* Increases knowledge in the education workforce for meeting the mental health needs of their pupils, to make positive differences for children and young people as well as for staff and for schools. * Integrates the relational skills of cognition, compassion, containment and connection into practice in the classroom will change the learning environment by increasing pupil's feelings of safety, sense of belonging and belief in their own strength and sense of self-worth. * Is designed to developing better mental health in schools helps children and young people to bounce back from adversity and be prepared for future challenge.

* Increases knowledge in the education workforce for meeting the mental health needs of their pupils, to make positive differences for children and young people as well as for staff and for schools. * Integrates the relational skills of cognition, compassion, containment and connection into practice in the classroom will change the learning environment by increasing pupil's feelings of safety, sense of belonging and belief in their own strength and sense of self-worth. * Is designed to developing better mental health in schools helps children and young people to bounce back from adversity and be prepared for future challenge.

Do you work in a school? Better Play will help you to think about how supporting play in schools can make for better relationships and for better learning. Do you think play in schools ceases to matter after the Early Years? Reading this book will remind you that play matters for everyone, and is important for different reasons at different times in our lives. Are you unsure how to support play in and out of our classrooms? Better Play! offers practical strategies for school staff across Primary, Secondary and Alternative Learning settings. Are you looking to learn new ways of supporting emotional well-being in schools? Find out how our sensitive responses to play, indoors and out, develops resilience in pupils.