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Student mental health check-in survey template
Opens by saying who reads the answers and where to go if help is needed right away. The questions cover mood, sleep, workload and belonging in plain words, and the last one asks whether the student would like to talk to someone: only those who say yes are asked for contact details, and they get their own reassuring ending.
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Every question, and where it leads
The conversation
What a respondent is asked, in order.
Hi. This is a quick check-in on how things are going for you. There are no right answers, and it takes about three minutes.
Which year group are you in?
Overall, how have you been feeling over the past two weeks?
Over the past two weeks, how often has each of these been true for you?
Is anything weighing on you at the moment?
What has helped you get through a tough day lately?
Is there anything school could do that would make things a bit easier?
Would you like to talk to someone from the support team?
What's your name, so the right person can find you?
How would you prefer they reach you?
Endings
Thanks for checking in
Thank you for telling us 💛
The flow
Where each answer leads. Every route here is editable once the form is yours.
Message
Dropdown
Opinion scale
Matrix
Multi select
Long text
Long text
Single select
Short text
Single select
What this template uses
- Dropdown
- Opinion scale
- Matrix
- Multi select
- Long text
- Single select
- Short text
- 1 branch
- 2 endings
Questions to consider
- Who reads the responses, how quickly, and does the opening screen say so honestly?
- What is your school's route for urgent concerns, and is it written on the first screen?
- Should the check-in be anonymous unless a student asks to talk, as this template is?
- Has your safeguarding or pastoral lead approved the questions and the follow-up process?
How to use the responses
Check requests to talk first, every time, and follow up in the way the student chose. Then look at the grid by year group to spot patterns such as poor sleep before exams or a year where belonging drops. Treat the answers as a starting point for a conversation, not an assessment, and follow your school's safeguarding procedure for anything that raises concern.
How to customize and share it
- 1Rewrite the opening screen with your support team's name, when answers are read and how to get urgent help.
- 2Change the year groups and the ways to be contacted to match your school.
- 3Share the link at the same point each term, such as tutor time, so you can compare results over the year.
Frequently asked questions
What questions should a student mental health check-in include?
How the student has been feeling, how they are sleeping and coping with work, whether they feel they belong, what is weighing on them and whether they would like to talk to someone.
Is a wellbeing check-in a mental health assessment?
No. It is a way to start a conversation and spot students who want support. It does not diagnose anything or replace a professional assessment.
Should a student wellbeing survey be anonymous?
Anonymous answers tend to be more honest, so this template only asks for a name when a student asks to talk. Make sure the opening screen explains that.
How often should schools run a wellbeing check-in?
Regularly enough to notice change, such as once or twice a term, and at the same point each time so the results can be compared.