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The Mindful Explorer

PSHE & SEL Alignment

Supporting Emotional Learning Across the Curriculum

At The Mindful Explorer, our journals are carefully designed to complement PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) and SEL (Social Emotional Learning) frameworks across primary and lower secondary settings.

Every page helps children build essential life skills — self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and resilience — while giving teachers a practical, ready-to-use resource that fits easily into existing wellbeing and PSHE programmes.

Aligned with PSHE Education (Key Stage 2)

Our mindfulness and wellbeing journals align closely with DfE PSHE and RSHE guidance for Key Stage 2.
Teachers can use them to support the following learning outcomes:

  • Health and Wellbeing: recognising and naming emotions, learning strategies to manage feelings, building confidence and self-esteem, and understanding how to care for mental health.
  • Relationships: identifying healthy friendships, developing empathy, listening and communicating respectfully, and resolving conflicts calmly.
  • Living in the Wider World: setting goals, celebrating differences, and developing self-belief, motivation, and responsibility.

Each activity can be easily integrated into PSHE lessons, circle time, or pastoral sessions, helping pupils practise reflection, gratitude, and emotional vocabulary.

Grounded in Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Our approach also reflects the five core CASEL SEL competencies, giving children consistent opportunities to practise and apply these throughout the school year:

  1. Self-Awareness – recognising feelings, strengths, and values.
  2. Self-Management – managing emotions, thoughts, and behaviours in different situations.
  3. Social Awareness – showing empathy and understanding diverse perspectives.
  4. Relationship Skills – communicating clearly, cooperating, and resolving conflict constructively.
  5. Responsible Decision-Making – considering consequences and making kind, thoughtful choices.

These SEL skills are woven through prompts, creative journaling spaces, and mindfulness exercises such as breathing, grounding, and gratitude reflections.

A Bridge Between PSHE and Wellbeing Practice

Our journals create a natural bridge between academic PSHE outcomes and practical mental health support.
They help teachers make wellbeing visible and measurable by giving pupils:

  • A safe space to explore emotions
  • Daily or weekly check-ins to track wellbeing
  • Tools for calming and re-focusing attention
  • Opportunities to reflect on kindness, resilience, and growth

Whether used in class, during pastoral sessions, or at home, journaling builds consistent routines for emotional literacy and self-expression.

Designed for Every Child

The Mindful Explorer journals are inclusive, SEND/SEN-friendly, and neurodiverse-aware.
Clear layouts, short prompts, visual cues, and open-ended exercises allow children with different learning styles or literacy levels to take part confidently.

They are suitable for:

  • Whole-class PSHE lessons
  • Small-group interventions
  • 1:1 pastoral or counselling sessions
  • Calm corners or wellbeing check-ins

Evidence-Informed and Easy to Implement

Mindfulness and journaling practices are supported by a growing body of research showing improvements in focus, emotional regulation, empathy, and classroom behaviour.
Our resources make these benefits accessible to every school, without specialist training or expensive programmes.

Teachers can start simply by using one page each week as a reflective activity — or embed journaling into the school’s wider PSHE, wellbeing, or mental health strategy.

Ready to Use in Your School

  • No training required — every page includes clear guidance for children and staff.
  • Flexible use — perfect for PSHE, assemblies, tutor time, or therapy settings.
  • Proven impact — supports emotional literacy, resilience, and positive mental health.
  • Eco-friendly — printed in the UK using recycled materials.

Learn More or Request a School Pack

Interested in using our journals as part of your PSHE or SEL curriculum?
We offer bulk discounts for classes, year groups, and whole schools, plus free digital resources to help teachers get started.

Contact us to request sample pages or a quote for your school order.