About Open Book

Amid rising mental health needs among children, and knowing that Social, Emotional and Mental Health was becoming a curriculum area in all schools in 2021, we ran a study into how Beyond Words stories could support the SEMH curriculum in schools nationwide.

We named our study the Open Book Project.

Benefit from the evidence we gathered

Research proves our word-free resources consistently:

  • empower children and young people to take control of their own feelings and behaviour

  • facilitate greater and deeper understanding of self and social context

  • build pupils’ emotional repertoire, insight and empathy

  • broaden pupils’ vocabulary and language skills

  • capture imagination and improve engagement in the classroom.

You can download the full Open Book Project Report here.

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Resources tried, tested and recommended by teachers

Two 30-minute webinars from the Tes SEN Show explore the Open Book Project in more detail:

Talking through taboos with Beyond Words / Primary Settings

Talking through taboos with Beyond Words / Special Schools

Paperback book sets for your school library

Want to put books into children’s hands? Browse our themed paperback book sets for schools and education settings below.

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