#BeeWell wins BERA award for public engagement and impact
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a leading authority on educational research. Their annual Public Engagement and Impact Award celebrates a team of researchers whose work has had significant impact and has been delivered in collaboration with their community. #BeeWell is delighted to have been the recipient of this year鈥檚 award!
The #BeeWell programme combines academic research with youth-led change to drive collective action and support young people鈥檚 wellbeing. Co-designed with young people, the annual #BeeWell survey focuses on the domains and drivers of wellbeing among 12-15 year-olds and has recently been delivered for its fourth consecutive year.
The judges were impressed by #BeeWell鈥檚 approach for youth-centred engagement, empowering young people to lead research and decision-making through the youth steering group and young researchers鈥� programme. The findings from the survey drive collective change, influencing the policies and practices of schools, local authorities, partner organisations, and innovative youth-led community projects and social prescribing programmes.
Research insights from #BeeWell have informed key local and national decision-making, advancing the youth wellbeing agenda across the #BeeWell regions. These include the impact of participating in arts, culture and entertainment activities (), the scale and determinants of inequalities across young people of different genders and sexualities (; ), and how targeted interventions can improve the wellbeing of at-risk young people ().
This exceptional project exemplifies the transformative power of research and public engagement in addressing the wellbeing of young people鈥� Their work not only enhances our understanding of young people鈥檚 wellbeing but also inspires a collective effort to create a brighter future for the next generation.
We are thrilled to be recognised by BERA with their 2024 Public Engagement and Impact Award! Our aim at #BeeWell is to make young people鈥檚 wellbeing everybody鈥檚 business, so to have our efforts in making research both useful and meaningful for young people, schools and local partners is an honour. It鈥檚 a huge joint effort to drive positive change, and I鈥檇 like to thank the team and everyone involved in the programme for making #BeeWell a success.
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