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Using health and well-being data to support improvements in mental health in schools
Welcome to the SHINE May 2023 Newsletter
- SHINE annual national network conference 2023 report and resources
- SHINE Mental Health Survey 2020 -2022 full dataset resource package
- Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Scotland National Report
- SHINE affiliated research projects:
- Equally Safe at School National Evaluation
- The Ambient Sleep Study
- Other events and resources for school communities:
- Let's talk about anxiety - Anna Freud
- Feel Good Future - Byres Hub Community Day 10th June
- Scottish Guidance Association 2023 Conference 16th September
- Health and Wellbeing poster/media competition for YP aged 12 yrs +
The SHINE team was delighted to host the 4th SHINE National Network Conference in person at the new Clarice Pears Building on Tues 16th May 2023. The theme was ‘From evidence to action: a whole-school approach to improving young people’s mental health and wellbeing’.
Around 90 teachers, researchers and education policy professionals attended to hear Professor Margaret Barry (Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research at the University of Galway) present on implementing effective interventions for promoting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in schools. From the SHINE team, Judith Mabelis launched the SHINE mental health survey national dataset, Mary Wilson provided a research perspective on using personal identifiers in health and wellbeing surveys for young people; while Dawn Haughton led an interactive session on teacher wellbeing in Scotland. Network members heard from schools and local authorities who have used the SHINE mental health survey, with case studies demonstrating how the survey data report has informed improvement planning and interventions in their settings. Delegates also had the opportunity to hear about the latest research on tackling gender-based violence, new methods to measure sleep in 8-18yrs and the social impact for young people of having, or not having, a behavioural diagnosis. The day was rounded off with an opportunity to hear about the academic evaluation by Cardiff University of the Winning Scotland Mindset intervention for primary schools, providing insight into the benefits of using evaluated interventions to support improvements in young people's mental health and wellbeing.
The presentation slides and associated resources have been uploaded to the SHINE members' area of the website, which is accessible via school and LA members' digital folders. An amended version of the pack can be accessed below.
SHINE Mental Health Survey Resource Package
The SHINE Mental Health Survey resource package has been uploaded to the SHINE members' area of the website, accessible via members' digital folders.
Since its launch in Sept 2020, the SHINE pupil online mental health survey has collected over 80,000 young people’s responses, providing a comprehensive dataset of young people’s mental health and wellbeing during and emerging from the COVID-19 era. SHINE is launching the dataset findings from 2020-2022 to provide a national perspective. The national package includes the 2020-2022 primary and secondary reports, a poster explaining the key findings, additional reflective questions and a collection of school case studies to support the interpretation and implementation of mental health and wellbeing data in the schools setting.
Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Scotland National Report
The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Scotland National Report will be launched on Wednesday 21st June 2023, 10am-12pm, at the COSLA Conference Centre, Haymarket, Edinburgh. Key findings from the 2022 HBSC Scotland survey will be presented along with recent trends in health and wellbeing among adolescents in Scotland. The event will also provide an opportunity to network with other relevant stakeholders in Scotland with an interest in child and adolescent health and to discuss current priorities for future policy, practice and research.
Those schools that took part in the HBSC 2022 survey will receive a copy of the National Report over the summer.
For further information please contact Dawn.Haughton@glasgow.ac.uk
SHINE affiliated research projects
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National Evaluation of the Equally Safe at School programme in secondary schools.
ESAS is a whole school approach to address gender-based violence in secondary schools in Scotland. It helps schools build a positive culture in which staff and students work together to prevent GBV and feel more confident and skilled in responding to incidents and disclosures of sexual harassment/violence.
The Ambient Sleep Study
The Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow have joined forces, with the support of SHINE, to work with young people from the age of 8 to 18 years to help shape a study into sleep in young people, which will use new contactless sleep monitors to track sleep patterns across this age range. The study team would like to work with a youth panel advisory group to advise the team. You can download the poster here to put on your school noticeboard or pass on to HWB pupil committees.
Other events and resources for school communities
an animation and accompanying teacher toolkit.
Aimed at students aged 11 to 13, the resource will help young people to normalise, understand and manage anxious feelings.
As well as the animation, which was co-created with young people, the resources include:
- materials for delivering a lesson, including a PowerPoint, lesson plan and worksheets
- materials for delivering an assembly, including a PowerPoint and assembly plan
- guidance materials for teachers, PSHE co-ordinators and parents/carers.
Scottish Guidance Association Conference Saturday 16th September 2023
We are looking forward to welcoming delegates in person at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline. Our programme has input from the following presenters and organisations:
- Tracy Johnston, Education Scotland - PSE Toolkit and CLPL provision for Guidance Teachers
- Dr Elinor Steel - Healthy Schools resource
- Annabel Turner - CyberSafe Scotland
- Graeme Young, Papyrus - Prevention of Young Suicide
- Chris Paul - Man On! Inverclyde
- Jordan Daly, Time for Inclusive Education (TIE)
- Angela McDonald, Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)
Click here to see the Programme
Click here to book your place with early bird prices.
Health and Wellbeing poster/media competition for young people aged 12 years and above
If you had a magic wand what would health and well-being look like in Scotland in 2030? Generation Scotland will be running an exciting competition throughout August and September to encourage young people to learn more about the positive impact of health research. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 12 with prizes of gift vouchers and there is an extra category for teachers and youth workers to enter too, with a prize of a visit to your school/youth group from a University of Edinburgh scientist or researcher. Entries will be accepted through the following formats: Posters (digital and/or drawn), 30 second videos clips, animations, infographics, art work, poetry, Instagram reels.
To find out more about the competition please email sarah.robertson@ed.ac.uk and for more information about Generation Scotland visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/generation-scotland
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
