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Using health and well-being data to support improvements in mental health in schools
Welcome to the SHINE December 2025 Newsletter
- Reflections on 2025 from the SHINE team
- Conference Poster success for SHINE: congratulations to Sam!
- HBSC 2026 Invitation to schools to participate in the study
- Key date for SHINE in 2026 - SHINE National Conference 2026
- Wider research opportunities for schools
- Eyes Wide Open - invitation to participate in sleep & mental health research
- Perfectionism and mental health outcomes in the teaching workforce - prize draw and participation opportunity
SHINE Reflections on 2025
2025 was another busy year for SHINE with many changes, offering new opportunities for collaboration within the world of health research with schools.
Conference Poster success for SHINE
Congratulations to Sam Ofili, SHINE Research Associate, for winning the Research Poster prize in the Patient and Public Involvement category at the NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 . The meeting took place on 30th October at Strathclyde University Technology and Innovation Centre. The theme of the 2025 conference was "Towards Better Futures: Research, Innovation & Inclusion in Mental Health".
The winning SHINE poster shares the adolescent results regarding adolescent self-harm in Scotland from the SHINE mental health survey 2024-25. Click on the green button above to find out more about the prevalence of self-harm in Scottish adolescents, the associated risk factors and the role of social support.
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study: 2026 Survey Round
Invitation to schools to participate
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study will conduct the next round of data collection starting in January 2026.
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 data report survey covers a comprehensive range of physical and mental health topics.
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. International comparisons can be found here.
If you would like your school to participate in the HBSC 2026 survey round, please contact the Project Manager at Judith.Brown@glasgow.ac.uk
Looking ahead to SHINE events in 2026
Save the date:
Thursday14th May 2026
SHINE Annual National Conference 2026
The theme of the 2026 conference will focus on Understanding Barriers to School Attendance in the Scottish Context. In the New Year, we look forward to sharing with you the programme of key-note speakers, interactive sessions, case studies and new research.
Invitation to participate in sleep & mental health research
Catriona Ewart, a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow is conducting the Eyes Wide Open research study, which aims to co-create strategies to improve adolescent sleep.
Seeking adults in Scotland who work with, care for, or support adolescents to share their perspectives on how we can improve sleep health for young people.
Your insights would make a valuable contribution to shaping future intervention strategies at individual, family, school, and policy levels, so please get involved!
What does participation involve?
- Completing a short online consent and demographic form
- Taking part in an online workshop (up to 2 hours) in January 2026 with other stakeholders from across Scotland
- Workshops will include small-group discussions exploring the feasibility, acceptability and usefulness of different ideas to support adolescent sleep
- Participants will receive a £10 voucher as a thank-you
You can read the full Participant Information Sheet here. If you would like to take part, please sign up and complete the consent form using the link below: https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9uI7UaAYb3HChme
If you have any questions before deciding, please feel free to contact me at c.ewart.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Perfectionism & mental health outcomes in the teaching workforce
Invitation for participation & prize draw
Researchers at the University of Glasgow invite you to 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!
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable Christmas break!
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
