Ofsted Tellus3 in Surrey

Tellus3 is a confidential web-based survey commissioned by Ofsted, that will be administered in local authorities across the country to provide national benchmark data on the views of children and young people.

The questions in the survey are directly focused on gathering information for Ofsted’s Children’s Services inspections. A small number, particularly those relating to emotional well-being and substance misuse, are also for use by other government departments as part of the National Indicator Set for their work with local authorities.

Link to Tellus3 Survey



17 March to 12 June 2008

Main Documents:

+ Tellus3 Fact Sheet
+ FAQ
+ Guidance for Teachers/Teaching Assistants
+ Letter to Head Teacher - Primary
+ Letter to Head Teacher - Secondary
+ Draft of Tellus3 Primary questionnaire
+ Draft of Tellus3 Secondary questionnaire
+ List of selected schools

Timetable 2008

29th February
Final notification letter to schools providing passwords, guidance and deadlines.

17th March to 12th June
Children and young people complete questionnaire nationally

June/July
Ofsted processes and analyses the results

August/September
Tellus3 analysis sent to local authorities who send to participating Schools

5th September
Analysis sent to APA inspectors

15th September
First APA scrutiny week begins

Second half of autumn term
National and local authority reports published on Ofsted website

Other Information

+ Guidance on consulting parents
+ Draft parent consent letter
+ Results from Tellus2

Contacts:
Miranda Virgo
Performance & Service Development Officer
Tel: 01372 371659
(Tue, Wed and Thurs)
Email: miranda.virgo@surreycc.gov.uk

Chris Pierce
Performance & Service
Development Manager
Tel: 0208 541 9761
Email:
christopher.pierce@surreycc.gov.uk

The purpose of the survey is not to judge academic performance nor to make assumptions about the quality of education provided by the schools where children and young people are surveyed. Rather it is a means of using the views of children and young people in the annual performance assessment and joint area review process.