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Janet Shucksmith, Kate Philip, Jennifer Spratt, Cate Watson, University of Aberdeen
A report to the Scottish Executive Education Department, Pupil Support and Inclusion Division
August 2005
ISBN 0 7559 2847 4 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (872k)

Contents

Executive summary
1 Introducing the study
Introduction
General background and policy context
Mental ill-health: the extent of the problem
Responding to the issue: a new paradigm?
Education policy responses
Health and social care policy responses
Aims of the research
Research methods
Literature review
Stakeholder telephone surveys
Case studies
Access and ethical issues
Structure of the report
2 Promoting mental health and emotional well-being through school ethos and environment
Introduction
Section A: Evidence from literature
The school in its catchment: partnership with parents
The school as a system: structures and culture as
constitutive of stress
The school as intersecting relationships
Section B: Evidence from empirical work
The school in its catchment: partnership with parents
The school as a system: structures and culture
The schools as intersecting relationships
Summary
3 Promoting mental health and emotional well-being through the inclusive curriculum
Introduction
Section A: Evidence from literature
Curriculum as process: pedagogic approaches which
enhance pupil well-being
Curriculum as product: approaches to promoting
emotional competence
Combining process and product
Section B: Evidence from empirical work
Introduction
Curriculum as process
Curriculum as product
Summary
4 Promoting mental health and emotional well-being through professional partnership
Introduction
Section A: Evidence from literature
Developing 'joined-up' approaches
General and strategic issues in working together
Models of partnership in schools
Section B: Evidence from empirical work
Partnership working with other agencies at strategic level
Partnership working with other agencies at practice level
Models of partnership in practice: exporting problems
Models of partnership in practice: importing skills
Models of partnership in practice: ownership
through integrated working
Summary
5 Concluding points
References
Appendix 1 Advisory group to the project
Appendix 2 Stakeholder telephone interviews - respondents
Appendix 3 Case study interviews - respondents
Appendix 4 Case studies
1 ASSIST
2 East Renfrewshire, Multi-disciplinary Support Team
3 The Place2Be
4 Newbattle New Community School Team
5 North Glasgow Youth Stress Centre
6 Clydebank High School

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