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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Mental Health Champions: Free course for educators Registrations are open for a free, five-week course that will help school staff to support positive mental health – for pupils and colleagues.
Just One Kind Word: Anti-Bullying Week 2021 Kindness fuels kindness and in a polarised, online world it is becoming more and more crucial. Could 2021 be the year when we see the importance of kindness? Anti-Bullying Week is leading the way and Martha Evans is urging schools to get involved
Your school’s bereavement policy A charity has published a bereavement policy for schools to help them support pupils dealing with the unexpected death of a loved one.
Pupils challenged to create a "Wellbeing Week" A Wellbeing Stars challenge has been launched encouraging primary-age children across England and Wales to come up with and carry out five acts of kindness in a single week.
Toolkit helps schools to reduce the impact of poverty on children A resource to help teachers and school staff to tackle the impact of poverty on children’s learning has been created by two child poverty charities.
Free period products: 60 per cent of primary schools still to apply The 10,000 primary and secondary schools yet to apply for free government-funded period products are being urged to act now.
Mental health: Barnardo’s hub offers resources for teachers Teachers who are supporting pupils with mental health and wellbeing difficulties can access help via a new website.
#SayTheWords: Supporting grieving children during the pandemic Children’s Grief Awareness Week runs from November 19 to 26 and is especially poignant this year given the on-going impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Resources published ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week Schools can now access free resources ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week 2021, which is set to take place in February.
Zack’s Story animations tackle societal issues Zack’s Story is a series of short stop-motion animations aimed at helping teachers and other educators to raise awareness of issues such as loneliness, hate crime and county lines.
United Against Bullying: Anti-Bullying Week 2020 Anti-Bullying Week 2020 takes place from November 16 to 20 and the Anti-Bullying Alliance has lined up free resources and activity ideas to help schools prepare. Martha Evans offers some advice
Back to School Guide: Supporting student wellbeing In this 12-page Back to School guide, we consider how the lockdown will have affected young people’s wellbeing and mental health, what challenges we expect to see as more pupils return, and how schools must respond...
SEND inclusion within primary RSE Relationships and health education is a statutory requirement – for all pupils – from this month. Rachael Baker looks at what we must do to ensure our curriculum is inclusive for SEND learners and offers some resources, advice and ideas
