UK Resilience Programme Lindsay Edwards UK Resilience

UK Resilience Programme Lindsay Edwards

UK Resilience Programme delivery to schools § National pilot led by LSE, Sponsored by DCSF § 3 Local Authorities (Hertfordshire, Manchester and South Tyneside) § 22 schools (6 in Hemel Hempstead) § 2000 Year 7 pupils in first year § Small Hertfordshire project with year 6 children in public care

What it is The programme develops skills in: § Emotional awareness and intelligence § Problem solving § Assertiveness § Peer relationships § Decision making

This programme will help our students to be … • • • more resilient more optimistic happier more confident more successful in and out of school

Developments 2008 § Evaluation: the first year of workshops evaluated by researchers at the London Schools of Economics § Initial report expected § Training July 2008 § 17 Further teachers from Hertfordshire trained, including 1 ESC

How it helps The programme has been shown to help with issues such as § anxiety § bullying § academic attainment § friendship difficulties § attendance § behaviour

Funding Arrangements § £ 190, 000 CAMHS Grant Slippage § DCSF funding for evaluation by LSE § April 2009 : £ 250, 00 for 3 years from schools grant to support roll out of the programme, based on evaluation

Profile § § Newsround interview BBC interviews with teachers Local and national press coverage International interest

The programme in practice Jeanette Farrow Yvonne Snow Young People from Kings Langley School