Anger management
Bereavement and loss
Body image
Gender stereotyping
Healthy relationships
Mental health awareness week
Mindfulness
Parents
Resilience
Self esteem
Self harm
Stress and anxiety
Mental health awareness and anti-stigma
Key resources

Anger management

• Printable behaviour charts for anger management ‘why do I get angry?’ and calm down strategies for children
• Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think a free online story for children with strategies for cooling down

Bereavement and loss

• Hope Again support, advice and resources for young people
• Information for secondary schools supporting a bereaved student, supporting a family, developing a bereavement policy and managing bereavement
• Managing a sudden death in the school community LGFL guidance for schools with videos, support packs and assemblies
• The Elephant’s Tea Party fun resources for primary schools to explore death and grief in an age-appropriate way

Body image

• Dove Confident Me workshops for schools five sessions addressing unrealistic appearance ideals, the impact of social media, celebrity culture and advertising, how to reduce appearance-focused conversations and comparisons, body activism and positive behaviour change
• Ofsted good practice a detailed whole school action plan for promoting positive body image at Oak Cottage Primary School.

Gender stereotyping

• Let Toys Be Toys how to challenge gender stereotypes, lesson plans, help for parents and much more
• Lifting Limits information, resources for families, gender detective activities and book lists
  

Healthy relationships

• Saying no poster an easy system for children on how to say no
• The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit one core lesson for year groups reception-year 13, based on effective themes for tackling domestic abuse

Mental health awareness week 18-24 May 2020

• British Red Cross Power of Kindness resources
• ITV #BeKind teaching resource pack
• Kindness at home sheet for schools to share with families at home
• Mental Health Foundation supporter pack
• Twinkl Kindness Week resource pack (including activities, decorations, and work sheets)

Mindfulness

• Mindfulness in Schools Project (MISP) offers an 8-week mindfulness course for school staff and the Paws b mindfulness curriculum. Visit their website for free taster session
• Mindful Schools offers a wide range of training and a free online mindfulness class for kids

Parents

• Having conversations with parents and carers about mental health an introductory guide for schools from Young Minds

Resilience

• The Resilience Framework specific approaches for building resilience in children and young people
• The Resilient Classroom a resource pack for tutor groups and pastoral school staff, practical activities for pupils to develop resilience

Self-esteem

• Building self-esteem a lesson plan for key stage 3, free to download from Tes
• #MySenseOfSelf lesson plans and resources for key stages 3 and 4 on social media, celebrating difference, and developing self-esteem

Self-harm

• Self-harm in schools guidance from the Anna Freud Centre on what you should do if one of your pupils is using self-harm to cope

Stress and anxiety

• Caring for the wellbeing of teachers and school staff what are the causes of stress for teachers and how to support wellbeing
• Helping children and young people to manage anxiety a practical guide for schools from the Anna Freud Centre

Mental health awareness and anti- stigma

• Time to Change an anti-stigma campaign with resources for schools (assemblies, activities and posters) young people, and parents.

Key dates and resources

• 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day
• 10 October, World Mental Health Day
• 13 November, World Kindness Day
• 16-20 November, Anti-Bullying Week
• 1-7 February, Children’s Mental Health Week
• 6 February, Time to Talk Day
• February, Random Acts of Kindness Week
• March, Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• March, International Day of Happiness
• May, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
• May, Mental Health Awareness Week
• June, Father’s Mental Health Day

Contact

Any questions? Please get in touch with Emily at RayfieldE@ealing.gov.uk