Coram SCARF is the UK's leading charity provider of PSHE & wellbeing education. We support 50,000 teachers.
Coram Life Education is the leading charity provider of relationships, health, wellbeing, and drugs education to children across the UK. Coram Life Education & SCARF offers a whole-school approach to wellbeing and Mental Health. Our PSHE education supports over 50,000 teachers and reaches over 600,000 pupils every year. Our service includes SCARF, a comprehensive, fully resourced, progressive PSHE
scheme of work for 3-11 year olds, high-quality, educator-led workshops for pupils and a host of free and low-cost staff training, truly supporting schools with a Whole-school approach to wellbeing and Mental Health. Our vision is for all children to acquire the life skills needed to thrive. SCARF – Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship
SCARF's whole-school approach supports primary schools in promoting positive behaviour, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and achievement – giving you everything you need to meet the new Relationships Education and Health Education statutory requirements. More than just a PSHE scheme of work, SCARF supports great learning every day. SCARF represents our values for children of Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship. Meeting all DfE requirements for statutory Relationships and Health Education, and mapped to the PSHE Association's Programme of Study, SCARF is a framework consisting of lesson plans, online planning, assessment and Ofsted tools to give busy teachers skills and confidence to embed a comprehensive Relationships and Health Education, PSHE Education and Wellbeing programme throughout the primary years. SCARF is a whole-school approach to promoting behaviour, safety, achievement and wellbeing. What children experience: Alongside SCARF lessons, our trained educators deliver fun, engaging and memorable PSHE Education workshops to children. During these workshops, children meet Harold, the giraffe puppet (‘Healthy Harold’) and friends, have discussions and watch short films about healthy eating, drugs – legal and illegal – and their effects, the body and how it works, friendships and their influence, and how choices and behaviours can affect children’s health and education outcomes. Coram Life Education’s work includes challenging social norms – misperceptions of peers’ engagement with risky behaviour – to engender more positive behaviours. Coram Life Education helps schools fulfil their statutory requirements for Relationships and Health Education, children’s Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development, and Ofsted inspection criteria for personal development, behaviour and welfare. Coram Life Education’s programmes are also aligned with Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. Recognising the role of the community and home life in influencing children’s choices, we design our programme with schools and offer sessions and resources for parents and carers to enhance further children's wellbeing. Coram Life Education has a distributed delivery structure in which 19 Delivery Partner charities and Coram Branches deliver in local schools, under agreement with Coram. Coram Life Education has a presence in the South West, London and South East, West Midlands, East of England, North West, The North and Aberdeenshire. Contact your local area or our central team to find out more. Training: We provide high-quality, evidence-informed training for individual teachers, whole-staff groups and multi-school groups. We work hard to make our training relevant and valuable to all participants - we also create bespoke courses to meet your precise training needs. We provide specialist training and support for all aspects of Relationships, S*x and Health Education, including the statutory and non-statutory elements of s*x education that fall within the DfE Health Education requirements. We also provide training for your wider PSHE curriculum, including specialist areas such as Early Years.
Join our summer kindness challenge celebrating 40 years of Coram SCARF and Harold the Healthy Giraffe!
This week's Kindness Calendar focuses on our SCARF value: Achievement 🏆
Achievement isn't just about reaching your own goals – it's also about encouraging others, celebrating effort and helping everyone feel proud of what they can achieve.
This week, Harold is having a go at one of his 40 Acts of Kindness by drawing a picture and writing a message to make someone smile!
A thoughtful drawing, colourful picture or kind note can brighten someone's day and show them that you're thinking of them.
Who could you make smile today with a simple picture, message or kind note?
👇 Tell us in the comments
👍 Give Harold a like if you're taking part in Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness this summer!
03/08/2026
🦒 Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness – Week 2: Caring
This week, we're focusing on the SCARF value of Caring – thinking about how we can show kindness, compassion and consideration to the people around us, as well as ourselves.
🌟 Download this week's FREE Kindness Calendar and try 8 simple acts of kindness designed to help children and families spread a little extra care this summer: https://bit.ly/4yKpBSh
✏️ Don't forget to use the blank template to create your own caring-themed kindness calendar: https://bit.ly/4fw6bZS
🧡 From lending a helping hand to showing appreciation for someone special, every caring action can brighten someone's day.
29/07/2026
🦒 Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness – Week 1: Safety
This week Harold is helping to keep everyone safe by tidying away toys and games so nobody trips over them! 🧸🎲
Small acts of kindness can make a big difference, and helping to keep shared spaces tidy is a great way to show you care about the people around you.
Can you have a go at this act of kindness at home?
👍 Give Harold a like if you're being safe and kind this week and taking part in Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness!
Join our summer kindness challenge celebrating 40 years of Coram SCARF and Harold the Healthy Giraffe!
This week's Kindness Calendar focuses on our first SCARF value: Safety 🛡️
Being safe isn't just about protecting ourselves – it's also about helping others feel safe, included and cared for.
Just a few days to go until Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness begins!
The first FREE Kindness Calendar launches on 27 July, featuring activities inspired by Safety, the first of our SCARF values. It's the perfect way for children and families to spread kindness throughout the summer holidays.
🦒 Download yours next week!
20/07/2026
Thank you for spending time with us at Bourne Primary School and seeing a Coram SCARF workshop in action. It was a pleasure to showcase the impact of high-quality PSHE on children's wellbeing and development, with a brilliant workshop led by CLE Hillingdon!
It was great to spend time at Bourne Primary School for a Coram SCARF wellbeing session with Year 3 pupils. SCARF supports teachers in delivering high quality PSHE and seeing it in practice showed just how much impact this kind of provision can have on children's emotional development and wellbeing. Amazing work!
20/07/2026
Join Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness this Summer!
Throughout the summer holidays, we'll be sharing FREE downloadable Kindness Calendars, each packed with simple ideas to help children make a positive difference at home, at school and in their communities.
Each week focuses on one of the SCARF values:
🛡️ Safety
💛 Caring
⭐ Achievement
💪 Resilience
🤝 Friendship
Every download also includes a blank template so children can create their own kindness calendar and come up with their own acts of kindness.
Which SCARF value are you most excited to explore?
19/07/2026
🌟 What a year it's been! A huge thank you to all the schools, teachers, support staff and professionals we've worked with this year. Together, you've helped children and young people build confidence, resilience, friendships and lifelong skills.
As the school year comes to a close for many of our UK schools, we're celebrating everything you've achieved and wishing you a happy, well-deserved summer break. Don't forget to look out for Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness, with free resources to help keep SCARF values shining throughout the holidays 🌞
13/07/2026
Celebrate 40 years of Coram SCARF with Harold's 40 Acts of Kindness 🦒❤️
✅ Free weekly kindness calendars
✅ 8 acts of kindness each week
✅ Bring SCARF values to life
✅ Create your own kindness calendar
Every act of kindness counts, from helping a neighbour to sharing a smile.
Download a new calendar each week throughout the summer holidays. How many acts do you think you can complete?
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