Shape Survey 2019
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For the purposes of this survey, a young person is someone aged 9 to 18.
Q1 Are you?
Male Female Other Prefer not to say
Q2 How old are you?
20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 & over
Q3 Are you a parent or carer?
Parent Carer (includes foster carers) Q4 How many children do you have responsibility for?
1 2 3 4 5 or more
Q5 What school year(s) are they in?
7 11 8 12 9 13 10 College
Q6 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
Q7 Do you think of your child as having a disability?
Yes No Prefer not to say Q8 Which school(s) does your Abbey Infant School child(ren) attend? Abbey Junior School Albert Pritchard Infant School Albright Education Centre All Saints CE Primary School Annie Lennard Primary School Bearwood Primary School Blackheath Primary School Bleakhouse Junior School Brandhall Primary School Brickhouse Primary School Bristnall Hall Academy Burnt Tree Primary School Central Sixth Cape Primary School Causeway Green Primary School Christ Church CE Primary School Corngreaves Academy Crocketts Community Primary School Devonshire Infant Academy Devonshire Junior Academy Eaton Valley Primary School Ferndale Primary School Galton Valley Primary School George Betts Primary Academy George Salter Academy Glebefields Primary School Grace Mary Primary School Great Bridge Primary School Grove Vale Primary School Hall Green Primary School Hanbury Primary School Hamstead Infant School Hamstead Junior School Hargate Primary School Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Hateley Heath Primary School Highfields Primary School Holly Lodge High School College of Science Holy Name Catholic Primary School Holy Trinity CE Primary School Holyhead Primary Academy Joseph Turner Primary School Jubilee Park Academy King George V Primary School Langley Primary School Lightwoods Primary School Lodge Primary School Lyng Primary School Mesty Croft Academy Moat Farm Infant School Moat Farm Junior School Trust Moorlands Primary School Newtown Primary School Oakham Primary School Ocker Hill Academy Ocker Hill Infant School Old Hill Primary School Old Park Primary School Q8 Which school(s) does your Oldbury Academy child(ren) attend? Ormiston Forge Academy Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Our Lady and St Hubert’s Catholic Primary School Park Hill Primary School Pennyhill Primary School Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College Perryfields Primary School Primrose Centre (Key Stage 1 and 2) Q3 Academy Great Barr Q3 Academy Langley Q3 Academy Tipton Reddal Hill Primary School Rood End Primary School Rounds Green Primary School Rowley Hall Primary School RSA Academy Ryders Green Primary School Sacred Heart Primary School 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 Shireland Hall Primary Academy Silvertrees Academy Trust Springfield Primary School St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School St James’ CE Primary School St John Bosco Catholic Primary School St John's CE Primary Academy St Margaret’s CE Primary School St Martin’s CE Primary School St Mary Magdalene CE Primary School St Mary’s Catholic Primary School St Matthew’s CE Primary School St Michael’s Church of England High School St Paul’s Church of England Academy St Philip’s Catholic Primary School Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts Summerhill Primary Academy Tameside Primary Academy Temple Meadow Primary School The Meadows School The Orchard School The Phoenix Collegiate The Priory Primary School The Westminster School Timbertree Academy Tipton Green Junior School Tividale Community Primary School Tividale Hall Primary School Uplands Manor Primary School Victoria Park Primary Academy Q8 Which school(s) does your Warley Infant School child(ren) attend? Wednesbury Oak Academy West Bromwich Collegiate Academy Whitecrest Primary School Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Wood Green Academy, a Specialist College of Sport, Maths and Computing Wood Green Junior School Yew Tree Primary School Other
Q9 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:
Q10 What top 3 issues do you believe 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 for young people today? Q11 Which of the following social media platforms do you think young people use on a regular basis?
Snapchat Tumblr Instagram Vimeo Twitter Twitch Facebook TikTok WhatsApp Other YouTube
If "other", please specify
Q12 How frequently do you think they use this? Daily Weekly Monthly On weekdays On weekends Irregularly Snapchat
YouTube
Tumblr
Vimeo
Twitch
TikTok
Other
Q13 What do you think young people use the social media 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
Q14 Which issues do you think would be the most frequently experienced on social media by young people? Please tick up to 3
Racist comments Sexist comments Homophobic comments Child sexual exploitation Radicalisation Sexually explicit videos/photos Cyber bullying Anything else
Please specify
Q15 Do you believe the electronic games young people are playing are age appropriate?
Yes No Not sure
Q15a On average how often do you think young people play?
Daily Weekly Monthly On week days On weekends Irregularly Never
On average, how many hours per day? Q16 Why do you think young people game? Please tick up to 3
To play Chatting Making new friends It is exciting I like competing with others It is cheap Because they are bored There is nothing else to do Other
If "other", please specify
Q17 What three aspirations do you have for your child(ren)?
1
2
3
Q17d Are there any barriers preventing young people from achieving their aspirations?
Yes No Not sure
Please specify
Q18 After leaving school or university, do you think young people would like to live in Sandwell?
Yes No Don't know
Please explain your answer
Q19 Do you think young people are competent in the following skills? Competent Almost competent Not compentent 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)
Q20 How well do you feel young people are educated on the following future learning and career opportunities? Not very Don;t Very well Fairly well well Not at all know 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) 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
Q21 Where do you think young people exercise?
Home School Sporting clubs/groups Leisure centres (e.g. swimming baths, dance studios) Parks Youth Clubs Gym They don’t exercise Other If "other", please specify
Q22 Why do you think young people 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
Q23 Do you feel the council could help more in directing young people to the available sporting/physical activity facilities?
Yes No Not sure
How?
Q24 Do you think young people are aware that their school has a school nurse?
Yes No Not sure
Q25 Do you think they would know how to get in contact with them?
Yes No Not sure Q26 Do you believe young people would know what services their school nurse offers?
Yes No Not sure
Q27 In Sandwell there are a range of services available to support young people with their emotional health & well-being.
From the list below can you tick all the services you are aware of and those you believe young people are aware of: You Young people 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)
Q28 What would improve young people’s 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 Q29 Are there any barriers that stop young people from doing the recreational activities they would like to do in Sandwell?
Where do young people gather in your local area?
Please use the boxes below to tell us the areas they gather
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?
Q30 Finally, is there anything else you’d like to tell us about what being a parent/carer of a young person growing up in Sandwell?
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