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Learn to manage big emotions and increase emotional literacy. Including how to recognise, understand and talk about feelings.

Getting Caught up in a BIG Feeling

When we have a big feeling it can feel like we get swept away with it. Learn how to choose whether to go with the bad mood or big feeling, or to choose otherwise.

Uncomfortable Feelings

All feelings come and go, even the uncomfortable ones are ok. Rather than push sadness away, learn how to understand it and feel it.

I Want to Win!

Do you ever feel competitive? It can feel good to win but it’s not always the most important thing. Find the joy in doing what you love without always worrying whether you’re the best.

Listening

It can feel good when we feel listened to. We can also make others feel good by listening to them. What does good listening look like and how is this more than just hearing what they say?

Explore how to grow ideas and think creatively. Building confidence in sharing ideas with others.

Every Story Starts with Nothing

Writing a story from scratch can be tricky. Learn a clever way to go from nothing to a clear plan for your story.

Can You Solve a Problem?

Use your bright design ideas to solve a problem and design a bridge to help out Billy the Bunny.

Thinking Outside the Box

Practise how to use your curiosity and imagination to see new possibilities. Learn how to make something new from something old.

How Do You Find an Idea?

Where do you get new ideas from? Learn how to use your curiosity to seek out inspiration from around you. Be curious, look, listen, touch, taste, smell, learn…

Creative Play

Practise using your creativity and imagination to turn an everyday object into something magical.

Explore how to manage conflict, assess risks and make decisions. Find out how to move from procrastination to motivation and how to use initative.

Procrastination to Motivation

Ever put tasks off till the last possible moment? Distract yourself from doing the thing you know needs to be done? Find out some simple strategies to stay motivated and keep procrastination at bay.

Independent Decision Making

Making decisions can feel hard. Sometimes not making one is still in itself a decision. Learn how to develop your confidence in making decisions on your own, and let go of the fear of making the wrong one.

Assessing Risks

Risks are all around us and we need to know how to assess them. Learn ways to evaluate a risk to know when to go for something and when to step back.

Managing Conflict

How to we respond to conflict? Does the idea of confrontation make you feel uncomfortable? Learn how to stay clam yet also assert yourself in situations and use your problem solving to move forward.

Using Your Initiative

Having to think for ourselves takes effort. It’s also one of the key life skills employers are looking for. Develop your ability to act on your initiative by reading situations and listening to your gut.

Explore how to make decisions and solve problems. Put problem solving skills to the test and learn to innovate.

Growing My Creativity

Creativity can be developed and there are things you can do to help exercise your creativity muscle. Learn how to let go of the fear of being wrong to be your most creative self.

Creative Problem Solving in Action

Learn to apply a range of problem solving skills to some tricky challenges and tasks!

Thinking Differently to Others

Do you ever lack confidence in your own ideas? Learn why it’s good to think differently and how to have the confidence to believe in your own ideas, even when others don’t.

Judgement & Decision Making

Making decisions sounds easy but often it’s hard to do on our own. Learn what questions you should ask yourself to work out what the right thing to do is.

Dragons Den Product Design

Have fun bouncing round ideas for an innovative new product. Spend time designing and then pitching your idea to our very own Dragon!

Explore how to navigate friendships, stop people pleasing and deal with difficult people.

Knowing Your Strengths

Understanding our unique strengths can help us feel confident. Knowing when and how to use them allows us to be our best self.

How to Stop People Pleasing

Reflect on how boundaries and saying ‘no’ more can help you feel empowered and also improve your relationships with others. It’s possible to be a kind person and still disagree or say no.

Dealing with Difficult People

Other people don’t always behave the way we might. We are bound to meet different personalities and characters throughout life. Learn how to respond to and work with them.

Navigating Friendships

Friendships aren’t always smooth sailing. Learn how to navigate the ups and downs, as well as recognise that

Finding Your People

We know what it feels like to connect with people who ‘get’ us. Whether it’s a shared sense of humour or similar interests, finding your people is important. Discuss ways to go about this and explore what values and attributes matter to you.

Explore how to communicate & collaborate effectively with others. Learn how to say 'no' and how to disagree.

What Makes a Good Team?

Some teams just work. Pick apart the magic ingredients and attributes these dream teams have in place. From humility to trust, explore the qualities every good team needs.

Communication & Collaborating Online

When learning and communicating online, what’s different? Explore how to adapt your style and things to be aware of when interacting virtually rather than face to face.

Teamwork in Action

Learn to apply a range of teamwork skills to some tricky challenges and tasks!

How to Disagree and Say No

Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words to disagree or say no. Find out how to do this without causing conflict. Practise using the right words so you feel comfortable asserting yourself in a range of situations.

Debating as a Team

Strengthen your team work skills and your confidence in sharing your opinion, through some lively debates. Learn to listen, respond and justify.

Learn to celebrate achievements and show confidence in different ways. Develop inner confidence in being you.

Celebrating What Makes Me Special

Learn to be proud of the things that make you special. Rather than hide them away so people don’t notice, learn to celebrate

Sometimes Winning is Having the Courage to Start

What’s the point in trying something we know we are ‘bad’ at? Learn how it’s not always about being the best, fastest or smartest. Sometimes winning is having the courage to give something a go.

