Researchers from @beewelluk.bsky.social have quantified how participating in artistic activities can improve young people’s wellbeing: an estimated £7 in benefits from every £1 spent on giving young people access to creativity 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t... @educationuom.bsky.social

Great story in @theguardian.com sharing the latest @beewelluk.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social research looking at prevalence & impact of isolation in schools. More detail in here 👉 tinyurl.com/yffvjp4x @erthornton.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @qiqicheng.bsky.social

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Internal exclusion (isolation) is a behaviour management approach involving the temporary relocation of a pupil from their classroom to a designated isolation space as a consequence of disruptive beh...

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One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds

#tbt #euspr2025 in Berlin last week. Great to share my research on how school & neighbourhood can shape young people’s mental health & wellbeing (much as I am not a fan of the academic poster!) And great to spend time with lovely colleagues @annieobrien.bsky.social @suzannehamilton.bsky.social

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"If we get this right, it will be the most important thing we have done in this Bill - but, at the moment, there is no measurement,” said Lord Gus O’Donnell in yesterday’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill debate. 🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org 🎥 Watch his speech below 👇

On the long trek home from #BERA2025 & thought I'd share highlights from the week: 1. Presenting preliminary findings from my review about how the school teens go to & the neighbourhood they live in can influence mental health & wellbeing - bonus, I snuck in references to Harry Potter & Neighbours😊

Great 1st day at #bera2025. Particularly enjoyed listening to Karen Fox and a group of Y7s who shared their co-creation experiences - including renaming some of our ‘boring’ research words. No more data collection, it’s now ways of discovery!

Interesting piece in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on the role of the school environment in students mental health. Next week I'll be sharing preliminary findings from a review about this at #BERA2025 looking at what we know & where we need more evidence before making changes. tinyurl.com/5bmy48d8

Our education system is only making mental health worse

Recent government interventions are welcome, but we're only papering over the cracks without meaningful school reform

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LGBTQ+ young people in the UK face a severe, unequal mental health crisis. Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7 pbe.co.uk/publications...

Working from home with possibly the neediest pets ever!

What if they were ours? @aneezapervez.bsky.social on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

What if they were ours? | BPS

Aneeza Pervez on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.

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A great few days of training! Watch out for new presentations and videos from the @beewelluk.bsky.social team putting all these skills into practice 🎥 🎬 🎤 I'm also looking forward to using what I learnt at #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social and #EUSPR2025 in September!

#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · last yr.

🎤🎬 A huge thank you to @MediaFirstfor two fantastic days of presentation and media training! We developed practical skills, built confidence, and learnt how to communicate our message with clarity. @educationuom.bsky.social‬ @uomseed.bsky.social‬ 📸 Take a look at what we’ve been up to below!

This week, we spent the day in London with @pbe.co.uk, @thefea.bsky.social and @childrenssociety.bsky.social to workshop our next steps on the Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign. Want to get involved? Visit: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org #OurWellbeing 📸 See a photo of the team in action below!

The Our Wellbeing, Our Voice coalition has reached 60 members!👏 60 leading organisations - most recently @ascl-uk.bsky.social - have joined our call for national children and young people's wellbeing measurement. For more information, head to: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org #OurWellbeing

It was great to work on this paper using @beewelluk.bsky.social data to look at how neighbourhood deprivation influences young people's mental health and wellbeing - full paper is here: www.mdpi.com/3362394 - and this is a great summary below 👇

Faculty of Humanities@uomhums.bsky.social · last yr.

Teens from disadvantaged areas face lower life satisfaction but not more emotional problems, new study finds. New research led by experts from @manchester.ac.uk’s @educationuom.bsky.social has shed important light on how the mental wellbeing of young people is affected by where they live. 🧵👇

"Labour must finally – and properly – measure children’s wellbeing" Check out the piece by Lord O'Donnell in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, arguing for a children and young people's wellbeing measurement programme👇 schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-... #OurWellbeing

How Labour can get to grips with the mental health crisis

With its schools bill, the government has a chance to finally get the proper measure of kids' wellbeing

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"Many Dutch children enjoy a freedom of movement that most American kids don’t, which might be the key to why Dutch kids are the happiest kids in the world, according to a 2025 UNICEF report," writes Mary Frances Ruskell. | Essay

Why are Dutch kids the world’s happiest? A teenager weighs in | CNN

Freedom for kids to move through the world on their own may be the key to the Netherlands’ top spot in childhood happiness.

