Partner activities must:

• Aim to recruit participants through primary and/or secondary schools in England
• Help address the Mental Health in Development overall aims and objectives
• Demonstrate a benefit for schools and/or participants
• Provide feedback for schools (e.g. share findings, outputs or resources)
• Adhere to the Oxford University Research Concordat (coming soon)
• Have appropriate ethical approval and safeguarding procedures in place (where applicable) before recruitment begins
• Ensure any data is processed in accordance with requirements of data protection law, with appropriate approvals in place (where applicable).

The following types of activities are considered for partnership:

• Research studies (all study designs are considered)
• Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement activities
• Practice Evaluations

We ask the named lead for Partner activities to:

• Complete and sign the WISDOM Research Network Application Form and Partnership Agreement
• Provide information about the research activity to be included in WISDOM Research Network Newsletters and in other Network communication (e.g. social media, website)
• Comply with our reporting requirements.

Reporting requirements:

1. Report to the WISDOM Research Network involvement of any member schools in Partnered activity.
2. Complete a short termly survey regarding school involvement and feedback about your use of the network.
3. Complete a short End of Research Activity report and notify the WISDOM Research Network of any future outputs that result from the Partnered activity.
4. Acknowledge the WISDOM Research Network in any outputs that results from the Partnered activity.
5. Notify the WISDOM Research Network of any issues or concerns related to member schools involved in Partnered activities as soon as possible.

You can read more about the requirements for being a research partner here.