The Mental Toughness Development Toolkit is an array of experiential exercises which can be run in classrooms, offices, training rooms with individuals and/or small and large groups (whole classes). It also works well in conjunction with outdoor experiential exercises.

This a flexible toolkit of exercises which can be adapted or applied in a variety of ways. The exercises fall into 3 main groups:

Short, typically 10 -15 minute, exercises which are easily integrated into a lesson or an activity. These will normally be run at the start of a lesson or activity, making a point which is of value in the remainder of the lesson (and indeed other lessons too).

Whole lesson (40 – 60 minute) exercises which will typically engage all students in a class and will focus on a particular learning point.

Multi-Lesson Exercises (typically two or three lessons) which require some element of coursework. These are often capable of integration with the main curriculum.

Many of the exercises can be run several times in slightly different ways enabling the content to focus on a specific outcome.

Your Instructor

Steve Oakes

Steve heads up AQR’s educational division and has responsibility for Business and Product development strategy is this sector. He manages product and material development for this sector as well as delivery and account management. Working with schools and colleges to make a positive impacts on key issues such as transition, attainment, bullying, employability, aspirations, classroom behaviour, peer relationships

Formerly Assistant Director of Sixth Form at Blue Coat School in Oldham where he led a programme since 2012 to embed a mental toughness culture throughout the school. Blue Coat School has won acclaim for producing one of the best sets of A level results in the UK. Blue Coat is a teaching school. Steve is adding to his practical experience by working on a PhD in Mental Toughness under the supervision of Professor Peter Clough.

Course Curriculum

Mental Toughness Development Toolkit – Secondary Education
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Introduction

Index of Exercise Cue Cards

A3 Mental Toughness 4 Cs Poster

A Progressive Development Plan for developing Mental Toughness in KS 3 & 4

Positive Thinking Exercises

1. Learn Ten Positive Words

2. Procrastination Questionnaire

3. Random Acts of Kindness

4. Think Three Positives

5. Turning ANTS into PETS

6. Making Affirmations

7. Heroes & Heroines

8. Making a Presentation

9. Thermometer Exercise

10. About Me Collage

11. Something you didn’t know about me

12. What do you think I am good at?

13. What would I say to a friend?

14. Would I lie to you?

15. I have learned something new

VISUALISATION

16. The Scent of A Lemon

17. What does an exam feel like

18. What will the world look like in …

ANXIETY CONTROL

19. Progressive Muscular Relaxation

20. Controlled Breathing Relaxation Exercise

21. Short Relaxation Technique – Sarnoff Squeeze

22. De- Stresserizer

23. 5 X 30 Exercise Diary

ATTENTIONAL CONTROL

24. US Basketball Exercise

25. Number Grid

26. Pick A Card

27. Stroop Exercise

28. Bop-It

29. Stork Stand

30. Did you see the gorilla?

31. Colour changing card trick

32. Juggling

GOAL SETTING

33. Gantt Chart

34. Paper tower

35. What will I do tomorrow?

36. What is my goal?

37. Eating the Elephant

OVERALL MENTAL TOUGHNESS

38. Managing My Time – Doing First Things First

39. Dealing with Pre- Exam Nerves – Tips

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