Diane FennerEducation Wellbeing Team

Cambridgeshire Secondary Health Related Behaviour Survey 2014

Key messages

Governor Briefings: Summer Term 2015

The link between health and wellbeing and attainmentThe link between pupil health and wellbeing and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings (Public Health England, November 2014)

A summary of the key evidence that highlights the link between health and wellbeing and educational attainment

It underlines the value for schools of promoting health and wellbeing as an integral part of a school effectiveness strategy

Highlights the important contribution of a whole-school approach

Background

Survey of pupils’ health beliefs and behaviours across a wide range of areas:

2014 completed by 8,700 Cambridgeshire pupils in Years 8/9 and Year 10

1 Fenland secondary school did not take part in 2014

Some key messages from the Survey

Healthy Eating

Physical activity

Smoking, alcohol and drugs

Sexual Health

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Health and Hygiene

Safety

Enjoying and Achieving

Making a Positive Contribution

What young people feel about school

What young people feel about school

Two thirds felt that their work was marked so they can see how to improve it

Less than half feel that they are given opportunities to use and develop their strengths

One third of pupils feel that their school cares whether they are happy or not

Just over half feel their school prepares them for leaving school

But only 38% found careers lessons useful

What young people said about their behaviour and safety

Significantly fewer pupils are smoking and drinking alcohol than in previous surveys

The proportion of pupils who have smoked in the last 7 days has reduced by over 20% since 2012

27% say that either a parent or carer smokes

2% of boys and 1% of girls said they had drunk more than the advised weekly limit of alcohol for adult females

30% of Y10 pupils who have had a sexual relationship had taken risks with sex after alcohol or drug use (36% in 2012)

Violence and aggression at home is falling

More than 1 in 5 pupils said there had been shouting and arguing at home in the last month that had frightened them

Fear of bullying at school is increasing

6% of pupils said that they often or very often felt afraid to go to school because of bullying

More girls than boys feel afraid to go to school because of bullying and rates are higher in Y8 pupils than Y10

What young people said about their relationships

What young people said about their relationships

73% said they feel happy talking to other pupils at school

Almost half of pupils worry about relationships with friends a lot

6% of boys and 9% of girls said that a boyfriend or girlfriend had used hurtful or threatening language towards them

What young people said about their relationships

6% said that there were no adults they could trust

24% said there were only 1 or 2

How young people feel within themselves

Only one third of pupils have a high self esteem score and only 1 in 5 have a high measure of resilience

Fewer girls (23%) have high self-esteem scores than boys (46%)

Both the proportion of pupils with high self-esteem scores and those with a high measure of resilience have fallen over recent years, This is particularly noticeable in Year 10 girls

In boys, the percentage of those with a high resilience score tends to be higher in Year 8 pupils and the proportion of those with high Self-esteem scores in Year 10.

Less than half of girls felt at least “quite a lot” satisfied with their life compared with two thirds of boys

58% feel quite a lot or a lot satisfied with their life at the moment (49% girls, 67% boys) - this is a decrease from 63% in 2012

53% of pupils worry quite a lot or a lot about their school work /exam/tests (41% boys, 66% girls)

50% of pupils worry quite a lot or a lot about their career (45% boys, 54% girls)

Key messages for social identity groups

Social identity groups

Information is collected about social identities among pupils in Cambridgeshire

Analysis to see if the behaviours we see among young people in Cambridgeshire are different if they are to be found in one of the social identity groups below.

Percentage in each year from social identity groups:

Though the numbers in some groups are small they represent some of our most vulnerable young people

Social identity groups tend to score higher on lifestyle risk factors and have lower self esteem

Highlighted figures are statistically significant. Red is significantly worse and green significantly better than Cambridgeshire as a whole.

All Y

ear 8/9

Eth

nic

Min

ority

Yo

un

g C

arer

Ch

ildren

in

Care

Sin

gle p

arent

family

Free sch

oo

l m

eals

All Y

ear 10

Eth

nic

Min

ority

Yo

un

g C

arer

Ch

ildren

in

Care

Sin

gle p

arent

family

Free sch

oo

l m

eals

LG

BT

Eat 5-a-day 23 26 29 23 19 24 19 22 22 14 14 15 25

Ever tried smoking 11 13 19 29 16 20 35 37 43 55 44 50 51

Drank last week 12 11 16 13 15 15 35 31 39 45 34 32 43

Ever offered drugs 12 16 17 22 16 14 36 40 46 47 45 47 54

Ever taken drugs 3 3 4 4 5 4 17 22 22 41 22 25 26

3x exercise a week 53 52 53 55 46 44 46 44 44 45 41 35 38

High self-esteem 34 35 18 31 28 21 35 35 19 26 30 29 11

Bullied at school last year 25 21 44 38 31 40 19 17 34 39 22 27 42

Worry about career 45 57 51 43 49 41 56 64 66 68 59 55 67

Worry about school 45 52 43 45 44 44 62 70 69 74 62 58 69

Sexually active 17 15 22 30 20 20 29

Know of contraceptive advice service 6 7 8 7 6 8 19 20 21 19 20 18 22

Intend FTE after Y11 40 56 36 49 38 29 61 73 68 61 60 46 68

I know my own targets and am helped to meet them 54 58 58 65 52 52 55 59 53 63 52 50 48

No support for some issue 26 29 31 33 27 28 28 29 21 32 31 29 36

Sample Size 4728 746 245 49 580 305 3796 626 173 38 561 243 182

How will you use the data? Discussion in school and with partner schools about health and

wellbeing needs of pupils

How are you using your school’s results?

Supports:

- school self review

- identification of whole school priorities

- personal development curriculum priorities

- provides an agenda for pupil voice

Do the results help you evidence the impact of work you have already done?

What else do you need to know?

Accessing the full reports All the reports are available on the Datastore:

\\ccc.cambridgeshire.gov.uk\data\CYPS Datastore\Health Related Behaviour Survey\HRBS 2014

Reports are available at County, District, Area and Locality level

Reports are available on specific groups of pupils:• Boys and girls• Free School Meals• LGBT• Young Carers• Ethnic minority

And on specific topics:• Mental and emotional wellbeing• Smoking

Schools have their own reports