Be the Jellyfish Training Manual

What a wonderful resource - creative, enlightened and highly accessible. Cree and Brogden have captured vital elements inherent in the development and growth of social and emotional wellbeing and produced a comprehensive, fun approach which is respectful of each child’s imagination and where no child’s contributions are ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Highly recommended! – Deborah M. Plummer, author of Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem and Inspiring and Creative Ideas for Working with Children.Be The Jellyfish Training Manual is a delight; a comprehensive and fun-filled guide for any adult wishing to support the emotional and social well-being of children. Packed with ideas and easy-to-access plans and resources, it will preempt many of the questions adults may have when approaching this vital aspect of learning whilst also recognising the importance of nurturing creativity in the classroom. – Sandra Hooper, Co-founder of Story Massage, This clear, practical and inspirational book is a gift to those who work with young children. It skilfully integrates some novel approaches to social and emotional learning, such as relaxation, movement, creativity and visualisation to cultivate and nurture wellbeing in spirits, hearts - and bodies - as well as minds. – Katherine Weare, Professor, University of Southampton. Author of Happy Teachers Change the World.

Lucy Cree is an experienced primary school teacher and MISP trained instructor.

Sarah Brogden is a primary school teacher with training in MISP as well as an IATE CCMH Certificate in Counselling Skills with Children (Using the Arts).

Lucy and Sarah co-founded the Be the Jellyfish programme in 2014 and have been teaching and implementing it since.