The School Health Research Network (SHRN): Student Health and Wellbeing Survey Dear Parent / Carer, Who we are We are an established policy-practice-research partnership between Cardiff University, Welsh Government departments and Public Health Wales. Our strategic partnership with Public Health Wales and integration with The Welsh Network of Health and Well-being Promoting Schools (WNHWPS), along with substantive investment from Welsh Government, has enabled SHRN to grow into a national network of research and evaluation.
What we are doing? Your child’s school has agreed to take part in the SHRN Student Health and Well-being Survey this autumn term. The survey is being managed by IPSOS, on behalf of Cardiff University, and is completed online with support from a member of school staff. Learners in year groups 3-6 will be invited to take part. Participation is voluntary, and learners’ answers are confidential and anonymous. This means we do not collect any identifiable information and therefore cannot disclose individual’s answers to school staff or parent/carers.
What is involved? During class, your child will be asked to take part in a brief online survey, which will take about 20 minutes on average. It will ask some general questions about themselves, their feelings, what they think about school, and behaviours which can affect children’s health (e.g. physical activity, sleep, screentime etc). These questions have been developed in consultation with teachers, parents/carers, and children across schools in Wales. Children will be told that their answers are private and won’t be asked to give their names. Learners can skip any question they prefer not to answer or stop completing at any time. The survey will not adversely affect learning time as it will be administered during assemblies or as part of the curriculum through the new health and well-being area of learning. Learners will be supported by school staff throughout, and the telephone number for ChildLine will be visible at the end of the survey. If you want to see a copy of the SHRN Student Survey you can either: a) b)
click to view here, or visit our website page: https://www.shrn.org.uk/?page_id=8851
Why are we doing it? We work with schools in Wales to inform and evaluate actions to improve children and young people’s health. We do this, in part, through conducting surveys every two years. Anonymised findings are reported back to schools, local authorities and Welsh Government. Our network holds research events and webinars for school staff to discuss well-being topics and plan ways to improve learners’ health and well-being.