We all want our children to be happy, well-rounded individuals, and recognise that the huge amount of time they spend in school plays a crucial role in their sense of wellbeing. But how can individual schools determine the emotional health of their own pupils or, indeed, the whole school community, in a meaningful way?
In search of an answer, the Centre for Statistics at NFER looked back at the data from the last two years of NFER school surveys completed by parents, pupils and staff – more than 90,000 respondents.
With the original questions based around the Every Child Matters format, they were conscious that the data could potentially be developed to provide more evidence on wellbeing in schools. They were right. This data-rich environment gave the statisticians some interesting initial findings, suggesting two distinct measures for pupils.
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