80: How to build emotional resilience in children

In this podcast episode, staff from the NSPCC Scotland hub discuss an emotional resilience programme they developed and delivered across seven primary schools in Govan, Glasgow. The discussion covers what emotional resilience is and why it is important; the benefits of running an emotional resilience programme; and how practitioners can be trauma-informed when delivering emotional resilience work. You can read this episode’s transcript on the NSPCC Learning website . 💬 About the speakers Jennifer Dixon is a Team Manager at the NSPCC Scotland National Hub. Jo Grace is a Children’s Services Practitioner with the NSPCC in Scotland. Prajapa Seneviratne is a Research and Evaluation Officer at the NSPCC in Scotland. 📚 Resources mentioned in this episode > Read the implementation evaluation report of the Emotional Resilience programme in Govan’s primary schools > Take our Mental health and wellbeing safeguarding in education training Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros

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80: How to build emotional resilience in children is an episode from NSPCC Learning Podcast by Audioboom.

This episode is 29:12 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2026.

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