Kathryn Mills-Webb
@kathrynmw.bsky.social
Researching children and young people’s wellbeing, and communicating all things @beewelluk.bsky.social @educationuom.bsky.social
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Researchers from @beewelluk.bsky.social have quantified how participating in artistic activities can improve young people’s wellbeing: an estimated £7 in benefits from every £1 spent on giving young people access to creativity 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
@educationuom.bsky.social
@educationuom.bsky.social
www.manchester.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Researchers from @beewelluk.bsky.social have quantified how participating in artistic activities can improve young people’s wellbeing: an estimated £7 in benefits from every £1 spent on giving young people access to creativity 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
@educationuom.bsky.social
@educationuom.bsky.social
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‼️CALL TO ALL UK EPs
🙏Please complete this survey about understanding & practice in the assessment of literacy difficulties
📣This is a critical opportunity for EPs to reclaim our expertise, to share our voices & to shape practice & policy developments
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🙏Please complete this survey about understanding & practice in the assessment of literacy difficulties
📣This is a critical opportunity for EPs to reclaim our expertise, to share our voices & to shape practice & policy developments
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
‼️CALL TO ALL UK EPs
🙏Please complete this survey about understanding & practice in the assessment of literacy difficulties
📣This is a critical opportunity for EPs to reclaim our expertise, to share our voices & to shape practice & policy developments
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🙏Please complete this survey about understanding & practice in the assessment of literacy difficulties
📣This is a critical opportunity for EPs to reclaim our expertise, to share our voices & to shape practice & policy developments
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Great story in @theguardian.com sharing the latest @beewelluk.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social research looking at prevalence & impact of isolation in schools.
More detail in here 👉 tinyurl.com/yffvjp4x
@erthornton.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @qiqicheng.bsky.social
More detail in here 👉 tinyurl.com/yffvjp4x
@erthornton.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @qiqicheng.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Great story in @theguardian.com sharing the latest @beewelluk.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social research looking at prevalence & impact of isolation in schools.
More detail in here 👉 tinyurl.com/yffvjp4x
@erthornton.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @qiqicheng.bsky.social
More detail in here 👉 tinyurl.com/yffvjp4x
@erthornton.bsky.social @neilhumphrey.bsky.social @olademk.bsky.social @qiqicheng.bsky.social
#tbt #euspr2025 in Berlin last week.
Great to share my research on how school & neighbourhood can shape young people’s mental health & wellbeing (much as I am not a fan of the academic poster!)
And great to spend time with lovely colleagues @annieobrien.bsky.social @suzannehamilton.bsky.social
Great to share my research on how school & neighbourhood can shape young people’s mental health & wellbeing (much as I am not a fan of the academic poster!)
And great to spend time with lovely colleagues @annieobrien.bsky.social @suzannehamilton.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#tbt #euspr2025 in Berlin last week.
Great to share my research on how school & neighbourhood can shape young people’s mental health & wellbeing (much as I am not a fan of the academic poster!)
And great to spend time with lovely colleagues @annieobrien.bsky.social @suzannehamilton.bsky.social
Great to share my research on how school & neighbourhood can shape young people’s mental health & wellbeing (much as I am not a fan of the academic poster!)
And great to spend time with lovely colleagues @annieobrien.bsky.social @suzannehamilton.bsky.social
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Check to see if you are at risk for kidney disease by taking the #ISNquiz quiz now: http://lite.spr.ly/6...
#KidneyHealthMatters #KidneyHealthForAll
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September 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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"If we get this right, it will be the most important thing we have done in this Bill - but, at the moment, there is no measurement,” said Lord Gus O’Donnell in yesterday’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill debate.
🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
🎥 Watch his speech below 👇
🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
🎥 Watch his speech below 👇
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"If we get this right, it will be the most important thing we have done in this Bill - but, at the moment, there is no measurement,” said Lord Gus O’Donnell in yesterday’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill debate.
🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
🎥 Watch his speech below 👇
🔗 www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
🎥 Watch his speech below 👇
On the long trek home from #BERA2025 & thought I'd share highlights from the week:
1. Presenting preliminary findings from my review about how the school teens go to & the neighbourhood they live in can influence mental health & wellbeing - bonus, I snuck in references to Harry Potter & Neighbours😊
1. Presenting preliminary findings from my review about how the school teens go to & the neighbourhood they live in can influence mental health & wellbeing - bonus, I snuck in references to Harry Potter & Neighbours😊
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On the long trek home from #BERA2025 & thought I'd share highlights from the week:
1. Presenting preliminary findings from my review about how the school teens go to & the neighbourhood they live in can influence mental health & wellbeing - bonus, I snuck in references to Harry Potter & Neighbours😊
1. Presenting preliminary findings from my review about how the school teens go to & the neighbourhood they live in can influence mental health & wellbeing - bonus, I snuck in references to Harry Potter & Neighbours😊
Great 1st day at #bera2025. Particularly enjoyed listening to Karen Fox and a group of Y7s who shared their co-creation experiences - including renaming some of our ‘boring’ research words.
No more data collection, it’s now ways of discovery!
No more data collection, it’s now ways of discovery!
