Examples from national overviews of practice

Children’s wellbeing at Luss Primary School, Argyll and Bute, benefits from the school’s approach to outdoor learning and opportunities to come together remotely in their school community.

PowerPoint presentation: Luss Primary School, Argyll and Bute (110 KB)

St Ninian’s High School in East Renfrewshire Council is supporting young people’s wellbeing through a range of different approaches. Their mindful art programme and social stories support are shared in this exemplar.

PowerPoint presentation: St Ninian's High School, East Renfrewshire (1.4 MB)

North Ayrshire Council have provided guidance in nurture to support school staff, children and families to:  Return Recover Respond Refocus Restart.

PDF file: Nurturing North Ayrshire (529 KB)

The case study from Sgoil Bhagh a’Chaisteil, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) explores how adapting staff roles is supporting engagement and participation of learners who were missing out.

PowerPoint file: Sgoil Bhagh a Chaisteil, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Support for vulnerable learners (110 KB)

Stonelaw High School in South Lanarkshire share their ‘One Stonelaw’ approach to health and being.

PowerPoint file: Stonelaw High School , South Lanarkshire (675 KB)

Gairloch High School in The Highland Council have produced a presentation which demonstrates to young people where they can access help should they need it.

PowerPoint file: Gairloch High School, The Highland Council (331 KB)

Staff at Hazlehead Primary School in Aberdeen City Council have used Padlet as a tool to self-evaluate health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

PowerPoint file: Hazlehead Primary School, Aberdeen City (503 KB)

Shortlees Primary School in East Ayrshire have developed a Sway which shows how their current approach to outdoor learning.

PowerPoint presentation: Shortlees Primary School, East Ayrshire (991 KB)

At Beath High School in Fife parental feedback is being used to improve learners’ wellbeing and engagement.

PowerPoint presentation: Beath High School, Fife (109 KB)

Murrayfield Primary in West Lothian are improving safeguarding and children’s wellbeing by responding to parental feedback.

PowerPoint presentation: Murrayfield Primary, West Lothian (111 KB)

Aberdeen City Council have provided a number of materials and resources to support wellbeing of learners, families and staff:

• PDF file: The capacity cup and butterfly breath (take-a-way) (377 KB)
• PDF file: Health and wellbeing return to school - What to look out for in your pupils (60 KB)
• PDF file: Coaching and wellbeing support (139 KB)
• PDF file: Creating trauma informed distance learning environments (192 KB)
• PDF file: Aberdeen City professional learning and parent hub - Sways (848 KB)

South Lanarkshire Council ran a children’s mental health week in February. There are a number of useful links in this document.

PDF file:  South Lanarkshire Children's Mental Health Week (147 KB)

The headteacher pods in South Lanarkshire Council support headteacher wellbeing. This principles and practice paper explains more about the approach.

PDF file: South Lanarkshire - Headteacher Support Pods (2.4 MB)

East Ayrshire Council have developed a tool for pupils to self-evaluate their wellbeing and involvement across each day and week.

PDF file: East Ayrshire - Pupil Journal (280 KB)

Young people at Wallace High School in Stirling Council benefit from bespoke support for their wellbeing at the time they need it.

PowerPoint file: Wallace High School, Stirling Council (110 KB)

Staff at Lossiemouth High School in Moray Council are proactive at gathering data relating to wellbeing and support needs and use this information to support improvements in addressing a range of health and wellbeing needs.

PowerPoint file: Lossiemouth High School, Moray Council (108 KB)

The Educational Psychology Service in Orkney Islands Council have provided helpful guidance and resources for schools to support vulnerable learners at times of transition.

PowerPoint presentation: Orkney Islands – Transition back to school and ELC settings (966 KB)

PDF file: Orkney Islands Council – guidance for transitions for vulnerable learners (838 KB)

East Ayrshire Council developed guidance for managers and practitioners on supporting and promoting wellbeing.

PDF file: Education: Wellbeing Renewal - Guidance for Managers and Practitioners on Supporting and Promoting Wellbeing (2 MB)