Shape Survey 2019
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Q1 Are you?
Male Female Other Prefer not to say
Q2 How old are you? Q3 How would you describe your ethnic origin? --Click Here-- 6 White - English/ Welsh/Scottish/ Northern Irish/ British White - Irish Gypsy or Irish Traveller Any other White background Mixed - White & Black Caribbean Mixed - White & Black African Mixed - White & Asian Any other mixed background Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Sikh Chinese Any other Asian background Caribbean African Any other Black background Arab Any other background Prefer not to say
Q4 Do you think of yourself as having a disability?
Yes No Prefer not to say Q5 Which school do you attend? --Click Here-- 6 Bristnall Hall Academy Central Sixth George Salter Academy Holly Lodge High School College of Science Oldbury Academy Ormiston Forge Academy Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College Q3 Academy Great Barr Q3 Academy Langley Q3 Academy Tipton RSA Academy Sandwell Academy Sandwell College Sandwell Community School – Smethwick Campus Sandwell Community School – Tipton Campus Sandwell Community School – Tividale Campus Sandwell Community School – Wednesbury Campus Sandwell Community School – West Bromwich Campus Shenstone Lodge School (Residential) Shireland Collegiate Academy St Michael’s Church of England High School Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts The Meadows School The Orchard School The Phoenix Collegiate The Westminster School West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Whiteheath Education Centre Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Wood Green Academy, a Specialist College of Sport, Maths and Computing Other
Q6 Which town do you live in?
Oldbury Wednesbury Rowley Regis West Bromwich Smethwick Other Tipton Not Sure
If other, please specify
If you know your postcode, please enter it here: Q7 What school year are you in?
7 11 8 12 9 13 10 College
Q8 Do you have a social worker?
Yes No Prefer not to say
Q9 Rank your top 3 issues that affect young people growing up in today’s society
What to do after GCSE’s School work and exams Getting a college course/apprenticeship Gangs and youth violence Being Bullied Money/Debt Your physical appearance Knife crime Environmental issues (e.g. climate change) County lines Political changes (e.g. Brexit) Nothing worries me Other
What else do you think is an issue?
Q10 Which of the following social media platforms do you use?
Snapchat Tumblr Instagram Vimeo Twitter Twitch Facebook TikTok WhatsApp Other YouTube
If "other", please specify Q11 How frequently do you use this? Daily Weekly Monthly On weekdays On weekends Irregularly Snapchat
YouTube
Tumblr
Vimeo
Twitch
TikTok
Other
Q12 What do you use this platform for? Video Messagi Posting Watchin Making Gamblin calling ng pictures g videos videos News Gaming g Other Snapchat
YouTube
Tumblr
Vimeo
Twitch
TikTok
Other Q13 Have you ever experienced any of the following on social media?
Racist comments Sexist comments Homophobic comments Child sexual exploitation Radicalisation Sexually explicit videos/photos Cyber bullying Anything else
Please specify
Q14 Do you know who your police school link officer is?
Yes No
Q15 Would you know how to report something to the police?
Yes No Not sure
Q16 Would you use a youth club if it was in your school?
Yes No Not sure
Q16a What time from the following options would you want this to run?
3-5pm 5-7pm 7-9pm
Why?
Q17 Do you game?
Yes No Q17a Are the games you are playing age appropriate? (i.e. the rating on the game is applicable to your age)
Yes No Not sure
Q17b On average, how often do you play?
Daily Weekly Monthly On week days On weekends Irregularly
Q17 On average, how many hours a day?
Q17d Why do you game?
To play Chatting Making new friends It is exciting I like competing with others It is cheap There is nothing else to do Other
If "other", please specify
Q18 What three wishes do you have for your future?
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2
3 Q19 What one thing that will help you achieve these three wishes?
Q20 What one thing will prevent you from achieving these three wishes?
Q21 After leaving school or university, would you still live in Sandwell?