Will I be Ok?

When we feel scared or overwhelmed about something, it’s easy to think we won’t cope. Learn how to develop the confidence to know that you will be okay, by thinking positively and rationally.

Daring to be Different

We all want to seem ‘normal’ but what if you want to look or think differently to others? Learn to have the confidence to be who you really want to be.

Fear, Bravery & Courage

Being brave doesn’t mean that we don’t ever get scared. Learn how to show courage by feeling your fear and stepping into it.

Explore leadership language, leadership styles and how humilty & likeability are important when connecting with others.

How do I make a Difference?

Ever felt too small to make a difference? Your everyday actions and kindness really do count. Learn how to positively impact others.

Leadership Language

How do our words and tone impact when it comes to leadership? Learn how to assert yourself, how to motivate and how to get others to listen to you.

Humility and Likeability as a Leader

What kind of leader do you want to be? What makes other leaders likeable? Explore what humility is and how we can demonstrate when leading and working with others.

What's My Leadership Style?

Learn about different leadership styles and through a self-audit then reflect on your natural style. Different situations call for different leadership styles, learn how to widen and strength yours.

Explore the importance of taking responsibility, owning your words & actions and how to lead in difficult times.  Understand the difference between belonging & acceptance and how to speak your truth.

Speak Your Truth

Learn how to feel comfortable expressing your true self and how good this can feel! A true sense of belonging happens when we feel accepted for being our authentic self.

Owning Your Words & Actions

Taking accountability for what you say and do is important. There are times when we need to stand by our actions and times when we may need to recognise the impact they’re having on others.

Leading in Difficult Times

Being a leader when things are going well seems easy. What about when the going gets tough? How can we lead to overcome challenges and help our team move forward during tough times?

Taking Responsibility

Shifting the blame can be all too easy. What part do you play in how your life feels or are you just a passive spectator?   

Learn to think more positively and let go of perfectionism, moving from 'I can't' to 'I can't YET'.

Being Kind to Your Mind

Your mind is like a muscle, you can help it grow strong. Learn ways to be kind to your mind with how you speak to yourself. Find that kind voice you’d use for speaking to your best friend.

What if I Can't do it?

What if you can’t do it? Sometimes it seems easier to just not give it a try. Learn how to enjoy the challenge without feeling like you need to ace it straight away.

Embracing New Challenges

Learn how to respond to fear and nerves when trying something new. With patience and determination, learn to embrace the excitement of new challenges.

Seeing Mistakes as Opportunities

When you think you’ve made a mistake, learn how to see it as an opportunity to make something beautiful.

Learn to let go of unhelpful thinking and how to respond to worries & anxiety. Explore how to build emotional resilience and keep a healthy mind.

Dealing with Unhelpful Thoughts

We all have negative thoughts that pop into our head. They are often unhelpful and not even true. Learn about the 5 thinking traps we often fall into and what you can do about it when it happens.

Mindfulness & Gratitude

Explore the positive impact gratitude can have on our everyday outlook and how being more mindful can help us connect with our thoughts and feelings more successfully. Practical exercises for you to use in your everyday schedule.

Worries & Anxiety

Learn how to manage your worries so they don’t hijack your day. Strategies to help you feel more in control of when and what you worry about.

Emotional Resilience

What does resilience look like when I’m with my friends or family? Learn how to respond to social situations with resilience and explore strategies to help you remember this approach in the moment.

Develop a positive response to challenge and learn how to keep negative thoughts in check. Explore a 'toolkit' for managing anxiety and get curious about the impact of comparison with others.

Rethinking the Concept of Challenge

Learn to view challenge as a positive, beneficial experience. Challenge can be exciting!

Keeping Negative Thoughts in Check

Unhelpful, negative thoughts are normal. Learn how we can keep them in check and gain a bit more control over which thoughts we want to give our attention to.

Anxiety Tool Kit

We all experience anxious thoughts at times. Explore practical strategies &amp; tips for managing anxiety and feeling more in control.

Overthinking

Ever notice you overthink things? Find out how ruminating and worrying excessively can impede your ability to problem solve.

Explore how to make friends, feel brave and understand our big feelings.

The Power of Friendship

Do you know what makes a good friend? How can we be a good friend to those who may feel sad or lonely, even if they seem a bit different to us? This session focuses in on the importance of friendship, kindness and empathy.

Together We Can

Learn how to celebrate  your ‘one-of-a-kind’ special strengths! Find out how, if we combine these special strengths with teamwork, we can create something really rather wonderful. This session focuses on Identifying what makes your child special and helps them feel good about their talents, what ever they might be.

Feeling Brave When We're Apart

Learn how to feel brave when you’re away from those you love. Find out about the magic piece of string that keeps us connected! This session explores how to work through the feeling of worrying. Perfect for those starting nursery/school or for getting used to being away from parent/carer.

Try, Try and Try Again

When things are tricky or don’t work, what do you do? Learn how to keep trying even when you feel like giving up. This session explores the theme of perseverance and chasing your dreams.

Critical Thinking

What is critical thinking and why is it so important? Learn how critical thinking ca help you make decision and work out what to do in a range of different situations.

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