The belonging check

i'm a school leader. help me find out whether the people in my setting feel safe enough to *try* — to use new tools, ask for help, admit they're stuck, and have a go in front of others.

build me a short, anonymous survey i can send round. tell me first whether to aim it at staff, pupils, or both — i'll choose.

rules:
- 8 questions maximum. it must take under 5 minutes.
- plain english. no jargon. no leading questions.
- mostly a 1–5 agree/disagree scale, plus one or two optional open boxes.
- quietly cover these five things, without naming them in the questions:
  1. tribe — do people feel part of the group, or on the outside?
  2. expectation — do people know what's coming, or are they braced for surprises?
  3. rank — is it safe to not know something, or does that feel risky to their standing?
  4. autonomy — do people feel they have a say, or that things happen to them?
  5. trying — do people feel safe enough to try something new and get it wrong in front of others?
- include this open question: "what's one thing that would make it easier to try something new here?"

then give me:
- the survey, ready to paste straight into Google Forms or Microsoft Forms
- a simple way to read the results: what a low score in each of the five areas is telling me
- the single question i should ask my team out loud first, based on the lowest-scoring area

keep it warm and non-judgemental. this is information, not a test.