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Using health and well-being data to support improvements in mental health in schools
Welcome to the SHINE September 2023 Newsletter
- Getting involved in health and wellbeing research through schools
- SHINE teachers' panel for 2023-24 - focus on sharing data reports with YP
- Spotlight on young people involved in research
- SHINE affiliated research projects by topic: updates and invitations
- Gender-based Violence: Equally Safe at School National Evaluation
- Sleep: The Ambient Sleep Study
- ASN: Beyond Behaviour
- Anxiety: Moodhwb
- Other events,
research projects and resources for school communities:
- Invitation to discuss the priorities for young people's mental health.
- Join us for the Festival of Social Science 4th Nov 2023
- The Good Childhood Report 2023
Getting involved in HWB research through schools
SHINE Teachers' Panel workshop: Wednesday 15th November 2023
The first workshop for the 2023-24 session will focus on sharing mental health and wellbeing data reports with young people.
The workshop will include:
- The presentation and review of a new resource to facilitate the sharing of MH data reports with young people
- Sharing practice with colleagues about the challenges and successes of sharing data with young people.
- Discussion of how young people can best be involved in the co-design of new resources.
Spotlight on young people from SHINE schools getting involved in research
Shannon Boyd, a sixth year pupil at Kilwinning Academy, joined the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit this summer through the Nuffield Research Placement programme. Shannon worked with researchers from the SPHSU on a MatCHNet data science project that involved reviewing the research evidence gaps on child poverty and health in the early years, and examining early years welfare policies in Scotland. She presented her poster at an event to celebrate the scheme in the Advanced Research Centre ( University of Glasgow) last week which was attended by pupils, their families, and researchers. Shannon is now focusing on applying to university.
Did you know? Young people from your school can get involved in research by joining the SHINE Young Person's Advisory Board. For more information, contact Dawn.Haughton@glasgow.ac.uk
SHINE affiliated research projects
Your school can be part of trialling a new intervention, evaluating a programme or testing a new method of collecting data. An opportunity to work with researchers in your school to find solutions to YP HWB challenges.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact the Principal Investigator: kirstin.mitchell@glasgow.ac.uk . Kirstin will be delighted to walk you through what's involved for schools.
Invitation to join the National Evaluation of the Equally Safe at School (ESAS) programme in secondary schools.
Many Scottish schools are dealing with the fall-out from misogynistic influencers such as Andrew Tate, or are struggling with an increase in disclosures of sexual harassment. ESAS is designed to help schools build a positive culture in which staff and students work together on these issues. Designed by Rape Crisis it takes a whole school approach, strongly complements MVP, and is free to schools. ESAS involves a self-assessment, staff training, a student-led action group and curriculum and policy review.
The national evaluation is being run by a research team at the University of Glasgow. Schools across Scotland have been joining up but there are still a few spaces left. The benefit of being part of the national evaluation includes that the research team at University of Glasgow will collect the student self-assessment data on your behalf; they will support you in getting started and staying involved in ESAS and you'll be part of a larger cohort of schools undertaking ESAS. For more information click here.
The Ambient Sleep Study Invitation
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.
Beyond Behaviour Study invitation
Behavioural diagnosis - help or hindrance?
Spaces available for secondary schools to take part in this exciting SHINE affiliated project.
Beyond Behaviour is led by a research team from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Education & Sport seeking to work with pupils, their parent/carers and associated school staff across Scotland. The purpose of the study is to explore why some pupils who at times require additional support to engage positively in school are referred for a clinical diagnosis for a neurodevelopmental (NDD) or behavioural disorder (e.g. ADHD) and others are not. The project will investigate the social impact for the pupil of being given, or not given a clinical diagnosis for a behavioural disorder. This is important because how young people are identified and described affects how they see themselves. This in turn has implications for how they behave and how they view themselves as learners.
The research team are keen to build mutually beneficial relationships with schools around work in this area and would be happy to discuss with you any CLPL opportunities that they might be able to offer to your school.
Register your interest to receive further information at: Beyond.behaviour@ed.ac.uk
Anxiety: Moodhwb trial invitation
(Last chance to register)
Pupils have a last opportunity to access this award winning mental health resource, specifically designed for young people. 13-19 year olds can assist the project by testing the effectiveness of various resources and in return get assistance with their mental health challenges. A voucher is offered as a thank you for their time and a certificate to show they have assisted with this research. Parents and those working with young people associated with those taking part, can also take part in the research.
More information available here or at Elaine.Hindle@glasgow.ac.uk
Other research events and resources for school communities
We want to hear from you! What are your priorities for young people's mental health?
As researchers at the University of Glasgow, we hope to develop a research programme that will support young people to manage their emotional lives to help improve wellbeing and help young people in getting through daily tasks, such as getting together with friends or attending school. These are especially important if a young person is experiencing low mood or has lots of worries, and we hope that our research can develop new ways of thinking around these difficulties in order to best support our young people.
If you are a young person, a teacher, or a parent, we welcome your thoughts: Use the link or scan the code to share your thoughts.
The questions are focussed on understanding what aspects of life are important to young people and those who care for them or work with them (e.g., parents, teachers) to better understand priorities for young people's wellbeing.
The information collected will only be used to help us shape the research agenda and priorities. None of the information will be used in research.
The Good Childhood Report 2023
One of the measures used in the SHINE mental health survey is the Good Childhood Index, which measures life satisfaction for both primary and secondary young people. The UK 2023 report is now out and can be viewed here.
Join us for the 2023 Festival of Social Science on Saturday 4 November
The Festival of Social Science explores the world of social science, from how society has shaped our local areas to behaviours that help fight climate change. The theme for this year's festival will focus on lifelong wellbeing, exploring mental and physical health at all ages and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
This year the University of Glasgow is running a wide-range of free activities for all ages, including walking tours, workshops and a chance to meet our researchers to learn more about their work. The majority of our activities will take place in Glasgow at Byres Community Hub and Advanced Research Centre on Saturday 4 November from 11am. This is a free, public event, open to everyone.
Visit the ESRC website to see the full programme of activities being hosted by the University of Glasgow.
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
