Your school has chosen to participate in the TOK Wellbeing Mental Wellbeing Survey. Its purpose is to help the mental wellbeing of pupils, staff and parents in your school community. The information below will help you understand what you will be asked about and how your data will be used. Please take your time and read it carefully. Any information you share with us will be treated with the strictest confidence and your individual results will not be shared with anyone. Your school's data may be used to help us understand mental wellbeing across Scotland.
What does the TOK Wellbeing Mental Wellbeing Survey involve?
You will first be asked to answer a number of questions about your sex, your year group/role in school, and then you will be asked to complete the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). This scale is made up of 14 questions that tell us about how you are feeling. The survey will take around 5 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers.
Do I have to take part?
Although we hope you will take part in this survey, it is completely your choice whether you take part or not and you can withdraw at any time.
Could taking part in this survey upset me?
Thinking about mental wellbeing can be a positive experience but it may also make you feel upset or uncomfortable.
(For pupils) If you are affected you can talk to your teacher, parent/guardian or a trusted adult. If you prefer you could call Childline on 0800 1111.
(For parents/staff) If you are affected you can contact your GP.
(For pupils only) Do my parents know I am taking part in this survey?
Yes, your school has contacted your parents about this survey. We have given them an information form and a form to complete if they do not wish you to take part in the survey.
What happens with my data?
This survey is anonymous, so you cannot be identified. Apart from sex, school role, and year group (pupils only), no identifying personal data is collected or reported. Should the response rate be so low that individuals could be identified, no analysis will take place and data will be deleted. All data will be stored securely in a password-protected electronic format and accessed from a password-protected computer. Only the TOK Wellbeing team members will be able to access any school’s data.
Your data will be analysed with the rest of the data from your year group/staff/parents, participants of the same sex and the rest of your school. This will allow us to find the average responses from each of these categories and will allow us to build a picture of the mental wellbeing of your school. This information will then be compiled into a report for your school. Your school's data may be compared to other schools' data in a future study.