Yes No Don't know
Please explain your answer
Q22 Rate how you feel about the following skills: I feel I need more I feel I can do it I feel I can't do it support Cooking
Doing laundry
Opening a bank account
Budgeting
Looking for jobs
Renting or buying a property
Work/life balance
Caring for a family
Setting up your own business
Further education
Managing relationships
Living a healthy lifestyle Training and development (e.g. Interview skills, writing a cv) Q23 Which of the following would you be interested in?
Apprenticeships (on-the-job training accompanied with some study) Learning how to run your own business Traineeships (a trainee or graduate programme) Supported internship (aimed at young people with special educational, health and social care needs) College Part-time study/open university (university programme but is on average only a couple of days a week, so allows you to work at the same time) University education (full time) Finding jobs/careers None of the above Other
What else?
Q24 Where do you exercise?
Home School Sporting clubs/groups Leisure centres (e.g. swimming baths, dance studios) Parks Youth Clubs Gym I don’t exercise Other
If "other", please specify
Q25 Why do you exercise? Please rank your top 3, where 1 is the most important reason 1 2 3 To get stronger
To have better stamina To help with long term health conditions e.g diabetes To improve my mood
To get more energy
To make friends
To lose weight
To look good Other
If "other", please specify
Q26 ‘I exercise as much as I can’
How true would you say this is for you?
Very True Somewhat true Neither true nor untrue Slightly untrue Very untrue
Q27 Do you feel the council could help more in directing you to the available sporting/physical activity facilities?
Yes No Not sure
Q28 Are you aware your school has a school nurse?
Yes No
Q29 Do you know how to get in contact with them?
Yes No
Q30 Do you know what services your school nurse offers?
Yes No Not sure
Q31 Have you ever visited your school nurse?
Yes No Q31a Why did you visit?
Relationships Bullying Sexual Health Emotional Health & Well-Being Puberty Exam Stress Drugs & Alcohol Family Problems Smoking Body Image Healthy Eating Loss of a Family Member/ Bereavement support Exercise Transition Illness Prefer not to say Self-harm Other Injury & Accidents
If "other", please specify
Q32 How did you access the School Nurse?
Texting ChatHealth Drop-in session at school Drop-in session in the community Health Assessment
Q33 How would you like to access support from a School Nurse?
Texting ChatHealth Drop-in session at school Drop-in session in the community Online Booking an Appointment
Q34 In Sandwell there are a range of services available to support your emotional health & well- being. From the list below can you tick all the services you are aware of:
Sandwell Youth Services School Health Nursing Pastoral support within School Brook Kooth Beam DECCA (Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice) Inclusion Support CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) Q35 What would improve your mental health and wellbeing? Please tick up to 3
Family support for deprivation (e.g. debt advice, housing) Extra support during exam season Availability of counselling for students Bereavement support Support for drugs and alcohol abuse Being able to voice your views and opinions freely Tackling bullying issues Tackling hate crime (crime typically involving violence motivated by some form of prejudice) Offering more activities for young people (e.g. Youth clubs) Having someone to talk to (e.g. a mentor) Providing additional support for SEN (young people with special educational, health and social care needs) Having access to training/development of your confidence Offering more opportunities to make friends Other
If "other", please specify
Q36 Do you take part in any of the following afterschool activities?
Painting and drawing Pottery and ceramics Arts and crafts Woodwork Dancing Writing (poetry, prose, lyric writing) Drama Sports (including martial arts) Spoken word Playscheme Graphic design and animation Mindfulness Music and singing ICT Photography After school club (not topic specific) Film Other
If "other", please specify
How often do you attend these clubs?
Daily Weekly Monthly Irregularly
On average how many hours per day? Do you attend with a parent/carer?
Yes No
Where did you find out about these activities?
Newspaper/flyers Social media Internet Friends Family School/college Library Post Other
If "other", please specify
Q37 Have you ever attended a youth club/provision?
Yes No
Which club/provision was this?
Q38 What do you look for in a youth provision/ club? Please tick up to 5
Free Wi-Fi Someone professional to talk to (ie.youth worker) Mobile charging ports Somewhere to meet your friends Somewhere to make new friends Somewhere to get support for any issues being experienced Somewhere to purchase cheap food and drink Some activity where you can try new and challenging activities Something else
If "something else", please specify Q39 How far would you be willing to travel to a youth provision/club?
