PSHE books for primary schools

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

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 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.

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

A guide to mental well-being for young readers in how they can care for their mental health with confidence.

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

A first book about self-care - perfect for building confidence and self-esteem in very young children.

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

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

With the help of best friends, Hucky and Buzz, follow a few simple steps to practise mindfulness.

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.

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

Discover a guide with tips, techniques and useful information to help maintain a good mental health while growing up.

A guide for children to help them develop their potential to the full.

Welcome to a family like other, where life is full of ups and downs, picnics and swimming lessons, tickles and tantrums, board games and laughter.

When a little girl hears people saying how sorry they are that she's lost her very special grandma, she only has one question...where did she go?

Snake and his good friend Lizard end up in a disagreement when they display their names above their shared burrow

Explores the functions and workings of the human brain

A book about being kind to others and yourself.

Kwesi is afraid of the water. When Nana Ruby confides that she is also afraid of swimming, they turn to the West African legend of Mami Wata to face their fear.

A little dinosaur who doesn't like crowds learns to deal with them at a family party.

The fourth collection of mysterious, humorous, philosophical and charming poetry for young people by Alex Wharton, Children's Laureate Wales.

Did you know that birds perceive time differently to us, as if in slow motion?

A sensitively told story about a young refugee as he settles in a new country.

Annie has to try and find her missing bunny before it's caught by the neighbourhood fox.

Two girls are thrown together for a school project and discover that their great-grandmother's knew each other when they both lived in Pakistan in the 1930s.

An important and reassuring picture book, perfect for starting conversations with young children about consent.

Gerda and Orlo are best bear friends. When Gerda was there, Orlo always had time for a game or a story, a joke or a rhyme. He was never too busy to listen, to talk, to help, to share, or to go for a walk.

Britain. 1815 and the end of the war with Napoleon is approaching. When Cobweb is stolen and sold, he must learn to be a Drover’s Dog, herding sheep and cattle on the long journey to London but will he ever get home again...

When a young girl is forced to flee her home country with her parents, she retreats into herself until the kindness of a neighbour who buys her a bicycle brings her out of her shell.

Troublemaker Noah reveals hidden depths as he teams up with goodie-two-shoes Grace to save a majestic local oak tree.

Nine-year-old Jac sees his father as a hero, but when Jac joins a local football team with his best friend Zac, things start to get a bit weird at home. It's not until a group of professional footballers come into school to talk about racism that Jac realises what his father's problem could be.

Hana joins the Moonlight Mystery Agency to help Spark the bionic unicorn find her missing birthday cake.

Birdie is sent to live with her great-aunt in 1950s Yorkshire and befriends the village's last remaining pit pony

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

Find out how to keep safe at home, out and about and online with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you.

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

This comforting story is written for toddlers, offering a fun approach to oral hygiene.

A humorous rhyming story about head lice.

A practical guide to getting ready for school with tips for brushing teeth, getting dressed, washing hands and more.

Dive into the colourful world of the Monster Squad and discover the importance of washing your hands!

Learn how to create healthy habits to live your best life.

'Yoga for Kids' is a simple look at what yoga is and how it can help us come into balance. Includes a glossary of some of the commonly used Sanskrit terms.

Explores the importance of taking care of yourself mentally and physically when using social media and the internet

A clear and simple guide to growing up, and the changes you can expect during puberty.

Explains what happens when you go to the dentist and why it is important to visit regularly

Discover why a nutritious and balanced diet is important for physical and mental health.

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.

A first book about self-care - perfect for building confidence and self-esteem in very young children.

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

Explains why sleep is important to keep our body and brain healthy.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Is mental health provision a concern in your school?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.