Measuring Wellbeing in Schools

An 18-item questionnaire that measures how well young people and adults understand and manage their emotions, with scores for six specific areas of difficulty.

A seven-question screening tool for anxiety, widely used in the NHS and primary care to gauge how severe anxiety symptoms have been over the last two weeks.

A free 35-question staff survey from the Health and Safety Executive that shows which parts of work are causing stress, so schools and other employers can act on the causes.

A 10-statement questionnaire that measures overall self-worth: how positively or negatively someone feels about themselves. It is one of the most widely used self-esteem measures in the world, in research, schools and clinical settings.

The world's most widely used measure of stress: ten questions about how unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloaded people have found their lives in the last month.

A free questionnaire for children and young people aged 8 to 18 that screens for symptoms of anxiety and low mood, with child and parent versions.

Ofsted's online survey for parents and carers to give their views on their child's school. Results are public, and inspectors use them as evidence during inspections.

A short, child-friendly questionnaire that measures how stressed children feel: whether life feels manageable, or whether worries and pressures are getting on top of them. It adapts the widely used adult Perceived Stress Scale for younger respondents.

A six-question scale that measures resilience in its simplest sense: how quickly someone bounces back after stress or difficult times.

A widely used questionnaire that measures anxiety symptoms in children aged 8 to 15 across six areas, from separation anxiety to social fears.

A free, widely used questionnaire that measures children's health-related quality of life across six areas, from physical and emotional wellbeing to family, friends and school.

A 14-statement questionnaire that measures positive mental wellbeing: how people feel and how well they are functioning. It is one of the most widely used wellbeing measures in UK schools, the NHS and public health.