Dealing with Failure PSHE

Lesson Title: Failure – Learning from Setbacks and Building Resilience (PSHE / Personal Development)
This inspiring KS3/KS4 PSHE lesson encourages students to view failure not as defeat, but as a powerful stepping stone toward success. Featuring stories of well-known figures like Michael Jordan, JK Rowling, and Steve Jobs, the lesson helps students build emotional resilience, overcome fear, and adopt a growth mindset.

Lesson Aims:

Understand that failure is a natural and valuable part of growth and success

Reflect on famous individuals who failed before achieving greatness

Identify personal experiences of failure and what was learned from them

Explore the emotional response to failure and how it can be managed

Build self-awareness and resilience through personal reflection tasks

Complete a creative “Famous Failures” activity and personal goal setting

Develop positive thinking strategies and reframe fear of failure

Ideal for PSHE, tutor time, or personal development sessions. Promotes emotional literacy, resilience, and aspiration.