1. Welcome from the Building Resilience Hub
Our aim is to promote positive links with our families and help families have a better understanding of what we are doing in our school.
Thank you all for coming to our first Building Resilience `coffee morning.’
The purpose of this coffee morning is to provide you with more information about the programme, to introduce you to our BR Hub, that is our pupil voice for the programme and to give you the opportunity to look at some of the resources and ask some questions.

2. This coffee morning is to provide extra information about the programme. The children in the Hub helped to organise today.
Our BR Hub will be a big influence over what we do. These are pupils who have expressed some enthusiasm about BR and wanted to be a part of it.

4. The Background It began with… ‘Confident Staff, Confident Children
Research.
Pilot at South Morningside Primary
Education Scotland Funding
Good results and was rolled
out across Edinburgh Schools.
Schools in other authorities are
now introducing it.
So, why is resilience in our SIP and how can it support our pupils?
Well, around 50 years ago scientists studying young people who had faced a challenging childhood, found that they went on to develop surprisingly well despite their difficult start.
Researchers then became inspired to study what the things were that helped protect these children and enabled them to lead successful lives. Ten things emerged from their research:
Positive relationships
Ability to build on strengths
Willingness to learn
Good social and emotional skills
Ability to ask for help
Participation in activities
Feeling like you belong
Positivity
Kindness and compassion for others
Having a goal
These ten things are our ten units in the programme.

5. Introducing our character, Skipper
River of life concept

6. Skipper’s journey on the river of life
We all go through ups and downs in life.

7. Skipper’s toolkit - based on the ‘10 things’ that help us to navigate the river of life
10 BR strategies

8. Overview of Building Resilience
Aims to help children to function well, both at school and in their life
Provides strategies and tools to help children cope with the ups and downs of life
It fits into the Health and Well Being curriculum and in the general life of the school
Promotes partnerships with families and the wider school community
Provides skills for life

9. A 3 year rolling programme

10. 1. Launch Assembly

11. 3. Sharing Assembly
2. Reflection Assembly

12. 4. Parent & Carer Leaflet

13. 5. Staff information
References
Staff Sound Bytes
Role Model It

14. 6. Classroom Activities
Activities are based on the three key learning points for each unit
Links to Rights Respecting School and the Rights of the Child

15. Intro: Be Resilient In this unit we will cover:
Everyone goes through ups and downs in their life  
We can learn to be more resilient
Resilient people cope better with difficulties

16. Resiliency skills can be learned
River of life analogy
Resiliency skills can be learned
Watch video
Resilient Role Models

17. The story of Yusra Mardini Yusra Mardini is a swimmer.
In 2016, she competed at the Olympics in Rio. At age 17, she had to leave her country because of war. She left everything behind and had to start again in a new country.
This is her story…
Watch Yusra’s story on:

18. Resilience Role Models
Ask yourself…
Who do you know who has faced a challenge or set back?
What were the things that helped Yusra?

19. 1: Keep Connected
Relationships are important for our health and wellbeing 
Belonging to a group can be a good way to build friendships
Good relationships are a two way thing

20. Good and bad relationships
Supportive people
Group involvement
Good and bad relationships
UNCRC Articles 5 & 15

21. 2: Respect Yourself In this unit we will cover:
There is no one quite like me
Everyone has different strengths
I treat myself with respect

22. Story of Invisible Sam Self care I am…I have…I can
UNCRC Articles 8 & 12

23. 3: Challenge Your Mindset In this unit we will cover:
Who we are and what we are good at is not fixed
The way we think, feel or learn shapes our brain
I can change through the choices I make

24. Making choices
Growth Mindsets
I can’t do this…yet!
Brain development
UNCRC Articles 28 & 29

25. Parental Overview and Home Learning jotter
Potential H+WB tasks throughout year
Based on the recent parental feedback, we know that Building Resilience has been very well received and is making a positive impact both at home and in school already.

26. Thank you!
Please take some time to enjoy the tea and cake, have a look at some of the books and feel free to ask questions.