{"id":124,"date":"2026-05-26T14:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/teensleepwell\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-09-02T06:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:13:01","slug":"sleep-well-scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/SleepHealth\/projects\/sleep-well-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Well Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Sleep Well Scotland&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;12px||-26px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Sleep Well Scotland<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW187845065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW187845065 BCX0\">Helping Children, Families and Schools Sleep Better<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We know that poor sleep affects children\u2019s physical health, mental wellbeing, behaviour, and performance at school \u2014 yet sleep is rarely talked about in classrooms, amongst families, or in education policy. Sleep Well Scotland is a national programme working to change this through education: helping children and young people get the sleep they need to be healthy, happy, and ready to learn.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#60aaca&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|25px|25px|25px|25px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Programme Blueprint &#8211; Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Programme Blueprint<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> Sleep <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">isn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">just about bedtime<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0routines \u2014\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135222417 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> about education, support, and policy working together so every child has the chance to thrive. As such, <\/span><\/span>Sleep Well Scotland takes a whole-systems approach, collaborating with researchers, local communities, and policy-makers to<br \/>(1) <strong>raise awareness<\/strong> of the importance of sleep to a child&#8217;s <span class=\"TextRun SCXW118403740 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118403740 BCX0\">physical health, mental wellbeing, and performance at school, and (2) provide evidence-based <strong>support to effectively improve sleep<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;23px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-161px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/teensleepwell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/06\/Sleep-Well-Scotland-Roadmap-e1780316078923.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Sleep Well Scotland Roadmap&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Programme Blueprint &#8211; Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;9px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;51px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;2000ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#60aaca&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Dive in further&#8230;&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-41px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dive in Further&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-5px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|0%|0%|0%|0%&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Dummy&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display:none;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Your content goes here. 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You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Collaborative Design&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The entirety of the Sleep Well Scotland project adopted collaborative design principles to ensure the programme was age-appropriate, feasible, and was aligned with the needs of children, families, and educators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The design team involved collaborators with a broad range of life and work experience including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Sleep researchers<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Parents<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Teachers<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Students aged 12-13 years<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Paediatric clinicians<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Public health consultants<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Education specialists<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Sleep Charity Representatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Component A: School-Based Sleep Education Programmes &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Component A focused on providing a well-rounded sleep education programme in school communities, strengthening understanding of how sleep relates to child wellbeing and learning.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><b>Component A1 &#8211; In-School Sessions<\/b><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pupils from Primary 5 to Primary 7 (aged approximately 9-12 years) partook in a three-week sleep education programme within their normal school timetable. The programme consisted of three classroom sessions grounded in modern sleep science and behavioural change principles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Session 1: Why Sleep Matters<\/b>\u202fintroduced pupils to sleep as a biological process essential for brain development, physical health, learning, and emotional regulation. The session included interactive activities, including sleep-deprivation simulations and hands-on brain demonstrations, to make the cognitive and behavioural effects of poor sleep visible and memorable.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Session 2: Improving My Sleep<\/b>\u202ffocused on translating knowledge into practice. Pupils explored how bedroom environments and evening behaviours influence sleep through a series of interactive learning stations addressing light, sound, comfort and temperature, calming routines, and lifestyle factors such as caffeine, sugar, and screen use.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Session 3: Sharing the Message<\/b>\u202fempowered pupils to become advocates for sleep health within their school communities. Working collaboratively, pupils designed and developed school-wide sleep health campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alongside the classroom sessions, students could optionally partake in at-home data collection activities, such as a sleep diary, to further sleep research.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><b>Component A2 &#8211; Parent and Caregiver Sleep Education Sessions<\/b><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Following completion of the in-school sessions for students, parents were invited to optional drop-in sessions to support healthy sleep routines within the home environment. These sessions sought to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul2\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Strengthen understanding of sleep as a foundational determinant of children\u2019s physical health, emotional wellbeing, and learning;<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Provide practical, research-backed strategies that families could adapt in their own households;<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Reduce guilt and blame commonly associated with sleep difficulties through a compassionate, non-judgemental approach; and<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Align home routines with the teaching delivered during the in-school sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, families were given the option to book one-to-one sessions with the programme lead for more individualised support.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><b>Component A3 &#8211; Educator Training<\/b><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Continuing professional development (CPD) training was also delivered to teachers to strengthen understanding of sleep science and how to recognise how sleep disruption may present in school and how to address it.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Component B: Sleep Health Conference for Junior Researchers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Component B consisted of a one-day Sleep Health Conference for Junior Researchers held the Dundee Science centre, providing an immersive and engaging experience to complement the sleep education sessions held previously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Four Primary 6 and Primary 7 classes from Dundee city, Fife, and Perth and Kinross attended the conference and partook in three workshops led by a combination of sleep researchers, medical students, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sleepaction.org\/\">Sleep Action<\/a> representatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Importantly, Component\u00a0B\u00a0also served as an outreach element of the Sleep Well Scotland programme, reaching students from communities with fewer academic enrichment opportunities. In this manner, it sought to make sleep science more accessible and inclusive for all.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Component C: Policy Forum and Curriculum Change &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; toggle_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Component C focused on translating research to public policy &#8211; advocating for curriculum-level change to ensure the learning from this programme inform national systems. 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