The Gentle Knight

Strong where
it counts.
Gentle where
it matters.

A different kind of strength, for men and boys.

Built for men who want more than the alpha script, and for educators who know that boys need a better story. The Gentle Knight is a framework grounded in psychology, lived experience, and the quiet courage it takes to be honest.

Simon Hutton — The Gentle Knight
Founder — The Gentle Knight
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For Men

You're done with the alpha script.
What's next?

The Gentle Knight is for men who want to be strong. Genuinely strong. Without performing it. Who want better relationships, a clearer sense of self, and the emotional tools that actually work. Start with a free chapter.

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For Educators

Your boys need a better story.
We've built it.

Junior Knights is a six-week scheme of work for Reception through to Year 6. Evidence-based, curriculum-linked, and built around the psychology of how boys actually develop. CPD training available for your whole staff.

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Chapter One.
No strings.

The Gentle Knight - A guide is a 26-page guide grounded in peer-reviewed psychology. It is not a self-help book. It is a framework. Honest, practical, and built for men who are done with surface-level answers.

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The Shop

Everything we've built.
Yours to use.

From single resources to full programmes. Every product is grounded in psychology, designed with care, and built to make a real difference.

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Audio Programme
A guide: Audio
The full Knight's Code programme delivered as guided audio sessions. Listen on your commute, in the gym, or wherever you do your thinking.
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1-to-1 Coaching
Coaching
Discovery Call
A free 30-minute conversation with Simon. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest discussion about where you are and what might actually help.
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PDF · Reception–Year 2
Scheme of Work
Junior Knights — EYFS & KS1
Six weeks of lessons and daily activities for Reception, Year 1, and Year 2. Drawing-led, play-adjacent, and carefully adapted for early years development.
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PDF · Years 3–6
Scheme of Work
Junior Knights — KS2
Six weeks of lessons and daily activities for Years 3 to 6. Year group adaptations built in. Grounded in Maslow, Attachment Theory, and resilience research.

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Single resources — ideal for sharing on social media, trying before you buy, or gifting to a colleague. Each one is complete and usable on its own.

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The Knight's Shield
A single identity-mapping activity from Week 1 of Junior Knights KS2. Perfect for a PSHE lesson starter or pastoral session.
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The Weather Check-In
A classroom emotional literacy tool — boys report their internal weather daily. Builds vocabulary, normalises feelings. Works across all year groups.
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Traffic Light Body Map
A nervous system regulation tool from Week 3. Boys map Green, Amber, and Red states in their body. Teaches self-regulation through physical awareness.
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Strong Looks Different
The Two Columns activity from Week 4 — boys examine what strength really looks like beyond the cultural script. Powerful for any age group.
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My Small Code (EYFS)
A values card activity from Week 6 for Reception and KS1. Children create a personal code card to keep. Simple, beautiful, and lasting.
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Teasers Bundle — All 5
All five single resources at a reduced price. Share them with colleagues, use them across the year, or explore the full programmes before committing.
What People Say

The work speaks
for itself.

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I've been teaching for fourteen years and this is the first time anyone has given me a framework for understanding why certain boys do what they do. It changes how I walk into the classroom on Monday.

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Sarah M.
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I came looking for resources. I left with a completely different way of thinking about my boys. The psychology behind it gave me language for things I'd been noticing for years but couldn't name.

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James K.
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I spent years looking for something that wasn't either aggressive alpha content or wellness advice that didn't fit. The Gentle Knight - A guide is the thing I was looking for. Honest, grounded, and genuinely useful.

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Marcus T.
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Year groups covered
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Simon Hutton
Simon Hutton
Founder — The Gentle Knight
About Simon

Built from experience.
Grounded in evidence.

I have been an attachment and trauma informed educator for the past 13 years and a MSc postgraduate of psychology. I'm a climber, skier, diver and general lover of all things outdoors. Most importantly, I am a fierce advocate for men's mental health. I didn't build The Gentle Knight because I had it figured out. I built it from my professional, educational and personal journey and because I spent a long time looking for something that spoke honestly to my experience, and kept coming up empty.

What I found were two extremes: aggressive content about dominance and control, or wellness advice that didn't quite fit. I wanted something grounded. Something that didn't ask me to perform strength, but to actually build it and keep it.

Founder — The Gentle Knight
Creator — Junior Knights Scheme of Work (EYFS–Y6)
Framework grounded in evidence based and peer-reviwed Research
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