September 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Great 1st day at #bera2025. Particularly enjoyed listening to Karen Fox and a group of Y7s who shared their co-creation experiences - including renaming some of our ‘boring’ research words.
No more data collection, it’s now ways of discovery!
No more data collection, it’s now ways of discovery!
Interesting piece in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on the role of the school environment in students mental health.
Next week I'll be sharing preliminary findings from a review about this at #BERA2025 looking at what we know & where we need more evidence before making changes.
tinyurl.com/5bmy48d8
Next week I'll be sharing preliminary findings from a review about this at #BERA2025 looking at what we know & where we need more evidence before making changes.
tinyurl.com/5bmy48d8
Our education system is only making mental health worse
Recent government interventions are welcome, but we're only papering over the cracks without meaningful school reform
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Interesting piece in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on the role of the school environment in students mental health.
Next week I'll be sharing preliminary findings from a review about this at #BERA2025 looking at what we know & where we need more evidence before making changes.
tinyurl.com/5bmy48d8
Next week I'll be sharing preliminary findings from a review about this at #BERA2025 looking at what we know & where we need more evidence before making changes.
tinyurl.com/5bmy48d8
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LGBTQ+ young people in the UK face a severe, unequal mental health crisis.
Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7
pbe.co.uk/publications...
August 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
LGBTQ+ young people in the UK face a severe, unequal mental health crisis.
Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Services like Free2Talk offer life-changing, cost-effective help, but they need greater support. 1/7
pbe.co.uk/publications...
Working from home with possibly the neediest pets ever!
August 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Working from home with possibly the neediest pets ever!
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What if they were ours?
@aneezapervez.bsky.social on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
@aneezapervez.bsky.social on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
What if they were ours? | BPS
Aneeza Pervez on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.
www.bps.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
What if they were ours?
@aneezapervez.bsky.social on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
@aneezapervez.bsky.social on moral failure and the lives of Palestinian children.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
A great few days of training!
Watch out for new presentations and videos from the @beewelluk.bsky.social team putting all these skills into practice 🎥 🎬 🎤
I'm also looking forward to using what I learnt at #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social and #EUSPR2025 in September!
Watch out for new presentations and videos from the @beewelluk.bsky.social team putting all these skills into practice 🎥 🎬 🎤
I'm also looking forward to using what I learnt at #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social and #EUSPR2025 in September!
🎤🎬 A huge thank you to @MediaFirstfor two fantastic days of presentation and media training!
We developed practical skills, built confidence, and learnt how to communicate our message with clarity.
@educationuom.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social
📸 Take a look at what we’ve been up to below!
We developed practical skills, built confidence, and learnt how to communicate our message with clarity.
@educationuom.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social
📸 Take a look at what we’ve been up to below!
July 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A great few days of training!
Watch out for new presentations and videos from the @beewelluk.bsky.social team putting all these skills into practice 🎥 🎬 🎤
I'm also looking forward to using what I learnt at #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social and #EUSPR2025 in September!
Watch out for new presentations and videos from the @beewelluk.bsky.social team putting all these skills into practice 🎥 🎬 🎤
I'm also looking forward to using what I learnt at #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social and #EUSPR2025 in September!
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This week, we spent the day in London with @pbe.co.uk, @thefea.bsky.social and @childrenssociety.bsky.social to workshop our next steps on the Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign.
Want to get involved? Visit: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
📸 See a photo of the team in action below!
Want to get involved? Visit: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
📸 See a photo of the team in action below!
July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This week, we spent the day in London with @pbe.co.uk, @thefea.bsky.social and @childrenssociety.bsky.social to workshop our next steps on the Our Wellbeing, Our Voice campaign.
Want to get involved? Visit: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
📸 See a photo of the team in action below!
Want to get involved? Visit: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
📸 See a photo of the team in action below!
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The Our Wellbeing, Our Voice coalition has reached 60 members!👏
60 leading organisations - most recently @ascl-uk.bsky.social - have joined our call for national children and young people's wellbeing measurement.
For more information, head to: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
60 leading organisations - most recently @ascl-uk.bsky.social - have joined our call for national children and young people's wellbeing measurement.
For more information, head to: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
July 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Our Wellbeing, Our Voice coalition has reached 60 members!👏
60 leading organisations - most recently @ascl-uk.bsky.social - have joined our call for national children and young people's wellbeing measurement.
For more information, head to: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
60 leading organisations - most recently @ascl-uk.bsky.social - have joined our call for national children and young people's wellbeing measurement.
