How well is your school supporting whole-school wellbeing?
Take our 5 minute audit to assess how your current provision aligns with the 4As of a thriving wellbeing culture: Awareness, Agency, Action, and Achievement.
*Your results are completely confidential and will never be shared publicly. The audit is designed to help your school self-reflect and identify opportunities for growth — not to judge or compare.
Whole-school Wellbeing Audit: Your Results Explained
Thank you for completing the Whole-school Wellbeing Audit. Based on your responses, your school or setting has been placed at one of four levels. These levels are not about judgment — they are designed to guide your next steps and celebrate where you are on your wellbeing journey.
You're at the start of building a wellbeing culture. Some foundational ideas are in place, but there's limited strategy, structure or consistency.
You may be reliant on a few passionate individuals, with wellbeing seen as optional or reactive.
What to focus on next:
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Raise awareness across staff and students
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Build confidence and clarity around your approach
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Start small with manageable actions that create quick wins
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Speak to one of our advisors to see how a platform like youHQ can rapidly transform your approach.
You’ve begun to take action. There are pockets of good practice, but these may be isolated or lack whole-school integration.
Your commitment is clear, but now it's time to align, scale and sustain it.
What to focus on next:
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Strengthen consistency across departments
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Encourage student voice and agency
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Use data to inform next steps
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Take a tour of youHQ to understand how a wellbeing digital hub can scale and sustain your efforts
Wellbeing is becoming part of your culture. It’s threaded into policies, curriculum, and staff development.
People understand why it matters — and are starting to see how it works.
What to focus on next:
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Deepen staff capability and leadership
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Embed wellbeing in everyday language and routines
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Create a clear strategy with measurable goals
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Enhance your existing pastoral efforts with youHQ:
You are a beacon of best practice. Wellbeing is not an add-on — it’s part of how your setting works.
You are proactive, inclusive, and reflective. Others may look to you as a model.
What to focus on next:
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Become a youHQ Ambassador and share your impact and inspire others
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Innovate and iterate based on evidence
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Support sector-wide change through collaboration
Why it works
This survey isn’t just another checklist — it’s rooted in clinical insight and educational psychology. The 4As Framework was developed in collaboration with practising clinical psychologists and refined through feedback from school leaders and educational psychologist Kristina Yates. It brings together evidence-based principles from wellbeing science and real-world experience from schools, making it a practical, research-informed tool for evaluating whole-school culture.
Here’s a brief description of each ‘A’: Awareness, Agency, Action, and Achievement.
AWARENESS
Are you noticing the right things at the right time?
This section measures how effectively your school monitors, understands, and anticipates wellbeing needs. High scores reflect proactive identification of emotional concerns and the use of data to support early intervention.
AGENCY
Do your staff and students have the tools to thrive?
This section explores whether your school empowers people with the knowledge, confidence, and access to manage their wellbeing independently and collectively. It includes training, curriculum, and everyday practice.
ACTION
Are you acting early, decisively, and compassionately?
Here, we look at how insights lead to meaningful interventions — from escalation protocols to tracking impact. Effective action relies on strong systems, cross-team collaboration, and student voice.
ACHIEVEMENT
Can you prove wellbeing is making a difference?
This final section looks at outcomes — from attendance and attainment to long-term resilience. A culture of wellbeing is one that’s not just felt, but clearly seen in the lived experiences and successes of students and staff.