Up to 10 minutes Up to 20 minutes Up to 30 minutes Up to 40 minutes Up to 50 minutes Up to 1 hour Over 1 hour
Q40 What stops you from doing the activities you would like to do in Sandwell? Please tick up to 3
Parents don’t allow me to do it Parents unable to afford it I am unable to afford it Too far to travel Unaware of what is available No-one to go with Disabilities Language barriers Cultural barriers Activity not available Don't like where activity is located Other
What activities would you like to do?
If "other", please specify
What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Tividale Park, Langley Park, Barnford Park, Warley Woods)
Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus
Leisure centres (e.g. Portway Leisure Centre)
Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc) Town centre (e.g. Oldbury High Street, Langley High Street, Oldbury retail park) Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, bowling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why?
What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Britannia Park, Haden Hill Park, Barnford Park, Warley Woods) Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus (e.g. Brickhouse Community Centre and Youth Club)
Leisure centres (e.g. Haden Hill Leisure Centre)
Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc)
Town centre (e.g. Blackheath Town Centre)
Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, bowling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why? What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Victoria Park, Lewisham Park)
Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus (e.g. Smethwick youth and Community centre) Leisure centres (e.g. Smethwick Swimming baths)
Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc)
Town centre (e.g. Smethwick High Street, Cape Hill)
Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, owling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why?
What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Victoria Park, Laybourne Park)
Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus (e.g. Coneygre Arts Centre)
Leisure centres (e.g. Tipton Leisure Centre)
Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc)
Town centre (please specify) Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, bowling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why?
What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Brunswick Park)
Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus (e.g. Five Star Community centre) Leisure centres (e.g. Wednesbury Leisure centre, Pulse Soccer and fitness centre) Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc)
Town centre (e.g. Wednesbury High Street, Gallagher Shopping Park)
Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, bowling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why? What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Dartmouth Park, Sandwell Valley Park and Farm) Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus (e.g. Lodge Road Community Centre, Tanhouse Youth Club) Leisure centres (e.g. West Bromwich Leisure Centre)
Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc)
Town centre (e.g. West Bromwich High Street, New Square)
Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, bowling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why?
What space(s) do young people gather in when meeting with friends?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas you go to
Park (e.g. Victoria Park, Tividale Park, Wednesbury Park, Warley Woods) Youth club/community centre/ Youth Bus (e.g. Coneygre Arts Centre, Five Star Community club, Tanhouse Youth Club) Leisure centres (e.g. Tipton Leisure Centre, West Bromwich Leisure Centre, Haden Hill Leisure Centre) Food outlets (e.g. McDonalds, KFC, Nandos etc) Town centre (please sepcify)
Home environment (e.g. your own home, relatives home, friend’s home) Out of Sandwell – where and why? (Sandwell includes: Oldbury, Tipton, Rowley Regis, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and Smethwick) Entertainment/ social establishment (e.g. cinema, bowling, pool clubs, under 18’s clubs)
Other - Please specify where and why?
Q42 Finally, is there anything else you’d like to tell us about what it is like being a young person in Sandwell?
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Name Which school do you go to? --Click Here-- 6 Bristnall Hall Academy Central Sixth George Salter Academy Holly Lodge High School College of Science Oldbury Academy Ormiston Forge Academy Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College Q3 Academy Great Barr Q3 Academy Langley Q3 Academy Tipton RSA Academy Sandwell Academy Sandwell College Sandwell Community School – Smethwick Campus Sandwell Community School – Tipton Campus Sandwell Community School – Tividale Campus Sandwell Community School – Wednesbury Campus Sandwell Community School – West Bromwich Campus Shenstone Lodge School (Residential) Shireland Collegiate Academy St Michael’s Church of England High School Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts The Meadows School The Orchard School The Phoenix Collegiate The Westminster School West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Whiteheath Education Centre Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Wood Green Academy, a Specialist College of Sport, Maths and Computing Other
What school year are you in? --Click Here--6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 College