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This Ask the children considers in more detail interviews undertaken in 2005, so we can better understand the role of school in children’s well-being and enable children’s views to contribute to education policy and practice.

The findings have been released in the Commission report Ask the children: Children speak about being at school.

Key findings of the new report include:

• Children’s enjoyment of school is closely linked to the relationships they have with other kids and teachers.
• For many kids, friendships are key to their happiness at school. While kids’ needs at school change over time, the importance of friendship is constant.
• Teachers play an important role in engaging children in learning and supporting their well-being.
• Children’s well-being is supported when they are involved in decision-making, when adults listen to them and take their views seriously, and when adults act on issues that concern them.
• Children’s well-being is negatively affected by bullying and exclusion, as well as falling behind in class and not being able to catch up.

Download a pdf of the report from the link below (requires Acrobat Reader), or download the text version here.

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