Results of Happy Schools Programme
St Roses Catholic Infant School
April - July 2023
This 12-week programme ran during the Summer term 2023 at St Roses Catholic Infant school, Hemel Hempstead.
Two Year 1 classes and two smaller groups of Year 2 pupils took part in a 30-minute session each week which aimed to teach the children about their emotions, how to regulate them and feel good about themselves.
Teachers were asked to complete a Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for 5 children at random from each class both before and after the intervention, and the results of this are shown below. While 20 questionnaires were completed ‘before’ the intervention, only 15 were completed ‘after’ and so the results below are based on the 15 children with both a before and after questionnaire.
The categories for the SDQ were defined by a UK-wide survey, and range from ‘close to average’ to ‘very high’ which indicates a child is scoring much more poorly than the UK average.
Conduct Problems
Includes whether the child is prone to lying, fighting with others and stealing, as well as how obedient the child is in general.
Before intervention
After intervention
Hyperactivity Score
Includes how easily distracted a child may be and how well they are able to focus and see a task through to its completion.
Before intervention
After intervention
Emotional Problems
Includes how resilient the child is in the face of adversity, how they manage their emotions and how they cope with new situations.
Before intervention
After intervention
Peer problems score
Includes how the child interacts with their peers, whether they play together or alone, and if they have at least one good friend
Before intervention
After intervention
Pro-social Behaviours
Includes how considerate and helpful the child is towards others, as well as how they treat children younger than themselves.
