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Make hidden conditions visible
Bring staffing, supervision, workload, spaces, weather, leadership and shared expectations into the same national picture.
National research · Adults working in Australian schools
What helps the informal school day work well?
Yard duty, recess, lunch and transitions shape the whole school day. Yet the conditions behind them are rarely examined together. This anonymous National School Scan helps make everyday strengths, pressures and practical priorities visible.
No preparation, school records or specialist play expertise required. Answer privately from your experience of everyday school life.
About 12–15 minutes
Anonymous and voluntary
All Australian school phases
No school name requested
Why this deserves attention
The parts of school life that shape the day are often the least examined.
Staff know that yard duty, supervision, transitions and disrupted-weather arrangements affect workload, student regulation and the return to learning. Play Latitude Schools examines the wider conditions that make these parts of the day more or less workable.
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Put staff experience into evidence
Show what is genuinely workable, what creates avoidable pressure and where better-informed support is needed.
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Shape realistic next steps
Help inform future conversations about supervision, staffing and coverage, space design, professional learning and workload recognition.
What is in it for you
A useful reflection, not just another survey.
The Scan gives staff a structured way to notice strengths and pressure points while contributing to a stronger national evidence base for school and system support.
See the open-access teacher research that informed the Scan →
- For teachers and school staff: make the realities of yard duty, transitions, environments, workload and informal spaces visible.
- For school leaders: use clearer shared language for thinking across roles, routines and spaces rather than adding another isolated activity.
- For schools and systems: strengthen the evidence available for practical planning, professional learning, staffing conversations and future resources.
Ready when you are
Add your perspective to the national picture.
The National School Scan is the main research activity. Optional planning and reflection tools are available separately for those who wish to go further.