What's changing for Pulse in 2025?

This article is for Student Pulse Directors, Stewards and Teachers.

We’re very excited to introduce our new and improved check-in experience to Student Pulse! Our latest update lets students personalise their Pulse interface and answer Reflection questions during check-in.

When is the update?

UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa

Pulse will change over from the start of January 2025. If you’re interested in getting started with the new style check-in before then, please reach out to your success manager.

What’s new and changing?

New user interface students can personalise

Students will first see Pulse’s updated interface, and they can change the theme colour from their Profile.

Student impact Staff impact
  • Pulse will look different.
  • Students can change Pulse’s theme to their preferred colour.
  • Staff may need to answer students’ questions about the changes.
  • Teachers may want to allow extra time during the first check-in for students to personalise Pulse.


new Pulse check-in interface

Image 1. The updated Student Pulse check-in interface

Image 2. Students can select their check-in theme colour.

Reflection Questions: Digging Deeper and Insights

We’re introducing two new questions in the student check-ins, designed to help students reflect more deeply on their wellbeing.

After answering the wellbeing question, ‘How are you feeling today?’, students will be asked to name the emotion they feel. Then at the end of the check-in, Pulse will ask what makes them happy, relaxed, or excited. They can select an answer from the predetermined responses provided.

Image 3. The first Reflection question asks what best describes how students feel.

Student impact Staff impact
  • Students need to answer two more questions during check-in.
  • Students still pick one from the available responses to answer the questions.
  • Check-ins will take a little longer.
  • You may need to allow a little more time for check-ins.
  • Staff can see how students report feeling using the new Digging Deeper Insight on their dashboard (Image 4).

 

Image 4. Responses to the "Digging Deeper" question will show up in the All Students section of the Wellbeing Dashboard

Coming soon - Wellbeing Insights

Watch this space for Wellbeing Insights. Wellbeing Insights summarises students’ check-ins over the course of each term. The report covers how they answered the check-in questions and what types of gratitude they shared to peers or staff at school, among other things!

Students will receive their Wellbeing Insights at the end of each term.

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