Moving on from school or college - questionnaire for university students

Two charities, The Alcohol Education Trust and The Daniel Spargo Mabbs Foundation, are developing support for sixth formers to prepare them for leaving school and heading off to college, university or their first job/apprenticeship. To help us know what is important to include in this, we'd really appreciate it if you'd complete this brief questionnaire by Friday 19th October to tell us about your own experiences. All responses are anonymous, but if you'd be happy to be more involved in our focus groups, then please enclose your email at the end of the questionnaire. Thanks so much for your help!

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* 1. Did you have sessions at school to prepare you for university?

Yes

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* 2. Please indicate whether you had sessions on the following and if so, how helpful you found them:

	Not covered	Poor	OK	Good	Very good
Applying for university (UCAS, personal statements)	Applying for university (UCAS, personal statements) Not covered	Applying for university (UCAS, personal statements) Poor	Applying for university (UCAS, personal statements) OK	Applying for university (UCAS, personal statements) Good	Applying for university (UCAS, personal statements) Very good
Managing finances	Managing finances Not covered	Managing finances Poor	Managing finances OK	Managing finances Good	Managing finances Very good
Managing practically e.g. cooking, food shopping etc.	Managing practically e.g. cooking, food shopping etc. Not covered	Managing practically e.g. cooking, food shopping etc. Poor	Managing practically e.g. cooking, food shopping etc. OK	Managing practically e.g. cooking, food shopping etc. Good	Managing practically e.g. cooking, food shopping etc. Very good
Mental health and wellbeing	Mental health and wellbeing Not covered	Mental health and wellbeing Poor	Mental health and wellbeing OK	Mental health and wellbeing Good	Mental health and wellbeing Very good
Making friends and managing socially	Making friends and managing socially Not covered	Making friends and managing socially Poor	Making friends and managing socially OK	Making friends and managing socially Good	Making friends and managing socially Very good
Drugs and alcohol	Drugs and alcohol Not covered	Drugs and alcohol Poor	Drugs and alcohol OK	Drugs and alcohol Good	Drugs and alcohol Very good
Sexual wellbeing	Sexual wellbeing Not covered	Sexual wellbeing Poor	Sexual wellbeing OK	Sexual wellbeing Good	Sexual wellbeing Very good

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you had sessions on drugs and alcohol, please provide some detail here if you can remember

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* 4. What do you wish you'd known more about before you started at university? Please provide as much information as you can as to what would have helped you cope as this will help us design suitable material for sixth forms ongoing.

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* 5. When would it have been most useful to be taught this in sixth form?

Year 12 term 1

Year 12 term 2

Year 12 term 3

Year 13 term 1

Year 13 term 2

Other suggestion:

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* 6. In what format do you think it would be best delivered?

Series of form time sessions

Focused off-timetable day of workshops

Online distance-learning units

Combination of all of the above

Other suggestion:

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* 7. Would it have been useful to have access to online information and support during your summer break after sixth form and/or during your first year at university?

Yes

If yes, what would have been useful?

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* 8. In your first year at university, did you experience any of the following? (Please select as many as are relevant)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you needed support for any of the above issues, please tell us who you turned to and how helpful that support was:

	Always helpful	Sometimes helpful	Rarely helpful	Never helpful	N/A
Parent/carers	Parent/carers Always helpful	Parent/carers Sometimes helpful	Parent/carers Rarely helpful	Parent/carers Never helpful	Parent/carers N/A
Other family members	Other family members Always helpful	Other family members Sometimes helpful	Other family members Rarely helpful	Other family members Never helpful	Other family members N/A
Friends from home	Friends from home Always helpful	Friends from home Sometimes helpful	Friends from home Rarely helpful	Friends from home Never helpful	Friends from home N/A
Student support services	Student support services Always helpful	Student support services Sometimes helpful	Student support services Rarely helpful	Student support services Never helpful	Student support services N/A
Students' Union	Students' Union Always helpful	Students' Union Sometimes helpful	Students' Union Rarely helpful	Students' Union Never helpful	Students' Union N/A
Your GP	Your GP Always helpful	Your GP Sometimes helpful	Your GP Rarely helpful	Your GP Never helpful	Your GP N/A
Professional support outside university	Professional support outside university Always helpful	Professional support outside university Sometimes helpful	Professional support outside university Rarely helpful	Professional support outside university Never helpful	Professional support outside university N/A
Information and support online	Information and support online Always helpful	Information and support online Sometimes helpful	Information and support online Rarely helpful	Information and support online Never helpful	Information and support online N/A

OTHER type of support (please specify)

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* 10. What would your suggestions be that would help sixth formers prepare for life at university or college?

