Issue - meetings

The Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) was commissioned by Public Health to deliver a health related behaviour questionnaire across B&NES schools in 2015. There will be a presentation on the findings at the meeting highlighting responses to do with children and young people’s sense of safety.

The Director of Public Health Award Coordinator and the PSHE & Drug Education Coordinator gave a presentation to the Panel regarding this item. A copy of the presentation will be available on the Panel’s Minute Book and online as an appendix to these minutes, a brief summary is set out below.

The Director of Public Health Award Coordinator explained that all schools are invited to take part in the survey and that in 2015 29 Primary Schools and 12 Secondary Schools did. She said that any trend data would only concern those schools that had completed previous surveys in 2011, 2013 and this current one for 2015.

Smoking – Year 6 only:

Have you ever smoked a cigarette?

Never: 98% (2015), 97% (2013), 98% (2011)

E-Safety – Year 6 only:

Have you ever seen images online or videos that were for adults only?

No: 76% (2015), 73% (2013), 65% (2011)

Yes: 24% (2015), 27% (2013), 35% (2011)

Bullying:

Have you ever felt afraid to go to school because of bullying?

No: 70% (2015), 64% (2013), 65% (2011)

Yes: 30% (2015), 36% (2013), 35% (2011)

Alcohol (2015) – Year 6 only:

Have you had a proper alcoholic drink, not just a sip?

No: 90% (Boys), 92% (Girls)

Yes: 10% (Boys), 8% (Girls)

Feeling Safe (2015)

How many feel quite or very safe:

At school: 92% (Boys), 93% (Girls)

Going to and from school: 91% (Boys), 90% (Girls)

Going out during the day: 94% (Boys), 91% (Girls)

Going out after dark: 40% (Boys), 31% (Girls)

Using the internet online: 82% (Boys), 77% (Girls)

Self-esteem (2015):

High self-esteem scores:

Boys: 40% (Year 4), 52% (Year 6)

Girls: 32% (Year 4), 45% (Year 6)

Medium – Low self-esteem scores:

Boys: 16% (Year 4), 13% (Year 6)

Girls: 27% (Year 4), 17% (Year 6)

What do Year 8 & 10 Girls worry about?

Exams and tests (70%)

The way they look (57%)

Family (49%)

What do Year 8 & 10 Boys worry about?

Exams and tests (52%)

Career (45%)

Family (43%)

Areas for development – Primary 2015

Body image

Sun safety

Peer pressure

Information on body changes as they grow up

E-Safety

Areas for development – Secondary 2015

Having lunch

Sun safety

Viewing upsetting images online

Body image

Self-harm (Girls)

Councillor Liz Hardman wished to congratulate the officers present for winning a Stonewall award. She asked if pupils should receive further E-Safety information from their parents.

The PSHE & Drug Education Coordinator replied that they were working with two particular schools, 1 Primary 1 Secondary, to address this issue and were generally asking parents to be more vigilant. She added that officers were very proud that the Council had been awarded first place in the Stonewall index in 2015 for its work around LGBT / Celebrating difference following a submission of evidence (out of 47 Local Authorities who had submitted evidence).

Councillor Matt Cochrane asked if there was a strategy that parents could refer to.

The Divisional Director for Safeguarding & Social Care replied that there was an E-Safety  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48