These resources are for education settings to support pupils with their social skills, feelings and mental wellbeing. They include simple ideas to help manage emotions, build resilience and make positive relationships.
Watch the short videos below for practical ideas to use within education settings.
Welcome Club
Use a Welcome Club to:
- Offer a nurturing space to support the morning transition into school
- Allow pupils to share worries with staff before school starts
- Increase motivation to attend and reduce anxiety
Support for transitions
Use a transitions communications sheet to:
- Record key information
- Capture parent and pupil voice
- Provide consistency between settings
Restorative conversations
Use restorative conversations to:
- Help pupils feel heard and validated
- Enable pupils to move on from incidents
- Capture and share learning to inform future plans
For more information about autism and communication, visit the National Autistic Society website.
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Use a Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to:
- Identify if support is needed
- Identify appropriate interventions
- Track how pupils are presenting over a period of time
For more information, visit the Youth in Mind website.
Emotional regulation
Use self-regulation plans to:
- Ensure a consistent and personalised approach for pupils
- Identify and minimise triggers
- Review the use of language and setup of environment
Zones of Regulation
Use the Zones of Regulation curriculum to:
- Help pupils to recognise how they feel and why
- Provide tools to enable pupils to express how they feel
- Teach emotional regulation strategies
For more information, visit the Zones of Regulation website.
Drawing and Talking
Use drawing and talking therapy to:
- Offer a gentle, non-directive approach for emotional healing
- Help pupils discover and process emotions
- Support mental wellbeing and resilience
For more information, visit the Drawing and Talking website.