British Psychological Society Fellowship 2025/26
Application deadline: 4 May 2025 (23:59).

This POSTnote analyses evidence relating to the wellbeing of children in mainstream schools, the impacts of low wellbeing, and types of practice for improving wellbeing.
Children's wellbeing in schools (964 KB , PDF)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58248/PN739
In December 2024 the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was laid before Parliament, which contained several proposals related to wellbeing in schools including on provision of breakfast clubs.
Both physical and mental health affect wellbeing. Wellbeing and mental health can be defined separately and differently from each other. However, these concepts have multiple definitions in the literature and many of them overlap significantly. This POSTnote evaluates the role and aim of school education in wellbeing promotion, drawing on evidence from England, the UK and international contexts. It does not cover the aims of health services in preventing, managing, and supporting those with, mental health difficulties.
This POSTnote examines the wellbeing of children aged 5 to 16 in mainstream schools. Education is a devolved policy. This briefing focuses primarily on education policy in England. Statistics, strategies, policy and funding refer to England, unless otherwise specified, although much of the evidence referred to has broad applicability across the UK.
There are multiple definitions of children’s wellbeing and means of measuring it. This POSTnote looks at a broad range of literature on children’s wellbeing, which have different definitions of, and ways of measuring, this concept.
Children's wellbeing in schools (964 KB , PDF)
Application deadline: 4 May 2025 (23:59).
Contributors to the horizon scan identified challenges and opportunities related to green skills, education and employment in the UK.
UK creative industries can feature inequality and lack diversity. How can participation be increased?