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* 11. At which university are you studying?

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* 12. In which year are you?

First year

Second year

Third year

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* 13. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Would you be happy for us to contact you to help build our evidence base on this important topic? If so, please provide your name and email address below (or leave blank if you would prefer to stay anonymous). All details will be held in the strictest confidence and in accordance with our data protection policy and will not be shared with anyone else.

	You	A close friend	Someone you know	N/A
Getting behind with your course	Getting behind with your course You	Getting behind with your course A close friend	Getting behind with your course Someone you know	Getting behind with your course N/A
Problems with housemates/flatmates	Problems with housemates/flatmates You	Problems with housemates/flatmates A close friend	Problems with housemates/flatmates Someone you know	Problems with housemates/flatmates N/A
Money worries	Money worries You	Money worries A close friend	Money worries Someone you know	Money worries N/A
Getting into debt/going overdrawn	Getting into debt/going overdrawn You	Getting into debt/going overdrawn A close friend	Getting into debt/going overdrawn Someone you know	Getting into debt/going overdrawn N/A
Pressure to take drugs	Pressure to take drugs You	Pressure to take drugs A close friend	Pressure to take drugs Someone you know	Pressure to take drugs N/A
Pressure to drink more than you wanted to	Pressure to drink more than you wanted to You	Pressure to drink more than you wanted to A close friend	Pressure to drink more than you wanted to Someone you know	Pressure to drink more than you wanted to N/A
Having to look after a friend because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol	Having to look after a friend because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol You	Having to look after a friend because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol A close friend	Having to look after a friend because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol Someone you know	Having to look after a friend because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol N/A
Needing emergency medical treatment because of drugs or alcohol	Needing emergency medical treatment because of drugs or alcohol You	Needing emergency medical treatment because of drugs or alcohol A close friend	Needing emergency medical treatment because of drugs or alcohol Someone you know	Needing emergency medical treatment because of drugs or alcohol N/A
Witnessing violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use	Witnessing violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use You	Witnessing violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use A close friend	Witnessing violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use Someone you know	Witnessing violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use N/A
Being the victim of violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use	Being the victim of violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use You	Being the victim of violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use A close friend	Being the victim of violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use Someone you know	Being the victim of violence because of someone else's drinking or drug use N/A
Getting in trouble with university authorities because of drinking or drug use	Getting in trouble with university authorities because of drinking or drug use You	Getting in trouble with university authorities because of drinking or drug use A close friend	Getting in trouble with university authorities because of drinking or drug use Someone you know	Getting in trouble with university authorities because of drinking or drug use N/A
Getting into trouble with the police because of drinking or drug use	Getting into trouble with the police because of drinking or drug use You	Getting into trouble with the police because of drinking or drug use A close friend	Getting into trouble with the police because of drinking or drug use Someone you know	Getting into trouble with the police because of drinking or drug use N/A
Sexual harassment e.g. inappropriate comments	Sexual harassment e.g. inappropriate comments You	Sexual harassment e.g. inappropriate comments A close friend	Sexual harassment e.g. inappropriate comments Someone you know	Sexual harassment e.g. inappropriate comments N/A
Sexual assault	Sexual assault You	Sexual assault A close friend	Sexual assault Someone you know	Sexual assault N/A
Depression	Depression You	Depression A close friend	Depression Someone you know	Depression N/A
Anxiety	Anxiety You	Anxiety A close friend	Anxiety Someone you know	Anxiety N/A
Loneliness	Loneliness You	Loneliness A close friend	Loneliness Someone you know	Loneliness N/A
Homesickness	Homesickness You	Homesickness A close friend	Homesickness Someone you know	Homesickness N/A
Other mental health problems	Other mental health problems You	Other mental health problems A close friend	Other mental health problems Someone you know	Other mental health problems N/A
Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity	Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity You	Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity A close friend	Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity Someone you know	Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity N/A
Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation	Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation You	Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation A close friend	Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation Someone you know	Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation N/A
Discrimination on grounds of religion	Discrimination on grounds of religion You	Discrimination on grounds of religion A close friend	Discrimination on grounds of religion Someone you know	Discrimination on grounds of religion N/A
Discrimination on grounds of class or background	Discrimination on grounds of class or background You	Discrimination on grounds of class or background A close friend	Discrimination on grounds of class or background Someone you know	Discrimination on grounds of class or background N/A