A whole school with one kind language.
HeartWise gives a school its structure, its culture, its classroom curricula and its teacher books, in one connected set, so that every year group speaks the same language of feelings.
One word around the table
At your next staff meeting, open with a one-word Five Feelings check-in around the table, leaders first. Notice how it feels to be asked.
A shared language is a shared culture
Lessons help. A school where adults and children use the same words for feelings helps more.
A culture, not only lessons
“In a HeartWise School, the entrance says one thing above all else: You belong here.” Yasmin Mubarak, HeartWise School
A structure you can explain
The Curriculum Framework sets out the Six Pillars, the five age bands and how they fit, so leaders can describe what children learn and why.
Support for every adult
Teacher books look after the adults who lead each room, so the language lives in people, not only on posters.
How the pieces fit together
A foundation, a structure, five age bands and the teachers who hold them up, under one roof of kindness.
- The FoundationA paper on the emotional foundation every child builds on.
- The Curriculum FrameworkThe structure: the Six Pillars, the five age bands and how they fit.
- Five age bandsA curriculum and a guide for each band, Baby Hearts to Brave Hearts.
- Teacher booksThe HeartWise Teacher, the Teacher Guidebook and the Teacher’s Workbook.
- HeartWise SchoolBuilding a whole-school culture of kindness.
- The Course SeriesA fifteen-year programme overview for school leaders and school boards.
The whole-school journey, stage by stage
17 books, each a separate purchase. Open any one to see what is inside.
The why and the structure
The Curriculum Framework is the structure behind the whole HeartWise journey: the Six Pillars, the five age bands and how they fit. The Foundation is a paper on the emotional foundation every child builds on.
The culture
HeartWise School is about building a whole-school culture of kindness. It is the book for principals and leadership teams.
The classrooms
Each of the five age bands has a curriculum, a complete scheme of work in thirty-six weeks, and a matching guide for the teacher.
The teachers
Three books for the adults who lead each room: an inner journey, a classroom guidebook and a reflective workbook.
Books are sold separately. Complete books are never available as a free download.
A practical way to begin
A pilot is one term, a small group of classes and a clear first step. It is a way to begin, not a promise of results.
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Choose your bands
Pick one or two age bands to begin. A pilot does not need to cover the whole school.
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Order the books
Books are sold separately. Tell us what you would like and we will send ordering details.
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Teachers read the Guidebook
Teachers read The HeartWise Teacher Guidebook and the Educator’s Guide for their band before the term starts.
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Begin the weekly curriculum
Start the first term of the thirty-six-week curriculum, one week at a time.
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Use the tools
Bring in the feelings check-in and the planner alongside the lessons.
Plan your pilot set
Choose one or two age bands to see the books a pilot term could use.
No bands chosen yet.
Tell us about your school
A short enquiry is enough to begin. We reply to talk through which bands and books could fit.
Request a school pilot- Your school’s name and where you are
- The age groups you teach
When you would like a term to begin
Any questions you already have
Honest answers
Does a school have to begin with every age band?
What does a pilot promise?
Can we order books in quantity?
Who is behind HeartWise?
Does HeartWise replace counselling or safeguarding?
Begin with one term
Choose your bands, read the Guidebook together and open week one. We are glad to help you plan it.
Train your people, together
Start with a check-up, bring your whole team to a HeartWise Camp, and grow towards HeartWise Certified.
The Culture Check-up
Sixteen statements about how your people talk, support each other and repair. Get a plan of the HeartWise training you need.
Take the check-up
HeartWise Camps
Adults go first. Camps for teachers and for organisations, where the whole team practises the HeartWise way together.
Explore the camps
HeartWise Certified
A school or workplace that lives the Six Pillars, trains every adult and is reviewed. Register your interest.
See how it works