Year 6 Wellbeing Guide: An emotionally healthy approach to KS2 SATs

Develop emotionally healthy pupils during an important primary school year with this wellbeing guide.

Year 6 is an important year for primary school pupils: they are the oldest in the school, preparing to move to secondary school and completing the SATs. With so many things to focus on, it is important that pupil and staff wellbeing is kept in mind.

This guide focuses on how to develop an emotionally healthy staff culture, language and environment before giving specific advice on supporting pupil before, during and after SATs. Additional guidance is given on signs pupils may display that could be concerning and how to support them.

Present a united approach to wellbeing within the school and with your Year 6 pupils using this guide.

Areas covered:

• School culture
• Language used
• Classroom environment
• Classroom learning
• Before the SATs
• SATs week
• After the SATs
• Identifying and supporting individual pupils