Mental Health and Wellbeing Qualification for Educators

Mental health and wellbeing have been a critical and key focus in Scottish education in recent years, which has increased further due to the impact of Covid-19 on both learners and those involved in the delivery of Scottish education. In 2018, following consultation, SQA introduced Mental Health and Wellbeing Awards at SCQF levels 4 and 5. Developed for learners, uptake of these Awards has been swift and significant, demonstrating a strong demand for knowledge and understanding of mental health. SQA received positive feedback on the Awards from both teachers and learners, and we are currently developing a level 6 qualification.

We are now turning our focus towards how we can meet the needs of educators. We are considering development of a qualification in Mental Health and Wellbeing for teachers, lecturers and other staff within Scottish schools, colleges, training providers and other educational establishments. This aim of this new qualification would be to enable staff to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to educate and support themselves, their colleagues, and their learners, on mental health and wellbeing.

The purpose of this survey is to gather the views of teachers, lecturers, and other centre staff to establish whether there is a demand for a new qualification.

Completing the survey
By clicking next you are giving your informed consent to take part in this survey. All questions are optional. Your responses will remain anonymous, unless you wish to provide your contact details at the end of the survey. 

How your responses will be used
Anonymised responses from this survey will inform the qualification development process. Anonymised responses will also be utilised within a research dissertation for the University of Cambridge MEd in Transforming Practice. This research seeks to identify the most effective approaches to teacher training in mental health and wellbeing, and is being undertaken by the SQA member of staff working on this topic. The use of data for this additional analysis has been approved by SQA senior management, and will be used by the organisation to further develop its thinking on these topics.

This survey should take a maximum of 10 minutes to complete. * Due to the volume of responses currently being received, this survey will remain open until 17 June 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Morrison, Qualifications Manager by email to:  jennifer.morrison@sqa.org.uk. 

Your input is greatly appreciated - thank you.