Primary school children will face ‘happiness tests’ to assess their well-being as part of the government’s £20million emotional literacy initiative.
Children will be asked to respond with ratings to questions such as whether they have been feeling ‘close to other people’, ‘optimistic about the future’ or whether they have been ‘dealing with problems well’.
The process will be simplified for younger children.
The questionnaire is being developed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), an independent body producing guidance on public health, along with Warwick and
NICE say that five to ten-year-olds are at an eight per cent risk of being diagnosed with a mental disorder, rising to 12 per cent for 11 to 16-year-olds.
Since the Education and Inspections Act 2006, primary schools have a specific duty to promote the well-being of pupils.
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