All students are asked to complete our Feeling Safe survey every year - this is the 15th year we have been running the annual survey, and we received 1,467 responses, which is almost 92% of our student body. 

We feel it is important to check that students feel safe whilst at school and that they feel confident they have support when there is a problem. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, we recognise that the notion of “feeling safe” may have taken on a new meaning for many of our young people.

The Feeling Safe Survey 2024 confirms that the majority of respondents feel happy and safe at Little Heath School and confirm that they enjoy coming to school.

• 82.07% indicated a positive response (strongly agree/agree) to the statement “I enjoy coming to Little Heath School”
• 83.2% indicate that Little Heath is a caring school

88.0% responded positively to the statement “when I have a problem, there is always someone I can talk to”
 

We asked students "Why do you like coming to LHS?", they said:

• Friends – seeing my friends, spending time with my friends, making new friends
• Friendly
• “the education is very good here and the teachers are good as well”
• Fun
• Teachers are nice
• Lots of opportunities
• “like learning and I like how much I am supported and understood”
• “lessons are fun and teachers are helpful”
• “It feels safe and has a nice community”
• “If you need help, the teachers will definitely help”
• “I enjoy seeing my friends and being part of a community which allows me to learn, have fun and develop as a person.”
• “LHS is a positive and caring place of education”
• Positive comments about several subject areas

“the teaching is good and I like the teachers and I know that there is always a this is the problem, here is how we'll fix it' sort of vibe ”
 

 We asked students "What helps you feel safe at LHS?", they said:

• Friends
• Teachers
• “Support from teachers” is a common response
• “Staff to whom you can talk” appears frequently throughout the comments
• “Staff checking in with students” receives several mentions
• Sixth Form team/Key Stage Offices/Student Wellbeing Office
• “the gate system” appeared in several comments
• Staff supervision
• Cultures Day was also mentioned

We asked students how they felt about break and lunch times. They said:

• 87.7% feel that the amount of supervision at breaktime is good
• 87.4% feel that the amount of supervision at lunchtime is good

One recent initiative has been for staff to wear hi-vis vests whilst on duty at break and lunch. We asked the students if they found this helpful.

78.4% found hi-vis jackets helpful
 

• makes them feel safer
• makes it easier to see staff
• makes it easier to know where to go for support
• decreases the possibility of students misbehaving