Mental Health and Wellbeing - Teaching Resources

This CPD resource is designed to help primary and secondary teachers support care-experienced young people.

This assembly framework for primary schools is suitable for any time of year, but you may choose to link it to a particular event such as Children's Mental Health Week, Mental Health Awareness Week or World Mental Health Day.

A special Live Lesson from May 2024 dedicated to mental health awareness, designed especially for 7-11 year-olds.

Fun, simple, curriculum-linked resources to inspire primary-aged children to get moving for mental health and wellbeing. These videos require no extra equipment and can be used flexibly during the school day in a classroom with minimal space.

Thirteen videos, created in partnership with Children in Need and the Premier League, to enhance the wellbeing of your class with irresistibly catchy songs and easy-to-follow dance routines. Each video supports either the KS1 or KS2 PSHE curriculum, covering themes such as respecting ourselves and others, taking care of our world, and friends and family.

A collection of short films for EYFS and KS1 children with Dr Radha Modgil, exploring a range of feelings and emotions as well as providing talking points and tools for feeling better.

A collection of short animated films that use powerful personal testimony to explore mental health issues from the perspective of young people.

A collection of short films for 7-11 year-olds about mindfulness, the 'five steps to wellbeing', achieving a growth mindset and how our brains work.

A series of short dramas set in East London exploring the journey from primary school into adolescence. These six mini-episodes look at cyber bullying, jealousy, bullying, family life, racism, drug use and first dates.

BAFTA-winning short drama series about the journey from primary to secondary school. These six mini-episodes explore new relationships, bullying, family life and learning difficulties.

Five short dramas exploring emotional issues that children might relate to and learn from. The dramas explore family life and struggles with friendship.

Three short animated clips that help unlock growth mindset ideas for pupils and teachers using animated characters that demonstrate the difference between a fixed and growth mindset.

A collection of short films looking at primary children with a range of disabilities, learning differences and medical conditions, that aims to encourage understanding and inclusion, both at school and in the wider world.

A set of articles and videos for upper primary and 2nd level pupils offering tools for dealing with emotions at difficult times.

Children can learn about Children's Mental Health Week with this KS1 topic pack.

Recognising Children's Mental Health Week with wellbeing tips, exercises and activities from BBC Bitesize.

A powerful series of animations using personal testimony to explore mental health issues experienced by teenagers.

A collection of short films for secondary schools intended to help to start classroom discussions around mental health. The films introduce students to five well-known faces who share their personal experiences.

A collection of short films that offer case studies of young people demonstrating a growth mindset. Each story introduces us to one of the five steps to wellbeing.

Drama series for secondary schools exploring sexuality and the pressure to have sex, alcohol abuse, financial pressures and the impact of social media.

Video clips from a BBC documentary following Prince William's campaign to encourage British men to open up about mental health issues through football.

A series of short films that bust body image myths and investigate the commercialisation of body image ideals, promoting debate in the classroom.