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Religious Observance in Scottish schools: Report on the Consultation
Appendix 4: Breakdown of responses from non-denominational Primary and Secondary Headteachers to selected questions
Q1 Do you agree with the definition of 'religious observance' set down in the Consultation Paper?
| Secondary %
(N=121) | Primary %
(N=347) | Whole sample %
(N=1313) |
Strongly agree | 11 | 24 | 19 |
Agree | 52 | 64 | 45 |
Neither Agree or Disagree | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Disagree Strongly | 9 | 2 | 13 |
Disagree | 16 | 4 | 16 |
Don't know | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 100 | 100 | 100 |
Q2 The aim of religious observance is to 'promote the spiritual development of all members of the school community.' Do you agree with this aim?
| Secondary %
(N=123) | Primary %
(N=347) | Whole sample %
(N=1313) |
Strongly agree | 23 | 23 | 30 |
Agree | 49 | 59 | 47 |
Neither Agree or Disagree | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Disagree Strongly | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Disagree | 15 | 7 | 11 |
Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 100 | 100 |
Q3 'The aim of religious observance is to express and celebrate the shared values of the school community.' Do you agree with this aim?
| Secondary %
(N=123) | Primary %
(N=347) | Whole sample %
(N=1313) |
Strongly agree | 24 | 34 | 24 |
Agree | 44 | 57 | 40 |
Neither Agree or Disagree | 9 | 3 | 8 |
Disagree Strongly | 8 | 2 | 12 |
Disagree | 15 | 3 | 16 |
Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 100 | 100 |
Q4a How often do you think primary pupils should be given an opportunity to participate in religious observance? (Tick one box only)
| Primary %
(N=320) | Whole sample %
(N=1287) |
Daily | 8 | 34 |
Once a week | 47 | 42 |
Once a month | 10 | 6 |
2-4 time a year | 1 | 1 |
Only at specific religious festivals | 2 | 1 |
On regular occasions, at the school's discretion | 24 | 11 |
Never | 1 | 3 |
Other | 5 | 3 |
| 100 | 100 |
Q4b How often do you think secondary pupils should be given an opportunity to participate in religious observance? (Tick one box only)
| Secondary %
(N=124) | Whole sample %
(N=1285) |
Daily | 16 | 29 |
Once a week | 13 | 29 |
Once a month | 22 | 18 |
2-4 time a year | 6 | 2 |
Only at specific religious festivals | 5 | 1 |
On regular occasions, at the school's discretion | 26 | 15 |
Never | 9 | 4 |
Other | 4 | 2 |
| 100 | 100 |
Q8 How helpful did you find Exemplar 1 (A Muslim story)?
| Secondary %
(N=122) | Primary %
(N=338) | Whole sample %
(N=1269) |
Very helpful | 4 | 19 | 11 |
Quite helpful | 31 | 47 | 32 |
Neither helpful nor unhelpful | 29 | 24 | 25 |
Not very helpful | 19 | 7 | 15 |
Not at all helpful | 17 | 4 | 17 |
| 100 | 100 | 100 |
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the members of the Religious Observance Review Group (RORG) for their continuing help and support throughout this project. We wish them all success for the tasks ahead. Our thanks also to Denise Swanson and Alison Walsh at SEED for their invaluable logistical support.
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