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  6 May 2025

  6 benefits of using stories to support wellbeing

  Using stories to improve wellbeing and literacy in primary schools

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  20 November 2025

  RSHE Guidance 2025: Our Recommended Books for Teaching Relationships, Sex and Health Education at Primary

  What’s new in the RSHE guidance 2025? In July 2025, the Department for Education released new statutory guidance for the teaching of RSHE in schools. The changes were generally welcomed and schools have until September 2026 to implement the new guidance. Some of the additional topics now include bereavement, disappointment, loneliness, more in-depth online safety,...

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  4 April 2025

  ‘A Game Changer’: Hollingwood Primary School’s Case Study

  How stories have had a remarkable impact on one school's mental health and PSHE curriculum

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  10 February 2026

  Two Powerful Lessons on Body Image and Self-Esteem for Primary Schools

  Two powerful picture books to support positive body image in the primary classroom

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  22 January 2026

  How we Quality Assure and Develop our Resources

  At The Story Project, its really important to us that our resources are: We do this so that schools have expertly crafted lessons for their children, supporting effective teaching and inspiring learning. As one recent new school said, “you can tell the resources are written by teachers, for teachers” which is the biggest compliment we...

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  19 January 2026

  7 Powerful Books to Read During Children’s Mental Health Week that Support a Sense of Belonging

  Powerful books to use during Children's Mental Health Week that create a sense of belonging in your school

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  6 January 2026

  Reading Resolutions for children in 2026

  It’s the National Year of Reading in 2026. A year focused on promoting a love of books and inspiring children (and adults too!) to integrate reading into their every day lives. We want to create life-long readers, who approach stories with enthusiasm and interest. Why does reading matter? The benefits of reading have long been...

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  17 December 2025

  YA books we’re adding to our reading pile in 2026

  The best of KS3 and Young Adult books that are winging their way to bookshelves next year. These are the books that we wish we had at secondary school! A War of Wyverns by S F William The sequel to the ever-popular ‘Language of Dragons’, step into this incredible fantasy world for the perfect teen...

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  17 December 2025

  Children’s books we can’t wait to read in 2026

  A new year is almost upon us and there are some titles that we just can’t wait to take a peek at! Here is our round-up of the books to add to your reading list ASAP for 2026. New books for EYFS The Gruffalo (2026) by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 20 years in the...

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  2 December 2025

  School Secret Santa Ideas – your guide to the best books for teachers!

  It’s December and thoughts are turning to the end of the year celebrations. No doubt many of us will be attending staff Christmas get-togethers and some of you may even be taking part in the dreaded secret Santa! Not so bad when its colleague you know well, but what about those times you pull a...

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  20 November 2025

  RSHE Guidance 2025: Our Recommended Books for Teaching Relationships, Sex and Health Education at Primary

  What’s new in the RSHE guidance 2025? In July 2025, the Department for Education released new statutory guidance for the teaching of RSHE in schools. The changes were generally welcomed and schools have until September 2026 to implement the new guidance. Some of the additional topics now include bereavement, disappointment, loneliness, more in-depth online safety,...

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  17 November 2025

  Child Grief Awareness Week 17th November

  This week is Child Grief Awareness Week. An incredible important but often overlooked week in the calendar where we come together to think about how we support our young people through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Alongside the wonderful, Marfleet Foundation, we have created a specially designed mini unit of work...

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  10 November 2025

  You Are Enough: A Picture Book by Therapist, Emma Oldershaw

  Written by Emma Oldershaw, Wellbeing Author and Owner of Open Skies Hypnotherapy In my work as a therapist, I see and hear of many children who are struggling. In this increasingly fast-paced world, with its emphasis on success and achievement, children can feel under unbearable pressure. It’s hard enough to navigate the transition from young,...

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  10 November 2025

  Some exciting news…

  We have some very exciting news to share…we have won the TeachPrimary Award 2025 for Health and Wellbeing! This award is so special to us. What started as an idea in the classroom, led by Olivia Richards, has grown from its humble beginnings to an organisation supporting 1000s of children and staff in schools. The...

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  6 November 2025

  How the 2025 National Curriculum review affects RSHE and PSHE in primary schools in England

  Read all about how the new national curriculum review will change how we teach PSHE and RSHE in our school. From new topics to new skills, we have everything you need to know!

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