#BeeWell survey findings: CORC's discussions with schools
Our CORC Regional Officers have recently been supporting schools to reflect on the findings of their #BeeWell data in Manchester and HIPS, and consider how to act on them.
Lee Atkins interviewed schools in Hampshire, Isle of White, Portsmouth and Southampton said that it was "really rewarding to be able to meet with individual schools to explore their student survey findings” He says that he aims “to help schools to better understand and interpret their survey findings and importantly, consider their next steps, the actions that they make as a result."
When Lee reviewed the main themes of discussion with schools in these areas about their pupil survey findings, he found that the common priority areas for development were student’s understanding, access and attitudes to school support, gender differences, sleep and loneliness. Lee felt that a key theme throughout was "promoting the engagement of students in understanding their survey results and shaping resulting action plans".
In Greater Manchester, Year 7 pupils completed #BeeWell surveys for the first time following schools’ request to find out more about the transition to secondary school. Rachael Grant said that based on feedback from schools in Greater Manchester: "Many schools have found this data useful to better understand how their new pupils are settling in and how the school experiences differ for pupils in Key Stage 3 and 4."
In response to #BeeWell, schools have shared survey data with pupils, parents and carers and feeder primary schools to gather their views and target support. This year, several schools have developed Wellbeing Ambassador programmes to improve pupil consultation, promote wellbeing and to provide peer-to-peer support. Other changes to provision and practice include:
· Changes to the PSHE curriculum
· Developing extra-curricular activities, including trips to improve pupil-staff relationships
· Workshops delivered by external organisations around specific topics such as resilience and coping skills
· Improved signposting to existing support
· Reviewing school policies and strategies
St John Fisher Catholic High School in Wigan detailed their approach to pupil engagement and support in this case study. Rachael shared that "Data from #BeeWell continues to support schools to improve their PSHE curriculum, promote wellbeing and improve provision for specific groups.”
When considering the data for all students who completed the #Beewell survey we can see that there are significant differences between the results of male and female students, between free school meal and non-free school meal students and those students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and those without.