Name pronunciation pilot- benefits

Following the name pronunciation pilot with 4 schools during the winter graduation ceremony, benefits were assessed:

What was delivered;

Provision for students to indicate in what order their name should be read

•11% of Students changed read order to Surname – Forename

Invitation for students to provide written guidance on how their name should be pronounced

•61% of students provided guidance

•100% of presenters said guidance had a positive impact on their preparation & ceremony experience

•67% of presenters said this saved them time

Provision of a separate presenter programme

•67% of presenters found this "Extremely Valuable“

•33% of presenters found this "Somewhat Valuable“

How did students respond;

• 72% of students surveyed from pilot schools said they provided guidance and there name was pronounced correctly compared to 67% from non pilot schools.
• 86% of students survey stated their name being pronounced correctly had a positive effect on their day

What did the presenters say;

• “It was particularly useful for eg Chinese names, both giving the order that the student would prefer and helping with pronunciation”
• “It really reduced the amount of time I had to spend and the number of colleagues that I had to consult, to be happy that I had the right pronunciations”
• “I was slightly less daunted by the task of reading the names out - at least I felt I had a rough idea of how candidates wanted some of them pronounced.”
• “Recommend roll out. Though as an aid, not as a time-saving exercise
• “If we could capture pronunciation at the beginning (Student Registration) it would mean that we could refer to a student correctly right from the start, there are very many overseas students whose names are a challenge, and once we've asked them a couple of times to remind us how to say their names it gets embarrassing to admit we've forgotten again…”

100% of Presenters recommend the roll out of Name Pronunciation