A school's guide to building a wellbeing measurement strategy

Why should you measure wellbeing in school?

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is an essential part of our education system. There is now a clear need to monitor and measure this key area but how can you use data to purposefully drive the right decisions and create better outcomes for your school community?

This practical guide provides information to support primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges in implementing an effective wellbeing measurement strategy. The document will support you by answering the following questions:

• What is wellbeing?
• Why is it important to measure wellbeing?
• What are the main reasons to measure wellbeing?
• How do you measure wellbeing?
• What are the ways to measure wellbeing?
• What are the indicators of wellbeing?
• How do you promote wellbeing in the classroom?
• Which survey should I use?
• Who should I survey?
• Where should I run the survey?
• How should I run the survey?
• How do I analyse results?
• How do I score the survey?
• How can I compare and filter results?
• Should I share results?

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