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You can download the complete lesson materials for Lessons 1-8 via a zipped file: Evidence in Action All lessons (see instructions for unzipping them on Windows computers) Lesson 1: Making circuits This lesson lays the foundation for pupils understanding a circuit as a whole loop, rather than imagining a sequence…
How do the lesson plans work? Please begin using the lesson plans with your students from the start of January 2021. Please complete the <5 mins ‘Project Activity’ at the top of each plan in preparation for your CPD sessions, as follows: Timing Pre-training task Before CPD session 1 Skim…
We are piloting a new set of free, evidence-based resources for physics teaching. This project is led by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT). STEM Learning are co-developing and co-facilitating the teacher training that accompanies the resources. The project is part of the Wellcome Trust’s programme of work to support teachers of science to…
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Libby is an Associate Advisor within the Financial Inclusion and Gambling Policy team at BIT. The majority of her work focuses on how behavioural insights can be applied to reduce gambling harm. Prior to joining BIT, she gained experience as an intern at L’Oreal, working in their Consumer and Market…
The reality is that BIT has always ranged wider than behavioural science, whether in terms of promoting deliberative democracy, the use of reliable evidence, or rapid and low-cost evaluations. Our goal is to improve outcomes in society, using rigour, pragmatism, and the best approaches available. We’re remaining true to that…
We ran a large-scale UK-wide survey and found that: 1) A large majority of the public support access to workplace adaptations for people experiencing menopause symptoms and 2) people, particularly women, underestimate the levels of public support for these policies.
New research shows 70% of the public supports extra workplace adjustments, but misperceptions may deter women from seeking essential support for their health and well-being
LONDON, 18 October 2024 - A team of international researchers co-led by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and Argentina’s Behavioural Insights and Public Policy Unit, has found that a behaviourally-informed chatbot more than tripled COVID-19 vaccine uptake compared to a control group.
We designed and tested a WhatsApp chatbot to understand whether two-way interactive messaging incorporating behaviourally informed functionalities could perform better than one-way message reminders. We ran a large-scale preregistered randomized controlled trial with 249,705 participants in Argentina, measuring vaccinations using Ministry of Health records.
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