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S2 #02 The Wellbeing Curriculum with Andrew Cowley

September 20, 2021 • Season 2 • Episode 2

Andrew Cowley, author of The Wellbeing Toolkit and co-founder of Healthy Toolkit (@HealthyToolkit), talks about his new book, The Wellbeing Curriculum - the ultimate guide to help primary schools develop a practical, principled and values-driven wellbeing curriculum for their pupils.

Schools are responsible for giving children the tools and emotional resilience to cope with the changes and challenges they will face in the future. Developing an explicit wellbeing curriculum for primary-aged children is crucial: when taught how to make good life choices and care for their physical and mental health, children will thrive both at primary school and beyond. The Wellbeing Curriculum covers a range of issues from self-awareness, looking after others and building trust, to exercise, healthy eating, cyberbullying, leadership, diversity and empowerment. It offers practical ideas for embedding a wellbeing curriculum into lessons, assemblies, PSHE and RSE sessions and as part of the school ethos.

Andrew talks about why it's important for schools to adapt their pastoral approach, and put pupil wellbeing at the heart of the curriculum.

About Andrew
Andrew is a former Deputy Headteacher and co-founder of the Healthy Toolkit blog and Twitter account. The purpose behind the blog is to promote changing attitudes and outlooks and offer practical ways to support teachers with their physical and mental health.

The Wellbeing Toolkit, promotes strategic and values-led staff wellbeing and the upcoming book, The Wellbeing Curriculum, develops a holistic approach to wellbeing for primary school.

Connect with Andrew Cowley

https://healthyteachertoolkit.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @HealthyToolkit
Instagram: @healthytoolkit

Read Andrew's books

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wellbeing-Toolkit-Andrew-Cowley/dp/147296165X
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wellbeing-Curriculum-Embedding-childrens-wellbeing/dp/1472986415

Connect with Amanda Seyderhelm

Visit my website to download my free eBook 10 Simple Play Therapy Techniques You Can Use To Help Your Child With Grief, Loss and Change

If you are supporting a bereaved child, or know someone who is, you can purchase my books - Isaac and the Red Jumper (for 4-10 yr olds) and Helping Children Cope with Loss and Change

@TheKidDecoder on Twitter
@amandaseyderhelm on Instagram and Linked In