Mental, Emotional, Social & Physical Wellbeing

M.E.S.P. Building Resilience

ELC & Primary Programme

All Files

M.E.S.P. Young Minds Matter

Secondary S1-S4

All Files

Positive mental wellbeing - resource to support children and young people 

Respect for All: national approach to anti-bullying

Home - respectme

TrueTube - Resource for Schools

New Anti-Bullying Resource

Anti-Bullying Curriculum

Why language matters: how referring to online ‘friends’ can mask safeguarding concerns

Internet Watch Foundation - Charity against child sexual abuse online - Resources available

CEOP - Cyber Resilience & Online Safety 4-7 Year Olds

CEOP - Cyber Resilience & Online Safety 8-10 Year Olds

CEOP - Cyber Resilience & Online Safety 11-18 Year Olds

Preventing and responding to gender based violence: a whole school framework (4/3/24)

Equally Safe: 

Scotland’s Strategy for Preventing and Eradicating Violence Against Women and Girls - December 2023

Equally Safe: 

Scotland’s Strategy for Preventing and Eradicating Violence Against Women and Girls - December 2023

VAWG - Commercial Sexual Exploitation Aware - Building Bridges Resource

Internet Watch Foundation - Charity against child sexual abuse online - Resources available

Equally Safe in School

Preventing emotional abuse | NSPCC Learning

Gurls Out Loud - CRIS charity (online sexual abuse)

Home - respectme

Improving gender balance and equalities 3-18 | Resources | Education Scotland 

Engender - Equalities Charity

White Ribbon Scotland

National Guidance on LGBT Inclusive Education 

TIE - Time for Inclusive Education 

Scottish Government - 

Race Equality

Breaking the mould: Principles of an anti-racist curriculum

Promoting Race Equality and Anti-Racist Education

Prevent radicalisation and extremism 

National Galleries Of Scotland Anti-racism: Slavery through the lens of art

National Galleries Of Scotland Anti-racism: Make and Resist - Art Activities inspired by artists of colour

National Galleries Of Scotland Anti-racism: Supporting Critical Conversations - Race and Racism

Stand Up & Be Counted 

It’s Okay to Ask Campaign

Why we need to practice emotional first aid - Guy Winch

Action for Happiness - tools, strategies and resources for resilience

Every Kid Needs a Champion - Rita Pierson

Kids Matter - Growing Together in Relationships

HandsOn - Resources and Links

How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over - Mel Robbins

Sleep Matters: The Impact of Sleep on Health and Wellbeing

The Power of Believing That You Can Improve - Carol Dweck

7 Things Growth Mindset is Not - Center for Whole-Child Education

After Watching this, Your Brain Will not be the Same - Lara Boyd

Managing Stress - Brain Smart BBC

Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are (Introduction to Power Poses) - Amy Cuddy

What is awe, why it is important and ideas for how to cultivate it.

Why Performance Anxiety Study Suggests Getting Excited Helps More Than Trying To Calm Down (2015)

Dealing with Stress - Every Mind Matters

Peace Button in Action

Rethinking Anxiety (Learning to face fear) - Dawn Huebner

Recommended Reading - Dawn Huebner - What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

Try Something New for 30 Days - Matt Kutts 

Exercise and Mental Health - Morning Exercise

Recommended Reading - Dawn Huebner - What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

Kid President’s PEP Talk for The World (Video)

Getting stuck in the negatives (and how to get unstuck) - Alison Ledgerwood

Myths About Happiness (Article) by Sonja Lyubormirsky 

Who Tells The Story of You (Article) by Caitlin Moran 

Nature, Beauty, Gratitude - Louie Schwartzberg

Random Acts of Kindness Website 

Science of Kindness

The Pygmalion Effect and the Power of Positive Expectations 

Letting Kids Make Mistakes – Madeline Levine

How to help kids overcome fear of failure (Article)

Recommended Reading - 

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Recommended Reading - Educated by Tara Westover

Recommended Reading - 

Mindset (updated) by Carol Dweck 

Are We Failing Our Teenagers? - Shiela Cox-Lousada

Recommended Reading - It’s OK that you’re not OK: Meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn’t understand (Book) – Megan Devine

Talking About Mental Health  - Anna Freud

Brains: Journey To Resilience