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Making meaningWhat do we mean by stress? - page 23 Stress spotters - page 24 Making stressburgers - metaphors for stress - page 25 Workbook activity - coping with stress - page 26 Visualisation of coping - page 26 Stress (handout) - page 27 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Stressful self-talkLooking under the surface - pages 28-29 What is self-talk? - pages 29-30 Picture it - draw a picture to express feelings - page 30 Stress under the surface (worksheet) - page 31 Getting into your head - positive and negative self-talk (worksheet) - page 32 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Mope, hope or copeIdentifying coping strategies - pages 33-34 Coping collections - pages 34-35 Bunch of fives - designing useful coping strategies - page 36 Cope cards (templates) - pages 37-45 Bunches of fives (worksheet) - page 46 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Getting helpGetting help - pages 47-48 Support networks - page 48 Help card - page 48 What if? scenarios (handout) - page 49 Support network (worksheet) - page 50 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |
Getting it saidRole-play explanation - pages 51-52 Persuading a friend to seek help - pages 52-53 Telling someone you need help - pages 53-54 Seeking help for a friend - pages 54-55 Talking heads (worksheet) - page 56 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |
Is it the same for boys & girls?Is it the same for boys & girls? - page 57 Sample questions - page 58 Coping styles (handout) - page 59 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
The experts speakThe experts speak - chat show ‘How the modern teenager copes with the stresses of modern life’ - pages 60-61 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Group supportSmarties relay - pages 67-68 Sample questions to discuss support, encouragement and cheating - page 68 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
TrustBlindfold walk - pages 69-70 Sample questions to discuss trust - page 71 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Relaxation exercisesGuided relaxation - page 72 Guided relaxation - pages 73-76 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges |
Protective layersCostume race - pages 77-78 Getting attention, reaching goals, protection from negative thoughts and put-downs, building protective layers around self sample questions - page 78 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Supportive structuresFive ways to lift a peer - page 79 Designing social support - page 80 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Goal settingHot-air goals - feelings about achieving/not achieving goals - pages 81-83 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.15 - devises, justifies and implements plans that reflect a capacity to prioritise, think creatively and use resources effectively |
Difficult decisionsSharkMeat role-play - pages 84-85 Processing questions for players - page 85 Sample questions - page 86 SharkMeat cards (templates) - page 87 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |
Conflict mapsDealing with conflict - pages 88-90 Sample questions to deal with conflict - page 90 Conflict map (worksheet) - page 91 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |






