Relationships
IOS Task (Gächter et al., 2015) & Perceptions of Parents Scale (Grolnick et al., 1997)
Captures pupils’ sense of closeness, support and connection in key relationships at home and in school. It explores whether pupils:
• Feel emotionally close and connected to important people
• Experience warmth, understanding and support from adults
• Feel included, valued and accepted
• See relationships as trusting and mutually respectful.
Community
Understand how pupils feel part of your school community.
Connectedness
Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale (Goodenow, 1993)
Measures pupils’ feelings of acceptance, inclusion and value within the school community. It captures whether pupils:
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Feel respected and accepted by teachers and peers
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Experience connection rather than exclusion
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Feel safe being themselves
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See themselves as part of the school.
Attachment
ECR–RSS (Fraley et al., 2011)
Assesses pupils’ patterns of trust, security and closeness in relationships.
It captures how pupils:
• Feel safe or anxious in close relationships
• Seek or avoid support when they need help
• Interpret others’ intentions (trust vs. fear of rejection)
• Build secure or insecure connections.