Baby tackles bullying

A scheme is using infants to teach primary schoolchildren about caring for others.

Children in Lewisham have been having lessons with a baby to learn how to be kinder.

The pupils at Edmund Waller Primary are part of a pilot scheme which has cut playground scraps around the world.

Paul Brand spoke to Mary Gordon Roots of Empathy founder.

Pupils at Edmund Waller Primary talk about valuable lessons learned from spending time with a baby at their school. This is part of an initiative to tackle bullying.

Children at Edmund Waller Primary in Lewisham have been having a lesson on bullying from a baby.

Children in Lewisham have been having a special lesson on bullying - from a four-month-old baby.

Pupils at Edmund Waller Primary are the first in the UK to learn about emotions by having regular visits from a family.

The idea has come from Canada, where research shows children who interact with babies develop more consideration for other pupils' emotions.