The Importance of Sleep

This teaching module has been developed in response to the findings of the 2020 and 2022 Planet Youth surveys.  These surveys have highlighted a very significant issue related to lack of sleep for our teens and the dramatic impact this is having on their wellbeing.

CSPE, PE and SPHE provide the main pillars for building a school’s wellbeing programme, yet the topic of sleep is not given a lot of attention within these curricula.

This short module explores the topic and science of sleep, asks the students to reflect on their own sleep practices, and examines some ways they could improve the amount and quality of sleep they are getting.

We hope schools find the module of use and can find room for it as part of their overall wellbeing programme.