The Wellbeing Zone

Explore free resources for mental health, wellbeing, coping strategies, and mindfulness activities

Coping with anxiety during unsettling times: Advice from a clinical psychologist

For this series we spoke to Clinical Psychologist Dr Helen Care to find out some of her top tips and tricks for helping anxious and worried children and teenagers. 

Exam stress and wellbeing

Everyone’s experience of exams is different, and we understand that preparing for and sitting exams can be overwhelming for many. 

Our exam wellbeing support is here to help students navigate this time – from revision tips and exam day preparation to guidance for results day.

Discover the exam stress and wellbeing page

Mindfulness

Practising mindfulness can help to rewire the brain to work in calmer and more positive ways.

For a great introduction to mindfulness take a look at our Mindfulness for Unsettling Times guide. Here you will find a helpful introductory practice for teachers and parents that can be used with children and students.

Guided introductory practice

Our First steps to Mindfulness guide explains what mindfulness is and how you can start to begin to practice it in your everyday life.

First steps to Mindfulness

Mindfulness webinars

Pearson's Mindfulness Lead, Ashley Lodge, and his co-teacher Lisa Wren, have provided a free one-hour introduction to mindfulness, where they explain the neuroscience and psychology underpinning it and lead a basic practice/meditation so you can experience directly how mindfulness works.

Watch the latest webinar recording

Mindfulness during unsettling times for teachers and parents

Mindfulness practice

This audio file gives you an excellent introduction to mindfulness through a practice called Breath and Body.

Listen to our guided introductory practice (Breath and Body)

Using play to support children

For this series we spoke with Play Therapist Emma Brummell who shares her advice on how parents and carers can use play to help their children to process their feelings. 

Stoicism with Ben Aldridge

Stoicism is an Ancient Greek philosophy that has had a resurgence of popularity in recent years. Teacher and Author Ben Aldridge gives us an introduction to the philosophy, explains why it changed his life and shows us how we can use it to deal with adversity and challenges.

More resources

Looking for immediate help and support?

If you feel that you or someone you know (be they a parent, child, teacher or young person) are at immediate risk of causing harm to themselves or others, it’s important to seek immediate professional help by calling 999.  

How ever you or someone you know might be feeling or going through, it’s important to know you’re not alone. There’s lots of information and support services in the UK to help: