PASS

PASS Survey- Pupil’s Attitude to Self and School

PASS is an all-age survey for pupils aged 4 – 18+ years that will help you understand your pupils’ mindsets as they come back to school, and if they are confident, ready and motivated to learn.

PASS looks at several different areas:

1. Feelings about school

Explores whether a pupil feels secure, confident and included in their learning community.

2. Perceived learning capability

Offers an insight into a pupil’s level of self-respect, determination and openness to learning.

3. Self-regard

Equivalent to self-worth, this measure is focused specifically on self-awareness as a learner, highlighting levels of motivation and determination.

4. Preparedness for learning

This measure covers areas such as study skills, attentiveness and concentration, looking at the pupil’s determination and openness to learning.

5. Attitudes to teachers

This measures a young person’s perceptions of the relationships they have with the adults in school. A low score can flag a lack of respect.

6. General work ethic

Highlights the pupil’s aspirations and motivation to succeed in life, this measure focuses on purpose and direction, not just at school, but beyond.

7. Confidence in learning

Identifies a pupil’s ability to think independently and to persevere when faced with a challenge.

8. Attitudes to attendance

Correlating very highly with actual attendance 12 months later, this measure enables teachers to intercede earlier with strategies to reduce the likelihood of truancy.

9. Response to curriculum demands

This measure focuses more narrowly on school-based motivation to undertake and complete curriculum-based tasks, highlighting the pupil’s approach to communication and collaboration.

How do we use it at Pinkwell?

At Pinkwell, each child from Year 1 to Year 6 undertakes a PASS survey at the start of term and then repeats this survey at the end of term. By completing this survey at the beginning of term, it helps us to identify which children need support and then by completing the survey again at the end of the school year, it tells us whether the support we have put in place has been helpful to the child and their feelings towards themselves and school has improved.