Why are we offering a Kindness Ambassador Programme?
We want to empower children to create the kind of world they want to live in. This programme is designed to help children embed a culture of kindness in your school and local community. We know there are so many kind children in your school, filled with ideas of how to spread kindness.  We want to help to unlock those ideas, share good practice between schools and help to embed a culture of kindness in your classrooms, school and local community, while also supporting your PSHE curriculum.

​​What is a Kindness Ambassador?
​​A Kindness Ambassador is a child (we recommend one in each class in your school) tasked with the responsibility of encouraging more kindness in their class, school and local community. A key benefit of the Kindness Ambassador scheme is that the ideas and control are with the children and they can make their ideas happen.

How much resource/time will it take up in school?
It is up to your school, but a suggested amount is:

• 1 hour per term to meet for brainstorming their ideas as a cross year-group team and plan how they will put their plans into action for each term.
• 1 x Zoom call at the beginning of each term to share what your plans are and when we help you with ideas and you can borrow ideas from other schools.
• 1 x Zoom call at the end of the term so that we can celebrate how amazing you all are and hear how the plans have gone.

What have our Kindness Ambassadors said about the Programme?

“I loved thinking of loads of ideas and making them real in the school.” ~ Jasmine

“I loved that I can help people when they are feeling sad.” ~ Emily

“I loved spreading kindness around our school and community.” ~ Mia

“I love how many ideas we can generate and it is fun as well!” ~ Mary

How will it work?

1. ​​Each school year, your school will elect one Kindness Ambassador per class, and one lead ambassador (in year 5 or 6 or if you are an infant school then a Year 2 can do this with your support) to represent your school. Those ambassadors will be part of a wider network of school Kindness Ambassadors from other primary schools, supported by us at the School of Kindness. We will meet them on Zoom twice a term.
2. You will receive an email from us with more information about how it can work in your school with all the information you will need.
3. You (or the nominated Ambassador adult in your school) will meet with your Ambassadors for their first brainstorm meeting (about 30 minutes) to think about what they would like to do to spread kindness in their class, school and/or community.
4. You will book onto one of our introductory Zooms, where you will hear from us at the School of Kindness, you will tell us some of your ideas and listen to ideas from other schools.
5. Your Kindness Ambassadors will then put their plans into action! We will be available to help with any questions.
6. We will have a final Zoom call at the end of the term to celebrate all of your brilliant ideas!
7. This then repeats for the following term(s).
8. In the summer term, after our final Zoom celebration call, we will send you a certificate to print for your Kindness Ambassadors at the end of each year.
9. At the end of the academic year, if you have attended the Zoom calls and kept us updated on your progress, you will be an accredited Kindness Ambassador School for that year. You will continue to be an accredited school by continued participation in the programme.