Health & Well-being 

🧭 Overview

Health & Well-being helps children develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to lead healthy, safe and fulfilling lives.

This Area of Learning and Experience (AoLE) supports children to:

• understand physical and emotional health

• build positive relationships

• develop resilience and self-confidence

• make informed choices

• recognise and manage feelings

Health and well-being underpin all learning. When children feel safe, supported and valued, they are better able to learn, communicate and thrive.

🌍 Why it matters

Health & Well-being supports:

• emotional security

• confidence and resilience

• physical development

• positive relationships

• independence and self-awareness

Children who feel safe, connected and supported are more likely to:

• engage in learning

• communicate effectively

• take risks in learning

• develop confidence and resilience

This AoLE helps children build lifelong habits that support both physical and emotional health.

🔑 Key messages

💚 Well-being affects learning

Children learn best when they:

• feel safe

• feel understood

• feel connected

• feel emotionally secure

😊 All feelings are valid

Children are supported to:

• recognise emotions

• express feelings appropriately

• develop healthy coping strategies

🤝 Relationships matter

Positive relationships help children:

• feel valued

• build confidence

• develop empathy and understanding

🏃 Physical activity supports development

Movement and active play help children develop:

• coordination

• confidence

• wellbeing

• concentration

🌍 Every child is unique

Children develop at different rates and may:

• communicate differently

• regulate emotions differently

• need different levels of support

Diversity and individuality are valued.

🧠 Resilience develops over time

Children build resilience through:

• support and encouragement

• problem-solving

• reflection

• experiencing manageable challenges