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Materials from conference: The Internet and Indecent Images of Children
Tuesday 11th December 2018The UK wide child sexual abuse charity, Lucy Faithfull Foundation hosted a conference on the 10th May 2018 and invited professionals from across the South West...
The latest Wiltshire Healthy Schools
Friday 7th December 2018Twelve Wiltshire schools which have recently achieved Wiltshire Healthy Schools status were recognised at a special event on Thursday 6th December at County Hall...
Wiltshire Daily Mile case study
Thursday 6th December 2018Many Wiltshire schools are now implementing the Daily Mile in various forms...
Dance Fitness for schools at Salisbury Cathedral
Wednesday 5th December 2018DDMIX - Dance Fitness by Dame Darcey Bussell DBE, supported by local councils, are calling schools in their area to register to take part in this exciting health & fitness dance competition...
Minor changes to online audit, relating to Safeguarding criteria
Friday 23rd November 2018A few minor changes to the Wiltshire Healthy Schools audit have been made today and as a result some of the numbering of criteria has changed...
Updated guidance on mental health and behaviour
Thursday 22nd November 2018This month the guidance from the DfE on mental health and behaviour in schools has been updated...
Hate Crime poster and VLOG competition for Wiltshire schools
Thursday 8th November 2018Open to all Wiltshire and Swindon primary and secondary schools Wiltshire Police is running a primary and secondary schools competition on the subject of Hate Crime...
On my mind
Friday 19th October 2018On my mind is a new national website for young people that has been launched this week...
Anti-Bullying week resources
Thursday 18th October 2018Anti-Bullying Week 2018 is fast approaching and this year the theme is Choose Respect...
Free Online Safety events in Wiltshire during March
Monday 15th October 2018There are two free Online Safety events in Wiltshire during March which are now available for you to apply for...
Virgin Care Single Point of Access
Monday 15th October 2018Virgin Care is making it easier to access Wiltshire Children’s Community Services, enabling children and their families to get the help they need more efficiently...
Wiltshire County Lines survey
Monday 15th October 2018On behalf of Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council’s Community Safety Team we are asking schools to complete this short County Lines Survey, alongside other colleagues, by Friday 5th November...
Wiltshire school experience survey report published
Friday 12th October 2018The final summary report School Experience has now been published from the 2017 Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Survey and can found alongside the other reports here...
Opportunity for Resource Base development
Tuesday 9th October 2018Wiltshire Council are looking for expressions of interest (EOI) from primary schools that would either: 1...
Call for candidates for UK Youth Parliament
Monday 8th October 2018Applications are now open for young people aged 11-18 years to stand for election to the United Kingdom Youth Parliament (UKYP)...
Free Book - All birds have anxiety
Friday 28th September 2018The latest book club title from the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust Mental Health Book Club is going to be 'All Birds Have Anxiety' by Kathy Hoopmann...
Fearless - County Lines resources
Thursday 27th September 2018Fearless has just completed a pilot of a new resource in relation to County Lines for youth professionals...
Beat the Bugs - Train the Trainer
Wednesday 26th September 2018This free Train the Trainer course is designed for community settings, such as schools, care homes and anywhere hygiene and microbe awareness is important...
Peer education support from Kidscape
Tuesday 25th September 2018Kidscape are able to offer secondary schools training and materials to run sustainable peer mentoring programmes, based on the model used for the Wiltshire Thrive programme...
Primary mental health animation for World Mental Health Day
Friday 21st September 2018Those working in and with primary schools can use the Charity Award nominated Talking Mental Health animation and teacher toolkit, from Anna Freud, with year 5 and 6 pupils...
Stoptober and stop smoking support for under 18s
Tuesday 18th September 2018The Public Health England 2018 Stoptober campaign is promoting the message that quitting is easier with support...
Hate Crime Conference in Trowbridge
Friday 14th September 2018There will be a Hate Crime Conference with a Focus on Racial Hatred and Islamaphobia on Thursday 18th Oct 2018 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Place...
SUGAR SMART September
Thursday 13th September 2018SUGAR SMART September – The national campaign SUGAR SMART September is underway! Schools, businesses and individuals are raising awareness of SUGAR SMART all over the country and making SUGAR SMART pledges...
