We offer a series of school-based programmes to help young children around the world to develop skills for life.
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📅 This Thursday!
Trained in a Skills for Life programme? Join our FREE Summer Learning Network Meeting to connect with fellow practitioners, share ideas and gain inspiration for supporting children's wellbeing and resilience.
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/vGlAUxm
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This #CarersWeek, we're celebrating young carers who show remarkable strength and dedication every day.
Our programmes help young people build resilience, manage emotions and develop coping skills that support their wellbeing and future success.
Thank you to all young carers. 💙
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We were delighted to deliver Skills for Life programme training for educators in the Republic of Korea.
It's inspiring to see a shared commitment to supporting children's happiness, emotional wellbeing and healthy development around the world.
Thank you to everyone who took part!
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This Saturday, PfC's Jayne Carter will be speaking at "Talking about the Future (without panicking)".
A thoughtful discussion on helping young people navigate the future with hope and resilience.
Register: buff.ly/w24j43W
#Education #MentalHealth #Resilience #Parenting
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Places available for online training - SPARK Resilience programme.
Build confidence and skills to deliver a whole-school resilience programme and support children's wellbeing.
📅 9 & 16 June 2026 ⏰ 3.30pm–5.30pm
Book now: buff.ly/Gk7GpkF
#SchoolWellbeing #Education
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Looking for simple wellbeing activities this half term? 🌈
Explore our FREE resources to help children build confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing 💛
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#HalfTerm #ChildWellbeing #MentalHealthMatters
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Free half-term wellbeing activities for ages 3–12 support children to develop coping skills and emotional resilience.
Topics include feelings, friendship, change and loss, and more.
✔️ Free to download and print
✔️ Adaptable for ages and SEND learners
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Children from armed forces families can face unique emotional challenges linked to mobility, separation and change.
Our case study explores how Zippy’s Friends helped children build coping skills and emotional resilience in school. 💚
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#ArmedForcesFamilies
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This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re supporting children to build resilience, emotional wellbeing and life skills for life. 💚
Learn more about our work: buff.ly/yocDHEr
#TakeAction #ChildMentalHealth
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Confidence, friendships & emotional skills are just as important 📚💬
Discover how PSED helps children thrive 👉
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#SchoolReadiness #EarlyYears
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The summer term can feel like a long stretch - for pupils and teachers.
Simple activities can help children recognise and manage their feelings.
👉 Explore free classroom resources: buff.ly/hDzUzCi
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When children learn to understand and manage their emotions, it changes more than the classroom, it shapes their future.
That’s why early support for mental health matters.
👉 Learn more about our impact buff.ly/yagsytr
#ChildrensMentalHealth #Impact
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Proud to celebrate our partnership with the HSE, delivering Zippy’s Friends in Irish schools since 2007.
Now launching an Irish-language version, supporting children to build emotional skills in their first language.
A big step for inclusion & wellbeing 💚
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Great to see Zippy’s Friends featured in a recent French article on children’s psychosocial skills in schools. buff.ly/XFgUWSS
With programmes in France & Mauritius, it’s encouraging to see growing global recognition of early emotional wellbeing support.
#Education
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70% of primary schools have a recently bereaved pupil on roll.
In our latest Safeguarding Digest article, we explore how schools can integrate grief education, now part of statutory RSHE guidance, across the curriculum.
📖 Read article (sub required): buff.ly/LFR1hWg
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News about war and global events can be worrying for children.
With the right support, they can learn to understand their feelings and manage worry.
👉 Practical tips for supporting children:
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#ChildrensMentalHealth #Wellbeing
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Children everywhere deserve the skills to manage emotions, build resilience, and thrive now and in the future.
Our programmes are making a global impact across multiple countries by equipping children with practical coping skills
🌍 See our global impact: bit.ly/4mfzlxX
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Every child experiences the world differently, and emotional support should too. Inclusive, evidence-based programmes can help all children build confidence, communication, and coping skills.
👉 Learn how we support SEND pupils bit.ly/4m1A6L3
#AutismAwareness #SEND
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Great to be at the TES SEND Show North 2026 connecting with educators and sharing ways to support children’s emotional wellbeing.
Encouraging to see such a focus on supporting pupils with SEND to build skills for life.
👉 Read more bit.ly/4s4pbkS
#SEND #Inclusion
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Changes in routine, like school holidays, can be challenging for some children.
Helping children prepare can support their emotional wellbeing.
👉 Discover simple ways to support transition with our FREE wellbeing activities bit.ly/47ve8Kg
#Easter#ChildrensWellbeing
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