Primary School Wellbeing Workshops in Oxfordshire
Children can't always control what happens around them.
But they can learn how to respond.
Help your pupils build calm, confidence and focus through breathing, movement and play.
Evidence-informed wellbeing workshops for primary schools across Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
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Explore the workshop content, learning objectives, practical arrangements and how the sessions can support children's wellbeing.
The Susie Sloth workshop complements this by helping children discover one more lifelong skill, understanding how their breathing and bodies work, through fun, engaging activities that they'll remember long after the workshop has finished.
Every child carries their breath with them from the day they're born, yet very few are ever taught how to use it as a tool to support their wellbeing.
Helping children navigate today's world
Today's children are growing up in a fast-paced world, and schools are supporting increasing numbers of pupils with emotional wellbeing, self-regulation and readiness to learn. While we can't remove every challenge children face, we can equip them with lifelong skills to better understand and respond to them.
Schools do an incredible job of teaching children the knowledge and skills they'll use throughout their lives.
Teaching children to read so they can access knowledge for the rest of their lives.
Teaching them maths so they can solve problems.
Teaching them to brush their teeth to protect their long-term health.
Teaching them first aid so they know what to do in an emergency.
Teaching PE to help them look after their bodies
What pupils take away
By the end of the workshop, children will have explored practical skills they can continue using long after the session has finished.
A better understanding of how breathing affects their body.
Greater awareness of their emotions and physical sensations.
Simple strategies to help them feel calmer when they need them.
Healthy breathing habits they can practise every day.
Confidence in using their own secret superpower
Susie is a gentle, engaging character with a story about her superpowered breathing skills and the N.E.A.T code for better breathing.
Susie Sloth has been helping children discover their secret superpower in schools across Derbyshire for the past three years. Now, she's coming to Oxfordshire.
An engaging, evidence-informed workshop that is full of fun and interactive activities that help children understand how their amazing bodies work. Through storytelling, movement and games, they explore simple breathing skills in a way that's memorable, engaging and age appropriate.
Meet Susie sloth
About Rachel
I believe children deserve to understand how their amazing bodies work, long before they reach their teenage years. My workshops combine evidence-informed breathing, learning, movement and play to help children build lifelong skills for wellbeing, emotional regulation and resilience. As well as professional training in functional breathing and children's wellbeing, I'm also a mum to three boys. Both my professional knowledge and lived experience shape the way I deliver every workshop—with empathy, curiosity and fun.
I'm a licensed Susie Sloth Squad Member, an Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing Instructor, I hold a qualification in Children and Young People's Mental Health and am a certified Body by Breath Instructor.
As a mum to three boys, including twins with Down syndrome, I also bring lived experience of supporting children with a wide range of needs.
What pupils experience
Listen to Susie Sloth's story and discover her breathing superpower
Discover why noses matters and why its designed for breathing
Explore what's inside us that helps us breathe and practice diaphragmatic breathing with a giant parachute game
Learn calm breathing techniques to take home
Avoid the elephant poo! breathing technique game
Explore how breathing changes how we think and feel
Laugh, play and learn together in a supportive environment
Workshop options
A range of flexible workshops to suit your school, timetable and pupils
Whole year group workshop
Lunch club
Suitable for: KS1 or KS2
Parents are invited to join their child to build connection and support nervous system regulation.
Up to 30 pupils
Family workshops
Suitable for: KS1 or KS2
The full 60 minute workshop plus additional movement activities - Susie's playful Pilates
Up to 60 pupils
Extended group workshop
Suitable for: KS1 or KS2
60 minute Susie Sloth experience, combining storytelling, breathing and interactive games.
Up to 60 pupils
EYFS Session
Also Available
Staff Wellbeing
Take a look at my corporate workshops and lunchtime sessions
Suitable for: KS1 or KS2
Weekly 30 minute sessions that build children's confidence and wellbeing over time
Up to 12 Pupils
An adapted 30 minute session
A simplified version designed around the developmental needs of younger childre
Up to 30 pupils
60 minute workshop: £200 introductory price
Sessions are currently available at an introductory rate of £200 per workshop. This introductory rate may change as the programme develops.
More than just breathing
Breathing is much more than simply taking in oxygen. It's closely connected to the way our bodies respond to everyday situations.
Children are often encouraged to "calm down", "take a deep breath" or "stop and think". But when big emotions take over, many children simply haven't been taught how to calm their bodies.
The Susie Sloth workshop helps change that. children discover how their breathing and bodies work together. Rather than simply being told what to do, they learn practical skills they can understand, remember and use for themselves.
This isn't about asking children to "take a deep breath." It's about helping them understand how their amazing bodies work.
Through fun, evidence-informed activities, children discover how healthy breathing habits can support calm, focus and emotional wellbeing. Giving them practical skills they can continue to use both in and outside the classroom.
Testimonials
What Parents say
"The workshop was incredibly useful for introducing breathing practices in a fun and interactive way, that children of all ages can use in their daily lives"
Ellis
What children say
Working with schools
Suitable for KS1 & KS2
Workshops delivered in your school hall or classroom
Resources provided
Sessions adapted where appropriate
I am committed to providing a safe, positive and inclusive experience for every child.
Workshops are delivered in partnership with schools and in line with each school's safeguarding and health and safety procedures
✓ Public Liability Insurance
✓ Risk assessments available
✓ DBS checked
✓Safeguarding trained
Frequently asked questions
Which year groups is the workshop suitable for?
The workshop is designed primarily for primary-aged children and can be adapted for KS1 and KS2. Activities are tailored to the age and needs of each group.
How long is the workshop?
Workshops can be delivered as a 1 hour session, or a 2 hour session which includes Susie's playful Pilates led by an appropriately trained member of school staff We'll discuss the best option for your school during our initial conversation.
How many children can take part?
Workshops can be delivered to individual classes or year groups of up to 60 pupils, depending on the space available and the format chosen.
Whole school assembly talks are also an option but can not be as interactive.
Is the workshop suitable for children with SEND?
Every school is different, and activities can often be adapted to meet the needs of the children taking part. I'm always happy to discuss your pupils' individual needs in advance.
How do we book?
Simply book a free school consultation or get in touch by email. We'll discuss your school, answer any questions and arrange a date that works for you
What space is needed?
Most workshops are delivered in a school hall or large classroom with enough space for children to move safely.
Ready to bring Susie Sloth to your school?
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