A Primary Circle Approach to Supporting Oracy, Wellbeing and Inclusive Relationships

‘This’ is a model which has demonstrated…that by treating children as adults, they have the opportunity to enjoy a better childhood.’ Lord Puttnam, CBE.

This is the indispensable guide for teachers wondering how to start in building meaningful emotional connections with their pupils. Revealing the strategies for positive relationships and the steps to create calm and self-disciplined behaviour, bestselling author Jenny Mosley also provides a range of ideas about how to deal with ‘children beyond’. Including a range of ready to use active-listening lesson plans, practitioners in early years and primary classrooms can choose from many themes such as 'Getting To Know You', 'Co-operation,' 'Solving Problems' and 'Friendship'.

These activities and practical strategies will help build teachers' confidence and circle time skills, empowering them to sustain this approach through tutorial time, subject teaching, or as part of their work with pupils with special educational needs.

Biography

Jenny Mosley is a well-known education expert and consultant, famous as the founder of Jenny Mosley Training Consultancies and the creator of the widely acclaimed 'Quality Circle Time Model'. She has most recently also written A Circle Approach to Boosting Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships in the Secondary School (2026); Early Intervention Through Circles of Support (2026); 101 Games for Social Skills (2026) and 101 Games for Better Behaviour (2026) all published by Routledge.