Measuring wellbeing of pupils and staff in Jewish schools as part of three-year JLC pilot scheme
The Community Wellbeing Project is a 3-year JLC-led pilot scheme aimed to address the increasing mental health challenges facing Jewish children and young people today. The scheme is stemming from the advice of an expert panel and commissioned research, which identified that a positive approach to mental health and wellbeing requires an educated partnership between school staff, parents/carers and students. All stakeholders must work together to ensure a culture of wellbeing exists throughout the school. Wellbeing Practitioners are based in pilot schools in London and Manchester to build on existing programmes, run new evidence-based initiatives and work together to share best practices.
CORC has been commissioned to evaluate the Community Wellbeing Project. The evaluation will look both at the direct impact on participants of the various interventions included in the Project, and also at the overall impact of the Project in the schools involved. It will deepen understanding of the emotional and mental health needs of the students within the project schools and support schools to make decisions about the support they provide.