Mental health and wellbeing surveys

AoC mental health and wellbeing surveys

The 2025 AoC Mental Health report presents the current iteration of the evolving landscape of student and staff mental health in further education colleges. Colleges continue to prioritise mental health and wellbeing with compassion and innovation; however, urgent external support and investment is needed to ensure long-term impact.

The report summarises the responses from AoC’s mental health survey 2025. It provides baseline data about the challenges faced and approaches taken by colleges to address mental health and wellbeing, to inform our members and our stakeholders. The surveys questions were grouped under the following themes:

• College information
• College workforce information
• Presentation of student mental health
• Student suicide and A&E referral data
• Data collection and use (students)
• Counselling and therapeutic intervention
• External mental health support and services
• Approaches to student wellbeing
• Student transition and support
• Presentation of staff mental health
• Data collection and use (staff)
• Staff development
• Mental health and wellbeing support for staff
• College Strategy and Investment

Further information on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter and AoC lead in this area.

AoC Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey Report 2025 AoC Press Release

Survey of safeguarding staff in post-16 providers in England: March 2021 - Report March 2022

The Association of Colleges (AoC) was commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) to undertake research on the skills and needs of post-16 staff with safeguarding responsibilities and to get feedback from a wide cross section of safeguarding staff.

Safeguarding Survey Report March 2022 ETF Safeguarding and Prevent Headlines