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What years did the student attended Gateways
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What age was the student while attending Gateways
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Which of the following best describes a student's experience of Gateways? (Tick 1 or more)
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Gateways made a significant all-round contribution to my personal development
Gateways helped me to achieve my academic ambitions
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Gateways gave me the skills needed to progress onto higher education and / or a satisfactory workplace
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On a scale of 1-5, how did the student feel about the overall emotional support at Gateways?
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What other support services were used while at Gateways?
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Before joining Gateways, do you recall how often the student attended mainstream school?
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What originally brought you to Gateways?
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Experienced anxiety or mental health difficulties that made attending school challenging
Found it difficult to attend school regularly
Felt overwhelmed in a large mainstream school environment
Experienced bullying or difficulties with peers
Required more personalised support and smaller class sizes
Found it hard to cope with the academic or social pressures of mainstream school
felt I didn’t fit in or wasn’t understood in mainstream education
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Courses taken while attending Gateways
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How would the student rate the quality of the education that was received at Gateways?
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Is there anything you wish Gateways could have done differently
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What did the student do next, after leaving Gateways?
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What impact has Gateways had on the student since leaving? (tick 1 or more)
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On a scale of 1-5, after graduating from Gateways, how more or less prepared for the next step was the student?
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If there was a "Gateways alumni" group that the student could be a part of, would they?
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If so, what would it to look like/involve?
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Suggestions: socials once a month (pizza night), careers check-points, involved in Gateways' work (i.e. fundraising), enrichment week visits, support for future students...
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