Actor Cillian Murphy -Empathy and Young People Programme

This programme is supported by Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy and it teaches young people empathy and 'builds solidarity'.

The Activating Social Empathy programme teaches post-primary children the value of connecting emotionally to the experience of others. Research shows the 12-week course leads to significant awareness among the young.

In DCS Ms McCarthy Craig and Ms Moylan both teach Wellbeing. They introduced the ASE programme to first and second-year students.

"Particularly at this stage of development, when the amygdala (part of the brain) hasn't quite developed, we felt empathy education was something the boys could really benefit from - the naming and understanding of empathy and then consciously using it," says Ms Craig.

"It's really good for students to be able to name feelings and to be able to identify body language too, to have the ability to understand how other people's behaviour can portray their feelings," says Ms Moylan.