Pupil Voice

The Pupil Voice Toolkit was developed by PSHE as a free resource to support schools and colleges to work with our children and young people to explore ways of promoting their mental and emotional wellbeing. The process involves children in identifying self-help opportunities and ways in which school and community provision could further enhance their mental and emotional wellbeing. It will help school leaders make use of school level data to identify the mental wellbeing needs of children and to determine how best to address these. The resources in the toolkit are based on mental and emotional wellbeing examples, however, the tools could be adapted to apply to other topic areas also.

Mental and Emotional Wellbeing - Engaging Children and Young People in Planning Provision

Toolkit Contents

Section A - Process Documents

Primary Schools

1. Briefing
2. Research and data sources
3. Methodologies for collecting and exploring views
4. Information for parents and carers
5. Programme sessions 1 and 2

Secondary Schools

1. Briefing
2. Research and data sources
3. Methodologies for collecting and exploring views
4. Invtation for pupils
5. Successful applicants
6. Unsuccessful applicants
7. Information for parents and carers
8. Programme Sessions 1 and 2
9. Programme Session 3 and 4
10. Invitation to feedback event
11. Mental health curriculum audit tool

Section B - Supporting Resources

Primary

1. Primary Draw and Write mental health
2. Safety circle and network of support
3. Self assessment teacher instructions
4. Y1-2 self assessment mental and emotional wellbeing
5. Y3-4 self assessment mental and emotional wellbeing
6. Y5-6 self assessment mental and emotional wellbeing
7. Action planning framework
8. Sample certificate for pupils

Secondary Schools

1. Mental and emotional wellbeing card exercise
2. Mental Health - the group's view (Heading)
3. Areas of Mental Health (Headings)
   1. Life Satisfaction
   2. Resilience
   3. Self esteem
   4. Trust
4. Worries (Heading)
5. Action planning framework
6. Sample certificate for pupils

Section C - Examples of Work from Pilot Schools

Primary Schools

1. HRBS data from primary school
2. Key Stage 2 Draw and Write Feedback
3. PSHE journey around our school

Secondary Schools

1. Introduction
2. Health Related Behaviour Survey - sample powerpoint
3. Mental Health - the group's view
4. Worries
5. Areas of mental health - Key Messages
6. Mental health - reviewing the school's approaches
7. Mental health - summary of key messages
8. Action plan resulting from key messages