The Public Health team at City of York Council, in partnership with the University of York, is again conducting a survey on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in York. The survey is free and open to all state-funded primary, secondary, and sixth-form schools, including academies.
It will cover pupils in Years 4 and 6 (primary) and Years 8, 10, and 12 (secondary/sixth-form) and will run from Monday 2nd March 2026 – Friday 17th July 2026. Schools will receive their reports in the first half of the Autumn term 2026. Participation provides valuable insights to better understand children and young people’s health and wellbeing and what it’s like growing up in York today.
For more information on the 2026 YorSay School Health and Wellbeing Survey contact City of York Council Public Health Team: publichealth@york.gov.uk
Visit the York Health and Wellbeing JSNA website to view the reports from the 2023 survey Starting and growing well – JSNA
Animation to show the results from the primary and secondary surveys 2023 – CYC School Survey Animation – YouTube
DfE Education staff wellbeing charter
This is a declaration of support for, and set of commitments to, the wellbeing and mental health of everyone working in education
Ofsted
‘Summary and recommendations: teacher well-being research report’ July 2019
DfE Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff
Resources to help you promote staff wellbeing and support workload reduction in your school.
Better Health
Every Mind Matters NHS support for adults to look after their welbeing
Compass Phoenix provide free Staff Wellbeing in Schools training for North Yorkshire schools
That has been developed to raise the awareness of staff wellbeing in schools and begin to explore strategies and ideas for staff to support their own wellbeing
Wellbeing Measurement for school staff survey from Anna Freud
5 steps towards a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
Education Support Partnership
A UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of education staff in schools, this includes a confidential helpline
National Governance Association 2020
Staff wellbeing evaluation tool
Mind Network
Anna Freud has a range of resources as part of their Schools in Mind Network and this includes staff wellbeing
Top steps towards school staff wellbeing
Anna Freud Ten steps towards school staff wellbeing
Supporting staff in schools booklet
Anna Freud supporting staff in schools booklet has been developed with their mental health experts, and aims to give school staff and Senior Leadership Teams some simple guidance and good practical examples where schools have successfully implemented wellbeing strategies
Young Minds Young Minds has a range of information to support,
‘Caring For The Wellbeing Of Teachers And School Staff’
Mentally Healthy Schools
Mentally Healthy Schools signposts to a range of resources to support staff wellbeing