- The Nurturing Empathy Before Transition Project provides a chance for your primary school to have the Award-Winning Roots of Empathy programme for FREE.
- Independent research on the Roots of Empathy programme has shown significant effect on children in helping to reduce aggression and bullying and increasing pro-social behaviours including kindness, caring and sharing.
- The Roots of Empathy curriculum aligns well with OFSTED’s Personal Development Goals helping your school to develop these areas.
See if your school qualifies. Express your interest before: Tuesday 13th June 2023.
- How does this work, what do you need to do? Roots of Empathy is partnering with the Youth Endowment Fund to find 100 qualifying schools in England to support further study on the impact of the award-winning Roots of Empathy programme on children’s pro-social behaviour and reducing aggression/bullying. The Randomised Control Trial study will be conducted by Sheffield Hallam University. Your school could either get the Roots of Empathy programme for free, or receive a £400 payment.
- Deadline to apply: Tuesday June 13th, 2023, email Roots of Empathy UK Manager Katie Cohen at kcohen@rootsofempathy.org to express your interest OR
More details below!
Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based programme that has shown significant effect in reducing levels of aggression, including bullying, among primary school children while raising social and emotional competence and increasing empathy.
CNN describes how Roots of Empathy works to Reduce Bullying
See if your school can join the Nurturing Empathy Before Transition Project. Qualifying Schools could receive the Roots of Empathy programme for free.
With support from the Youth Endowment Fund and evaluation from Sheffield Hallam University, Roots of Empathy is partnering on the Nurturing Empathy Before Transition (NEBT) project. A Randomised Control Trial to assess our Award Winning classroom programme impact on:
- Raising levels of pro-social behaviour (helping, caring, sharing, including and kindness) and empathy.
- Reducing aggression, including bullying
- Supporting children as they prepare to make the important and often scary transition to secondary school.
Email Us to Learn About How Your School Can Qualify
Qualifying schools could receive the Roots of Empathy programme for free. Here is how it works:
- Schools will be randomly assigned to an intervention or control group once baseline data is collected in September 2023.
The control group will:
- Collect teacher and student questionnaires (at the beginning and end of the school year)
- Receive a £400 incentive payment on completion of questionnaires
- Continue as normal with lessons without the Roots of Empathy programme
The intervention group will:
- Receive the Roots of Empathy programme in their school in October 2023 for one Year 5 class
- Receive training and mentoring for a school-based Roots of Empathy Instructor, all programme equipment and gold standard curriculum which can be used in subsequent years – worth £3,250
- Collect teacher and student questionnaires (at the beginning and end of the school year)
For more information please contact:
Katie Cohen
Expression of Interest required from schools ASAP
