Table of Contents

Introduction Part One – A child centred approach to emotional health and wellbeing and understanding children’s behaviour

1. What does a child need to be emotionally healthy?
2. The impact of external circumstances on a child’s ability to learn and succeed in school
3. What is this child trying to tell me?
4. Integrating emotional wellbeing into the whole school
5. Developing positive and meaningful relationships at school
6. You can make a difference

Part Two – Using group work to promote emotional health and wellbeing and manage children’s behaviour

7. The benefits of group work
8. The role of the facilitator
9. Starting and Ending group work
10. "What ifs" for group work
11. Friendship programme and facilitator’s notes
12. Self esteem programme and facilitator’s notes Resources Conclusion