Safeguarding briefing: Changing facilities A new safeguarding briefing for schools outlines best practice on changing areas and the supervision of children who are getting ready for lessons such as PE and drama.
Kids Walk campaign to highlight road safety ?With six children killed or seriously injured on UK roads every day, a road safety campaign is aiming to raise awareness of safe spaces for children to walk in their communities.
Model policy for allergy management in schools A fifth of fatal anaphylaxis reactions that take place in schools are in children with no prior history of food and allergy.
Supporting pupils who have lost someone during Covid Gail Precious discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the numbers of bereaved pupils and outlines some considerations for teachers when offering support to a grieving pupil
All fun and games? Safer Internet Day 2022 "All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online” is the theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day, which takes place on February 8.
Responding to harmful sexual behaviours among children A helpline has been launched for education and safeguarding professionals to help them respond to incidents of inappropriate sexual behaviour among children and young people.
Ten steps to boost financial education Guidance for schools has set out 10 steps to boost the delivery of financial education.
Growing Together: Children’s Mental Health Week The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 is to be “Growing Together”, with assembly, classroom and other resources now available.
Period poverty scheme extended until next summer A scheme to provide primary and secondary schools with fully funded period products has been extended until the end of the academic year.
Bereavement: Resources to help teachers support pupils One in 29 pupils aged five to 16 have been bereaved of a parent or sibling – equating to at least one child in every average class.
School leaders offered free counselling and wellbeing support A new support scheme for school leaders has been launched is to provide one-to-one counselling and peer group support.
Cost of the School Day Calendar A Cost of the School Day calendar has been published to help schools identify and remove potential barriers to education for children and families living in poverty.
Anti-Bullying Week: LGBT+ assembly resources To mark this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, resources have been made available to help schools host LGBT+ inclusive assemblies.
Speak Out Stay Safe The NSPCC’s Speak Out Stay Safe safeguarding programme is helping teachers to respond more effectively to children in need, an evaluation has reported.
Anti-Bullying Week: Three ideas for cultivating kindness Ahead of Anti-Bullying Week 2021, Martha Evans offers three ideas for how we can cultivate a kinder school environment and create a happier school, including five questions to get your pupils thinking about kindness...
Children's Mental Health Week 2022 The theme for Children's Mental Health Week 2022 is “Growing Together”.
Film resources to support Mental Health Day Charity Into Film has launched a range of curated films, resources and teacher materials to help schools support the wellbeing of pupils.
Supporting pupils with acquired brain injury Acquired brain injury (ABI) will affect an average of one child in every classroom.
How are you supporting your pupils' mental health and wellbeing? A range of practical advice for supporting the wellbeing and good mental health of children and young people in schools is on offer at the Sixth National Pupil Mental Health Online Conference.
UNICEF OutRight campaign offers mental health teaching resources UNICEF’s annual youth advocacy campaign has published free learning resources to support the teaching of mental health.
Do your FSM parents know about the Holiday Activities and Food Programme? Footballer turned school food campaigner Marcus Rashford is urging parents to sign up for the funded Holiday Activities and Food Programme this summer.
Toolkit: Ehlers-Danlos and joint hypermobility syndrome A toolkit is being offered for schools to help them support pupils living with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS).
Acquired brain injury affects one pupil in every classroom With one child in every classroom affected by a brain injury, neuro-rehabilitation experts are trying to raise awareness and understanding of the condition among school staff.
Webinar: Supporting children affected by trauma and abuse A webinar advising early years professionals on how to support children who have been affected by trauma or abuse is running later this month.
Free PSHE resources offered to help support transition A digital programme is helping primary school pupils to get ready for transition to secondary school while supporting their mental health and wellbeing. 1 comment
