Supporting schools to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people

Core themes

The whole school approach

Asthma Friendly Schools

British Values and Prevent

Domestic Abuse

Early Years

Health protection

Supporting pupil participation

Working with parents

5-19 Years (School Aged Health Service)

PSHE

Healthy weight

Emotional wellbeing and mental health

5-19 Years - School Aged Health Service

The School Aged Health Service across Wiltshire is here to support all school and college aged children and young people to reach their full potential, regardless of any health and wellbeing needs or challenges they may face.

The School Aged Health Service will:

support children and young people to build resilience so they can enjoy their childhood and become healthy, confident adults
offer confidential, personalised advice and support for a wide range of health and wellbeing topics
collaborate with families, teachers and community members to create a supportive environment. So every child and young person feels they can ask for help and support when they need it
provide health screenings at key stages of development, for example during key transitions such as starting school or college.

More about Wiltshire's 5-19 Years School Aged Health Service here.

To find out more about the 5-19 Years School Aged Health Service, provided by HCRG Care Group in Wiltshire, contact the team in your area via your school or using the Single Point of Access here.

Healthy Schools

As part of your Healthy Schools work, your school nurse will be able to help you identify and address your school health priorities, which may include an analysis of your pupil survey data.

Weekly Confidential Drop-In Clinics

Children and young people can come and see the school nurse without making an appointment. You can talk to the nurse about any health issues, worries about your well-being, or personal stuff that’s on your mind.

These are held at schools, colleges and some community venues around Wiltshire. The drop-in clinics are a safe, confidential space to discuss anything related to your health and well-being. The nurses are there to listen and help.

To find out when the school nurse will be at your school or college, you can ask at your school or college reception. They’ll let you know the date and time the nurse will be there that week. You can also call the Single Point of Access on 0300 247 0090, choose option 1 and ask to speak to our duty school nurse.

ChatHealth for School Aged Health Service

ChatHealth is a texting service just for young people eleven and older. It allows children and young people to privately message a school nurse whenever they have any health questions or needs.

With ChatHealth, they can text our nurse team to ask for help with anything they’re going through.

It could be issues like:

Puberty
Self-harm
Relationships
Sleeping
Exam stress
Friendships
Mental health
Drugs
Bullying
Anxiety
Sexual health

The nurses will text back to provide advice or help make an appointment to meet with them.

This text service is confidential, which means messages are kept private between just the texter and the nurse. However, if the nurse is concerned that the child or young person may be at risk of harm, they may need to involve others to ensure the right help is given and that they stay safe and healthy.

For students aged 11 or older and in secondary school, college or educated at home / not in education ChatHealth provides a direct line to the nurses who can guide them through any health situation or concern, while respecting their privacy as much as possible. More about ChatHealth here.