Partnership For Children

30/09/2026

💙 Training for new teachers - next week!
Have new staff joined your school this September? Make sure they’re ready to deliver Zippy’s Friends, Apple’s Friends or Passport.
Our interactive online training will give teachers the knowledge, skills and confidence to support children’s emotional wellbeing through the programme.
📅 6 October | 3.00–5.30pm
💻 Online via Zoom
💷 From £70 per person
👉 Book your place: https://buff.ly/cNM7uCu

The training course guides teachers through the programme concepts and activities and fully equips them to teach the ‘ready to use’ sessions in the classroom.

22/09/2026

💙 Try this simple wellbeing activity with your class!
Ask children to think of something that made them feel good recently.
It could be playing with a friend, making something, learning something new or sharing a laugh.
Then ask: "What made you feel good, and why?"
A few minutes of conversation can help children explore their feelings and notice the positive moments in everyday life. 😊
Looking for more ideas? Our website has a collection of free wellbeing activities for children aged 3-12, which you can use in the classroom or at home.
👉 Explore the free activities: https://buff.ly/WvU0LTt

17/09/2026

Got new teachers joining your school this September? 💙
Make sure they have the skills and confidence to deliver your Skills for Life programme.
Our October online training is for teachers who want to train to deliver Zippy’s Friends, Apple’s Friends or Passport.
In just 2.5 hours, teachers will explore coping, programme delivery and practical ways to support children's wellbeing.
📅 6 October | 3.00-5.30pm
💻 Online via Zoom
💷 From £70 per person
Already delivering Skills for Life? This is a great opportunity to get new members of your team trained.
👉 Book now: https://buff.ly/gTEXJbc

14/09/2026

New term, new skills for life! 💙
The start of a new school year brings excitement, new friendships and new opportunities - but it can also bring worries and challenges for children.
Helping children recognise their feelings, manage difficult moments, solve problems and build positive relationships gives them skills they can use both in and beyond the classroom.
As schools settle into the new term, it's a great time to make children's emotional wellbeing part of everyday learning.
Here's to a happy, healthy and positive start to the new school year! 🌟

09/09/2026

💙 Sometimes, the most important thing we can do is listen.
Tomorrow is World Su***de Prevention Day - a time to remember the importance of connection, conversation and making sure children and young people know they don't have to face difficult feelings alone.
Helping children develop the confidence to talk about their feelings, cope with challenges and ask for help is an important part of supporting their emotional wellbeing.
At Partnership for Children, we believe these skills can be developed from an early age – through everyday conversations, relationships and opportunities to understand and express emotions.
Let's keep talking, keep listening and keep making space for wellbeing.
***dePreventionDay

03/09/2026

New term, new skills for supporting children's wellbeing 💙
As children settle into a new school year, teachers play an important role in helping them manage change, build relationships and develop ways to cope with life's challenges.
Our Skills for Life online training in October will give teachers the confidence and practical skills to deliver Zippy’s Friends, Apple’s Friends or Passport in their classroom.
📅 Thursday 6 October 2026
⏰ 3.00-5.30pm
💻 Live online via Zoom
💷 From £70 per person
The training is interactive and includes follow-up support, plus the opportunity to join our termly Skills for Life learning network meetings.
👉 Book your place: https://buff.ly/e6AbR1u

25/08/2026

Thank you Early Years Wales for including Partnership for Children's Jayne Carter's article ‘The Joy Detectives’ which highlights perfectly our Early Years PSED programme at for Children
You can read the whole article in their online magazine: https://buff.ly/V7dmxDI

In this issue, we explore a question that sits at the heart of early childhood: Why Children Need Joy.

17/08/2026

🔎 Become a joy detective! ✨

What makes the children you work with light up?

Joy can be found in the simplest moments – a favourite story, discovering something new, laughing with a friend or becoming completely absorbed in play.

Our latest blog explores why noticing these moments matters, and how a simple “joy detective” mindset can help practitioners better understand children's interests, wellbeing and sense of belonging.

Read Jayne Carter's latest blog and discover why sometimes joy doesn't need to be created – it just needs to be noticed. 💛

👉 Read more: https://buff.ly/jHspD4J

Jayne Carter, Early Years Programme Development Lead at Partnership for Children, recently explored the concept of becoming a

12/08/2026

Looking for a simple way to support your child's wellbeing this summer? ☀️
The summer holidays are a great opportunity to slow down, connect and have conversations about feelings.
We've put together a collection of free wellbeing activities for children aged 3–12, covering everything from feelings and friendships to worries, change and resilience.
They’re easy to use at home and can be adapted for different ages.
👉 Explore the free activities: https://www.partnershipforchildren.org.uk/what-we-do/wellbeing-activities/

05/08/2026

We're excited to welcome BeautifulHuman PFC-Korea our new licensed partner in Korea! 🇰🇷
Zippy's Friends first launched in Korea in 2016, followed by Apple's Friends, and together the programmes have already supported 2,648 children.
Beautiful Human plans to train 100 facilitators to deliver the programmes in 10 pilot schools, reaching another 1,000 children during 2026/27.
It's wonderful that the team who first introduced Zippy's Friends to Korea will continue delivering the programmes, bringing ten years of experience to support even more children.
We're looking forward to this new partnership and the positive impact we'll make together.