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29 April 2025
Zippy’s Friends for SEND around the world
We recently held an inspiring partner meeting for the Zippy’s Friends for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) programme, bringing together passionate professionals from across the globe.
29 April 2025
Celebrating official recognition of Spark Resilience in Poland
Our partner organisation in Poland, the Centre for Positive Education (COPE), has achieved a significant milestone.
31 March 2025
Supporting school readiness
A collaborative group of leading early years organisations have created a new list of skills that can be used by parents, carers, childminders and primary school teaching staff to prepare their children for starting school.
25 February 2025
Celebrating social and emotional day
On Friday 28th February 2025 we presented at The European Network for Social and Emotional Competence’s (ENSEC) webinar to celebrate international social and emotional learning day.
11 February 2025
Our Wellbeing, Our Voice
The wellbeing of children and young people in the UK is at an all-time low. The latest PISA data reveals that 1 in 4 children report low wellbeing, making the UK the lowest-ranked country in Europe.
11 February 2025
Including children's voices in the early years
We consider what we mean by listening to children as part of our mental health and wellbeing development provision in the early years and explore practical ways in which we can actively listen to young children and gather their views.
10 December 2024
We have recently completed a four year project thanks to the Kavli Trust
Partnership for Children worked in partnership with Children North East, a charity focused on transforming lives of the most disadvantaged children in the region.
10 December 2024
Children with special needs respond positively to Zippy’s Friends for Pupils with SEND
Results from a randomised controlled feasibility trial of Zippy’s Friends for Pupils with SEND have now been published and feedback from teachers, parents/carers and the children themselves was positive.
5 November 2024
How to use Pupil Premium to support the social and emotional learning of disadvantaged and vulnerable children
This article looks at how you can best put the funding to use to support pupils’ social and emotional learning (SEL).
11 September 2024
Skills for Life Early Years programme shows positive results
The Skills for Life Early Years programme, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), has been successfully implemented, analysed and evaluated.
12 June 2024
Mental health in schools in Scotland
We were delighted to have offered our Skills for Life mental health promotion programmes free of charge to primary schools across Dumfries and Galloway.
20 May 2024
Measuring the impact of the Skills for Life programmes with Bounce Together
We’re excited to announce that we are working with Bounce Together
14 May 2024
Building resilience skills for children in Merton
In 2022-23 we were delighted to be able to offer schools and organisations in Merton training and resources for our SPARK Resilience programme thanks to funding from The Oli Leigh Trust.
27 March 2024
“When you pick Zippy up, it’s like picking up a friend.”
Partnership for Children team member, Jayne Carter, recently visited one of our Lincolnshire Skills for Life schools to talk to staff and pupils about Zippy’s Friends.
19 February 2024
Supporting young children’s self-regulation skills
Our Co-CEO, Hannah Baker, in partnership with Anna Freud, has developed a guide of how to effectively support young children’s self-regulation skills.
31 January 2024
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024
Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from 5-11 February 2024.