Elearning
Podcasts
NSPCC Learning has published a podcast episode about the use of mental health first aid kits to help young people manage their mental health if they are struggling. The episode features a discussion with a practitioner in the Childline Online Services team and members of the NSPCC’s Young People’s Board for Change, covering: what a mental health first aid kit is and what it is useful for; recognising when a young person would benefit from using one; and supporting a young person with the creation of their kit.
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Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counsellors are here to support you. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.
Fully Human is the research and development arm of the PSHE Association. It’s our place to think, stretch out and join the dots between this fast changing world and what might best support children and young people to navigate it.
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Published: 27-11-2024
NSPCC Learning has designed a booklet on navigating puberty to share with parents and carers of children and young people who have learning disabilities. The guide sets out: what puberty is; changes that happen to everyone during puberty; and top tips to support children through the physical and emotional challenges that puberty brings.
Classroom Resources
Experiencing racism has significant mental health consequences for young people. That’s why all schools need to consider anti-racism as part of their whole-school approach to mental health.
Category: Bullying, Diversity, Wellbeing
Audience: KS2, KS3, KS4
Developed by: Anna Freud
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This set of 10 resources is designed around our 5 Steps framework, which supports educators to create a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing. There are resources for reviewing and writing policies, improving staff knowledge and confidence, and supporting students and staff who experience racism. The resources can be worked through as a full set, but they can also be used individually, depending on which areas are current priorities for your school.
Learning about different types of bullying (including online) is now a statutory RSHE requirement.
Category: Bullying
Audience: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Staff
Developed by: PSHE Association
Duration (minutes): 30-60
Keywords: bullying, kindness
This includes the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help. This also crosses over with how you can teach about abuse, harassment and discrimination within your PSHE education curriculum. Read our guidance on addressing sexual harassment through PSHE and scroll down to see relevant resources and lesson plans.
An online safety teaching toolkit for educators to deliver with young people aged 11-16 with special educational needs and disabilities.
Category: Bullying, Online Safety
Audience: SEND
Developed by: Childnet
Duration (minutes): 60+
Keywords: Safe, Trust, Action, Respect, Friendship, Cyberbullying
An extensive teaching toolkit to equip, enable and empower educators with the relevant knowledge they need to support young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
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