UK baseline data for the Erasmus+ project on ITE student wellbeing

1. Professor Phil Wood and Dr Aimee Quickfall
@ProcessEdu @DrAimeeQuicks

2. A project focussed on
Trainee teacher well-
being…
Funding awarded in Summer 2020 (remember
Summer 2020?!)
3 year project
Aims: develop toolkits to support well-being
of teacher trainees for trainees themselves,
mentors and ITE staff, in all three countries

3. StEwdubs erasmus+ uk DATA

4. The data collection
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5. ⊹ Undergraduate: (26)
Year 1 = 24
Year 2 = 0
Year 3 = 1
PTS = 2
Distributed to:
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⊹ Postgraduate: (60)
Primary = 42
Primary part-time = 4
Primary school-direct = 13
Secondary = 1

6. challenges
2

7. Programme
work
Relationships
with others on
programme
Relationships
with tutors
and SBMs
Starting
school
practice
Being on
practice
Work life
balance
Motivation for
my studies
Confidence
about my
studies
Knowing
when to seek
help
Developing
successful
routines
Not at all 5 18 20 13 9 3 8 5 13 7
A little 12 20 19 23 21 16 10 13 14 21
Sometimes 45 15 21 17 20 23 26 17 19 26
Often 15 17 17 11 10 26 18 27 25 20
Constantly 6 14 6 6 4 14 23 22 12 10
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Responses

8. Key challenges (covid caveats):
⊹ Confidence about my studies (n=49 o+c)
⊹ Motivation for my studies (n= 41 o+c)
⊹ Work/life balance (n=40 o+c)
⊹ Knowing when to seek help (37 o+c)
⊹ Relationships with others on the programme (31 o+c)
⊹ Range 14-49

9. resources
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10. Support of
teachers on
placement
Family
contacts and
support
Support from
SBMs/UBMs
Support from
group tutors
Support from
friends outside
education
Support from
friends inside
education
Sharing
experiences
Down time
and relaxation
Learning from
expanding
knowledge
and
experience
Reading
research and
literature to
understand
and support
practice
Not at all 6 4 5 13 12 10 8 6 2 4
A little 3 9 19 24 14 7 5 22 6 18
Sometimes 15 12 31 23 18 14 23 18 26 24
Often 32 27 19 16 23 31 38 23 34 28
Constantly 7 32 3 5 18 22 10 13 13 11
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Responses

11. Key resources (covid caveats):
⊹ Family contact and support (n=59 o+c)
⊹ Support from friends in education (n= 52 o+c)
⊹ Sharing experiences (n=48 o+c)
⊹ Learning from knowledge and experience (47 o+c)
⊹ Support from friends outside education (41 o+c)
⊹ Teachers on placement (39 o+c)
⊹ Reading and research (39 o+c)
⊹ Range 21-59

12. Social media Websites Online apps
Talking on
the phone
Spending
time with
others F2F
Reading
Watching TV
and films
Indoor
exercise
Outdoor
exercise
Being
outside or in
nature
Meditation
and
mindfulness
Not at all 5 10 32 11 9 19 2 13 9 2 35
A little 22 17 17 13 13 15 10 23 20 10 21
Sometimes 20 23 15 20 17 18 22 26 16 15 11
Often 27 27 15 27 28 20 32 12 19 36 11
Constantly 11 8 4 14 10 12 19 10 21 22 5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Rresponses

13. Activities to support well-being:
⊹ Being outside or in nature (n=58 o+c)
⊹ Watching TV/Films (n= 51 o+c)
⊹ Talking on the phone (n=41 o+c)
⊹ Outdoor excercise (40 o+c)
⊹ Spending time with others face to face (38 o+c)
⊹ Social media (38 o+c)
⊹ Range 16-58

14. Key findings:

15. CHALLENGES:
⊹ Confidence and motivation for studies
⊹ Knowing when to seek help
⊹ Work/life balance
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16. RESOURCES:
⊹ Support from teachers in school
⊹ Support from friends and family
⊹ Sharing experiences
⊹ Expanding knowledge and experience
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