Empathy & Communication

Pupil wellbeing has always been important in primary schools, but in recent years it has become an even greater focus for teachers. Rizwana Hussain, Vice Principal at The Godolphin Junior Academy knows this all too well as the Academy’s Mental Health Lead. Here’s what she has to say about how teachers can support pupil mental health and wellbeing in primary schools…

Like many primary schools, Greasley Beauvale wants to offer pupils rich, memorable learning experiences, but financial constraints make it hard to invest in new tools or approaches. 

Challenge Greenmount Primary School has an 89% EAL intake, and they found that many of their children were struggling to share personal experiences and communicate effectively - due to a combination of socio-emotional and language challenges. "Empathy is a focus at our school and so we have really utilised this through the Experiences. We try to focus on the characters' feelings and relate them to the children's lives. This is ongoing and we are starting to see even the most

PSHE with Leena & Zach is now>press>play’s multi-part series which tackles issues like mental health, anti-bullying and online safety head-on. We immerse pupils into the lives of two friends, who are very different from one another, but who both experience the dizzying ups-and-downs of school and family life in the 21st century. Each lesson comprises a five-minute long audio episode, embedded within a 40-minute-long session. Meet Leena: an extrovert, impulsive, loves basketba