Section Three:
The Commission
findings
contacted, along with local authority advisers and
1.
inspectors. Some separate comments were
Introduction
emailed.
Part 1 of the questionnaire comprised a set of
1.1 ‘open’ questions that enabled respondents to write
Purpose of the Policy Commission’s call for in detail on whichever topics were of relevance to
evidence them. The broad subject of the study was the way
in which educational resources will need to change
The Commission was tasked with conducting an over the next 5
_
10 years to support the
‘audit of change’ within the school system. The achievement of policy goals. Topics covered key
purpose was to determine the impact of change areas of policy such as Early Years, literacy and
resulting from current policies and the resources numeracy, personalised learning, Building Schools
necessitated by such change. Learning for the Future and the Primary Capital Programme,
environments and technology were seen as Every Child Matters and the Children’s Plan.
significant themes to explore. The ultimate aim of Respondents were also asked to identify and
the Commission is to assess the scope and effects comment on key issues they perceive have an
of change within school-level learning impact on learning outcomes now and those that
environments and to raise awareness of resource they predict will be significant as they look forward
needs (of all kinds) to accommodate this and to 2025.
future change.
Part 2 asked for responses to a number of
statements, based on a rating scale indicating a
level of agreement or disagreement. One question
1.2 provided a free text box for more details. The
Outline of method statements covered similar territory to Part 1.
The Commission called for written evidence to be There were 184 responses in total. Of the 106
submitted by July 2008. A profiled sample of state from schools, 64 were from the primary phase and
schools in England was invited to respond to a 42 from secondary. Industry and other contacts
questionnaire posted on the BESA website. who replied comprised 53 education suppliers, 21
Educational suppliers, publishers, writers, advisers education bodies or consultants including Becta,
and consultants representing the industry were also and four local authority advisers or representatives.
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