Ms Anne Tansey:

We would view well-being and learning as opposite sides of the same coin. Well-being is important to learning and vice versa. They have an interactive impact on each other. Within schools, we are promoting a well-being policy, which looks at four key components of well-being. It looks at building a school atmosphere, climate and culture that is supportive of children and young people and recognises the range of needs that children and young people have. It strongly encourages the promotion of learning at the right level, meeting the child's needs in relation to subjects and building up the child's capacity around social and emotional skills.

We also look at the key adults in a child's life. We make sure these keys adults, in the child's life and in school life, are supportive of the child and, overall, that policies are reflective of well-being within the school setting.