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6 May 2026
Building school readiness through personal, social and emotional development
The Department for Education’s (DfE) guidance Getting children ready for reception (2026) makes clear that school readiness is built through emotional well-being, strong relationships and partnership with families, not early formal learning alone.
22 April 2026
Zippy’s Friends in Irish
After many successful years of delivery, we were delighted to work closely with our partners in the Health Service Executive to expand Zippy's Friends programme further through the launch of an Irish-language version of the programme.
13 April 2026
Tips for supporting children around worrying world events
Children may be feeling anxious about the conflicts around the world. These tips based on the Skills for Life programmes are designed to help you to support children to find healthy ways to deal with their feelings and reactions to what is happening.
30 March 2026
The TES SEND Show North 2026
The TES SEND Show North 2026 brought together leading voices in special educational needs and inclusive practice - an opportunity to contribute to sector-wide conversations at a moment when shared learning felt important following the recent release of the SEND white paper
24 March 2026
Embracing uncertainty in the early years
In a recent Lab to Ed Leadership webinar, host Geetika Goyal spoke with Jayne Carter, Early Years Development Lead at Partnership for Children, about a powerful idea: uncertainty can be a valuable part of how children learn and grow.
3 March 2026
Helping children thrive with fun, positive psychology resources
Our new range of positive psychology card games offers a playful way to help pupils explore their strengths, build confidence and develop social and emotional skills.
23 February 2026
Education Endowment Foundation Pilot of Early Skills for Life
We are delighted to be working with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to pilot our Early Skills for Life (ESfL) programme for three- to four-year-olds in 20 early years settings across England from September 2026 to May 2027.
18 February 2026
New masterclass on resilience for educators with Professor Ilona Boniwell
We are delighted to announce that Professor Ilona Boniwell, one of the world’s leaders in the field of positive psychology, will be running a masterclass for educators on ‘Igniting Teacher Resilience from Within’.
14 January 2026
New International Partnership with Wonder House in Latvia
We are thrilled to announce our new international partnership with NGO Brīnummāja “Wonder House” in Cēsis, Latvia.
2 December 2025
How labels can shape children and how to challenge them
Jayne Carter, Programme Development Lead at Partnership for Children explores how labels play a part in identity, perception and emotional development in childhood.
11 November 2025
Global recognition for Zippy’s Friends: new OECD review
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recently published a review examining international best practices in mental health promotion and prevention for children.
4 November 2025
Ofsted’s New Inspection Framework 2025: prioritising wellbeing in schools
From November 2025, schools in England will follow a refreshed Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
8 October 2025
Supporting children to cope with disaster
The theme of World Mental Health Day this year is the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.
23 September 2025
Getting ready to deal with life’s adventures – developing coping skills in the early years
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old.
9 September 2025
Embracing grief in the new RSHE curriculum
For primary-aged children, grief and change are a natural part of life and helping them understand and manage these experiences is a critical element of social and emotional learning.
21 July 2025
Embedding emotional literacy in the early years: a teacher’s perspective on the EY PSED programme
We spoke with Kirstyn Moffat, Head Teacher at Gipsey Bridge Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, about how the Early Years PSED (Personal, Social and Emotional Development) programme is making a profound impact on children’s lives and supporting families.