It’s #AntiBullyingWeek, and we’re using our #PowerForGood! ⚡️ Check out the inspiring anti-bullying work happening at Lift New Forest, spotlighted in the Anti-Bullying Alliance blog. 💙 👉 - anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/aba-our-work... bit.ly/4mN5Ous

🗞️ ICYMI: Our #BeeWell research has been featured in schoolsweek.bsky.social 👉 schoolsweek.co.uk/time-in-isolation-room-damages-student-wellbeing-study-suggests Read the research here 👉 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Research from @beewelluk.bsky.social into the scale of the use of isolation within schools highlighted in @theguardian.com, with researchers from @educationuom.bsky.social carrying out the first large-scale investigation into internal exclusion 👇

"We need a system that works for everybody" 📻 neilhumphrey.bsky.social spoke on BBC Radio 5 Live today(from 11:40am) about new #BeeWell research showing how school “'isolation' rooms can impact pupil wellbeing. Listen or catch up: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Children’s wellbeing is still in decline, according to childrenssociety.bsky.social’s#GoodChildhoodReportrt 2025. We back their recommendations to reclaim hope and call for the government to take decisive action to overturn this damaging decline: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood

This #YouthMentalHealthDay, we're celebrating young people in Rochdale who are working to #ShareSupport as Young Health Activists. 🔗 Learn more: beewellprogramme.org/celebrating-...

📢The fourth principle of the #OurWellbeingOurVoice coalition is regular. 🔗 Learn more about the campaign : www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org/about

📑 New #BeeWell Evidence Brief: Unfolding Absence reveals how school attendance patterns change over the year and are influenced by wellbeing, aspirations, and life context. 📎https://ow.ly/Hsq250WWWUz

"If we get this right, it will be the most important thing we have done in this Bill - but, at the moment, there is no measurement,” said Lord Gus O’Donnell in yesterday’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill debate. 🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org 🎥 Watch his speech below 👇

Research carried out by @educationuom.bsky.social colleagues with support from @beewelluk.bsky.social shows the benefits of a mentoring programme for LGBTQIA+ young people 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/b...

“Free2B isn’t just helpful - it’s making a meaningful difference in young people’s lives,” said @qiqicheng.bsky.social 📖 Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/b... @pbe.co.uk @uomseed.bsky.social @educationuom.bsky.social

How do schools & neighbourhoods shape young people’s substance use? 🏫🏘️ Using data from 30,000+ young people, we’re exploring how place, identity & social factors affect health choices like vaping & drinking. 🔗 More here: beewellprogramme.org/spotlight-on...

We're calling on the Government to embed inclusion at the heart of all upcoming school reforms. Through our new #InclusionForAll campaign with @thedifferenceed.bsky.social we ask govt to 🔶 Reduce barriers to support 🔶 Look wider than SEND 🔶 Invest in prevention www.impetus.org.uk/news-and-vie...

"It's a barrier that should be considered a public health issue" Tess Howard has teamed up with Asics to address girls' concerns around PE kit preventing them from participating. www.itv.com/news/granada... Concerns @beewelluk.bsky.social also identified (below) when speaking to young people.

Inclusion isn't a bolt-on; it's a foundation of effective schooling. We're calling for the government to place this definition of inclusion in the Schools White Paper: all staff supporting all children so they can belong, achieve, and thrive. #InclusionForAll  👉 the-difference.com/wp-content/u...

🚀 From intern to Policy Adviser: El’s #BeeWell journey This summer, Eleanor McEwan reflects on her internship with #BeeWell, made possible by the Gregson Family Foundation. 👇 Read the full blog post to hear more about El’s journey and what’s next: beewellprogramme.org/from-intern-...

🎙️ What matters gets measured. We’re calling on the govt to deliver a national wellbeing measurement programme for young people. 📢 We're spotlighting our 5 key principles in the coming weeks, starting with: National Coverage. 🔗 Learn more: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org/about #OurWellbeingOurVoice

🧠 Spotlight on Healthy Choices: Healthy habits support healthy minds Our latest #BeeWell insights from 18k+ Year 8 pupils in Greater Manchester show how sleep, diet & exercise impact mental wellbeing. 👉 Dive into the blog: ow.ly/ROUq50WMHCL

🌍✨ #BeeWell researchers are at the 18th World Leisure Congress! @stephray1.bsky.social erthornton.bsky.social & qiqicheng.bsky.social present today: "Exploring Spaces as an Avenue to Tackle the Wellbeing Crisis in the UK: Insights from Research & Practice in Greater Manchester" #WLC2025

🧠 Spotlight on Healthy Choices: Healthy habits support healthy minds Our latest #BeeWell insights from 18k+ Year 8 pupils in Greater Manchester show how sleep, diet & exercise impact mental wellbeing. 👉 Dive into the blog: ow.ly/ROUq50WMHCL

Celebrating our work with Plan International UK's Young Health Programme! Over the past few years, we've worked together on a Community of Practice all about young people's wellbeing in Greater Manchester. Find out more👉 beewellprogramme.org/celebrating-... @plan-uk.bsky.social

How can we help young people make healthy, informed choices? Public Health Practitioner Alice Godmon shares how her work with #BeeWell. 📝 Read more:https://beewellprogramme.org/alices-impact-supporting-young-peoples-wellbeing-through-healthy-choices/ #SpotlightOn #SpotlightOnHealthyChoices

Over the last 4 years, #BeeWell has engaged with over 20,000 young people with SEN across 14 local authorities, including Greater Manchester and HIPS. 👉 Check out the #BeeWell Headline Findings Report on the wellbeing of young people with SEN (April 2025) beewellprogramme.org/wp-content/u...

🏘️ Research led by experts from @educationuom.bsky.social ‪shed important light on how the mental wellbeing of young people is affected by the neighbourhoods they live in. 👉 Read here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t.... @chrisknowles22.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

Last month, we were so pleased to facilitate a session between @kirithentwistle.bsky.social and Sharples School, Bolton, exploring wellbeing data from the local area! Find out more here👉https://beewellprogramme.org/kirith-entwistle-mp-visits-sharples-school-to-discuss-wellbeing-with-young-people/

🎤🎬 A huge thank you to @MediaFirstfor two fantastic days of presentation and media training! We developed practical skills, built confidence, and learnt how to communicate our message with clarity. @educationuom.bsky.social‬ @uomseed.bsky.social‬ 📸 Take a look at what we’ve been up to below!

This week TCS met with BeeWell & PBE Fair Education Alliance to discuss Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign. Celebrating progress & strategizing to push the campaign forward. Together we urge the government to introduce a national program that truly listens to young people & responds to their needs.

This week, we spent the day in London with @pbe.co.uk, @thefea.bsky.social and @childrenssociety.bsky.social to workshop our next steps on the Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign. Want to get involved? Visit: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org #OurWellbeing 📸 See a photo of the team in action below!

"Now more than ever, we need to make sure our young people are heard." – @hayleylever.bsky.social See how our team in #GreaterManchester are listening, co-creating campaigns, supporting youth orgs, and turning insight into action with #BeeWell. 🔗 beewellprogramme.org/how-are-you-...

We are so excited to see that the Youth Shadow Panel has recommended national wellbeing measurement in their report on the Government's Curriculum and Assessment Review!👏 📣 Check out the full report and recommendations: shadowpanel.uk/about/final-...

It was great to be part of this week's GM SEND Conference, focused on inclusion and belonging, where our Academic Lead Neil Humphrey presented on what we know about school belonging and wellbeing from the #BeeWell data.

The Our Wellbeing, Our Voice coalition has reached 60 members!👏 60 leading organisations - most recently @ascl-uk.bsky.social - have joined our call for national children and young people's wellbeing measurement. For more information, head to: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org #OurWellbeing

Last in our series of stories on what success means for young people in Greater Manchester, @gmyn.bsky.social share a story from one of their young people, about the importance of building self-esteem to feel successful. 👉 ow.ly/uAne50WcUYK

Did you know that 1 in 3 young people volunteer at least once a month or more in Greater Manchester? Stories in our new 'everyday success' project talk about volunteering can be important to young people's wellbeing and feeling successful! ow.ly/iUVa50WcUJp

"Labour must finally – and properly – measure children’s wellbeing" Check out the piece by Lord O'Donnell in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, arguing for a children and young people's wellbeing measurement programme👇 schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-... #OurWellbeing

Young people tell us that lots of different things support them to feel successful. In this story, young people from YouthLeads tell us about three different things that support their wellbeing and feelings of success! Find out more👉 beewellprogramme.org/greater-manc...

Our panel starts with PhD candidate Samuel Hugh-Jones discussing his research using the @beewelluk.bsky.social data set. Dr Rathi Ravindrarajah overviews her work using quantitative analysis to review 42nd Streets digital service for young people.

Excited to see the release of this guidance from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social on what works in internal alternative provision. This research fills a key gap in guidance and offers tangible steps towards making sure IAP works for all children. the-difference.com/wp-content/u...

As part of our 'everyday success' project, young people working with 42nd Street told us about how the space they have created supports with their wellbeing and feelings of success. Find out more👉https://ow.ly/PjXL50WcUvB

We're so excited to launch a new project from our #BeeWell Youth Steering Group, asking... What does 'everyday success' look like for young people in Greater Manchester?🤔 Written by young people, for young people- discover more about this project and explore their stories here ow.ly/bGq950WcRyK

#WorldWellbeingWeek We’re proud to shine a light on Falinge Park High School’s launch of their Arts, Words and Wellbeing Garden as part of their Artsmark #BeeWell project with @curiousminds.org.uk 👉 Learn more about this brilliant project here ow.ly/pzYp50WflY1

In support of Pride month, Ella, Ali and Noah from The Wellbeing Club have recorded an episode discussing the LGBTQ+ community and wellbeing inequalities, as found through the #BeeWell survey. 🌈🔉Listen to Episode 4 'LGBTQ+' now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3og... #SpotlightOnSuccess

Join us on 10th July for our second national Coalition of Partners event of 2025! We look forward to sharing the latest highlights from the #BeeWell programme: For more information or to register, please contact us via email: [email protected]

This week our Young Researchers explored how and why where you live is important for wellbeing. See the findings below for what they said were the most important factors in their local area! Thank you to the group from St Ambrose College and Altrincham College for sharing your insights!

In Episode 2 of The Wellbeing Club, Alice, Molly, and George discuss stress and anxiety with Hannah, The Beautiful Mind Coach. #BeeWell is supporting The Council for Social Responsibility in creating a safe space for young people to discuss wellbeing. 🔉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iAupZ-kyck

Did you know that taking part in creative activities can boost your wellbeing? 🎨 To celebrate National Creativity Day, we're sharing #BeeWell research on the link between wellbeing and engagement with arts, culture and entertainment. Check out the blog by Policy@Manchester to learn more!

In case you missed it, take a look at #BeeWell National Director James Robertson's article for the @local.gov.uk magazine! The article features an example from Havering Council, where survey findings have turned data into powerful action! Read the article👇

What helps young people feel they belong at school? As part of our #SpotlightOn school belonging, our webinar explored the key influences of pupil-school connection and how we can create environments where all young people feel supported. 👉 Read the blog: beewellprogramme.org/fostering-sc...

🎉 We had an amazing second session with our brilliant young researchers from St Ambrose College and Altrincham College this week. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and shared their insights!