Further resources:

• Beano for Schools in partnership with Young Minds has created a series of six lesson plans featuring favourite Beano characters to help children understand their emotions and mental health better. The lesson plans include a short animation, PowerPoint presentation and activity sheets. There are versions for KS1 and KS2 and everything is linked to the PSHE curriculums in England, Scotland and Wales.
• The Wellbeing Wednesday teaching schemes are fully resourced wellbeing teaching programmes designed to cover a term’s learning for primary schools.
• Healthy Minds is a set of free resources to support teacher-led workshops and activities for UKS2, KS3 and KS4 students produced by LGfL – The National Grid for Learning in partnership with mental health charity Young Minds.
• Wellbeing Through Reading is an online platform that allows schools to capture and track pupils’ attitudes to reading and their wellbeing.
• The annual Read for Empathy Collections feature books that explore challenging life circumstances and provide insights into other people’s experiences.
• The Reading Well Programme provides booklists that help young people of all ages understand and manage their mental wellbeing.
• Take a look at the Mental Health and Wellbeing book packs for KS1 and KS2 from Best Books for Schools.
• LoveReading4Kids has produced a list of 60 titles that can help children and young people understand their emotions and cope with feelings of anxiety.
• Wellbeing Connected is a free-to-access Mental Health and Wellbeing training tool created by LGfL – The National Grid for Learning to help schools develop the skills and confidence to support their pupils, communities and staff.
• The Mentally Healthy Schools website is a mental health information and resource hub for schools.
• Find more resources to support Mental Health and Empathy here.