http://www.djsresearch.co.ukMarketing RSS FeedsSat, 18 May 2013 12:57:04 CDT A survey of teachers, heads and other school staff in the UK suggests that girls' behaviour in the classroom has deteriorated in the last two years. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/New-Study-Suggests-Behaviour-of-UK-Schoolgirls-Has-Worsened-00070 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/New-Study-Suggests-Behaviour-of-UK-Schoolgirls-Has-Worsened-00070 A survey carried out by the Child Accident Prevention Trust on more than 5,000 adults has discovered that most people spend a great deal of their lives on 'autopilot' - eight out of 10 admitted to carrying out many tasks without any conscious thought. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Suggests-Autopilot-Action-Can-Be-Used-to-Protect-Children-00111 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Suggests-Autopilot-Action-Can-Be-Used-to-Protect-Children-00111 A survey of 2767 adults, carried out by YouGov, has shown that around half (46%) of British people believe that the proportion of young people who go on to university from further education is too high. A quarter (23%) feel the number going to university is correct, while just 13% feel too few are attending. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Research-Suggests-Britons-Opposed-To-Raising-Tuition-Fees-00154 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Research-Suggests-Britons-Opposed-To-Raising-Tuition-Fees-00154 A survey by The National Literacy Trust on has found that children much prefer reading emails and text messages to books. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/National-Literacy-Study-Finds-UK-Children-Not-Reading-Enough-Books-00158 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/National-Literacy-Study-Finds-UK-Children-Not-Reading-Enough-Books-00158 A poll on behalf of the Metro newspaper has revealed that the British public blames poor parenting and lack of discipline at school for the recent riots that shook the UK, rather than police harassment or poverty gaps. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Finds-Majority-of-Britons-Blame-Poor-Parenting-and-Lack-of-Discipline-for-Riots-00164 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Finds-Majority-of-Britons-Blame-Poor-Parenting-and-Lack-of-Discipline-for-Riots-00164 A survey by Kelkoo, which posed a wide range of questions to 1,057 parents to learn about the daily activities and capabilities of children, has revealed some curious anomalies. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Discovers-UK-Kids-Have-Good-Tech-Skills-but-Alarming-Gaps-in-Mundane-Tasks-00168 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Discovers-UK-Kids-Have-Good-Tech-Skills-but-Alarming-Gaps-in-Mundane-Tasks-00168 A poll of more than 6,000 Britons for World Book Night has uncovered the nation's best-loved books, with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird topping the list. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Reveals-the-Books-Britons-Love-Most-00177 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Reveals-the-Books-Britons-Love-Most-00177 A survey by The Times Educational Supplement has revealed that both parents and schoolchildren have voted for teachers to take tougher measures when it comes to classroom discipline http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Majority-of-Parents-and-Children-Want-Tougher-Discipline-in-UK-Schools-00179 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Majority-of-Parents-and-Children-Want-Tougher-Discipline-in-UK-Schools-00179 To mark the launch of a book which tells the story of language called Planet Word, researchers surveyed 2,000 adults on their use of words. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Discovers-Major-Loss-of-English-Words-in-Favour-of-Text-Speak-00214 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Discovers-Major-Loss-of-English-Words-in-Favour-of-Text-Speak-00214 In an effort to help reduce the amount of food waste created in the UK, grocery retailer Sainsbury's has completed a survey of 2,000 Britons to better understand consumer shopping and food binning habits. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Sainsburys-Survey-Shows-Many-Britons-Waste-Food-00221 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Sainsburys-Survey-Shows-Many-Britons-Waste-Food-00221 According to a recent survey of 1,000 British kids between the ages of five and seven by Woolworths.co.uk, Christmas is largely meaningless to the new generation. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Uncovers-Massive-Gap-in-Childrens-Christmas-Knowledge-00257 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Uncovers-Massive-Gap-in-Childrens-Christmas-Knowledge-00257 A Virgin Media survey has revealed that more than one-third of the British parents who are planning to buy their children a computer this Christmas have not given any thought to parental control software for online protection. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-UK-Parents-Not-Implementing-Online-Safeguards-for-Their-Kids-00259 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-UK-Parents-Not-Implementing-Online-Safeguards-for-Their-Kids-00259 A survey by Birmingham Science City has shown that UK kids prefer using online search engines when they have a question instead of asking their parents or teachers. