Measure Emotional Wellbeing

For most settings, Motional begins with a class.

Practitioners respond to a series of evidence-informed statements for each learner using a simple Likert scale. As responses are recorded, Motional automatically creates a Groupshot for the class and an individual Snapshot for every participant – all through the same assessment process.

There is no separate class assessment or duplicate data entry. One assessment process provides immediate insight into the Emotional Wellbeing of the whole class while automatically creating an individual Snapshot for every learner. Practitioners can move seamlessly from understanding the needs of the class to exploring an individual learner’s profile or identifying pupils who may benefit from targeted intervention.

The same process can also be used with smaller groups or individual learners. Whether you’re measuring a whole class, reviewing an intervention group or supporting one child, the experience remains consistent and the results are directly comparable.

Practitioners can choose between Universal and Comprehensive measurement, allowing the depth of insight to match the purpose while using the same familiar process throughout.

Because the framework remains the same, Motional also translates naturally into specialist provision, social care, youth services and other community settings.

Emotional Wellbeing should be understood as part of everyday practice, not as an additional task.

Motional is designed to become a simple, predictable routine for practitioners. Assessments use a straightforward Likert scale, supported by clear, evidence-informed descriptors that promote confident, consistent observations while minimising subjectivity.

For most mainstream settings, schools complete a Universal measure once each term, typically requiring around one hour per teacher, per term to assess an entire class. In specialist settings, practitioners often choose a Comprehensive measure once every half term, providing richer insight for learners with more complex or rapidly changing needs.

One assessment process automatically creates both a class Groupshot and an individual Snapshot for every learner, removing duplicate data entry and making Emotional Wellbeing part of an established routine rather than an additional responsibility.

Over time, that routine becomes increasingly valuable. As practitioners develop a shared understanding of learners’ needs, earlier identification, more consistent responses and improved emotional regulation reduce the need for reactive interventions, helping to ease workload rather than add to it.

Because the same evidence-informed framework is used throughout, Motional supports a continuous cycle of understanding, planning, review and improvement that grows with the needs of both learners and the setting.