Primary PSHE Booklists
We’re here to help you find the best children’s books for PSHE education, Citizenship and Emotional Literacy.
PSHE stands for personal, social, health and economic and is a primary school curriculum subject in England. It includes teaching children and young people stay physically and mentally healthy, to keep themselves safe and to be prepared for life as responsible and independent citizens in modern Britain. The Department for Education (DfE) has said that PSHE forms ‘an important and necessary part of all pupils’ education’ and that ‘all schools should teach PSHE, drawing on good practice’.
Our selection of books that support PSHE and emotional literacy topics can help to shine a spotlight on the importance of looking after children’s mental and physical health. The books on these lists can help to explore important issues about growing up and assist children in learning what it means to be a responsible citizen of the world.
Browse our PSHE topic booklists, from children’s books about mental health and different types of families to stories about money and enterprise or children’s books about refugees and immigration. The experts at BooksForTopics have selected recommended lists of children’s books to bring to life topics about citizenship, physical health and emotional well-being.
Books can offer a superb starting point for discussions on important topics like emotional literacy or relationships education, and our carefully curated lists feature books selected by experts with the help of our schools-based panel of reviewers. Schools can buy full packs of most of our topic booklists directly from Peters.
So, whatever you are learning about in PSHE – from discussion about anti-bullying and internet safety to learning about healthy human bodies, our booklists will help you find the best PSHE books for children. Browse the full list of PSHE topic booklists below.
