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Using health and well-being data to support improvements in mental health in schools
Welcome to the SHINE February 2023 Newsletter
- SHINE has moved to a new home!
- SHINE annual national network conference 2023 - Tues 16th May 2023
- SHINE webinar 10: Young people & Loneliness 23rd March 2023: register
- Data Linkage Focus Groups : SHINE would like to visit 4 secondary schools
- Equally Safe at School : Invitation to take part in the evaluation Sept 2023
- Resources for educational practitioners
- Events ( Stepping Up, Youth Event, British Science Week)
- Research projects for schools - health researchers can visit your school
SHINE has moved to a new home!
SHINE has moved to the new Clarice Pears Building, Byres Road, University of Glasgow Campus to join the other 9 research departments within the School of Health and Wellbeing in this exciting new building.
We are very much looking forward to hosting this year's SHINE national networking event in our new home in May 2023. Bringing together the all ten research areas of the School of Health and Wellbeing in one building will facilitate greater collaboration,
leading to increased opportunities for knowledge exchange as well as engagement with stakeholders and the public to inform policy and practice.
SHINE annual national network conference 2023
Save the date for the 4th annual SHINE network conference!
Tuesday 16th May 2023
Clarice Pears Building, University of Glasgow campus.
"From evidence to action: a whole-school approach to improving young people's mental health and wellbeing”.
Invitations to register will be sent by email to members and associates of the SHINE network in March.
There will be a focus on evidence to intervention - as part of the networking event, we would like to feature examples of SHINE schools who have used the SHINE mental health survey and would like to showcase how the data report influenced subsequent improvement planning and intervention programmes.
SHINE schools and Local Authorities - do you have a case study to share?
Please get in touch to showcase your school's or LA's work with the SHINE data reports at the conference
SHINE Webinar 10
Thursday 23rd March 2023 16.00-17.00
"Young people and loneliness: what we know, and implications for schools"
Dr Emily Long and Dr Claire Goodfellow will share the very best learning and understanding of different aspects of loneliness in the 10th SHINE webinar, followed by an opportunity for Q&A and shared insights from delegates.
Registration is now open
Data Linkage Focus Groups - SHINE would like to visit 4 schools
SHINE would like to include the option to add personal identifiers to the Online Pupil Mental Health Survey in the future. This would allow for the data from this to be linked to other data sources and provide better understanding of the determinants of health and wellbeing outcomes for young people in Scotland. This is important for informed policy making and would support the Scottish Attainment Challenge.
Before adding personal identifiers, we want to gain feedback from pupils, parents/carers and teachers about this and ensure we are addressing any concerns about data protection issues. We are going to use this feedback to create resource for pupils and parents/carers to explain how data is used and protected in research.
We are now looking for schools that would like to take part in this exciting research! We are looking to hold 2 pupil focus groups in each school. This is an opportunity for pupils to learn more about health and wellbeing research and contribute to the future work of SHINE. Please click below for more information or contact:mary.wilson@glasgow.ac.uk
Equally Safe at School
Invitation to take part in theprogramme evaluation in Sept 2023
Opportunity to take part in a national evaluation of the Equally Safe at School programme in Secondary schools
The University of Glasgow is partnering with Rape Crisis Scotland to undertake a national evaluation of the Equally Safe at School programme; a whole-school intervention available to Scottish Secondary Schools to help them address sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV). ESAS is freely available to schools (via an online portal) and complements other interventions such as MVP (Mentors in Violence Prevention) and the Rape Crisis Sexual Violence Prevention programme.
Recent evidence from the University of Glasgow has confirmed that sexual harassment is common in Scottish Schools. Whilst there is much good practice in Scotland, many schools, young people and other partners have recognised the scale of the challenge and the need for support to address the issue comprehensively.
Why is an evaluation needed? Schools that have implemented ESAS so far see its value but it is still important to produce robust evidence of the benefits of the approach..
Professor Kirstin Mitchell, SPHSU, University of Glasgow
To register interest or find out more, please contact the evaluation team here: sphsu-esas@glasgow.ac.uk
Resources for educational practitioners
Play Included® is the leading provider of play-based development programmes using collaborative play with LEGO® bricks to provide positive social experiences for children and young people to support their social and emotional development.
The Brick-by-Brick® programme is a clinically devised, child-led approach, created in partnership with autistic consultants, playful facilitation experts at the LEGO Foundation and leading academic experts. In addition to our Brick-by-Brick programme, Play Included provides free resources for schools and families to foster learning through play. Learn more about the Brick-by-Brick programme.
Building Friendships is a free resource for primary and secondary school teachers to use with their whole class to support the development of friendships, emotional wellbeing and meaningful connections. Register to receive the activities booklet.
Play at Home is a free resource for families to nurture important family relationships and can be adapted to suit individual needs and strengths. All you need is LEGO bricks. Download the activities.
Events
- 9th Mar Stepping Up - skills for leading an independent life - youth event
- 10th Mar British Science Festival - school packs available
Young people's event: Stepping up – skills for leading a healthy independent life
March 9th 2023,12.00 - 16.00 pm
Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow University Campus
“Stepping up” is an interactive event for schools and young people aged 14 or above (S3 and up) on navigating the road to becoming an adult and starting independent life. This will include:
- a social lunch at 12 noon with talks and activities from 13.00.
- discussion with researchers, clinical psychologists and policy representatives about the mental wellbeing challenges of young people and the support available to overcome these.
- a practical wellbeing class on managing life transitions delivered by LifeLink – a mental health charity who have been supporting adults and young people across Scotland for the last 30 years.
Full information here
Want to get involved? We are looking to include short presentations by young people, such as representatives of school wellbeing groups, about what has and can help improve pupil’s emotional and mental health in schools and how to best prepare young people for independent life. If you are interested in either presenting or simply wish to attend the event, please contact Dr. Mirjam Allik (Mirjam.Allik@glasgow.ac.uk)
British Science Week: 10th -19th March 2023
The British Science Week 2023 activity packs are now live! This year’s theme is ‘Connections’, and the packs are filled with fun, easy-to-run activities for both children and adults. The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit provided the Data Detective activity in the secondary schools pack and can’t wait for you to try it!
Research projects for schools - researchers can visit your school
Co-production of youth advocacy videos on food and e-cigarette marketing—invitation to young people to participate
(University of Glasgow Research in partnership with the Scottish Obesity Alliance funded by Cancer Research UK)
Together with members of the Scottish Obesity Alliance, researchers at Glasgow University are investigating young people’s engagement with the promotion and marketing of unhealthy foods and e-cigarettes. We are inviting young people aged 11-16 to take part in workshops, focus group discussions either in person or online via Microsoft Teams, and optional video co-production to help shape public health policy on the regulation of marketing around food and e-cigarettes.
For full information, click here
"New study - SOCITS: SOCial sITuational Systems approach to measuring influences on adolescent mental health.
The SOCITS project will create a new method for researchers, counsellors, teachers, and young people to do research about adolescent mental health. Looking at SOCial, sITuational Systems is what we call the SOCITS approach. SOCITS will help to understand the reasons for things like loneliness, stress and poor mental health.
The SOCITS study will involve developing health surveys that are tailored to each individual school. Rather than using generic loneliness or stress questionnaires, SOCITS will ask about the places and social situations in and around the school, and study how these situations affect mood and feelings.
For full information click here
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
