Wiltshire Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing
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Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017 Overview report Part of the JSNA Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017: Overview report Part of the JSNA Report prepared by: Pauline Foster Foster and Brown Research Unit 9, Cirencester Office Park Tetbury Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6JJ E-mail: [email protected] www.fabresearchonline.co.uk Telephone: 01285 700759 For further information contact: Simon Hodsdon Public Health Scientist Wiltshire Council Telephone: 01225 718769 Email: [email protected] www.intelligencenetwork.org.uk www.wiltshirejsa.org.uk Page 1 Part of the JSNA Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017: Part of the JSNA Overview report Summary The Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey is funded by Wiltshire Council and was conducted in schools, colleges and other settings across the local authority between January and March 2017. The surveys purpose was to find out how children and young people in Wiltshire behave and what they really think about a range of health-related issues. The health and lifestyle survey was first run in 2015 with 6,912 pupils from 64 schools and colleges after development based on a similar survey that has been running in Gloucestershire biennially since 2006. We are pleased to report that this year’s survey saw a 44% increase in uptake with just under 10,000 pupils from 95 schools taking part. This report is a summary of findings from the 2017 Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey with data from 9,951 children and young people in 95 schools across Wiltshire from year groups 4,5,6,8,10 and 12. The online survey was conducted in the spring term (17th January – 7th April 2017). The pupils came from schools from across Wiltshire, and included 22 secondary schools, 12 6th forms/colleges and 71 primary schools. The list of schools can be found in the acknowledgements at the end of this document. To put this in context, the last large scale national school’s health and wellbeing survey by TellUs had an average of 1,700 pupils per Local Authority. The aim of the Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey is to provide essential information for individual schools, Wiltshire Council’s public health and other stakeholders in order to address needs, track progress and target resources more effectively for the benefit of all children and young people across the County. The questionnaire was developed following the themes identified in Wiltshire as key indicators in improving children’s lives and was based on an updated version of the 2015 survey. It is organised into seven sections: Healthy Eating, Physical Activity & Sleep, Substances, Safety, Pupil Participation & School Experience, Future Prospects, Emotional Health and Wellbeing. The technical aspects of the survey were developed using Microsoft technology which links into Foster and Brown Research’s Lodeseeker™ online reporting tool. This provides a way of filtering and comparing the data dynamically for the Council, and schools easily and quickly through a web browser. Page 2 Part of the JSNA Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017: Overview report Part of the JSNA Contents Summary .................................................................................................................... 2 Background and scope ............................................................................................... 5 Response Demographics ........................................................................................... 7 Overall response rate ............................................................................................. 7 Gender .................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 1: bar chart of gender distribution ............................................................ 7 Age or year group ................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: The age ranges of children and young people in the 2017 database ... 7 Ethnicity .................................................................................................................. 8 Other groups ........................................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Vulnerable groups ................................................................................ 8 Emotional Wellbeing ................................................................................................... 9 Resilience ............................................................................................................... 9 Figure 5: Resilience indicators (positive emotional & mental wellbeing n=8,336) 9 Figure 6: How resilience has changed over time................................................. 9 Figure 7: WEMWBS phases compared (mainstream schools & colleges) ........ 10 Healthy lifestyles ...................................................................................................... 12 Physical activity .................................................................................................... 12 Figure 8: The % of Wiltshire children & young people who meet national guidelines on physical activity (7 hours a week) ............................................... 12 Diet ....................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 9: The frequency children & young people eat unhealthy snacks (sweets, chocolate, biscuits & crisps). ............................................................................. 12 Figure 10: How often do children & young people drink still (tap or bottled) water? ............................................................................................................... 13 Sleep .................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 11: The average amount of time children and young people sleep ........ 14 Risky behaviours ...................................................................................................... 15 Substances ........................................................................................................... 15 Figure 12: The proportion of children and young people who smoke, drink or take illegal drugs ............................................................................................... 15 Figure 13: The distribution of young people who use e-cigarettes (vaping) ...... 16 Sexual activity ....................................................................................................... 17 Figure 14: Girls sexual behaviour in years 8, 10 & 12 (not asked in primary) ... 17 Figure 15: Boys sexual behaviour in years 8, 10 & 12 (not asked in primary) ... 17 Community Safety .................................................................................................... 19 Page 3 Part of the JSNA Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017: Part of the JSNA Overview report Feeling of Safety ................................................................................................... 19 Figure 16: How safe do our children feel? ......................................................... 19 Bullying ................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 17: How many of our children and young people are bullied in last 12 months? ............................................................................................................ 19 School engagement ................................................................................................. 20 Figure 19: School engagement; how many children and young people enjoy their school? ...................................................................................................... 20 Figure 20: School experience; what do children and young people think about their experience at school/college? ................................................................... 21 Figure 21: What areas do children and young people think they need more support and knowledge in? ............................................................................... 22 Comments ................................................................................................................ 23 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. 24 Page 4 Part of the JSNA Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2017: Overview report Part of the JSNA Background and scope Purpose of the survey The aim of the Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey is to provide essential information for individual schools, Wiltshire Council’s public health team and other stakeholders in order to address needs, track progress and target resources more effectively for the benefit of all children and young people across the local authority. The questionnaire was developed following the themes identified in Wiltshire as key indicators in improving children’s lives and was based on an updated version of the 2015 survey. It was organised into seven sections: Healthy Eating, Physical Activity & Sleep, Substances, Safety, Pupil