Staff survey
Work-life balance
The 2011 staff survey identified both key strengths and areas for improvement
Woodlane Campus
An action plan has been developed in response to the results, which is available by following the link to downloads below
Staff survey response rate
The 2011 staff survey has now closed. Thanks to everyone who took part.
The overall response rate was 50.9%.
In total 660 surveys were issued and 336 were returned completed. This is considered to be a good response.
Survey response rates by department and participation profile are available in the downloads section
Next steps - results and action planning
The findings of the staff survey are available to all UCF staff by following the link to downloads below. These results highlight where departments and the University College are doing well and those areas where there is a need for improvement.
An action plan has been developed in response to the headline results, which is also available in the downloads section for UCF staff. Where appropriate, further action plans will be developed in response to more detailed analysis of departmental data. These action plans will be published here.
The outcomes of the staff communication focus groups, conducted by independent consultants, will also be available in the downloads section. This will provide further valuable information to help us make improvements.
What you told us - key issues
The 2011 survey identified both strengths and areas for improvement. Follow the links at the bottom of the page for full details. A summary of these key areas were:
Key strengths
- Satisfaction at work
- Equality and diversity
- Clarity of roles
- Immediate managers
- Working in teams
- Pay and conditions
Key areas for improvement
- Communication
- Staff involvement and managing change
- Workload and bureaucracy
- Culture and values
- Stress management
The areas for improvement have been turned into an action plan, which is available in the downloads section below.
What you also told us
The five most common things you said are good about working for UCF
- Job satisfaction from working with students
- Friendship/camaraderie of team/colleagues
- Good location
- There is happy/friendly working atmosphere/environment/stress free
- The organisation has a good reputation/is highly thought of
You said - what we did
We will keep the action summary of this micro-site up to date. Each action on the staff survey action plan has an update section to explain what we did. The staff survey action plan is available to UCF staff in the downloads section below.
We also plan to undertake another staff survey in the next two years, when we hope to improve all our scores.
In the 2006 staff survey, 71% of you said that UCF was a good place to work. In 2011, 74% of you said it is. We aim to convert this into 90% + by 2013.
Further information
If you want to know more about the 2011 staff survey, or wish to comment or make suggestions, please email: staffsurvey@falmouth.ac.uk
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