National Safe Schools Framework for Parents: Your Part

According to the World Health Organization, ‘wellbeing’ refers to the ability for someone to realise his or her own potential, to cope with the normal stresses of life, and to live and work productively and be an active part of a community.

In a school context, student wellbeing is a student’s level of satisfaction about the quality of their life at school. A high level of school satisfaction and wellbeing is characterised by positive feelings and attitudes, positive relationships with peers and teachers, resilience and satisfaction with themselves and their learning experiences at school (National Safe Schools Framework resource manual, p101).

You will often think about your child’s wellbeing. Like every parent, you want the best for them. Seeing your child happy and coping with school and life is very important to you, because this affects their social, emotional and academic development: when your child is happy and confident, they are resilient and they do better at school as a result.

If you have concerns about your child’s wellbeing, go to What to do about … for ideas and actions.

A parent talks about her definition of her children’s wellbeing

The director of a parents’ council emphasises the role of parents in learning and wellbeing

The director of a parents’ council emphasises the role of parents in learning and wellbeing

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