Information About the Project
The Team
We are a team of educational psychologists, assistant education psychologist and project manager. We are from Inclusion Support in Sandwell.
The Project Aims
- The Voluntary and Community Sector Well-being Charter Mark is a whole organisational approach to well-being, building on the success of the Charter Mark with Sandwell schools and nurseries.
- The project aims to develop a well-being Charter Mark alongside colleagues from the voluntary and community sector and then pilot the process with a range of organisations in the Spring of 2022.
Project Background and Details
The project is an action research process and will be modelled on our current projects in schools which were developed in response to a strong evidence base in accordance with Public Health England (2015). They identified eight key principles (see Figure below) which are important in promoting emotional health and well-being within schools and colleges. We currently obtain the views of staff, students and families connected with the organisation through conversations and anonymous surveys. The questions asked are informed by The 10 Element Map of Mental Health (McDonald and O‘Hara, 1998) which states that mental health and well-being is the product of the balance between promoting and demoting factors in five areas: Environmental Quality, Social Participation, Emotional Processing, Self-Esteem and Self-Management. The data are then analysed using thematic analysis and mapped against the 8 key principles.
The proposed project will consist of:
- Initial Meeting – to learn about your organisation and what the project involves.
- Initial Audit – questionnaires or talking to staff/volunteers and clients
- Initial Co-constructed Action Plan – feedback to managers and leaders to highlight successes and co-construct action plan areas to be developed
- Mid Review – an opportunity to review co-constructed action plan
- Second Audit – repeat data collection
- Second Co-constructed Action Plan – review progress and use new data to co-construct second action plan
- Award Charter Mark
Who can take part?
Community or voluntary organisation working with children and families in Sandwell
For further information please contact
If you are interested in taking part project please contact Sarah Corns at Sandwell_wellbeingchartermark@sandwell.gov.uk
The Voluntary and Community Sector Wellbeing Charter Mark
