Evaluation of the delivery of \'Shaping Attitudes for the worksplace\' to a group of students at Highbury College in Portsmouth

1. On May 19th 2010
By Viv Oyolu
Divine Communications Trust

2. Overview
 Shaping Attitudes in the workplace is a programme aimed at 16-19
year olds preparing for work placements and apprenticeships.
 This is an interactive programme aimed at improving the
employability skills of students, addressing attitudes in
Relationships and Behaviour. The section on Relationships looks in
depth at Interaction, Challenges and Teamwork; while the
Behaviour section focuses on Ethics, Risks, Time-keeping and other
related issues.
 There were 17 participants in the group – a mix of Level 3 and 2
students. One student had to leave after the 1st session, so
feedback is from 16 students; who have provided useful comments.
Overall, majority considered the sessions useful.
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4. “Very interesting, thought provoking session.
Maybe could have used some group work to
wake the students up at some point”
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5. About the sessions
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
A little
0.2
Alot
0
Did the sessions Do you think Were the issues Would you
meet your your students raised in the recommend the
expectations? enjoyed the sessions programme to
sessions? appropriate? your
colleagues?

6. Presenter’s evaluation
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
Good
0.4
Very Good
0.2
0
Knowledge of Style and Included Their points of
the issues delivery everyone in view were
the sessions listened to

8. I enjoyed the sessions
12%
19%
Not at all
A little
A lot
69%
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9. The issues were important for me to know
6%
Not at all
50% A little
44% A lot
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10. These are the comments:
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11. “Relationships in the workplace”
“Attitudes towards team working”
“Non dependence on your background to achieve”
“We can influence other people's behaviour but not
change it”
“We normally have different attitudes for different
situations”
“Teamwork”
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12. “The issue I will remember and use in the future is
on conflict”
“How I can go after the opportunities I want”
“Relationships and how important they are”
“You are the pilot of your life”
“How my body language will affect others”

13. “How I can influence other people's attitudes”
“Achieving whatever you want”
“Remembering my goals”
“Relationships”
“Trust”
“How important body language is”

15. Knowledge of the issues
0%
44% Poor
Good
56% Very Good
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16. Style and delivery
37%
Poor
Good
Very Good
63%
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17. Included everyone in the sessions
12%
Poor
50% Good
Very Good
38%
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18. Your points of view were listened to
44% Poor
Good
56% Very Good
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20. “The sessions were constructive and helpful in that
sense that I found out which of my views to hold to
and which not to. Overall, it was mostly enjoyable”
“You delivered the session very well and interacted
with the class”
“Well presented”
“I agree with the comments you and the other
students made. Thank you”
“I feel the delivery was drawn out and long
winded, and not everyone was involved and some
didn't respond well”

21. Tel:
020 3002 7899 or 07922 161 923
Email: viv@divinecommunicationstrust.org.uk
Website: http://www.divinecommunicationstrust.org.uk