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.

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.

Andrew struggles to control his anxiety, and the various events in his school day plus the news of his grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimer's, being missing overwhelms him.

A heartfelt and touching celebration of the names we're given.

It's dance class day and Gran will teach Kwesi and the neighbours her trophy-winning dance, the Shooby-Doo Mambo. But Gran hurts her knee before Kwesi can learn all the steps. How will he learn the special dance now?

The story follows two siblings who are always at odds. To find solace and clear his mind from their endless quarrels, the boy frequently retreats to the tranquillity of his bedroom to write his stories.

A young girl who loves making her own funny online content has to cope with suddenly being 'internet famous' when a video featuring her cat goes viral

Bumble and Snug compete in the annual Bugbop Ball Championships

A young character with long, flowing white hair invites us on a tour of their hotel where a range of alien-looking characters come and stay.

After the tragic death of his mother, eleven year old Will is sent to temporarily stay with his uncle in the mountains.

When Jeremiah plants a packet of sunflower seeds, the very last thing he expects is for the vines and leaves to grow overnight and burst through the ceiling of his apartment.

Luna discovers the stories, creativity and patience of being a gardener

An illustrated poem about racism and unity, through the eyes of a young boy.

Gently explores how students make their very different ways through life at school and at home.

A range of well-being and mindful activities to help young children understand and address their feelings and emotions.

Silver moves to a turtle rescue centre with her parents when her mum falls into a depression because she is unable to conceive.

Flora helps her father prepare for an Amazon expedition to search for the legendary golden lotus, a plant with magical healing properties.

Yara has to outwit the Dragon Detective Squad to save a dragon egg laid by the last living dragon.

Join Kyra as she explores issues of hair care and hair styling, with a focus on Black hair

A cat in a gloomy mood doesn't want to do anything, in spite of his friends' best efforts.

A tale of redemption, featuring a once spiteful goose who discovers that offering an apology can be the most courageous act of all.

Follows Cosmo, a young boy, whose life changes forever after falling out of the tree he loved to climb.

Grandpa Kuma travels a long way to meet his granddaughter.

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

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

A guide to becoming mentally and physically fitter, healthier and happier.

The story follows a boy with a prosthetic limb as he demonstrates various enjoyable exercise routines at the beach and under water.

Discover why exercise is important for a growing body and for your mental health.

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

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.

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.