Example Resources
'Compassion in the Classroom' Staff and Pupil Free Resource:
Please find here a wellbeing resource, with audio practices, we have provided to all schools
in the
Derby County area. It covers some of the wellbeing techniques and practices we use, but those
that
teachers and pupils have found easiest to engage with:
Soothing rhythm breathing audios that you can use in accompaniment to this leaflet
Soothing Rhythm Breathing – Female Voice
Soothing Rhythm Breathing – Male Voice
If you would like to discuss the Compassion in the Classroom initiative and resources please contact Professor Maratos ()
'Compassion in the Classroom' HE Free Resource:
As part of the HE initiative, Dr Caroline Harvey and Dr Frances Maratos have created a series
of video resources to support the teaching and learning of the Micro Skills of Compassionate
Communication in Higher Education. These videos cover a range of unhelpful group behaviours and
also provide guidance on how to address these types of behaviours. They include: Open and closed
body postures; Lack of engagement; Dominant group members; Monoplisers; Addressing a monopliser;
Alpha pairs ; Addressing an alpha pair; Coping when under pressure to speak.
Click here to view an example video: A Monopoliser (
)
If you would like access to the full range of HE video resources please email Dr Harvey () and/or Professor Maratos () to request a copy.
Recent Publications
Please find here recent publications concerning our compassionate curriculum in schools and
Higher
Education:
Maratos, F.A.*, Montague, J., Ashra, H. et al. (2019) Evaluation of a
Compassionate
Mind Training Intervention with School Teachers and Support Staff. Mindfulness 10, 2245–2258. Go to:
Maratos, F.A.*, Gilbert, T & Gilbert. P (2019). Improving well-being in
Higher
Education: Adopting a compassionate approach. In S. Gibbs, Editor (Eds) in Values of the University
in a Time of Uncertainty. Springer. Go to:
Harvey, C., Maratos, F.A, Montague, J, Gale, M., Clarke, K
&
Gilbert, T. (2020) Embedding Compassionate Micro Skills of Communication in Higher Education:
implementation with psychology undergraduates. Psychology of Education Review, 44 (2), 68-72
Maratos, F.A.*, Matos, M., Alberquerque, I., Wood, W. & Gilbert, P.
(2020)
Exploring the international utility of progressing Compassionate Mind Training in School Settings: A
comparison of Implementation Effectiveness of the same curricula in the UK and Portugal. Psychology
of Education, 44 (2) 73-82
An interview with Dr Maratos in the BPS Psychologist: Rhodes, E. (2019) Schooling with
compassion.
The Psychologist, 32, pp15 Go to:
Upcoming events and training courses
Please find here a list of events and dates of upcoming training courses for our compassion in
schools curriculums:
International Perspectives in Education conference
In October 2020, Dr Maratos will keynote this conference, presenting an overview of the school
curriculums and research:
Westminster Briefings
In December 2020, Dr Maratos has been invited to speak at a Westminster Briefings Retention
and
Recruitment Strategy Event:
Training in the Compassion in Schools Staff CPD Curriculum
From January 2021 training in the delivery of the staff curriculum will be available to those working
in education with the relevant prerequisite qualifications. To register your interest and find out
more, please email