Dove Self-Esteem Project Ireland

Every young person deserves to feel confident. But in Ireland, 87% of girls have low self-esteem – higher than the global average – while a third of boys are dissatisfied with the way their body looks. And more than half of Irish girls say that feeling insecure about their appearance impacts their education.

Dove have teamed up with education experts to create a wide range of ready-to-teach, SPHE and wellbeing-linked lessons for delivery in primary and post-primary schools across the Republic of Ireland. All resources link into all aspects of the Social, Personal, and Health Education curriculum.

“These workshops offer teachers lots of fun and positive resources to engage students in issues relevant to growing up in today’s society such as body image, self-esteem, and the media. They are ideal for use as part of the SPHE and Wellbeing curriculum. There is also a resource specifically for parents that offers guidance on the role that they can play.” – Teacher, Dublin

It’s competition time!

Challenge students to design a poster that will spread confidence, kindness, and positive self-esteem around school. Using topics from the free Dove Self-Esteem resources, students will broadcast key themes around positive self-worth.

The winning entry will receive a pack of branded Dove goodies for their class, along with a bundle of self-esteem books!

PLUS, all schools to enter will be placed into a free prize draw to win a bundle of self-esteem books for their school library! 10 winners will be picked at random.

Enter your students’ ‘Spread the Confidence’ posters into the competition by taking a picture of their work and sending it to doveselfesteem@nationalschoolspartnership.com.

To access the competition entry PDF, simply download any of the Confident Me resources to receive your copy.

Confident Me Resources (ages 10-16)

The programme includes:

Confident Me (5-lesson-pack)

Five x 50-minute lessons on appearance ideals, media messages, body comparisons, body talk and how to become a body confidence champion.

Confident Me (single lesson)

One x 50-minute lesson on appearance pressures, body comparisons, challenging appearance ideals and building body confidence. The single lesson includes one teacher guide with a plan for the session, one PPT slide deck and worksheets.

Running alongside the programmes are a series of take home resources for adults. These include the Dove Confidence Kit and 5 Mini Lessons.

Plus, check out the BRAND-NEW Content Map and Teacher Calendar, helping you to keep track of the key teaching moments across the school year.

All resources can be delivered flexibly within health education lessons, during tutor time or even as part of an assembly. Each lesson includes a teacher guide with a lesson plan, PPT slide deck, videos and activity sheets.

Confident Me has easy-to-use and engaging lessons in which students will learn to:

• Examine the impact of unrealistic expectations for body image and unhealthy or obsessive comparison with others both online and offline.
• Critically explore how the media presents information: distinguishing fact from fiction.
• Talk about their emotions, recognise the signs of early mental wellbeing concerns and take part in structured discussions with their peers.

Every young person deserves to grow up feeling confident about themselves. Use our free resources today to support your learners at home or in school.

The Dove Self-Esteem Project has been building confidence in young people since 2004 – and aims to reach ¼ billion by 2030. But they need your help – sign up today!

*T&Cs apply. Download by 14th December 2023. Click here for full details.