Includes bibliographic references and index.

Wellbeing, being well or well becoming : who or what is it for and how might we get there? / Claire Cassidy --C︣ontrasting concepts of wellbeing and their implications for educational planning / Malcolm Thorburn --T︣he policy prominence of wellbeing and the implications for education / Malcolm Thorburn --E︣valuating efforts to enhance health and wellbeing : a review of policy aspirations and practice developments in Scottish secondary schools / Malcolm Thorburn & Donna Dey --T︣he school leader perspective : integrating schools with the communities they serve / Christine Forde --T︣eaching for wellbeing : on the importance of creating capabilities in schools / James MacAllister --T︣he teacher in training perspective : preparing teachers to incorporate wellbeing into learning and teaching / Monica Porciani --T︣he pastoral perspective : handling sensitive issues / Monica Porciani --W︣ellbeing and educational disadvantage / Sue Ellis & Vivienne Smith --W︣ellbeing/welfare, schooling and social justice : caring relationships with students, parents and community / Maeve O'Brien --W︣ellbeing, outdoor learning and sustainable living / Ina Stan --W︣ellbeing and aesthetic imagination / Christine Doddington --A︣ personal perspective on wellbeing : lessons learned or insufficiently grasped? / George MacBride.

'Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling' examines the role of wellbeing in schools and argues that it should be integral to core policy objectives in health and education. The whole school focus chosen is conducive to the review of wellbeing in schools, and assists in better understanding the complex relationships between learners and teachers in policy contexts, where every teacher has a responsibility for learners' wellbeing. By exploring a range of debates about the nature of wellbeing, the book shows how a child's wellbeing is inseparable from their overall capacity to learn and achieve, and to become confident, self-assured and active citizens.