Face in the Mirror: A teachers guide for using poetry to support good mental health in the classroom and beyond.

In a rapidly-changing and ever more demanding world, young people are searching to understand themselves and how they fit in. Poetry has the power to help them in this search: a potent medium and a key to unlock their deepest emotions, bringing them face-to-face with their humanity, helping to change lives. Using classical, modern and specially-commissioned poetry ranging over fifteen hundred years and a vast spectrum of human experience, Face in the Mirror: A teachers' guide presents a unique collection of fifty-four detailed, flexible teaching plans to support the PSHE curriculum across Upper Key Stage 2, 3 and 4. Addressing the real concerns of young people today, these fun, fascinating and insightful sessions provide a toolkit to help young people build resilience, empathy and confidence, supporting good mental health and wellbeing, and equipping them to deal with the difficult personal, social and emotional challenges of modern life. Face in the Mirror: A teachers' guide includes: ·classical, modern and specially-commissioned new poetry ·in-depth commentaries and analyses of every poem ·detailed, flexible teaching plans ·comprehensive, extension activities to support deeper learning ·cross-curricular links with literacy and the broader curriculum ·mindful starters and practical activities to support effective learning ·photocopiable resources ·assessment guidance and proformas