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Growing up

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The Sad Ghost Club – Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

Book Creator: Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.

Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging

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The Sad Ghost Club – Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

Book Creator: Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.

Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging

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The Sad Ghost Club – Discussion Questions

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

Book Creator: Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.

Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging

 

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A Better Day – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: A Better Day

A Better Day: The bestselling positive, accessible and practical toolkit guiding young readers in how they can care for their mental health with confidence.

Themes: Mental Health | Confidence | Peer pressure | Exam Stress | Anxiety | Switching Mindsets | Wellbeing

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To The Other Side – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: To The Other Side

Book Creator: Erika Meza

To The Other Side: A powerful and timely story, exploring the journey of two young refugee children in search of safety. Perfect for opening up conversations about conflict and war, encouraging empathy and understanding.

Themes: Journeys | Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Conflict and War | Migration | Family | Friendship | Home

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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Poster

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Lads

Book Creator: Alan Bissett

Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.

Theme: Consent | Respect | Confidence

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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Lads

Book Creator: Alan Bissett

Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.

Themes: Consent | Respect |  Confidence

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Doing It videos

Doing It – Teaching Notes

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

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Related Book: Doing It

Book Creator: Hannah Witton

Hannah Witton popular YouTube vlogger and author of Doing It creates amazing short videos to prompt young people to talk about sex and relationships, even the awkward bits!

In this new series of short videos, Hannah discusses 5 core areas of sex and relationships; body image, porn education, healthy relationships, sexual orientation and consent. Each video includes a discussion question helping you to launch the conversation about the topics.

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Dare To Be You resources

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health, Non-Fiction

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Dare to Be You

Book Creator: Matthew Syed

PiXL and Hachette Children’s Group have collaborated on PiXL Change Makers based on Matthew Syed’s new book, Dare to Be You, the follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning You Are Awesome.

Themes: How hard change can be | That ‘normal’ doesn’t exist | How to silence the ‘Kid Doubt’ voice in our head | That we can embrace being different | That kindness is crucially important | How to choose our own path

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You Are Awesome – Poster

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health, Non-Fiction

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: You Are Awesome

Book Creator: Matthew Syed

From motivating pupils to try a new hobby or sport, to building confidence and resilience before SATs and the transition to secondary school, You Are Awesome makes for a great non-fiction class read and provides lots of opportunities for activities and discussion.

Download this fun poster for your classroom.

Themes: Growth Mindset | Growing Up | Confidence

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You Are Awesome – Teaching Notes

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health, Non-Fiction

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: You Are Awesome

Book Creator: Matthew Syed

From motivating pupils to try a new hobby or sport, to building confidence and resilience before SATs and the transition to secondary school, You Are Awesome makes for a great non-fiction class read and provides lots of opportunities for activities and discussion.

Themes: Growth Mindset | Growing Up | Confidence

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Back On Track – Teaching Notes

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Back On Track

Book Creator: Matthew Burton

A motivational and hopeful school handbook for students navigating uncertain times, from Head Teacher, Matthew Burton.
Whether facing assessments, a big change or having to make up for lost time, Head Teacher Matthew Burton is here to help students get motivated again.

Themes: Back to school | Motivation | Covid

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