Welcome teachers and parent/carers to CORE mental health...

 

Your answer to supporting children’s mental health via the CORE Mental Health PSHE Primary Curriculum and home programme for 4-11 year olds.

Fun solutions to supporting the wellbeing of your class or child(ren) providing comprehensive, proactive, evidence-based weekly sessions with mental health topics at their core. 

core mental health

revolutionising the approach to mental health in primary schools and homes

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Flying colourful books
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A week-by-week curriculum and Parent/Carer Programme to strengthen children's mental health

Empowering teachers to confidently address Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) topics to reduce mental health stigma and create a more compassionate school environment. 

Informing parents/carers about the crucial topics to address with their child in a fun, engaging way with videos, audio notes and interactive tasks. 

Duration
School year
Year Groups
Reception - y6 Ages 4 to 11
Topic
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Research
Evidence Based
Format
Online
Language
English
The Curriculum and Programme

discover our range of topics designed to build resilience

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benefits of the core MH curriculum

effectively build lifelong mental wellbeing in children.

Schools afford a great opportunity…to promote overall emotional wellbeing and social and moral development. Schools are imperative in mental health promotion and prevention.’

The Centre for Mental Health Missed Opportunities Report 2016

What Does CORE stand for?

Child-centred
Designed to appeal to young children and even the most introverted of pupils.
Collaborative
Teachers are encouraged to work alongside children in sessions.
Compassionate
The approach prioritises kindness and understanding.
Creative
There is a focus on play and using imaginative and innovative methods to engage children, making learning about mental health both fun and impactful.

Open
Represents the need for open and honest language to normalise discussions about mental health. This is so that stigma is reduced and children are encouraged to authentically express their feelings and know it is okay to talk about feelings.

Relationships
Focused on relationships as they’re the key to effective support. The aim of CORE Mental health is to foster trust and connection between children, teachers, and the wider school community.
Resilience
Aimed at building resilience in children which is paramount in supporting their mental health.

Environment
Focused on building a safe and supportive environment.
Empathy
Emphasising the importance of empathy by encouraging children to understand and respect each other’s feelings and perspectives.
Emotional Regulation
Encouraging emotional regulation in pupils including strategies and activities designed to help children manage their emotions effectively.

Details
An Introduction

What is the Curriculum and Parent/Carer Programme about?

Who We Are

find out more about the story behind CORE Mental Health

Bonus
topics

What topics are covered in the CORE MH curriculum and parent/carer Programme?

The sessions are evidence based and focused on a number of different themes which all contribute to building resilience and strength.

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inspiring quotes

Words that have inspired CORE Mental Health

“The UK school system is "woefully ill-equipped" to teach children about important life lessons so they can deal with their mental health”. One of the main reasons we are seeing a "staggeringly high" number of suicides in people in their 40s and 50s is because that generation simply wasn't well equipped from a younger age.”
(Bear Grylls, cited in Roberts, 2022).

“There is no doubt in my mind that teachers are fast becoming the primary mental health giver to an entire generation of children and adolescents.’ ‘Teachers daily have to deal with serious mental health issues with no training, no resources, no external support and, in the state sector, no budget”
(Devon, 2016).
“I hope that schools soon have a full curriculum on emotional wellbeing so that we can teach young humans how to human a bit better. I definitely would have had an easier existence had I been taught...if I was feeling under the weather or sad or anxious, it might be because I was thinking negative thoughts, which all minds do... ”
(Miranda Hart, 2025)