ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the authors review some of the wellbeing models most widely used in education and their application in different contexts. They explore how schools are innovating and adapting models to reflect their school priorities and values. A school wellbeing model helps inform and educate, and motivate and evaluate. By providing a memorable visual reminder of wellbeing, a school wellbeing model serves to keep wellbeing front of mind for students and staff. A wellbeing model therefore has an important role to play in educating the school community about wellbeing. Wellbeing models typically contain a number of components reflecting the fact that wellbeing is multidimensional. A school wellbeing model can support development of wellbeing literacy for students, staff and the extended family community. The ASPIRE principles, developed by education psychologist and former special-needs educator Dr Sue Roffey, are based on the research evidence of what promotes wellbeing across the whole school.
