Well-being articles
In this month’s articles, we learn about various factors that affect wellbeing in schools. For example, feeling safe at school can significantly improve pupils’ personal wellbeing and learning outcomes, which is also highlighted by recent guidelines by the European Commission. Close home-school collaboration is also important to develop pupil self-esteem and strengths, especially for children in migrant families or children with special educational needs. Sport also plays a role in wellbeing by helping to reduce stress and anxiety and promote social inclusion.
To be able to support learners, caring for teachers’ wellbeing is crucial, as highlighted in this month’s expert article by Anastassios Matsopoulos (University of Crete). It’s also important to consider children’s digital wellbeing , but by fostering positive engagement and inclusion, pupils can feel empowered and safe in online environments. Find more examples of projects on emotional resilience and wellbeing in our practice article and learn about the power of creativity in learning for mental health in our tutorial.
Also, watch an interview with Arniika Kuusisto (University of Helsinki) on the development of worldview, values and resilience in early childhood, and recent webinar recordings on preventing cyberbullying, promoting outdoor education, and wellbeing for improved learning outcomes.
List of all items available in 29 languages:
· Expert article: Caring for those who care for our children: the resilience and wellbeing of educators by Professor Anastassios Matsopoulos, Associate Professor of School Psychology at the University of Crete
· Practice article: Building emotional resilience and wellbeing in education
· Education Talks: Developing values, worldview and resilience through early childhood education, interview with Arniika Kuusisto, University of Helsinki
· Tutorial: Creativity in learning enriches wellbeing
· News: The role of digital education in promoting young people’s digital wellbeing and strengthening their resilience
· News: A sense of belonging and safety at school: PISA 2022 insights
· News: Guidelines on wellbeing and mental health at school
· News: Strengthening resilience in inclusive learning
· News: Boosting pupil wellbeing through home-school collaboration
· News: The importance of sport for wellbeing
· Publication: Supporting wellbeing and mental health through education
· Publication: Prevention of violent radicalisation in ECEC
· Publication: The State of Children in the European Union
· Teaching material: Programme STEPS: teaching young people life skills
· Practice video: Enhancing teaching and learning through artificial intelligence, Lycée des Arts et Métiers, Luxembourg.
· Publication: Toolkit for teachers - How to spot and fight disinformation
Survey on the development of basic skills
We have recently launched a short survey on 'The development of basic skills' - we wait to hear what users think of the topic. Answering takes around 5 minutes. The survey is available until 1 October 2024 in 29 languages. You can easily link directly to a specific language by adapting the language code of the link. See some examples below:
· https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/esep-survey-basicskills-2024?surveylanguage=FR
· https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/esep-survey-basicskills-2024?surveylanguage=NL
· https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/esep-survey-basicskills-2024?surveylanguage=ES