For more information, head to: www.ourwellbeingourvoice.org
#OurWellbeing
It was great to work on this paper using
@beewelluk.bsky.social
data to look at how neighbourhood deprivation influences young people's mental health and wellbeing - full paper is here: www.mdpi.com/3362394 - and this is a great summary below 👇
@beewelluk.bsky.social
data to look at how neighbourhood deprivation influences young people's mental health and wellbeing - full paper is here: www.mdpi.com/3362394 - and this is a great summary below 👇
June 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It was great to work on this paper using
@beewelluk.bsky.social
data to look at how neighbourhood deprivation influences young people's mental health and wellbeing - full paper is here: www.mdpi.com/3362394 - and this is a great summary below 👇
@beewelluk.bsky.social
data to look at how neighbourhood deprivation influences young people's mental health and wellbeing - full paper is here: www.mdpi.com/3362394 - and this is a great summary below 👇
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"Labour must finally – and properly – measure children’s wellbeing"
Check out the piece by Lord O'Donnell in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, arguing for a children and young people's wellbeing measurement programme👇
schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
#OurWellbeing
Check out the piece by Lord O'Donnell in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, arguing for a children and young people's wellbeing measurement programme👇
schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
#OurWellbeing
How Labour can get to grips with the mental health crisis
With its schools bill, the government has a chance to finally get the proper measure of kids' wellbeing
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"Labour must finally – and properly – measure children’s wellbeing"
Check out the piece by Lord O'Donnell in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, arguing for a children and young people's wellbeing measurement programme👇
schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
#OurWellbeing
Check out the piece by Lord O'Donnell in @schoolsweek.bsky.social, arguing for a children and young people's wellbeing measurement programme👇
schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
#OurWellbeing
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"Many Dutch children enjoy a freedom of movement that most American kids don’t, which might be the key to why Dutch kids are the happiest kids in the world, according to a 2025 UNICEF report," writes Mary Frances Ruskell. | Essay
Why are Dutch kids the world’s happiest? A teenager weighs in | CNN
Freedom for kids to move through the world on their own may be the key to the Netherlands’ top spot in childhood happiness.
www.cnn.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Many Dutch children enjoy a freedom of movement that most American kids don’t, which might be the key to why Dutch kids are the happiest kids in the world, according to a 2025 UNICEF report," writes Mary Frances Ruskell. | Essay
"If we want to shift from firefighting crises to offering earlier, more effective support, we need better information to guide schools, inform local services & shape national policy."
Great article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on measuring young people's wellbeing: schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
Great article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on measuring young people's wellbeing: schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
How Labour can get to grips with the mental health crisis
With its schools bill, the government has a chance to finally get the proper measure of kids' wellbeing
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"If we want to shift from firefighting crises to offering earlier, more effective support, we need better information to guide schools, inform local services & shape national policy."
Great article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on measuring young people's wellbeing: schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
Great article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on measuring young people's wellbeing: schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-must-...
June 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
Sure Start children’s centres provided £2 of savings for every £1 in costs, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), prompting calls for the government to look at such services as potentially paying for themselves.
The centres, championed by the last Labour government, created £2.8bn in savings and revenues at the scheme’s peak in England, according to the IFS study. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
'Schools could track pupils’ happiness in push to improve wellbeing'
Thanks to @thetimes.com for highlighting our call for national wellbeing measurement.
@beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @probonoecon.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social shorturl.at/62kqo
Thanks to @thetimes.com for highlighting our call for national wellbeing measurement.
@beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @probonoecon.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social shorturl.at/62kqo
Schools could track pupils’ happiness in push to improve wellbeing
The proposals are intended to help identify problem areas for children and young people, who are suffering soaring anxiety and depression
www.thetimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
'Schools could track pupils’ happiness in push to improve wellbeing'
Thanks to @thetimes.com for highlighting our call for national wellbeing measurement.
@beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @probonoecon.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social shorturl.at/62kqo
Thanks to @thetimes.com for highlighting our call for national wellbeing measurement.
@beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @probonoecon.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social shorturl.at/62kqo
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We are so excited to share the latest headline findings from our #BeeWell survey in Greater Manchester! 👉https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/beewell-survey-highlights-wellbeing-priorities-and-challenges-for-young-people-in-greater-manchester/
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March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We are so excited to share the latest headline findings from our #BeeWell survey in Greater Manchester! 👉https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/beewell-survey-highlights-wellbeing-priorities-and-challenges-for-young-people-in-greater-manchester/
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Looking forward to hearing this great line-up of speakers talking about why we need to measure children and young people's wellbeing and the best ways to go about doing this.
#ourwellbeing
#ourwellbeing
Join @beewelluk.bsky.social @thefea.bsky.social @childrenssociety.bsky.social PBE on 3 April for a breakfast panel on the impact of wellbeing data on children’s lives.
Time: 09:00 – 10:15
Location: Westminster and online
Sign up here: www.probonoeconomics.com/Event/more-t...
Time: 09:00 – 10:15
Location: Westminster and online
Sign up here: www.probonoeconomics.com/Event/more-t...
More than grades: Why children's wellbeing data matters - 03/04/2025 09:00:00
Join charities, policy experts, educators and changemakers to hear why measuring children’s wellbeing is key to improving their futures.
www.probonoeconomics.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Looking forward to hearing this great line-up of speakers talking about why we need to measure children and young people's wellbeing and the best ways to go about doing this.
#ourwellbeing
#ourwellbeing
No wifi at home today, so time for some ‘light’ reading with occasional cuddles from Luna and Mercury too - not sure they’re a fan of the story though…😕 🐶🐈⬛
March 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
No wifi at home today, so time for some ‘light’ reading with occasional cuddles from Luna and Mercury too - not sure they’re a fan of the story though…😕 🐶🐈⬛