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Using health and well-being data to support improvements in mental health in schools
Welcome to the SHINE October 2025 Newsletter
- SHINE affiliated project update: new animation from Equally Safe at School
- Festival of Social Science at the University of Glasgow 18th Oct - 8th Nov 2025
- HBSC 2026 Survey Round
- Events - CLPL opportunities:
- Researching Health & Wellbeing Online Event for teachers & P2 to S2 classes
- In person Secondary Story-telling competition and event: Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- CLPL Video of the webinar on the importance of attachment to early childhood development for primary teachers & opportunity to trial the SAM in your school
- Wider research opportunities for schools
- Exploring teachers' mental health and wellbeing through perfectionism
SHINE Affiliated project update: Equally Safe at School
New animation to support schools in addressing sexual harassment
We’re excited to share a new short animated film developed as part of the Equally Safe at School (ESAS) project. Co-produced with school staff and parents, the animation explores how different parts of the school system can influence whether students report sexual harassment.
Designed for use in teacher training on gender-based violence (GBV), the 5- minute animation aims to help staff understand the complex factors that shape prevention and response in schools. It’s a practical, engaging resource to support conversations and reflection among school communities.
🎬 Watch the animation here
The animation was created with Media Co-op (Glasgow) and draws on findings from the pilot phase of the NIHR-funded ESAS evaluation.
If you would like more information about this resource or the ESAS evaluation, please email : sphsu-esas@glasgow.ac.uk
Festival of Social Science: 18th Oct to 8th November 2025
Festival of Social Science:
"Our working Lives"
The 23rd ESRC Festival of Social Science will run from Saturday 18 October to Saturday 8th November. This year’s central theme is "Our Working Lives", exploring how digital technology is reshaping the way we work and interact.
The Festival of Social Science is a celebration of ideas that matter to people and communities across Glasgow and beyond. From how we work and use technology to how we connect and care for one another, these events bring research to life in ways that are fun, accessible, and relevant to us all. Come along, get involved, and be part of the conversation!
We’re proud to host 18 events across The University of Glasgow campus, with 12 open to the public.
To find out more or browse the full programme, visit the ESRC Festival website.
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study: 2026 Survey Round
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study will conduct the next round of data collection starting in January 2026. The purpose of HBSC is to monitor long-term trends and provide international comparisons, thus delivering a unique source of national data to inform policy development in Scotland. The 10th consecutive Scottish HBSC survey will be conducted between January and May 2026, together with 50 other countries in Europe and North America.
Every 4 years, a nationally representative sample of Scottish Primary and Secondary schools are invited to survey one P7 class and one S2 & one S4 class. The resulting National report is shared with the funder (Public Health Scotland), policymakers, participating schools, other key stakeholders and on the HBSC Scotland website . We are delighted to use it to benchmark the SHINE mental health survey data reports for schools to support understanding of a school's MHWB context in relation to the national context.
Each participating school will receive a school report providing aggregate level data, subject to meeting the minimum requirement for number of pupils, to benefit the local health and wellbeing improvement agenda. To support the work of schools, HBSC also produces a range of research briefings/classroom resources from the survey findings, on topics such as Trends in Young People's Substance Use in Scotland , Anxiety among young people in Scotland and Young people’s experiences of bullying and cyberbullying in Scotland
The HBSC Project Manager, Judith Brown, contacted Local Authorities in September for permissions to invite schools to contribute to this valuable study. Invite letters to schools in the sample are being sent over the next few weeks to ask Headteachers to complete an online response form to say that they are happy for their school to take part. HBSC aims to continue the excellent work of providing the evidence to facilitate targeted priority-setting and improvement planning for Scottish young people's health and wellbeing.
Please watch out for your school invitation to take part arriving soon!
Events for schools and CLPL
Researching Health & Wellbeing Online Event for teachers and P2 to S2 classes (ages 8+)
Tuesday 4 November 11.00am
Join Beth from the School of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow to learn about her work as a research assistant exploring how behaviour links to the brain, senses and mental health.
Storytelling Competition and Event for Schools in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Area
Please print out and put up the poster on noticeboards in the English, or Social Sciences, or Art/Media, or Home Economics departments to advertise this creative opportunity to the young people in your school. You could also use it as a class activity and encourage the young people to send in their entries. The winning entries will be invited to a celebration event.
Webinar for Primary Schools: The importance of attachment in early childhood development
Researchers from the School Attachment Monitor Team within the Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience Team at the University of Glasgow presented a webinar for primary teachers on the importance of attachment in early childhood development on Thursday 9th October
Professor Minnis and Yara Aleid shared their expertise on attachment in young children, the different forms of attachment and why this is important in schools. This was followed by a focus on how schools can support children with attachment, introducing the 'School Attachment Monitor' a research study developing digital tools to measure and support attachment assessment in schools.
Over 60 primary teachers registered for the webinar. There was a lively question and answer session and opportunities for schools to find out more about trialling the School Attachment Monitor at mvls-sam@glasgow.ac.uk
Wider research opportunities for schools and young people
Exploring teachers' mental health and wellbeing: take part in a two-part study examining knowledge of perfectionism in teachers and trainee teachers.
Perfectionism is a personality trait associated with various mental health outcomes. Higher levels of perfectionism may make teachers vulnerable to the negative effects of high workloads and job stress. The findings of the study will help to determine current knowledge of perfectionism among teachers, as well as identifying effective ways of educating teachers on perfectionism, with the aim to enhance wellbeing of both staff and students.
The first part of the study involves completing a questionnaire and then watching a short video.
The second part of the study involves completing a questionnaire one week later.
Each part of the study will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. By taking part in both timepoints, participants can enter a prize draw of 1 X £100 Love2shop voucher and 2 X £50 Love2shop vouchers.
If you are happy to participate, click on the link: https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MuAXy9saHSWuCq The link includes more information on the project, the questionnaire, and the video. Thank you for considering taking part in our study!
All the best,
The SHINE Team
Dawn Haughton
Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE) Manager
E-mail: Dawn.Haughton@glasgow.ac.uk
Web: www.gla.ac.uk/shine
Twitter: @ScotlandSHINE
