Surveys of Teachers, 2004-2010

The General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) commissioned six independent surveys of the views and experiences of the teaching profession between 2004 and 2010. The surveys were conducted annually, with the exception of 2008, when no survey was undertaken. The surveys formed part of the evidence base which informed GTCE policy and its advice to the Secretary of State for Education. The GTCE closed in 2012.<br> <br> The principal focus of the GTCE surveys were as follows:<ul><li>2004: key challenges and teachers’ aspirations for the future</li><li>2005: continuing professional development, personalised learning, assessment and developments in education</li><li>2006: teaching and learning, continuing professional development, equality, assessment and developments in their own careers and in education more widely</li><li>2007: pupil achievement, continuing professional development, career plans, and awareness of and training on equalities</li><li>2009: teacher accountability and its purposes, and also how teachers maintain and improve their professional knowledge and practice through CPD; and</li><li>2010: what teachers do to inform and improve their practice</li></ul>Random samples of approximately 10,000 teachers were drawn from the GTCE's Register of Teachers. Response rates varied up to 42%. A booster sample of teachers from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds was added to certain surveys, to help ensure statistically-valid results for this group. <br> <br> <i>Data Availability</i>:<br> Users should note that the UK Data Archive only holds quantitative data files for survey years 2007, 2009 and 2010. For 2004-2006, results tables are included in the survey reports (see Documentation table below). There was no survey in 2008.<br> <br> The <a href="http://www.gtce.org.uk/" title="General Teaching Council for England ">GTCE</a> website has now closed, but lists locations where reports and publications are now held. The <a href="http://www.nfer.ac.uk/nfer/index.cfm" title="National Foundation for Educational Research">NFER</a> website also includes information about some of the survey years.<br> <br>