Education, training, skills and careers
What makes a good teacher?
More than nine in ten (91%) 11- to
16-year-olds say that a good teacher respects students, listens and
is fair. Other important qualities are having a lively personality
(78%), knowing their subject (78%) and enthusiasm (77%). Of least
importance are being young/not old (36%), setting challenging tasks
(39%) and getting good exam results (46%).
Advice about choosing the right GCSEs/A
levels
Over half (53%) of girls in this age range
agree with the statement ‘We don’t get enough advice about choosing
the right GCSEs/A levels’, rising to 57% of 13- to 16-year-olds.
Around a third (34%) disagree with the statement. One in five (19%)
11- to 13-year-olds do not know, compared to only 5% of 13- to
16-year-olds.
Will the increase in tuition fees put you off going to
university?
Almost six in ten of girls in this age range
(58%) say that the increase in tuition fees would put them off
going to university, a quarter (25%) think it would not and roughly
one in five (17%) do not know.