We all know that building children’s confidence in terms of their personality and body perceptions is vitally important, but it isn’t always that easy to find resources for this and FREE!

If children start to have negative views of themselves at a young age, this can increase significantly as they prepare for secondary school. It will also have a detrimental impact on their academic achievement as they will become less resilient, willing to try new things and lack confidence in all aspects of life, not just at school.

They are far more likely to resist PE lessons or extra-curricular sports, which can then affect their health and concentration levels, if they struggle with self esteem and body confidence.

I was THAT girl who dreaded PE at secondary school and have related to this in many of the pupils in my care over the years. This then led to a lifetime of issues regarding my weight and loathing of exercise (until of late). So the sooner children can learn to love themselves inside and out, the better they will feel to face the challenges of life.

Here Dove have produced a range of resources which are downloaded here for you, from the National Schools Partnership website.

They would be ideal lessons as we come towards the end of the academic year, and could be incorporated into your Health and Sex Education package.

Equally, they can be used at any time of year, especially as we head towards Anti- Bullying Week etc.

For Younger learners:

Bring confidence and self-belief to your classroom with Loving Me, a brand-new resource from The Dove Self-Esteem Project, created in partnership with Blippi, the beloved children’s character known for his curiosity, energy, and love of learning through play.