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THE EMOTION WORKS
PRIMARY SCHOOL AWARD
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PLATINUM
We’re very excited to be bringing the Emotion Works Primary School Award Programme online.
On this page you can find out what’s involved at the various stages of accreditation, preview the Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum Award criteria, and register your school to make a start on your Bronze Award using the Sign Up button and instructions below.
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SIGN UP
Any Primary School with an Emotion Works membership can sign up to our School Award Programme.
All we require is the name and contact information for 2x Emotion Works ‘Leads’ for your staff team who will be responsible for co-ordinating the tasks involved at each stage of the programme, gathering the evidence required and submitting your applications.
School Leads and potential Teacher mentors can also sign up for one of our Monthly Implementation Training Sessions which will provide everything you need to know about the process and how it links up with the Primary Programme content. Find out more
Some examples of staff who might take on the role of being an Emotion Works Lead include…
- A principal teacher with HWB / Emotional Wellbeing remit
- A class teacher with a particular interest in emotional literacy and wellbeing CPD
- A working group member for Emotion Works implementation
- A pro-active member of support staff with school development experience
- Class Teachers from 2 different stages of the school
BRONZE AWARD
Once you’ve worked through the following stages of our Getting Started with Emotion Works programme you’ll be ready to apply for your Bronze Award:
- Resource Preparation for Cog Model Teaching
- Introductory Training and Teaching Modules
Class Teachers can work through the Getting Started with Emotion Works BRONZE Checklist to make sure they’ve covered things correctly with their classes.
Self-Certification
The Bronze criteria checklist has been designed alongside our Implementation Training and Checklist for School Leads so that everything ties in with the beginning of your Emotion Works journey.
- Download the Bronze Implementation Checklist as a document to make sure you’ve covered everything required.
- When ready, your School Leads can complete the online form to self-certify your school’s Bronze Award.
Extra Support
The link to the online Bronze Application Form will be visible to school leads once you’ve signed up and provided us with the email addresses of your leads.
SILVER AWARD
Working through the rest of the Getting Started with Emotion Works training & teaching content will help you towards your Silver Award.
Teachers can be guided through the 1-Cog-at-a-time Training and Teaching content using the Silver Primary teacher checklist 2025
Applying for your Silver Award
- Download the Primary School Silver Award Implementation Guide & Application form as a document to make sure you’ve covered everything and gathered the evidence required.
- When ready, your School Leads can complete the online form made up of checklist items, supporting statements and photo evidence.
Extra Support
The link to the online Silver Application Form will be visible to school leads once your school has achieved the Bronze Award
GOLD AWARD
Click on the Gold Award Application image to see a summary of the 8 Gold Criteria, or download a pdf of the full form below.
Applying for your Gold Award
- Download the Primary Gold Implementation Guidance & Award Criteria as a word document to make sure you’ve covered everything and gathered the evidence required.
- When ready, your School Leads can complete the online form made up of checklist items, supporting statements, photo evidence and url links.
Extra Support
The link to the online Gold Application Form will be visible to school leads once your school has achieved the Silver Award.
Platinum AWARD
We’re currently working with our 6 Gold Awarded schools to help shape the development of this final stage of the School Award journey.
Some features of the Platinum Award will include
- Delivering EW as a spiral curriculum
- Wider curriculum links
- Ongoing collegiate planning and using Emotion Works beyond the Classroom
- Staff, Pupil & Parent impact reporting
- An EW Community Contribution
