Dear Parents/Carers,
As you are already aware, Mortimer Primary School is working with a team of researchers at the University of Oxford on a research project called MY-CATS. The MY-CATS team are testing out a new way of identifying and supporting young children who might benefit from help to build confidence and reduce the chance of problems with anxiety, now and in the future.
We are delighted to inform you that your child’s class has been randomly selected to be a part of the research project. Therefore, we are inviting all parents/carers of children in your child’s class to take part, and we would love it if all families in the class got involved! As this project is to help reduce problems with fears and worries now and in the future, your child does not need to be experiencing difficulties with anxiety to take part.
We’ve attached more information about the project in the information booklet below. This short video also outlines the project:
You can also watch a longer, more detailed video about the project here:
MYCATS parent information session
We really do hope that you choose to be a part of this important and much needed research and follow the link below to complete the consent form. When clicking on the link to the consent form, please make sure that you proceed to page 2 in order to provide us with your contact details:
MYCATS parent consent and contact details
You will then receive an email with a link to the screening questionnaires.
Please complete the consent and screening questionnaires by 13th June 2021. We ask one parent/carer to complete the consent and questionnaires for a child. If you have more than one child across the participating classes, you can complete the consent and screening questionnaires for each child.
Thank you in advance for your time,
Mrs Peacock
Assistant Head/Wellbeing Lead
