Principal Investigator Dr Sara Long Co-Investigators Dr Rachel Brown, Dr Nick Page, Dr Hayley Reed, Prof Simon Murphy, Prof Graham Moore Background Health and wellbeing… Read More »Advancing knowledge in the use of health and wellbeing data and evidence: A package of training for Healthy Schools Co-ordinators (ADEPT – HSC)
Public Health Wales has published new guidance for secondary schools to help tackle the rise in youth vaping The guidance, which can be read here, provides… Read More »SHRN data informs Public Health Wales vaping guidance
June 2023 saw the launch of ADEPT-HSC, a course aiming to enhance the knowledge and skillset of Healthy Schools Coordinators supporting schools in their use… Read More »Supporting educationalists to become more adept in the use of health and wellbeing data
A growing number of nations are advocating for a whole school approach to emotional and mental wellbeing. In 2021, Welsh Government published a framework outlining… Read More »Taking a whole-school approach to mental health in Wales
Researchers at Cardiff University interviewed policymakers and those who hold a strategic role in designing and implementing the Health and Wellbeing aspects of the Curriculum… Read More »Changes to how schools are assessed and improved professional learning critical to the success of education reforms in Wales, study concludes
Wales welcomed its new Curriculum for Wales last autumn, including changes to the way learners and schools are assessed, and changes to the way educators are trained… Read More »A curriculum for children’s health and wellbeing
Lead Investigators Dr Sara Long; Prof Graham Moore Background Schools can have good or bad influences on young people’s health and wellbeing. They are important settings for early intervention to prevent later health and wellbeing problems.… Read More »Integration of health and wellbeing into the school curriculum: A mixed methods investigation of preparations for Wales-wide curriculum reform and its impacts on health and well-being
In 2022, Wales welcomes a new school curriculum prioritising young people’s health and wellbeing. Dr Sara Long’s Welsh Government fellowship is informing and evaluating this major… Read More »Wales’ new curriculum: Findings so far
