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Report calls on secondaries to create a ‘head of wellbeing’ position

Pupil wellbeing
Low levels of exercise, high levels of obesity and poor emotional wellbeing are three areas that could be “vastly improved” if schools were to appoint a “head of wellbeing”.

Such a position could help secondary schools to combat poor physical and mental health and wellbeing in both children and teachers, it is claimed.

The suggestion has come from think-tank 2020health and not-for-profit healthcare organisation Nuffield Health, after they jointly published research raising concerns that pupils’ health and wellbeing needs are going unmet.

Nuffield Health is now to lead a pilot project looking at how this position might work in practice. The pilot will include the development of a wellbeing strategy focusing on children, teachers and parents. A competition is to be held to find a school to work with and the pilot will aim to begin in September.

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