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Free Healthy Eating Primary School Resources
Wednesday 20th November 2019Eat Like A Champ is a free, evidence-based healthy eating programme aimed at primary school children aged 9-10 years, across the UK...
Multiagency Sexual Health Training
Tuesday 19th November 2019This free multiagency course is provided by Wiltshire Council Public Health...
Wiltshire teachers achieve the national PSHE qualification
Thursday 14th November 2019For the last two years staff from Wiltshire primary and secondary schools, as well as a candidate from Wiltshire Police, have been studying as part of the National PSHE CPD Programme...
UK Youth Parliament elections 2019
Wednesday 13th November 2019UK Youth Parliament offers 11–18 year olds the opportunity to use their voice to bring about social change by standing for election as a Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) in 2019...
Wiltshire emotional wellbeing and mental health strategy
Tuesday 12th November 2019This new site presents key messages to clarify how educational settings can effectively address emotional wellbeing and mental health: https://mentalhealth...
RSE and Ofsted
Thursday 31st October 2019The Sex Education Forum have published a useful article about RSE and the current Ofsted framework, which you can read in full here...
Free resources from The Alcohol Education Trust
Wednesday 30th October 2019Secondary schools are able to order the 110 page Talk About Alcohol workbook of 30 lesson plans, guidance, activities and games suitable for 11-18 year olds...
Primary schools are now invited to the Wiltshire Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference
Monday 21st October 2019This event is now open to Wiltshire primary schools as the issues addressed will also be relevant to KS2 pupils...
Wiltshire Healthy Schools induction day 2020
Friday 18th October 2019All schools can join the Wiltshire Healthy Schools Programme at Bronze Level...
Resources from Wiltshire Police
Tuesday 15th October 2019Wiltshire Police have resources for both primary and secondary schools to help raise awareness of hate crime...
Support for schools from Carer Support Wiltshire
Monday 14th October 2019Carer Support Wiltshire have produced a poster to raise awareness among school staff of the needs of young carers and local support available...
Wiltshire SEN Self Evaluation
Friday 27th September 2019Please see below the link to the 2019 Wiltshire Special Educational Needs (SEN) Self-Evaluation...
Wiltshire Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference
Monday 23rd September 2019Wednesday 13th November 2019, 9:30am-4:30pm @ Devizes Corn Exchange...
Wiltshire Mental Health Support Teams for schools and colleges
Friday 13th September 2019Wiltshire Council is pleased to confirm that Wiltshire (with BaNES) has been confirmed as a trailblazer site for the delivery of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) from January 2020...
Wiltshire SEND consultation
Thursday 12th September 2019Wiltshire 0-25 SEND strategy Do you have an interest in the needs of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND)? If the answer is yes, we need you to join us at one of the sessions we are running in partnership with Wiltshire Council...
Wiltshire’s Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2020
Wednesday 11th September 2019All Wiltshire schools and colleges have been invited today to take part in the Wiltshire’s Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey 2020 This survey is for all pupils in years 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 including FE colleges and participation is free for all schools, academies and colleges...
Alcohol guidance for secondary schools and FE settings
Tuesday 10th September 2019In August 2019 NICE updated their guidance for secondary schools and FE settings...
Wiltshire Fun Day for Looked After Children
Monday 9th September 2019Please help in promoting this fun day for our Looked After Young People...
Wiltshire peer mentoring programme with Kidscape
Friday 6th September 2019In October a new programme of peer mentoring is being offered to Wiltshire secondary schools to help support young peoples mental wellbeing...
Resource packs from Splitz
Thursday 5th September 2019Splitz have provided links to the following online resources and toolkits for schools and parents: Splitz is an independent charity and leading provider of domestic abuse support services in southwest England, with a key role in shaping strategy and policy through our participation in local strategy groups, domestic abuse forums and by lobbying local, regional and national government...
Make Your Mark 2019
Wednesday 4th September 2019Who can vote in Make Your Mark?Young people aged between 11-18 can take part...
Free resources to support transition
Monday 2nd September 2019ASDAN has created two free resources focused on addressing key issues relating to young people around the time they are dealing with transition from primary to secondary school: using a phone responsibly; and out in the community which form part of the Lift Off programme...
13th November, Devizes: Listening to young people 11-18 and getting it right.
Tuesday 23rd July 2019Hold the date for an event focused on the mental health of young people: Listening to young people 11-18 and getting it right...
Wiltshire Mental Health Support Team trailblazer
Monday 22nd July 2019Wiltshire, along with BaNES, are pleased to have been successful in our application to become part of the Mental Health Support Team (MHSTs) trailblazer...
