PSHE books for primary schools

A story designed to help children talk about their anxieties in which a boy is beset by a big worry monster until he talks about his worries which makes the monster seem not so big and scary.

When three friends Aah, Ooh and Eek are worried, Pow helps them manage worries and build confidence.

Packed with tons of practical tips for finding the joy in each and every day.

An introduction to mindfulness, helps young children to tune into their minds and bodies.

Celebrates anxiety and kindness by exploring the hidden places to be found in a busy city.

A guide to mindfulness with 50 activities for children and advice for parents and teachers.

Raina deals with the highs and lows of school life and friendship whilst contending with a stomach problem that doesn't want to go away.

A girl with anxiety issues makes friends with a new girl from Syria who starts at her school.

With the help of his new friend Charlie, Josh manages his fears when he moves to Brighton with his family and starts a new life.

A funny and touching story about nine-year-old Cymbeline Igloo who turns detective to discover the family secret that has led to his mother's breakdown.

A young girl who's good with her hands decides that she'll try to 'mend' her Mum, who's struggling with her mental health.

An essential guide for supporting children's emotional and mental wellbeing.

A guide to mental well-being, and how young readers can help themselves feel better.

Presents a collection of poems about mindfulness written by various contemporary voices.

Drawing on her inner strength, and with the support of the other children, they help Miss Potts recognise the importance of honouring Nefertiti's name.

A retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood in which Gina Kaminski rescues the wolf!

Kofi is a natural entrepreneur, but what he had overlooked is his best friend Kelvin's photographic memory and the fact that he can remember every single line of a song he's heard only once....

Focuses on the emotion of surprise and the way it makes you feel.

An illustrated picture book that encourages children to open up about how they feel.

A lost little budgie brings together a young boy and his grumpy older neighbour.

Lily has a stammer. The signal between her brain and her mouth is all messed up - and it's getting worse.

Presents an illustrated simple guide to everything about the body.

Celebrates the connection between children and pets and encourages us all to be more dog.

Lift-the-flaps and explore what it really means to be a refugee.

When Fin is in a horrible mood, Grandpa convinces him to go on a walk to talk about all the things hidden beneath the surface, including emotions.

A twelve year old girl starts secondary school and wants to get a band together for the Battle of the Bands competition

A boy struggles to assert his identity and sexuality in the face of opposition from school bullies and his own father, whilst also trying to cope with his grandma's death.

When Peggy saves a stray dog from near-death, a beautiful friendship begins. Peggy and Beau are inseparable and the only thing that can ever come between them is war...

When orphan puppy Scruffity is set free by a boy his dream is fulfilled.

This poem, inspired by different people's memories explores themes of displacement and flight from conflict and highlights how we all deserve to feel safe, welcomed and warm, wherever we are from.

April Wood is called back to the Arctic because Bear is in trouble and needs her help.

Follows the story of a young boy going into year 6, dealing with a failing friendship, an ill younger brother and his own mental demons.

A young girl overcomes her fears of making new friends, and learning to swim as she starts at a new school,

When Ren's house burns down, she and her family feel lucky to be alive.

Explores the importance of looking after our physical and mental health.

Looks at swimming sports and activities as an incentive to keep fit.

Simple yoga poses to practice with babies and toddlers.

Looks at the discipline of yoga as an incentive to keep fit.

A young boy joins in the with safari animals as they move and dance in different ways.

Explains the importance of regular exercise, and advice on how to stay fit and healthy.

Explores what are teeth are, what we use them for, and how we should look after them.

A guide to all aspects of starting your first period and how to cope with it

A look at why it's important to keep yourself and your clothes clean.

A look at how children can look after their bodies and keep them healthy.

An overweight boy is sent to a nutritionist by his mother to try and improve his bad diet, under the threat of being sent to Fat Camp if he doesn't lose weight.

A little girl who feels left out by her twin brothers and her parents' focus on

A humorous rhyming story about head lice.

A dinosaur decides that his unhealthy diet is not good for him and so joins his friend in eating healthy food and taking exercise

Topsy and Tim visit the dentist and learn how to care for their teeth

Helps teachers to identify and support primary-aged children with mental health needs, providing a range of evidence-based tools. 

The mental health of children is a current concern, and this applies even to the earliest years of a child's life. This book supports trainees and practitioners working in early years contexts to understand the risk factors which can result in the development of mental health needs in children from birth to 5. It argues that high quality early years provision can mitigate against some of these risk factors and provides clear, evidence-informed guidance around government policy, transitions, attachment and working with parents or carers.

Is mental health provision a concern in your school?

This book enables and supports teachers to deliver the content of the new statutory guidance for relationships education in primary schools, operational from 2020. It is case study rich and provides clear and practical advice for teaching the topics of the new framework, including addressing controversial and critical issues such as parental right to withdraw and how to tackle relationships education in faith schools. There is an emphasis throughout on inclusion and pupil well-being and on the importance of partnerships with parents.

Offering ideas for different ways to teach PSHE, this is a go-to resource for the busy teacher looking for creative and engaging techniques. It provides tips, case studies and strategies on planning and pitching sessions as well as weaving PSHE into other aspects of the curriculum.

Teens today are forty percent less empathetic than they were thirty years ago. Why is a lack of empathy-which goes hand-in-hand with the self-absorption epidemic Dr. Michele Borba calls the Selfie Syndrome-so dangerous? First, it hurts kids' academic performance and leads to bullying behaviours. Also, it correlates with more cheating and less resilience. And once children grow up, a lack of empathy hampers their ability to collaborate, innovate and problem-solve-all must-have skills for the global economy.

Taking a unique approach, which highlights lived experience and engagement with community, this book guides the reader on how to create learning environments in which children are encouraged to develop relationships, build meaningful connections and take action which contributes to the wellbeing of their own communities.

Andrew Cowley, author of The Wellbeing Toolkit and co-founder of Healthy Toolkit (@HealthyToolkit), presents the ultimate guide to help primary schools develop a practical, principled and values-driven wellbeing curriculum for their pupils.

Combining literacy lessons with wellbeing, this accessible guide, full of practical lesson plans and photocopiable activities is the ideal resource for the busy primary school teacher.

Shows how attainment can be increased through supporting staff to focus first on the troubled pupil's attachment system, before engaging their learning system

In every UK classroom, an estimated three children suffer from a diagnosable mental health problem. Proactive Pastoral Care is a vital guide to enable secondary teachers to empower their students to make healthy life choices and look after their wellbeing, both in school and beyond. With practical, research-based activities and resources for tutor time, assemblies, Relationships and Sex Education and PSHE lessons, this book puts student wellbeing at the heart of the agenda. It also includes a foreword by Dr Pooky Knightsmith, an internationally renowned mental health educator, speaker and author.

Stephen Lane's Beyond Wiping Noses: Building an informed approach to pastoral leadership in schools sets out the crucial role of pastoral care as part of the function and purpose of schooling - and shares practical insights on how schools can get it right.