The Wellbeing Curriculum

As we all emerge from living through a pandemic, it is imperative that children grow up equipped with a range of skills and tools that will enable them to navigate their way through a new normal and feel nurtured, supported, guided and empowered. Andrew Cowley's comprehensive and holistic toolkit offers a rich and powerful wellbeing curriculum, which should sit at the heart of the ethos of every school as they support children and young people. -- Sue Atkins * author of 'The Can Do Kid's Journal' and parenting expert for the BBC, ITV's This Morning and Disney Junior UK, @SueAtkins * A helpful, information-packed guide, full of practical advice and well-explained reasons for how and why to put wellbeing at the centre of your classroom practice. -- Rich Simpson * deputy headteacher and founder of #kindnessripple, @richreadalot * It is refreshing to read a book that tackles the significance of pupil wellbeing in such an accessible way. The book's attention to wellbeing and character is of particular importance if we want to enable young people to flourish. -- Michael Fullard * Research Fellow, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham, @MikeFullard * The Wellbeing Curriculum is rich with ideas for the primary classroom that are meaningful, practical and innovative. Andrew's passion for wellbeing glows like a beacon of hope throughout and it will be a book that I will turn to again and again. -- Georgina Tait * primary teacher, mental health first aider and director of JustTeachUK * The Wellbeing Toolkit and The Wellbeing Curriculum are absolute game-changers and a must-read for anyone working in education. -- John Magee * author of 'Kindness Matters' and 'The Happy Tank', @KindnessCoach_ * Andrew has done it again. An absolutely fabulous book that will help any school to design a curriculum to promote and support the wellbeing of all. A must read for any educator. -- Toria Bono * primary teacher and founder of Tiny Voice Talks, @Toriaclaire * As the statutory components of PSHE are consolidated, this excellent book provides welcome support for educational leaders, at all levels, to improve well-being and attainment for pupils and staff. -- John Rees * PSHE trainer and coach, @PSHESolutions * With its clear structure, examples, and suggestions for activities and assemblies, The Wellbeing Curriculum is a treasure trove for educators wishing to introduce or expand their whole school wellbeing provision. -- Frederika Roberts * School Wellbeing Trainer, Speaker, Author & Lecturer. Founder of Educate to Flourish CIC. @frederika_r & @EduFlourish * Excellent and much-needed, The Wellbeing Curriculum is a comprehensive resource, jam-packed with ideas and practical activities to enrich children's lives and support schools with developing a whole school culture of wellbeing. -- Therese Hoyle * author of '101 Playground Games', Founder of the Positive Playtimes and How to be a Lunchtime Supervisor Superhero programme, @theresehoyle, www.theresehoyle.com * Andrew captures everything of real importance in education as we redefine the landscape. Read the book, implement the thinking and strategies in your context and deliver a fabulous wellbeing curriculum for your children! -- Adrian McLean * Director of Inclusion, Personal Development & Safeguarding at the Severn Academies Education Trust, @Character_Guy * The Wellbeing Curriculum is a brilliant combination of theory and practical ideas for supporting wellbeing in schools. If you really want to create an environment that embeds wellbeing into the whole school community, this book provides so many areas to explore. -- Dr Hazel Harrison * Clinical Psychologist, Founder of ThinkAvellana, @ThinkAvellana * The Wellbeing Curriculum is another excellent book from Andrew Cowley! Brilliantly researched, this book is packed full of ideas for how to embed wellbeing across the whole curriculum, with activity suggestions for each key phase in the primary years as well as whole school assemblies. With inspirational interviews, a wealth of practical tools for delivering key objectives of the PSHE and citizenship syllabus and ideas for developing a positive school culture, this book is a must have for PSHE and wellbeing leads as well as senior school leaders. It's a treasure trove! -- Rae Snape * Headteacher, National Leader of Education and author of The Headteacher's Handbook, @RaeSnape *