the results attained through the responses. It should be noted that while of interest, these results cannot be considered statistically viable as individuals are able to respond more than once. They may also include responses from those who are not IfL members. However, IfL follows up on many of these topics with further research and articles for our website and IfL’s professional journal, InTuition.
 
If you would like to suggest a topic for future polls, please email us at communications@ifl.ac.uk
 

April 2011 - Breaking news - QTLS status to be recognised in schools. Are you interested in teaching in schools?

Yes - as soon as Possible 3118 25%
Yes - The next few years 2066 16%
Unlikely 7591 59%

Total responses 12775
 
If you teach or train apprentices, do the new SASE standards mean that you need more CPD support?

No 413 55%
Yes, a little 171 22%
Yes, quite a lot 172 23%

Total responses 756
 
Do you think there is a gap between learners’ expectations and the teaching/training they receive?

Yes, a big gap 50 42%
Yes, but a small gap 45 38%
No 24 20%

Total responses 119
 
How well do you think black and minority ethnic (BME) professionals are represented in the sector?

Well represented 211 31%
Adequately represented 125 18%
Under represented 342 50%

Total responses 678
 
With social networking blurring the boundaries between personal and professional identities, should the two be kept separate?

Yes 1803 89%
No 172 8%
Don't know 60 3%

Total responses 2035 
 
Should 'Functional Skills' be embedded or taught separately?

Embedded 1419 42%
Taught separately 1957 58%

Total responses 3376
 
What is the main way you use social media with your learners?

To encourage learner discussion and debate 276 55%
To enable learners to support each other 121 24%
To provide online support myself 107 21%

Total responses 504
 
What is the greatest value of vocational qualifications?

Providing a stepping stone to further education 28 11%
Opening up better jobs and job prospects 97 39%
Boosting self-confidence through enhanced skills 125 50%

Total responses 250
 
How will you declare your CPD? 

Using the self-declaration form in My Pages 1011 55%
Using REfLECT 830 45%

Total responses 1841 
 
What do you think is the greatest benefit of adult learning?

Increased self-confidence 808 55%
Greater employability 345 23%
Transfer of skills to day-to-day life 326 22%

Total responses 1479 
 
How do you prefer to use REfLECT?

On a computer 434 89%
Via my mobile 19 4%
Through i-REfLECT 33 7%

Total responses 486 
 
 
Which of the three main UK parties do you think are most committed to skills and education?

Labour 1278 37%
Conservatives 950 27%
Liberal Democrats 1262 36%

Total responses 3490