Dads feedback

You took part in the first-ever Fathers’ Story Week, so it’s really important to us to hear your feedback. The survey below shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes, and could help us grow FSW into something bigger and better for 2011 and beyond. Thanks very much for your help!

Please note, if you have more than one child and their school/other setting did different things for Fathers’ Story Week, please fill in a separate form for each setting

1. Please tell us through what kind of setting you and your child/ren took part in Fathers' Story Week

Pre-school/nursery
Children's Centre
Primary school
Other education setting
Library
Prison
Other -

2. What did you do?

Attended a Fathers' Story Week event, eg school assembly
Attended Bring your dad to school day
Contributed to a classroom session eg 'reading with dad'
Worked with child/ren on homework/activity
Other -

3. How would you rate the success of the event?

Excellent
Good
Poor
Very poor

4. What do you think your child/ren enjoyed about Father's Story Week?

Spending more time with you
Finding out more about you eg. through fatherhood-related homework
Seeing you come into school
Talking about you at school
Other -

5. How often in the average week do you take your child/ren to school?

Every day
Most days
Some days
Never

6. How often in the average week do you collect your children from school?

Every day
Most days
Some days
Never

7. How often do you attend parent/teacher evenings, school assemblies, sports days or other school events?

Never
Once a term (average)
Twice a term (average)
More often

8.How often do you volunteer at the school (trips, classroom reading, DIY help etc.)?

Never
Once a term (average)
Twice a term (average)
More often

9. How often do you chat informally to your one of your child's teachers?

Never
Once a term (average)
Twice a term (average)
More often

10. How would you describe your relationship with our child's school?

Excellent
Good
Poor
Very poor

11. Has Fathers' Story Week changed your relationship with the school?

Yes - improved
Yes - made worse
No effect

12. What could the school/other setting do to help you to be more involved in supporting your child/ren's learning in future?

Hold more events like Fathers' Story Week
Ask you directly for help/support, eg to share your skills
Schedule events with working mums and dads in mind
Communicate better about what's already going on (eg by email or text)
Other -

Tell us what you thought about Fathers' Story Week

Please tell us in your own words what you thought about Fathers' Story Week


(No more than 200 characters.)

Please give us a short quote that summarises your experience of Fathers Story Week. This will be made visible on the website, but only your first name will be shown for anonymity.

(No more than 150 characters.)