Wellbeing - Pupil Book

Name: _______________________ G. Pyott
Reg: _______________________

Grove Academy

Introduction

Wellbeing can be defined as:
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Things that make me happy: Things that make OTHERS happy:
1. ____________ 1. ____________
2. ____________ 2. ____________
3. ____________ 3. ____________
4. ____________ 4. ____________
5. ____________ 5. ____________

Barriers to my wellbeing:
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________

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Exploring Wellbeing

Your task is to produce a comparison of what well-being means in at least two
contexts, with an explanation of at least two influences on well-being in each
context. Your final results should be presented as a poster, on P8 of this book.

Before you begin, you need to consider which aspect of wellbeing you wish to

investigate, consider choosing from the following areas:

 nutrition & healthy eating  relationships

 physical fitness \ activity  choices or change

 peer pressure  work life balance

You will also need to consider the contexts for you investigation E.G:

 Individual \ social  technological

 local \ global community  psychological and

 environmental emotional

Investigation
The aspect of well-being I have chosen to investigate is:

______________________________________________

My chosen contexts are:
Context 1:

Context 2:

Influencers in my chosen contexts of well-being:
Influence 1:

Influence 2:

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Evaluation of Information gained from sources:
Source:
Evaluation:

Source:
Evaluation:

Source:
Evaluation:

Source:
Evaluation:

Assessor Checklist Achieved
Compares what wellbeing means in different contexts.
Explains influences on well-being, using a range of sources.
Evaluates the usefulness of the information.
Presents findings in a suitable way.

Assessor Comment: ____________________________________________

Assessor Signature: _____________________________________

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Improving Wellbeing

In this Unit, you will plan, undertake and evaluate an activity aimed at
improving well-being.
In order to document this you are required to gather a folio of evidence
containing the following:

 A description of the activity you are going to complete including the
aspect of well-being it aims to improve.

 At least two targets that you have set to improve this aspect of well-
being.

 A detailed plan for the activity which will help you achieve your targets.
 Evidence that you have completed the activity.
 An evaluation and review of the activity and how well it helped you

meet your targets for improving well-being.

Task 1: Identify a way of improving well-being

Decide which aspect of well-being you want to improve and the way you are
going to do this. You can record this in the spaces below.

The aspect of well-being I want to improve is:

______________________________________________________________

I am going to improve this aspect of wellbeing by:

______________________________________________________________

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Task 2: Set detailed targets to improve well-being

Now you have decided on the way you are going to improve well-being, you
need to set at least two detailed targets for improving well-being in this way.

My Targets are:

 _______________________________________________________

 _______________________________________________________

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Task 3: Develop a detailed plan for an activity to improve well-being

Now that you have identified your targets, you must choose an activity which
will help you to meet them and then produce a plan. Your plan should include:

 Name of the activity you have chosen
 the tasks you will need to complete
 the resources you will need to complete the tasks
 when you intend to carry out the tasks (time scale)

The tasks you identify need to help you to meet your targets to improve well-
being. You should discuss your tasks with your teacher/lecturer/tutor so that
you can be sure that the tasks you have chosen are suitable.

The activity I have chosen is:

To take place on: Resources
Tasks

1.

2.

3.

4.

Tasks 4: Carry out your planned activity

Now you are ready to carry out your planned activity. As you complete your
tasks you should keep a record of what you have done and how it went. This
will become part of your evidence to pass the unit.

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Task 5: Evaluate and review your activity
You will now need to evaluate and review your activity. This means thinking
about the activity and how it helped you to meet your targets for improving
well-being. Use the following questions to help you:

What were the positive impacts of completing the activity?
Were there any negative impacts?

In what way did the activity help you to achieve your targets?

What would you have changed about the activity, if you could?

What have you learned about improving well-being as a result of
completing the activity?

Assessor Checklist Achieved
Identifying a way of improving well-being
Setting detailed targets to improve well-being
Developing a detailed plan for an activity to
improve well-being
Carrying out the planned activity
Evaluating and reviewing the planned activity

Assessor Comment: ____________________________________________

Assessor signature: ____________________________________________

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