Thinking and Caring about Ourselves, Each Other, the Planet.

The Big Think PSHE programme explores Big life questions using shared human values and real world stories that build Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills for life.

‘I love the way The Big Think combines oracy development and social and emotional learning – both incredibly powerful ways of increasing children’s attainment and life chances.’

- Jean Gross CBE, education expert in SEL and Early Language development. Creator of SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning).

**THE BIG 5 Project**

Individually we create the weather, together we can change the school climate.

5 BIG SEL Skills - 5 BIG Values - 5 Weeks

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Teach Primary FINALIST!!!

Our FREE Primary School Project The BIG 5 has been nominated for the Teach Primary Awards 2023! Go ahead and try it at your school.

New Early Years PSED Programme

The BIG 3 + ME is our exciting new Early Years PSED programme that nurtures Self-Regulation. We have completed our EEF-funded pilot in Nurseries and Schools in Newham, Haringey and Enfield.
Would your setting like to be an Early Adopter School?
Find out more at our next free workshops:
* Thursday 25th April 3.45pm-4.30pm
* Tuesday, 7th May 3.45pm-4.30pm

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5 mindfulness tracks composed for primary aged children to feel calm, relaxed or refocused on their learning. Also helpful for families to use at bedtime.

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About The Big Think

The Big Think is a whole-school RSE and PSHE programme consisting of 120 online Assembly and Lesson kits for ages 5 to 11. Our programme is an anchor for all the social and emotional learning work that you are already doing. Our values-led assemblies will help foster your whole-school ethos and embed your school values. Our dialogic lessons will activate the 5 key SEL skills, helping learners to develop a strong sense of self, strengthen pupil voice across the school and ensure that each child develops their own ‘onboard’ safeguarding capabilities.

In turn, our work will ignite a glow of caring within every child so that they will want to care for themselves, each other and the world around them.

Our work is different because we have been funded by non-profit charity Human Values Foundation, so all proceeds go back into creating new lessons that are a direct response to local, national or global events like increased food insecurity in families, coping with adversity, celebrating difference or striving to meet the sustainable global goals by 2030.

For Children
TBT is the opportunity to understand themselves, find their voice and explore their potential

For Parents
TBT is a safe space for children to develop their own on-board safe-guarding capabilities

For Schools
TBT is a thoughtful, dialogic whole-school approach to enlivening values, SEL skills and RSE

For Workplaces
TBT is the foundation for progressive, diverse and inclusive organisations

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For Society
TBT is the catalyst for a more caring, equal and sustainable world

Our 5 Core Values will help bring your school values to life

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Community

‘I feel seen, heard and valued by a caring School Community.’

Peace

‘I can share and reflect upon my feelings to stay mentally healthy and safe.’

Love

‘I know how to create meaningful relationships.’

Responsibility

‘I can listen to and speak up for myself and others.’

Truth

‘I can demonstrate empathy and resilience.’

How our approach works

Testimonials

“We chose The Big Think because it reflected our school approaches – those of the shared values, the importance of speaking and listening and discussion for developing opinions and of respecting each other. The format supports teacher workload and the discussions with children are considered. It’s so impressive to hear the children’s voices in these lessons and creates a space (which is so easily squeezed out in a crowded curriculum) to learn more about their wider influences, to model respecting each other and to explore thorny issues. ”

— Anna Waddell, Deputy Head, Fox Federation

“I can’t think why any school wouldn’t want to do it.”

— Paula Olurin, Pastoral Care Manager, North Harringay Primary School