PROJECT
Smart Moves
PURPOSE
To help children and young people learn resilience
FUNDING
Smart Moves resources cost £51 for a class pack of 32 books and a teacher guide. In some areas schools can access funding to purchase the resource packs. In Surrey the pilot was initially funded by Surrey Heath Confederation then rolled out by Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group's transformation fund
BACKGROUND
Smart Moves was developed by Surrey-based charity Eikon with the aim of boosting children's resilience and helping them with the transition from primary to secondary school. It is based on the Resilience Framework originally developed by Professor Angie Hart, director of resilience charity Boingboing, and psychiatrist Derek Blincow, with help from social worker Helen Thomas and a group of parents and practitioners. "The research shows us that resilience is a learnable skill and can be improved," says Joanna Brill, project lead for innovations and development at Eikon.
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