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8 July 2020
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.

7 July 2020
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.

28 May 2020
Talking to children about death

It doesn’t hurt children to talk about death. If they’re worried about it, it’s important to be honest and open to discussing it with them.

24 March 2020
Online resources and training to support the mental health of children

In these extremely challenging times, helping children to deal with change and uncertainty has never been more important.

8 February 2020
Supporting Looked After Children’s Mental Health

The mental health of Looked After Children (LAC) is significantly poorer than that of their peers.

30 January 2020
Children's Mental Health Week 2020

Partnership for Children is pleased to be supporting Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week 2020 (3-9 February).

28 January 2020
Supporting Young Carers

This Young Carers Awareness Day (an annual event, led by Carers Trust) we are celebrating the fantastic work Sutton Young Carers Service are doing to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Young Carers through Passport, one of our Skills for Life programmes.

25 November 2019
Improving social and emotional learning in primary schools

The Education Endowment Foundation have released a new guidance document which focuses on how primary schools can evaluate & develop a curriculum which supports all children’s social & emotional skills.

17 October 2019
It's never too early to talk to children about mental health

World Mental Health Day is marked on the 10th October each year to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health.

15 October 2019
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.

17 September 2019
A special start to a Zippy’s Friends session

Charlotte Loveday in is a HLTA in Lincolnshire. She’s found lots of ways to make her Zippy’s Friends sessions a special part of the school day.

9 July 2019
Spotlight on Russia - Using the Rules against (state) Bullying

This was not the first time that the Prosecutor’s Office in Petrozavodsk in Karelia (north-west Russia) had tried to stop Zippy’s Friends in schools.

9 July 2019
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.

20 June 2019
New Skills for Life programme

From September 2019, our new Skills for Life programme, Passport will be available to UK schools.

3 June 2019
New project: Promoting the mental health of Young Carers

Partnership for Children has successfully delivered mental health promotion programmes in schools for more than two decades.

28 May 2019
Thank you to Wesleyan

Since April 2017, Wesleyan have raised an incredible £100,000 to support our work promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of children in schools across the UK.