Testimonials

One of the main benefits of R U different is the ease of completing the questionnaire and implementing interventions. Using up to date technology makes the whole experience relevant to young people and far more engaging than traditional, out dated methods.

The immediacy of results is a great selling point to schools and the range of media used to support social norms messages whether it is posters, phone apps or on-line games is simple, good quality and current.

  • Angela Milliken
  • Healthy Schools Programme Manager
  • Swindon Council

“The Social Norms questionnaire has provided invaluable data for our schools to understand the views and actions of young people within their communities. There are some large disparities between the actual behaviour of young people and what they perceive their peers to be doing.

If schools are able to share this information with their pupils in a meaningful way, we hope it will be possible to dispel some of the myths around risk-taking behaviour and encourage pupils to feel more confident in their health and lifestyle choices”

  • Charlotte Leather
  • Public Health Development Advisor
  • Manchester Council

“The pilot project we undertook alongside Gencia and targeted schools, highlighted the many benefits that a social norms approach can achieve.

It enabled the pilot schools to think differently about their health & well-being challenges and plan a social norms approach to addressing the issues in a creative but positive manner”.

  • Julie Dunning
  • Principal Officer for Healthy Schools
  • St Helens Council

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Testimonials

One of the main benefits of R U different is the ease of completing the questionnaire and implementing interventions. Using up to date technology makes the whole experience relevant to young people and far more engaging than traditional, out dated methods.

The immediacy of results is a great selling point to schools and the range of media used to support social norms messages whether it is posters, phone apps or on-line games is simple, good quality and current.

  • Angela Milliken
  • Healthy Schools Programme Manager
  • Swindon Council

“The Social Norms questionnaire has provided invaluable data for our schools to understand the views and actions of young people within their communities. There are some large disparities between the actual behaviour of young people and what they perceive their peers to be doing.

If schools are able to share this information with their pupils in a meaningful way, we hope it will be possible to dispel some of the myths around risk-taking behaviour and encourage pupils to feel more confident in their health and lifestyle choices”

  • Charlotte Leather
  • Public Health Development Advisor
  • Manchester Council

“The pilot project we undertook alongside Gencia and targeted schools, highlighted the many benefits that a social norms approach can achieve.

It enabled the pilot schools to think differently about their health & well-being challenges and plan a social norms approach to addressing the issues in a creative but positive manner”.

  • Julie Dunning
  • Principal Officer for Healthy Schools
  • St Helens Council