Guide to local authority surveys of children and young people's well-being

This guide is intended to provide information about the approaches local authorities have taken to gathering information about aspects of the life of children and young people that contribute to their well-being. In particular, it focuses on the various survey instruments being used to elicit children and young people's views directly (the 'pupil voice'). These range from surveys of perceptions and experiences of quite specific aspects of the life of children and young people, such as school meals, to surveys relating to all five outcomes in Every Child Matters (ECM). Some of these have been developed within authorities and others are available from outside providers. The guide also records some examples of local authority consultation with children and young people over their priorities related to the ECM outcomes.