Developing Resilience in Children & Adolescents
Schools and colleges
Resilience is central to pupils’ wellbeing, achievement and long-term mental health. The Resilience Doughnut helps schools understand and strengthen the factors that support resilience, including positive relationships, identity, belonging, purpose and achievement.
This research-validated tool can be used with individuals, groups, classes or whole schools to help pupils manage challenges, transitions and everyday ups and downs. It also provides a framework for creating a positive school culture in which pupils, staff and families can grow and flourish together.
Community Organisations
The Resilience Doughnut is a practical, strengths-based tool that helps children, young people and adults build wellbeing and emotional resilience.
Communities and youth groups can use it to create a positive environment where everyone contributes to resilience through everyday interactions.
By adopting a shared approach and common language, the Resilience Doughnut supports whole communities to nurture resilient individuals and strengthen a sense of connection, belonging and wellbeing.
Workshop: Resilient Kids and Teens
What is it?
Using the Resilience Doughnut, this practical workshop provides the opportunity for up to 30 children or adolescents from 8 to 18 years old to understand what helps them cope, thrive and flourish during life's inevitable ups and downs. Workshops are tailored to age and life stage of the participants as well as the context of their setting.
Who is it for?
This workshop can be run for up to 30 participants aged 8 to 18 years.
What are the options?
This workshop offers flexibility in content and delivery, to meet the needs of your school or college.
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There are a range of core and optional modules to tailor this workshop (scroll down for further details).
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You can run optional modules on the same day as your core module or on a different day.
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We can run consecutive workshops on the same day.
Core Module: Resilient Kids/Teens
Length of session: 2 hours
This module provides the opportunity for participants to get hands on with The Resilience Doughnut as they explore the model through the life of Sam, before applying to themselves. Through the application of The Resilience Doughnut, they recognise their own strongest factors and explore how they build their sense of I Have, I Am and I Can - the core of their resilience. With this new understanding, they then explore how this is helpful to them during life's ups and downs.
You could opt to run this workshop as 2 x 1 hour sessions with a short break in the middle.
Optional Modules
Choose an optional module for younger groups from the following:
Thought Catching
1 hour (8 -12 years)
This module explores, in more depth, the connection between resilience and our thinking and helps participants become 'thought catchers' and, as a result, more self-aware of their helpful and unhelpful thinking habits. Participants are also introduced to the simple thoughts-feelings-behaviour model as a way to understand the power of our thinking. Through a range of age-relevant scenarios, participants will explore the common pessimistic thinking traps and learn some simple strategies to develop more resilient thinking habits in themselves and their friends.
For children aged 8 - 12 years whose anxiety fuels their negative thinking you may like to consider our Bright Thinking programme or training.
Strengths Spotting
1 hour (8 -12 years)
This modules provides participants with the opportunity to recognise and explore their own personal strengths and the personal strengths of those around them. They are introduced to the idea of strengths spotting as they explore how, spotting, knowing and activating our strengths can have a positive impact on our lives.
RECENT FEEDBACK
“It made me realise what I have, what I am and what I can do."
Year 8 student
“I learnt a lot about me. Thank you very much"
Year 8 student
“Talking about my own resilience made me think about my surroundings."
Year 10 student
“We had some interesting discussions! It made me realise how grateful I am for what I have."
Year 10 student
Reduced pricing - for schools, public and third sector organisations*
Core Module (Standard): £425
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Plus 1x 1hr Optional Module: £525
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Plus 2x 1hr Optional Modules: £630
Price for up to 30 participants.
At-cost travel and accommodation applies.
Prices correct at 01/05/2026 and are subject to change.
*Exceptions apply. - Please contact us for eligibility.
*Reduced prices for 2026!
School and College Offers
Multi-School Booking
For school clusters, MATs, TSAs and LAs making block bookings. - Multiple sessions across single or multiple sites on multiple days.
Additional sessions - same day, same venue
For 2 or more sessions, save up to 50% on additional sessions.
Please contact us for a quote.
Building Resilience Programme: Connect3/Link3dUp
What is it?
The Connect3 and Link3dUp Programmes are a fun, supportive group programme designed to help children and adolescents build resilience, confidence, and wellbeing. Through engaging, interactive activities, they will learn how to:
✔ Recognise and use their personal strengths
✔ Develop optimistic and resilient thinking
✔ Build supportive friendships and social confidence
Who is it for?
The Connect3 Programme is for children aged 8-12 years
The Link3dUp Programme is for young people aged 13-16 years.
Minimum group size: 3
Maximum group size 12
What are the options?
The programme can be delivered as 6 x 1.5hr sessions, or 12 x 45 minute sessions.