Supporting schools to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people
Summary of secondary school findings
from the 2020 lockdown survey
Emotional wellbeing information and support for young people in Wiltshire: onyourmind
- Lockdown has had a very mixed response on happiness
- Many people will be happy about the reduced amount of school, but lockdown will create many challenges for you as well, therefore the responses are variable
- BBC Radio 4 – 7 tips for staying happy and healthy during a lockdown
Why aren’t I sleeping well?
- Exercise, artificial light (e.g. screens), sleep schedule, anxiety, late night snacks, temperature
Consider how your sleep patterns have changed during lockdown if you are getting less sleep each night.
- Amount of sleep needed for 11-13 year olds: 10-11 hours per night
- Amount of sleep needed for 14-17 year olds: 8-10 hours per night
- Solutions for bad sleep from Mental Health Foundation and NHS.uk
- Apps: Relax melodies, sleep genius or pzizz
- 50% of students in years 7-12 are exercising less in lockdown then beforehand.
- Younger year-groups have struggled more to get as much exercise during lockdown as they had beforehand.
- Stay healthy and exercise using:
The importance of exercise during lockdown
How to exercise when stuck at home
- Almost everyone during lockdown felt some degree of loneliness.
- Year 12 and 13 struggled more with loneliness than younger years such as year 7 and 8.
- How to decrease loneliness: Mental Health Foundation and healthline.com
