Understanding ADHD. Changing Lives. One Book at a Time.

Three schools. Two books. One shared ambition: to ensure every child with ADHD is understood, supported and celebrated.

Moor Nook Community Primary School, St George's Primary School and Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School have joined forces on a rather special mission.

We want to raise enough money to purchase 400 books by leading ADHD advocate and author Sarah Templeton, putting practical advice, reassurance and understanding into the hands of the people who can make the biggest difference to children with ADHD: their parents and their teachers.

And this time, we're focusing on two remarkable books:

'How NOT to Murder Your ADHD Kid!' — helping parents and carers better understand, nurture and support their children with ADHD.

'Teachers! How NOT to Kill the Spirit of Your ADHD Kids' — helping teachers recognise, understand and respond to ADHD in ways that build confidence, encourage learning and protect a child's self-esteem.

Why are we doing this?

Because ADHD is about so much more than hyperactivity, distraction or a child who struggles to sit still.

It's a complex, multifaceted condition that can affect almost every aspect of a child's life.

Children with ADHD may also experience:

Anxiety and emotional dysregulation

Learning difficulties, including dyslexia and dyscalculia

Coordination difficulties, including dyspraxia

Low self-esteem and a fear of getting things wrong

Impulsivity and difficulties managing risk

Challenges with friendships and relationships

Difficulties with memory, organisation, planning and managing time

The heartbreaking feeling that they're always getting into trouble, even when they're trying their very best

Imagine being a child who spends every day being told to try harder, concentrate more, sit still, stop interrupting or make better choices.

Now imagine discovering that your brain simply works differently, and that the adults around you understand that difference.

That's not a small change.

That can be life-changing.

Two books. Two audiences. One enormous opportunity.

Sarah Templeton's books offer something incredibly valuable: understanding.

For parents, that understanding can transform family life. Behaviours that once seemed deliberate or defiant begin to make sense. Frustration can give way to empathy, and everyday battles can become opportunities to work together.

For teachers, the same understanding can transform a child's experience of school.

Rather than seeing a child who won't behave, we begin to recognise a child who might be struggling to regulate their emotions.

Rather than assuming a child won't concentrate, we explore what might help them engage.

And rather than trying to make every child fit the same mould, we begin to appreciate the extraordinary individuality of the children in front of us.

Because the last thing we should ever do is extinguish a child's spirit in our efforts to educate them.

Why does this matter so much?

When ADHD goes unrecognised or unsupported, the consequences can be profound.

Children can become increasingly anxious, lose confidence, disengage from education and begin to believe that they are somehow the problem.

Over time, some become vulnerable to exclusion, risky behaviours and serious difficulties in later life.

But none of this is inevitable.

Early understanding, positive relationships and appropriate support can make an extraordinary difference.

We have already seen the positive impact Sarah's work can have on families. We now want to extend that same understanding into classrooms, ensuring that the messages children receive at home and at school complement one another.

Because what good is helping a child feel understood at home if they spend six hours a day feeling misunderstood at school?

And equally, what good is brilliant support in school if families haven't been given the tools to continue that understanding at home?

The two have to work together.

How can you help?

Our ambition is to fund 400 copies across both titles, distributing them to parents, carers and educators across our three school communities.

Every donation will help us place another book into the hands of someone who can make a genuine difference to a child's life.

Big donations, little donations, corporate sponsorship or simply sharing our appeal — every contribution matters.

We're not raising money for something that will gather dust in a cupboard.

We're investing in understanding.

We're investing in relationships.

We're investing in children's futures.

And, perhaps most importantly, we're investing in making sure that no child grows up believing that the way their brain works makes them any less wonderful.

Different brains. Different strengths. Equal worth.

Please help us make a difference.

Three schools. Two books. Hundreds of opportunities to change a child's story.

Thank you for supporting our children, our families and our schools.