Recent reports into the situation in Scottish schools have identified concerning trends in terms of the mental wellbeing and behaviour of young learners. The Scottish Government, through various policy initiatives, has sought to devise and implement strategies with a view to bringing about improvements in these areas. As part of this commitment, it has indicated that the health and wellbeing of learners must be the responsibility of all teachers across the curriculum. This article examines how the teaching of classical literature can contribute to this through the development of emotional literacy as a reflection, reinforcement, and extension of the explicit lessons on emotion delivered through the Personal and Social Education curricular programme.