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Discovers-Kids-Turn-to-Search-Engines-Instead-of-Parents-00311 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Discovers-Kids-Turn-to-Search-Engines-Instead-of-Parents-00311 A survey of 2,000 parents commissioned by Leapfrog has uncovered the technology usage of British children aged ten and under. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-Young-Children-Increasingly-Using-Gadgets-00315 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-Young-Children-Increasingly-Using-Gadgets-00315 A survey of 1,318 UK adults by online travel agent www.sunshine.co.uk has discovered an alarming ignorance amongst Britons when it comes to capital cities around the world. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Shocking-Poll-Discovers-Many-Britons-Clueless-About-World-Geography-00334 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Shocking-Poll-Discovers-Many-Britons-Clueless-About-World-Geography-00334 A recent survey has found that students at the University of Dundee enjoy the best quality of university life within the UK. The Times Higher Education magazine's annual poll was based on the opinions of over 14,000 UK undergraduates. Students were asked to score their experience of university life across 21 categories, including the quality of lectures, social life and accommodation. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-finds-Dundee-University-provides-best-student-experience-00345 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-finds-Dundee-University-provides-best-student-experience-00345 A survey of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by learning disability charity Mencap has shown that the frequent use of computer spell checks and auto-correct functions while writing emails and documents is giving rise to a significant portion of Britons who are unable to manually spell common words. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Gives-Insight-into-Education-Gaps-of-Spell-Check-Generation-00368 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Gives-Insight-into-Education-Gaps-of-Spell-Check-Generation-00368 A survey of 542 companies by the CBI employers' group and Pearson UK has found little improvement in the basic skills of school leavers over the past decade and a major lack in their education abilities. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-Alarming-Gaps-in-School-Leaver-Skills-00387 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-Alarming-Gaps-in-School-Leaver-Skills-00387 Market research carried out for publishing company Pearson, which questioned 410 secondary school English teachers in the UK, has found concern over how little pupils spend reading outside the classroom. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-UK-Teachers-Worried-about-Childrens-Lack-of-Reading-00405 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-UK-Teachers-Worried-about-Childrens-Lack-of-Reading-00405 According to a new government study which surveyed 1,600 teachers in the UK, pupil behaviour has improved compared to four years ago. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-of-UK-Teachers-Finds-Improvement-in-Pupil-Behaviour-00787 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-of-UK-Teachers-Finds-Improvement-in-Pupil-Behaviour-00787 Research commissioned by the Royal National Institute of the Blind and carried out by LISU has shown a huge lack of resources for visually impaired children in secondary schools. There are 20,000 children in the UK aged 5-16 who suffer from some form of visual impairment. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Research-Finds-Disturbing-Lack-of-Secondary-School-Resources-For-Visually-Impaired-Children-00796 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Research-Finds-Disturbing-Lack-of-Secondary-School-Resources-For-Visually-Impaired-Children-00796 A global survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measured how hard education professionals work, has found that Scottish teachers have one of the heaviest workloads in the world. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Scottish-Teachers-One-of-Hardest-Workers-in-the-World-00885 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Scottish-Teachers-One-of-Hardest-Workers-in-the-World-00885 A survey by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has now seen an increase in IT spending by UK schools for the first time since 2009. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-IT-Investment-Boost-in-UK-Schools-00904 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-IT-Investment-Boost-in-UK-Schools-00904 A survey of 262 schools carried out by Ofsted, the official body for inspecting schools, has revealed that just one-in-ten schools questioned felt that the cash ' worth £1.25 billion nationally ' was having a 'significant' effect on the quality of education. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Pupil-Premium-is-Failing-to-Raise-Standards-in-Schools-00905 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Pupil-Premium-is-Failing-to-Raise-Standards-in-Schools-00905 New research by Love to Learn, a website offering online courses for adults aged 50-plus, has shown that the legacy of grammar school entrance exams continued to have a powerful impact on people 40 years on. The research was carried out with more than 1000 people aged over 50. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-11-Plus-Failure-Influenced-Uptake-of-Education-In-Later-Life-00906 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Finds-11-Plus-Failure-Influenced-Uptake-of-Education-In-Later-Life-00906 The National Student Survey, commissioned annually by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), has discovered that 85% of UK students are content with their university courses. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Discovers-UK-Student-Satisfaction-00911 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Discovers-UK-Student-Satisfaction-00911 Market research has shown that many Britons, especially younger children, are lacking in knowledge about a personas important to English culture as Shakespeare. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Many-Britons-Clueless-about-Shakespeare-00918 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Many-Britons-Clueless-about-Shakespeare-00918 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Euro-Survey-Finds-British-Academics-Have-Highest-Dissatisfaction-Levels-00934 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Euro-Survey-Finds-British-Academics-Have-Highest-Dissatisfaction-Levels-00934 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Shows-Britons-Want-Improved-Manners-amongst-Kids-00939 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Shows-Britons-Want-Improved-Manners-amongst-Kids-00939 A recent study conducted by the student discount website studentbeans.com has found that nearly a third (32%) of students suffer from sleep deprivation as a result of financial worries. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Reveals-Money-Worries-Means-One-in-Three-Students-Cant-Sleep-00942 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Reveals-Money-Worries-Means-One-in-Three-Students-Cant-Sleep-00942 Research carried out by YouGov for education publishers Pearson has revealed that nearly a third of parents read a bedtime story to their child once a week or less. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Reveals-Children-Read-Fewer-Bedtime-Stories-00948 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Poll-Reveals-Children-Read-Fewer-Bedtime-Stories-00948 A poll of 1,000 children aged between 7 and 14, carried out by The Co-operative, revealed that 75% of the nation's children want to be educated more about wildlife and nature. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Research-Discovers-Children-Want-to-Know-More-About-Nature-00949 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Research-Discovers-Children-Want-to-Know-More-About-Nature-00949 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Global-Poll-Sees-UK-Voted-Safest-Place-to-Study-00953 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Global-Poll-Sees-UK-Voted-Safest-Place-to-Study-00953 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Shows-Teenage-Britons-Want-Improved-IT-Education-00963 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Market-Research-Shows-Teenage-Britons-Want-Improved-IT-Education-00963 A poll recently conducted by the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), and the online dinner money company ParentPay, has shown that parents want school dinners across all the UK's schools to adhere to the same standards. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Jamie-Oliver-Urges-Action-On-New-School-Dinner-Survey-Results-00968 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Jamie-Oliver-Urges-Action-On-New-School-Dinner-Survey-Results-00968 An online survey has revealed that nearly half of UK children have hidden, or attempted to hide, their talent in the classroom for fear of being bullied. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Children-Hiding-Talents-At-School-To-Avoid-Bullies-01000 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Children-Hiding-Talents-At-School-To-Avoid-Bullies-01000 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/International-Survey-Measures-Key-Levels-of-Performance-in-UK-Schools-01040 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/International-Survey-Measures-Key-Levels-of-Performance-in-UK-Schools-01040 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Drop-in-Book-Reading-Amongst-Britons-01107 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Survey-Finds-Drop-in-Book-Reading-Amongst-Britons-01107 A survey by EdPLace, a provider of subscription based education resources for parents, suggests that UK parents now spend £6 billion per year on private tuition for their children. The results also showed that more than a quarter of famillies now use private tutors in some way in order to give their children additional support. The average cost per hour is around £22, meaning that the average annual spend is £2,758 per child. http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Education-Sector-Market-Research-Shows-Private-Tuition-Booming-in-UK-01182 http://www.djsresearch.co.uk/EducationMarketResearchInsightsAndFindings/article/Education-Sector-Market-Research-Shows-Private-Tuition-Booming-in-UK-01182