Updated lessons for teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing
Thursday 18th July 2019Teacher guidance & lesson plans — updated July 2019 can be found here Guidance on teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing through PSHE education was originally produced, by the PSHE Association, under a Department for Education grant, and has been fully updated and relaunched for 2019 to match the government’s new statutory PSHE requirements regarding Health Education, Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)...
National news archive
Parent school donations 'exacerbating inequality'
Wednesday 11th December 2019In 2017-18, the average school in London raised £43,000 from donations...
Liam Payne on alcohol: 'My family were very worried'
Wednesday 11th December 2019The star talks about sobriety, splitting from Cheryl, and being accused of trivialising bisexuality...
York dads' 'hair school' brings families closer
Wednesday 11th December 2019A group for dads in York is helping them to style their daughter's hair and make new friends...
Eastleigh grotto for families priced out of Santa visit
Wednesday 11th December 2019A community is making sure children from all backgrounds get a chance to tell Santa what they want...
School funding: 'No more' savings possible in some NI schools
Wednesday 11th December 2019The head of the Education Authority says she acknowledges principals' growing frustration over funding...
Free grotto for families priced out of a Santa visit
Wednesday 11th December 2019A community is making sure children from all backgrounds get a chance to tell Santa what they want...
Crossing Divides: York dads' 'hair school' brings families closer
Wednesday 11th December 2019A group for dads in York is helping them to style their daughter's hair and make new friends...
Woman and child, 4, spotted on M62 in West Yorkshire
Wednesday 11th December 2019The pair, thought to be asylum seekers, walked to Hartshead Services in West Yorkshire on Tuesday...
Family 'frightened' after Ickenham sex attack on boy
Wednesday 11th December 2019The primary school pupil was assaulted in his bedroom at the flat in west London, on 22 November...
Jaden Moodie: The child groomed and killed in London's drug war
Wednesday 11th December 2019Jaden Moodie's mother explains the despair of losing her 14-year-old son in London's drug gang war...
General election 2019: Do EU state aid rules stop school bus services?
Wednesday 11th December 2019Claims about EU state aid rules causing problems for school bus provision fact-checked...
Fifteen-year-old maths star accepted for Edinburgh PhD
Wednesday 11th December 2019Wang Pok Lo goes to his local comprehensive school but has already completed a masters in statistics...
'Heroes' praised for Glenlee mum and child flood rescue
Wednesday 11th December 2019Nikki Birgit Campbell and her 23-month-old daughter, Rhea, were pulled from their car as it filled with flood water...
Health workers' strike: Nurses begin further 48 hours of action
Tuesday 10th December 2019Members of the Royal College of Nursing are refusing to do things like working unpaid hours...
Air pollution: Cars, wood-burning stoves and industry targeted
Tuesday 10th December 2019Public Health Wales estimates air pollution contributes to up to 1,400 deaths a year in Wales...
General election 2019: Jonathan Ashworth insists Jeremy Corbyn criticism was 'banter'
Tuesday 10th December 2019The shadow health secretary says he was "joshing" in a secret recording leaked by a Tory friend...
GP Manish Shah guilty of sex assaults on 23 female patients
Tuesday 10th December 2019Manish Shah cited Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to instil fear in his patients about their health...
General election 2019: Jonathan Ashworth apologises after Corbyn criticism leak
Tuesday 10th December 2019The shadow health secretary says he was "joshing" in a secret recording leaked by a Tory friend...
Care home owner John Allen guilty of child sex abuse
Tuesday 10th December 2019John Allen, who is already serving a life sentence, abused five boys between 1976 and 1992...
Harley Watson's classmates pay tribute to Loughton car death pupil
Tuesday 10th December 2019A minute's applause is held at Harley Watson's school, a week after his death...
Laurent Simons: Belgian child prodigy drops out of university
Tuesday 10th December 2019His parents removed him after the university said he wouldn't graduate before turning 10...
Dorchester rape inquiry police release CCTV of suspect
Tuesday 10th December 2019A 15-year-old girl was attacked on a school field by a man who reportedly carried a pocket knife...
General Election 2019: NI parties clash during BBC election debate
Tuesday 10th December 2019The parties discuss Brexit, healthcare and the collapse of the assembly during the BBC debate...
Mental health: North Wales A&E support scheme extended
Monday 9th December 2019A "life-changing" mental health service in hospitals is now being rolled out to GPs surgeries...
Should children watch toy unboxing videos?
Monday 9th December 2019Millions of kids are watching toy unboxing videos in the run-up to Christmas...
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