The Good Childhood Report 2015 is the fourth in a series of annual reports published by The Children’s Society about how children in the UK feel about their lives.

Of particular interest to Learning Away are some of the key findings about factors associated with variations in children’s subjective wellbeing, including (pg. 26-27):

•  “Children who are more interested in exploring new ideas and things have significantly higher subjective wellbeing than children who are less interested.”
• “Children who more frequently notice their surroundings tend to have higher subjective wellbeing.”
•  “Children who more frequently teach themselves new things, read for fun and learn new things tend to have higher subjective wellbeing.”
•  “Children who more frequently play sports or exercise tend to higher subjective wellbeing.”

The report also shows that children in England ranked negatively with regards to bullying, their experience of school and their self image. Our research shows that high-quality residential learning experiences have a positive impact on relationships, engagement and confidence/self-esteem.

You can download the full report from this link.