Category Archives: Handy hints

Find tips on how to use different aspects of the Well-being Measure.

Adding tags to customise your survey compare groups

Customising your survey by adding tags allows you to filter your results and compare different groups taking your survey for example, pupils from different form groups. For example, if you collect data on whether or not young people are eligible … Continue reading

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Comparing like for like

I was asked recently why the well-being scores from an initial survey don’t always match the initial figures shown in the follow up results. Your follow up results only show participants that have completed both the initial and follow up … Continue reading

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It’s all in the presentation: how we use our national baseline to put your results in context

One of the unique features of the results you get from NPC’s Well-being Measure is that you can see how your group compares to other young people. We do this using our national baseline – a sample of young people … Continue reading

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Adding custom questions to your survey

Adding your own questions to your survey allows you to collect more specific feedback from your survey participants. These questions could relate to the project they have been involved in, how they feel before/after the project or could even be … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting: Uploading your participant list

During the ‘Create survey’ process, if you have a problem uploading your spreadsheet of participant information then don’t panic. It is likely to be the results of a small error – usually something you have done when you saved the … Continue reading

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Forget the Oscars… watch our new videos!

Today we launch three new videos to help you undertand more about NPC’s Well-being Measure! Each of them is a quick 10 minute burst of information so that you can easily get to grips with the concept of well-being, learn … Continue reading

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Why collecting good baseline data is vital for showing your impact

When using NPC’s Well-being Measure, we always emphasise the importance of planning and preparation. Nowhere is this more crucial than when it comes to collecting data at the start of your programme – what is known as ‘baseline data’. Baseline … Continue reading

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What else can I do with my results?

One of the benefits of using NPC’s Well-being Measure – and the feature of the tool we are proudest of – is the quality and flexibility of the reporting on your results. Once you’ve closed your survey you can download … Continue reading

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Well-being may go down as well as up

We all care about making children’s lives better – that is why we set up NPC’s Well-being Measure and that is probably why you are reading this. But in the relentless drive for improvement, we can forget that life is … Continue reading

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How to manage your survey

One of the advantages of NPC’s Well-being Measure is the ability to be able to manage your surveys whilst they are in action. You might for example, want to know how many people have already completed the survey or want … Continue reading

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