Assessment of Pupil Wellbeing

There are a number of wellbeing assessments that may complement embedded school-based approaches to evaluating progress and assessing wellbeing.  This page signposts to the wellbeing assessments currently available:

Boxall Profile

A psycho-social assessment tool used to determine children and young people’s (5-16 years) social and emotional functioning and wellbeing. Completed by school staff.

Staff in Dumfries and Galloway can access the Boxall Profile Tool via Nurture UK


GL Assessments – PASS

An online tool that supports primary or secondary pupils’ wellbeing in learning and offers practical next steps.


Glasgow Motivation and Wellbeing Profile

A 20 item questionnaire that explores motivation and wellbeing in a learning context for 3-18 year olds. Can be completed by children and young people and adults who work with them.


Stirling Wellbeing Scale

Measures mental and physical wellbeing in children and young people (5-18 years).


Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire

A brief behavioural screening questionnaire for 3-16 years. Measures emotional symptoms; conduct problems; hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationships and pro-social behaviour.


Warwick – Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale was developed to enable the monitoring of mental wellbeing in the general population and the evaluation of projects, programmes and policies which aim to improve mental wellbeing.  It is for 3-16 years olds.