By joining the Well Schools movement, schools commit to prioritising wellbeing alongside academic achievement. Participants reflect on best practice, access a growing bank of resources, and demonstrate their commitment to a whole-school approach through the free-to-access Well Check and the paid Well Schools Accreditation.

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Well Check & Well Schools Accreditation

The Well Check and Well Schools Accreditation are available to all schools in the UK with pupils aged 4–18.

Well Schools Accreditation (from £495, valid for two years)

Independently validate, strengthen and evidence your whole-school approach to wellbeing.

The Well Schools Accreditation builds on your Well Check by providing external peer review, targeted feedback and visible recognition of your commitment to wellbeing.

As an accredited Well School, you will receive:

• Independent peer review and accreditation of your wellbeing approach
• Bespoke feedback and practical improvement guidance tailored to your school
• Clear evidence to share with governors, Ofsted and your wider school community
• A digital accreditation badge and branding pack for use across your communications
• Access to peer networks and communities of practice
• The Well Schools resource library (coming soon).

Accreditation helps you prove what you do, strengthen your practice and sustain improvement over time.

Here's a simple recap on the differences between the Well Check and Well Schools Accreditation: 

Well Schools Groups

Well Schools Groups are designed for organisations supporting multiple schools – such as multi-academy trusts, local authorities and school sport partnerships.

The Well Check and Well Schools Accreditation are available to all UK schools with pupils aged 4–18, and creating a group allows you to manage and support your schools in one place.

Benefits of creating a group include:

• View all your schools’ progress in real time

• Access a group-level action plan to support strategic improvement

• Understand the needs of your schools across the group in one place

• Benefit from group-level payment options for Accreditation

• Access Youth Sport Trust and partner support at group level.

How it works

What is a Well School?

A Well School still has high expectations, but places just as much emphasis on health and wellbeing as it does on academic performance. It understands that children and young people are more effective learners when they are happy and healthy, and that staff are better educators when they are genuinely supported.

Evidence of impact

Well School Collective

We have a diverse range of senior leaders in education, who have lived experiences of improving schools by supporting happy, healthy children and staff. We also work with a range of partners that have amazing support and resources that can help you address the challenges you have to creating a healthy, happy school. We are delighted to work with such an inspirational group of people as part of our Well School Collective.