Last modified: 06 Feb 2026 11:16
Supporting and promoting health and well-being in educational settings is increasingly recognised as central to an effective education in which the potential of the whole individual is developed.
In Scotland, Curriculum for Excellence and Health and Wellbeing E&O’s emphasize the importance of Health and well-being as a ‘responsibility for all’ staff. This module is therefore designed to increase competence in supporting and promoting health and wellbeing in many educational settings – in Scotland, the UK and internationally.
The module covers aspects below:
The role of PSE/PSHE in schools, planning for PSE/PSHE, Key issues in PSE/PSHE (inclusion, sensitivity and supporting all pupils), whole school approaches to health and wellbeing, community partnerships and the wider goals of education.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course involves:
A review of key literature, theories, and processes, including the field of personal and social education and health and well-being.
The health-promoting school, current models of health (both physical and mental) and their influence on the learner and society.
Leadership of HWB - how PSE/PSHE can be taught including the different patterns of lifestyles within the school and community and the influence of issues such as ethos, diet, and drugs for example, on the individual showing recognition of the different perspectives at local, and national and international levels.
Strategies for the delivery of sensitive issues and decision-making in the context of health and well-being.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 24 | Feedback Weeks | 27 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback is a mark using the university common grading scale (worth 100% of final course grade) and written feedback (strengths and next steps) |
Word Count | 6000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Develop an understanding of controversial issues which can be discussed when teaching about health and wellbeing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Critically engage with a wide range of both academic and policy literature on health and wellbeing to inform your practice. |
| Procedural | Apply | Developing and applying current legislation relating to children's rights, additional support needs and welfare in the context of education and the promotion of personal well-being. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop an understanding of how to analyse your teaching and/or leadership to meet the individual needs of learners in relation to health and wellbeing content. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 23 | |
| Feedback |
Word Count: 1,000 Feedback only (grade removal) which will contain strengths and next steps (to inform summative assessment) |
Word Count | 1000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Develop an understanding of controversial issues which can be discussed when teaching about health and wellbeing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Critically engage with a wide range of both academic and policy literature on health and wellbeing to inform your practice. |
| Procedural | Apply | Developing and applying current legislation relating to children's rights, additional support needs and welfare in the context of education and the promotion of personal well-being. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 15,18 | Feedback Weeks | ||
| Feedback |
Wordcount: 1,000 Feedback only (grade removal) which will contain strengths and next steps (to inform summative assessment) |
Word Count | 1000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback for the summative assessment will be provided as a grade (worth 100%) and written next steps feedback. Feedback for the two formative assessments will be feedback comments only (no grade) to help inform the summative submission |
Word Count | 6000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Developing and applying current legislation relating to children's rights, additional support needs and welfare in the context of education and the promotion of personal well-being. |
| Factual | Understand | Develop an understanding of controversial issues which can be discussed when teaching about health and wellbeing. |
| Procedural | Apply | Critically engage with a wide range of both academic and policy literature on health and wellbeing to inform your practice. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop an understanding of how to analyse your teaching and/or leadership to meet the individual needs of learners in relation to health and wellbeing content. |
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