1. "FIT FOR PURPOSE" SCHOOLS - THE COUNCIL'S ASPIRATIONS We begin the survey by asking for your views on the principles that the Council applies to ensuring that its primary, nursery (and nursery classes) and special schools are fit for purpose. The Council's aspirations fall under three headings: suitability, sufficiency and condition. "Suitability" - The Council believes that schools must have a high quality of design and space to maximise their educational function: it also believes that ease of use and accessibility are important elements. "Sufficiency" - The Council believes that adjustments to the pattern and supply of school places to adapt to changing "demand" is challenging but essential. At present, many of the Council's primary schools are below 60% occupancy against capacity and Audit Scotland has described the Council's primary school estate as "inefficient". "Condition" - The Council wants to work to improve the physical condition of schools with the aim that 90% of pupils are in A and B category schools (defined as "good" or "satisfactory") and that plans are in place to tackle any schools in categories C or D (defined as "poor" or "bad"). Q1.1 Thinking about the issues described above, please tick whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.   Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Sure / No Opinion   It is important to place emphasis on the quality of design and space including issues of ease of use and accessibility   It will be important for the Council to make more efficient use of its schools estate in the future by matching the supply of schools and school places to demand   Improving the condition of the primary, nursery and special schools estate is a reasonable aspiration Q1.2 Please make any comments that you would like about the issues raised above in the space opposite. In particular, we would be keen to understand any reservations or worries that you may have about these overall aspirations.

2. YOUR PRIORITIES In setting out its priorities for the primary, nursery and special schools review, the Council has to take account of a number of factors, which we have summarised below. Budget Pressures - Local authorities will have to make major efficiency savings over the next few years. The exact amounts are unknown but will run into millions of pounds. Occupancy Levels in East Dunbartonshire Schools - Due to a steady decline in pupil numbers, "occupancy" of schools in EDC is currently 66% of capacity overall and a steady decline in pupils is forecast for the foreseeable future. Current Schools Condition - The Council has now improved the quality of its secondary schools. However, too many of its other schools are not in a good enough physical condition. Curriculum for Excellence - The new "Curriculum for Excellence" includes a drive towards high quality, flexible learning spaces, new ways of learning and effective use of technology. All of this will have additional implementation costs. These challenges give rise to a number of competing priorities for expenditure, which are explored in the following questions. Q2.1 Within the resources that are available, the Council will need to make decisions about where to apply these resources. We are therefore keen to understand what people in the community think ought to be priorities. We have listed below a range of priorities for expenditure and would like you to say how important these are to you on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "not at all important" and 10 is "very important". Please tick the relevant number.   Not at all important 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very important 10   Providing more appropriate, flexible and responsive learning spaces as required by the new "Curriculum for Excellence"   Reducing the need for composite classes   Enabling the provision of more specialised teaching (e.g. music / drama)   Provision of flexible space to support multi-agency working   Improving the physical fabric of school buildings   Improving the sustainability and environmental performance of school buildings   Access to outdoor learning spaces   Providing spaces for enhanced social interaction between pupils   Areas to support active learning   Funding the extra cost of schools that are and will be under capacity   Providing appropriate technology such as wireless internet Q2.2 From the same list, which THREE priorities would you see as MOST important? Please tick up to three boxes.   Providing more appropriate, flexible and responsive learning spaces as required by the new "Curriculum for Excellence" Reducing the need for composite classes Enabling the provision of more specialised teaching (e.g. music / drama) Provision of flexible space to support multi-agency working Improving the physical fabric of school buildings Improving the sustainability and environmental performance of school buildings Access to outdoor learning spaces Providing spaces for enhanced social interaction between pupils Areas to support active learning Funding the extra cost of schools that are and will be under capacity Providing appropriate technology such as wireless internet Q2.3 Please make any comments regarding the issues raised in connection with future priorities for expenditure in the space opposite. We would be particularly keen to hear of any other issues that you feel should be priorities for expenditure.

3. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND ISSUES This section asks for your views on a number of specific issues and will help to guide the Council's approach in the future. Q3.1 What do you think is the optimum size of a PRIMARY school for the education of children?   Up to 150 pupils 151 - 300 pupils 301 - 450 pupils 451 - 600 pupils More than 600 pupils Not sure Q3.2 If you wish, please give brief reasons for your view in the space opposite. Q3.3 With which of the following statements do you most agree? (Please tick one box only)   Projects should be spread to develop and make the schools estate more efficient throughout the East Dunbartonshire area Projects to develop and make the schools estate more efficient should be concentrated in one particular area Projects to develop and make the schools estate more efficient should take place where the educational and financial benefits are greatest, irrespective of location Not sure Q3.4 If you wish, please give brief reasons for your view in the space opposite. Q3.5 If it were possible to develop joint denominational / non-denominational schools, which would share buildings, would you agree in principle with this approach?   Yes No Not sure Q3.6 If you wish, please give brief reasons for your view in the space opposite. Q3.7 Changes may be required to the current school provision due to a projected fall in school rolls. This could mean the amalgamation of some schools. Which of the following statements BEST describes your attitude to this? (Please tick one box only)   School amalgamations are acceptable if they lead to better education for pupils The Council should seek to avoid school amalgamations unless there are strong educational, financial or accommodation reasons for doing so School amalgamations are unacceptable in any situation Not sure Q3.8 If you wish, please give brief reasons for your view in the space opposite. Q3.9 Over the longer term, the Council would wish to work with communities to ensure that schools are located in the best places. In the list below, we have set out a number of factors and would like to know how important you consider each element to be on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "not at all important" and 10 is "very important". Please tick the appropriate number.   Not at all important - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Very important - 10   Ensuring that our schools are located within the communities they serve   Retaining the existing location of schools where possible   Ensuring that there is sufficient space in the school to deliver the curriculum and associated activities   Ensuring that schools are in a safe location for people to get to Q3.10 From the following list, please indicate which TWO elements are MOST important to you.   Ensuring that schools are located within the communities they serve Retaining the existing location of schools where possible Ensuring that there is sufficient space in the school to deliver the curriculum and associated activities Ensuring that schools are in a safe location for people to get to

4. ABOUT YOU The questions below are asked only to help profile responses from different groups of people in the community. The Council has certain responsibilities to ensure that it does not directly or indirectly discriminate against people on the grounds of things like age, gender, disability and ethnicity so it is important for us to understand the views of these different groups. Q4.1 At which school do you currently have children? Enter name.   Name of the school your child currently attends   Name of the nursery school / class your child currently attends     Don't currently have children at any school Please go to Question 4.4 Q4.2 Do you currently have children who attend a school outwith your immediate catchment area as a result of a placing request?   Yes No Q4.3 Do you have any children who are currently in composite classes?   Yes No Q4.4 What age are you?   18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Q4.5 Are you:   Male? Female? Q4.6 Do you consider yourself to have a disability? (Please tick all that apply)   Yes, mobility Yes, vision Yes, hearing Yes, another disability (please say what in the box below) Q4.7 What is your ethnic group? Choose one section from A to E, then tick the appropriate box or specify your ethnic group.   A. White B. Mixed Background C. Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British D. Black, Black Scottish or Black British E. Any other ethnic background   A. White   Scottish Irish Other British Any other White background (please specify below)   B. Mixed Background (please specify)   C. Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British   Indian Bangladeshi Pakistani Chinese Any other Asian background (please specify below)   D. Black, Black Scottish or Black British   Caribbean African Any other Black background (please specify below)   E. Any other ethnic background (please specify) Q4.8 Which of the following best describes the composition of your household?   Single adult Two or more adults, no children One adult, one child One adult, two children One adult, three or more children Two or more adults, one child Two or more adults, two children Two or more adults, three or more children Other (please say what below) Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. To finish the survey, please click "Submit" below.