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Using our Skills for Life programmes as part of your school's Recovery Curriculum

As schools start to prepare for more children to return to the classroom, there is increasing concern about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had and continues to have on pupils mental wellbeing.
Skills for Life Programmes in Scotland – Coping skills and resilience at forefront of Recovery Curriculum

We are delighted to have successfully launched our Skills for Life programmes in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Zippy, Apple and Passport arrive in Oldham

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Oldham Council and Oldham Opportunity Area to offer our Skills for Life Programmes to primary schools in the region.
Zippy’s Friends is listed in CASEL Guide to SEL programmes

CASEL has analysed numerous research studies from around the world, producing solid evidence that promoting SEL also improves children’s academic performance.
Skills for Life programmes embed the whole school approach

Here at Oldham Council, we are passionate about embedding The Whole School Approach to Emotional Health and Mental Wellbeing.
Compulsory health education in schools

From September 2020 Relationship and Health Education will be compulsory in Primary Schools in England.
Flash the hamster celebrates Children’s Mental Health Week!

Monday 4th February 2019 was the start of Children’s Mental Health Week and we were delighted to visit an Apple’s Friends class at Merton Park School in south London.
Zippy's Friends in Panama

The Zippy’s Friends programme in Panama has transcended school classrooms and has become a way to involve teachers, parents, families, whole schools and the community, with everyone cooperating to promote children’s emotional well-being.
New partnership with Children North East

Children North East is the oldest regional charity in the North East. For the last 127 years we have been transforming the lives of disadvantaged children so that they have a better chance in life.
MindEd - a new e-learning resource

MindEd is a new e-learning resource about mental health.  Dr Raphael Kelvin, who leads the MindEd consortium, explains how it can help adults who work with children and young people.