Studying at York
Supporting Pupils' Psychological Wellbeing at School - EDU00101M
Module summary
This module will provide you with in-depth critical understanding of the current approaches to supporting the social and emotional development of children and adolescents in schools. You will be critically examining the relationship between academic research, policy and practice in the area of wellbeing in both primary and secondary schools.
Professional requirements
none
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
Module aims
This module aims to provide students with a critical understanding of current strategies, approaches and programmes used to support the wellbeing of children and adolescents in schools and the evidence-base that underpins them. Students will be encouraged to compare and contrast these approaches with current policy recommendations and real-world classroom practice. They will be encouraged to identify gaps in current policy, research and practice in order to develop new ways of improving the wellbeing of children and adolescents in schools.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content
By the end of this module students will be able to:
- Explain current wellbeing strategies, approaches and programmes applied in schools to support wellbeing of children and adolescents.
- Critically examine the links between the strategies, approaches and programmes implemented in schools, underlying research and relevant education policy.
- Effectively communicate their knowledge of wellbeing approaches in schools and their underlying evidence base to a range of audiences.
- Critically consider how existing approaches to supporting students’ wellbeing might be further advanced in order to improve wellbeing provision in schools.
- Understand how researchers, policy makers and educators collaborate in supporting the wellbeing provision of pupils in schools.
Academic and graduate skills
Students will have learned how to:
- Engage in critical evaluation of research, policy and practice
- Present complex ideas to a wide range of audiences
- Perform comprehensive literature searches
- Synthesise and analyse information and research evidence from different sources
- Formulate reasoned arguments
- Engage in, and advocate for, evidence-based practice
Module content
Indicative content includes:
- Youth wellbeing and mental health
- The role of schools
- Mindfulness
- Social and emotional learning
- Curriculum-based approaches / Mental health literacy
- Targeted interventions
- Designing and evaluating complex interventions
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
Individual written feedback reports for summative assessments, with follow-up tutor meeting if necessary. The feedback is returned to students in line with university policy. Please check the Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback for more information.
Indicative reading
Indicative reading:
Dray, J., Bowman, J., Campbell, E., Freund, M., Wolfenden, L., Hodder, R. K., ... & Small, T. (2017). Systematic review of universal resilience-focused interventions targeting child and adolescent mental health in the school setting. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(10), 813-824.
Durlak, J. A., Weissberg, R. P., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D., & Schellinger, K. B. (2011). The impact of enhancing students’ social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis of school-based universal interventions. Child development, 82(1), 405-432.try, 56(10), 813-824.
The Children’s Society (2021, August 26). The Good Childhood Report 2021. https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/professionals/resources/good-childhood-report-2021
Public Health England (2021). Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing. A whole school and college approach. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-children-and-young-peoples-emotional-health-and-wellbeing