Due regard for learner wellbeing and safeguarding
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.
Luss Primary School, Argyll and Bute (PowerPoint, 110KB)
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.
St Ninian's High School, East Renfrewshire (PowerPoint, 1.4MB)
North Ayrshire Council have provided guidance in nurture to support school staff, children and families to: Return Recover Respond Refocus Restart.
Nurturing North Ayrshire (PDF, 529KB)
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.
Stonelaw High School in South Lanarkshire share their ‘One Stonelaw’ approach to health and being.
Stonelaw High School , South Lanarkshire (PowerPoint, 675KB)
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.
Gairloch High School, The Highland Council (PowerPoint, 331KB)
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.
Hazlehead Primary School, Aberdeen City (PowerPoint, 503KB)
Shortlees Primary School in East Ayrshire have developed a Sway which shows how their current approach to outdoor learning.
Shortlees Primary School, East Ayrshire (PowerPoint, 991KB)
At Beath High School in Fife parental feedback is being used to improve learners’ wellbeing and engagement.
Beath High School, Fife (PowerPoint, 109KB)
Murrayfield Primary in West Lothian are improving safeguarding and children’s wellbeing by responding to parental feedback.
Murrayfield Primary, West Lothian (PowerPoint, 111KB)
Aberdeen City Council have provided a number of materials and resources to support wellbeing of learners, families and staff:
- The capacity cup and butterfly breath (take-a-way) (PDF, 377KB)
- Health and wellbeing return to school - What to look out for in your pupils (PDF, 60KB)
- Coaching and wellbeing support (PDF, 139KB)
- Creating trauma informed distance learning environments (PDF, 192KB)
- Aberdeen City professional learning and parent hub - Sways (PDF, 848KB)
South Lanarkshire Council ran a children’s mental health week in February. There are a number of useful links in this document.
South Lanarkshire Children's Mental Health Week (PDF, 147KB)
The headteacher pods in South Lanarkshire Council support headteacher wellbeing. This principles and practice paper explains more about the approach.
South Lanarkshire - Headteacher Support Pods (PDF, 2.4MB)
East Ayrshire Council have developed a tool for pupils to self-evaluate their wellbeing and involvement across each day and week.
East Ayrshire - Pupil Journal (PDF, 280KB)
Young people at Wallace High School in Stirling Council benefit from bespoke support for their wellbeing at the time they need it.
Wallace High School, Stirling Council (PowerPoint, 110KB)
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.
Lossiemouth High School, Moray Council (PowerPoint, 108KB)
The Educational Psychology Service in Orkney Islands Council have provided helpful guidance and resources for schools to support vulnerable learners at times of transition.
Orkney Islands – Transition back to school and ELC settings (PowerPoint, 966KB)
Orkney Islands Council – guidance for transitions for vulnerable learners (PDF, 838KB)
East Ayrshire Council developed guidance for managers and practitioners on supporting and promoting wellbeing.