Inês A. Ferreira is a research assistant in psychology at ISCTE-IUL. With a master’s degree in clinical systemic psychology, she has previously worked in research in environmental psychology at Lund University. Her main research interests include community development in urban low-SES neighbourhoods, people-environment studies and inclusive education. In GRIT project she has been responsible for characterizing the portuguese context (early school leaving , Growth Mindset), contacts with schools and teachers, first analysis of interviews and focus groups with teachers, as well as the development of tools to integrate IO1 toolkit and preparation for testing its implementation in schools