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‘Blue Chameleon’

With a subtle and witty interplay between words and illustrations ‘Blue Chameleon’ is an introduction to colours and shapes (and chameleons!) which is sure to delight everyone, from the youngest child upwards. Written by multiple award winning author Emily Gravett, ‘Blue Chameleon’ contains a subtle humor and tone which will help anyone that reads it conceptualise themes […]

Tackling Stigma in a Primary and Nursery School

Dale Community Primary School and Stonehill Nursery SchoolDesignated Senior Lead for Mental Health: Louise Foster, Headteacher Dale Primary and Stonehill Nursery schools both sit under one Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health (DSLMH), Louise Foster, who is also the Headteacher for both schools. Before joining Cohort 1 of the programme, they were already investing in […]

Promote emotional literacy

Emotional literacy involves having self-awareness and recognition of your own feelings and knowing how to manage them, such as the ability to stay calm when you feel angry or to reassure yourself when in doubt. It includes empathy, i.e. having sensitivity to the feelings of others.Emotional literacy also includes being able to recognise and adapt […]

Emotional Literacy: Assessment and Intervention

‘Emotional Literacy: Assessment and Intervention’ identifies the status of pupils’ emotional literacy and provides follow-up activities for intervention where necessary. It covers Primary, ages 7-11 years and Secondary, ages 11-16 years. The assessment covers five key areas of emotional literacy addressed in the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) curriculum, including: Self-awareness Self-regulation Motivation […]

‘You are Awesome’

‘You are Awesome’ is the positive and empowering guide to help children and young adults build resilience, fulfill their potential and become successful, happy, awesome adults, from Times journalist, two-time Olympian and best-selling mindset author, Matthew Syed. The pages of ‘You are Awesome’ contain a range questions, statements and tasks which challenge and problematise a wide range […]