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"If we want to shift from firefighting crises to offering earlier, more effective support, we need better information to guide schools, inform local services & shape national policy." Great article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on measuring young people's wellbeing: schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...

How Labour can get to grips with the mental health crisis

With its schools bill, the government has a chance to finally get the proper measure of kids' wellbeing

schoolsweek.co.uk

Working hard 🐶 🐾 🖥️ #bringyourdogtoworkday

Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds

Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds

New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report Sure Start children’s centres provided £2 of savings for every £1 in costs, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), prompting calls for the government to look at such services as potentially paying for themselves. The centres, championed by the last Labour government, created £2.8bn in savings and revenues at the scheme’s peak in England, according to the IFS study. Continue reading...

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'Schools could track pupils’ happiness in push to improve wellbeing' Thanks to @thetimes.com for highlighting our call for national wellbeing measurement. @beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @probonoecon.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social shorturl.at/62kqo

Schools could track pupils’ happiness in push to improve wellbeing

The proposals are intended to help identify problem areas for children and young people, who are suffering soaring anxiety and depression

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We are so excited to share the latest headline findings from our #BeeWell survey in Greater Manchester! 👉https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/beewell-survey-highlights-wellbeing-priorities-and-challenges-for-young-people-in-greater-manchester/ 🧵

Looking forward to hearing this great line-up of speakers talking about why we need to measure children and young people's wellbeing and the best ways to go about doing this. #ourwellbeing

PBE@pbe.co.uk · last yr.

Join @beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social PBE on 3 April for a breakfast panel on the impact of wellbeing data on children’s lives. Time: 09:00 – 10:15 Location: Westminster and online Sign up here: www.probonoeconomics.com/Event/more-t...

No wifi at home today, so time for some ‘light’ reading with occasional cuddles from Luna and Mercury too - not sure they’re a fan of the story though…😕 🐶🐈‍⬛

Excited to share this paper on my Masters dissertation - it’s taken a while! Thanks to Alex Hennessey for all your support! We looked at how teacher student relationships can reduce adolescent distress by fostering mindfulness skills 👇 www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu... #education #mentalhealth

Frontiers | Perceptions of teacher-student relationships predict reductions in adolescent distress via increased trait mindfulness

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Great blog by @megancuttsphd.bsky.social and Mairi Jeffrey sharing some of their research highlighting why it's so important to listen to the voices of young people with SEND about school support and wellbeing 👇

#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 2y ago

“The inclusion of young people with SEND’s voices is not just a matter of good practice – it is a fundamental right...” A new #BeeWell blog highlights the importance of involving young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in decision making.

Wow - what a January!! The #OurWellbeing campaign for a national youth wellbeing measurement programme has been making waves - with lots of good news so far this year. A busy and an exciting time! Here's what's been happening:🧵

Late to share this as I was avoiding social media and Traitors spoilers... but it was great to work on this paper looking at the longitudinal relationships between bullying, friendship and social support, and internalising symptoms in adolescents 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Longitudinal Relationships Across Bullying Victimization, Friendship and Social Support, and Internalizing Symptoms in Early-to-Middle Adolescence: A Developmental Cascades Investigation - Journal of ...

Current understanding of the longitudinal relationships between different aspects of peer relationships and mental health problems in early- to mid-adolescence is limited. In particular, the role play...

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In 2022, 197,000 young people left secondary school with low wellbeing—equivalent to six children in every class. The Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill is a welcome step, but measuring wellbeing nationally could provide the evidence we need to support them better.

PBE@pbe.co.uk · 2y ago

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has the potential to make a significant difference in supporting our children’s wellbeing. To maximize its impact, universal wellbeing measurement would be a valuable addition. Read the new blog: www.probonoeconomics.com/the-82-billi...