Free Positive Thinking Courses for Schools - Primary & Secondary

These free courses and teaching resources for primary and secondary schools, are designed to help children and young people develop positive thinking, self-esteem, confidence and emotional resilience.

Powerful Positive Thinking provides a growing collection of free positive thinking courses for schools, created for both Primary and Secondary school students.

The courses explore some of the challenges that can affect how children and young people see themselves and the world around them, including low self-esteem, negative thinking, bullying, self-doubt, feelings of worthlessness, confidence and difficult emotions.

Rather than telling children to ignore negative thoughts or pretend everything is fine, the courses encourage them to question the way they think, recognise unhelpful beliefs and discover that they have choices about how they respond to life's challenges. At the heart of every course is the powerful philosophy: You Are Not Broken.

Children don't need to believe that something is wrong with them before they can learn to think differently. They need opportunities to understand their thoughts, recognise their strengths and develop the confidence to try, learn and grow.

Free Positive Thinking Resources for Schools

The courses are designed to be practical and accessible for teachers, with lessons and activities that can be introduced into the classroom without the need for expensive equipment or specialist resources.

Topics include self-esteem, confidence, positive thinking, negative thoughts, mistakes, resilience, bullying, self-belief and personal development, with content suitable for different ages and stages of education. Every school course is completely free.

There are no hidden costs, no subscription charges and nothing that schools need to purchase to use the courses.

Whether you are a primary school teacher looking for positive thinking activities for children, a secondary school looking for student wellbeing resources, or an educator searching for free personal development courses for young people, you can explore the available courses and choose the material that best suits your students.

Helping Young People Think Differently

Positive thinking isn't about creating a world where nothing goes wrong. It is about helping young people understand that a difficult experience does not define them, a mistake does not make them a failure and a negative thought is not automatically a fact.

These free school courses are designed to give teachers practical ways to introduce those ideas and help children develop a more positive, confident and constructive way of looking at themselves and their future.

Explore our free courses for schools and give your students the opportunity to discover that they are not broken - they may just need to look at themselves differently.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS / academies

We provide FREE of charge an ever-increasing range of courses and modules for children of primary school age. They are available in power point, lesson plans and video and are designed to be paused to allow for maximum engagement.

There are currently seven video modules covering:

Diversity
Bullying
Feelings
Positivity
Conquering fears

New modules and plans are being added on a regular basis and we will always inform you when there is something new to see

Our PowerPoint courses are available in seven different modules in segments lasting around 15 to 20 minutes to ensure that trained teachers and counsellors have plenty of time to discuss some of the issues raised. It is in easy to understand language designed around a central theme to help motivate youngsters to become “Super People.”

The courses are designed to be fun and in addition, we supply purple wristbands for every pupil taking part. These are designed to remind children to ping them when they are feeling sad or negative. There is a cost for these bands of £5.95 for a pack of 10 but schools can, if they wish, easily substitute ordinary elastic bands, bearing in mind limited budgets.

The modules cover a wide range of topics from bullying, feeling sad and what children have to do to be “Super People.” Each module allows time for children to share their thoughts in writing or drawing images or by talking directly to the teacher or counsellor.

Module 1 - talks about what is like to be a “Super Person.” They do not get angry; they are not mean to others and they learn how being more positive and motivated can make them feel better about themselves.

Module 2 – talks about how thoughts can affect your moods and also discusses in detail the types of phrases children use when they are negative and how these can be replaced with positive alternatives.

Module 3 – talks about fears and how they can hold you back. We discuss practical ways in which “Super Positive People” can overcome irrational fears and move on with their lives and be happier.

Module 4 – talks about having fun and doing the things that you enjoy most. You don’t have to be part of the crowd and it is not always about winning – it’s about you choosing as a “Super Person” to have fun. We also talk in this module about bullies, angry people and what you should do in such situations

Module 5 – talks about what happens when you feel sad. Even “Super People” feel sad from time to time. Children are encouraged to understand their feelings and what they should do when they are not feeling happy. We also talk about thanking others and expressing gratitude.

Module 6 – talks about the magic of positive thinking and how scientists have worked out that “Super People” are happier because an optimistic nature helps them to improve all areas of their lives.

Module 7 – is a quiz which talks about everything that has been presented over the previous weeks. We provide a series of alternative answer to help children remember what they heard.

Please note: We recommend that every student taking part has a wristband such as an elastic band for some of these sessions - something to ping if they are feeling negative

Download these courses FREE of charge

Powerful Positive Thinking exists to help young people create better outcomes in their lives. That is why all of our school courses are completely FREE.

There is no catch, no hidden charge and nothing you have to buy. We believe that every child should have access to these ideas, regardless of a school’s or family’s budget.

Our courses have been designed to be used with simple, everyday resources, so there is no need to purchase additional materials either. Everything you need to take part is provided as part of the free course.

So, if you would like free access to our school courses, simply click Register for Course Access and complete the short registration process.

Once registered, your access email may take a little time to arrive while our security checks are completed. Please check your spam or junk folder, and if your email still doesn't arrive, contact us and we will be happy to help.

“The energy that emerged from the group during the sessions, the buzz that they left with, the support for each other was just incredible,” said Lynda Ketteridge, School Counsellor and Student Support Officer, Greensward Academy, Essex, UK.

This is a two part course with each segment lasting between 45 minutes to one hour, to be presented by a qualified teacher or Counsellor. Developed, with the assistance and support of teaching professionals the different components make up the most extensive and comprehensive course that has ever been advanced in this area.

Counsellors tell us that it has the Wow factor creating such a high level of engagement with students that you can almost visibly measure the change in body language and positivity as the course progresses.

Presented on power point the course can be easily adapted or paused at any time, to take questions or discuss issues in more detail. The author has added in several areas throughout the course to allow students to consider what they have just heard and put forward their own examples of positive and negative attitudes to increase engagement. Please note: We recommend that every student taking part has a wristband. A simple elastic band will do as it provides sometyhing to ping if you are feeling negative.

Secondary Course Part 1

The first section confronts the problems of low self-esteem and how this can be overcome by changing the way people think. It spotlights personality traits that hold back development and shows how these can be challenged and changed.
In Part one we also look at the scientific evidence of Powerful Positive Thinking and Positivity in general to help reinforce the message that negative thoughts need to be replaced.
There have been numerous studies from organisations as varied as Kings College, London to the US Army that show how the power of thought can change outcomes, reduce stress and promote happiness.

Positivity and courses such as this are now widely taught by the military, leading business organisations as well as schools, charities and others committed to promoting powerful positive thinking
The second part is more practical and takes students through the process of identifying what they want by instigating action plans and strategies to achieve their goals by developing positive mind-sets.

Secondary Course Part 2

This part looks in depth at the way successful people think and offers practical teaching and support to help eliminate negative habits, anger, feelings of inferiority and poor attitudes and life skills and is aimed at students who have failed to reach their true potential due to feelings of low self-worth or lack of confidence.

Many who suffer from low self-esteem and negative thoughts are unaware of how damaging this can be and how it prevents them from attaining what they need in life. The course helps candidates confront and recognise those thoughts and find ways to overcome them.

This is why we recommend that teachers work particularly closely with students in the second part to identify goals and more importantly to develop strategies and action plans to deliver positive results.

Download these courses FREE of charge

Powerful Positive Thinking exists to help young people create better outcomes in their lives. That is why all of our school courses are completely FREE.

There is no catch, no hidden charge and nothing you have to buy. We believe that every child should have access to these ideas, regardless of a school’s or family’s budget.

So, if you would like free access to our school courses, simply click Register for Course Access and complete the short registration process.