Soroptimists help Wiltshire schools promote positive relationships
Wednesday 12th September 2018Swindon Soroptimists have developed a lesson plan and bookmark to help secondary schools in Swindon and Wiltshire promote positive relationships...
Free drama on youth homelessness for Wiltshire secondary schools
Tuesday 11th September 2018The Natural Theatre Company in partnership with Developing Health & Independence (DHI) are putting on a short production to show the realities of youth homelessness to make students aware of how this can happen...
National news archive
Child advice chatbots fail to spot sexual abuse
Tuesday 11th December 2018Two leading chat apps also struggled with questions about drugs and bulimia...
'I was aged 24, and dead for five minutes'
Tuesday 11th December 2018More than 80,000 young people in the UK could be living with undiagnosed heart conditions...
News story: Education Secretary vows to boost vulnerable children's outcomes
Monday 10th December 2018Read full story. Taken from the Announcements on GOV...
Teenager denies Bute child rape and murder
Monday 10th December 2018The 16-year-old, accused of taking the six-year-old from her bed at knifepoint, will stand trial in February...
Royal chauffeur died before child abuse charges could be brought
Monday 10th December 2018The man, who had worked for the Royal Family for 20 years, is suspected of abusing two boys...
Egham Christmas fair child abduction attempt suspect charged
Monday 10th December 2018Arkadiusz Madraszek, 47, has been charged with three counts of attempted child abduction...
Young, gay and Christian
Sunday 9th December 2018How are young people reconciling their faith with being gay? Read full story...
?I?ve got two months to find a donor?
Sunday 9th December 2018Last Christmas, mum-of-twins Meena looked the picture of health...
Charlie Rowley: Novichok victim 'terrified' about health
Sunday 9th December 2018Charlie Rowley says he is struggling to see and to walk properly since being poisoned...
Child abduction arrest at Egham Christmas fair
Sunday 9th December 2018Police are investigating after a man allegedly tried to lure a young girl with sweets and toys...
Three Northern Ireland ambulance staff attacked by patient
Sunday 9th December 2018The man, thought to be under the influence of drugs, had to be restrained by six people...
Triple child murders: The lodger who destroyed a family
Saturday 8th December 2018David McGreavy murdered and mutilated three young children 45 years ago, a crime that remains as shocking as it was inexplicable...
Meet the talking and crying childlike manikin
Saturday 8th December 2018Students at the University of South Wales are learning from a childlike doll which has a pulse Read full story...
Interserve: Major government contractor 'seeks second rescue deal'
Saturday 8th December 2018Interserve, which provides services in prisons, schools and hospitals, is struggling with £500m debts...
Liverpool 'child asylum seekers' found to be adults
Saturday 8th December 2018Twenty-four asylum seekers who claimed to be children were actually adults, a council says...
Oxbridge 'over-recruits from eight schools'
Friday 7th December 2018More Oxbridge places go to a handful of private schools than 3,000 state schools put together...
Grandparents 'key to tackling youth anxiety epidemic'
Friday 7th December 2018Childline founder says mental ill health epidemic is partly down to the fragmentation of the family...
Newspaper headlines: NHS concerns on front pages
Friday 7th December 2018Stories about pressures on the health service lead some papers, while others continue to focus on Brexit...
Drillminister attacks politicians' 'offensive' language
Friday 7th December 2018Rapper Drillminister says his tracks highlight double standards faced by artists and young people...
Schools bomb hoaxes: Teenager jailed for nationwide threats
Friday 7th December 2018George Duke-Cohan sent threats to hundreds of UK schools and triggered a US airport security scare...
Jamie Acourt: Lawrence murder suspect jailed on drugs charge
Friday 7th December 2018Jamie Acourt, a suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, is sentenced to nine years in prison...
Sex abuse victim Kim Fawcett sues school for 'failing to spot signs'
Friday 7th December 2018Kim Fawcett is taking the school to the High Court after it said there were "no signs" she was being abused...
Jamie Acourt: Lawrence murder suspect jailed for drugs plot
Friday 7th December 2018Jamie Acourt, a suspect in the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, is sentenced to nine years in prison...
Holocaust memorial: Ex-MPs discuss plans with schoolchildren
Friday 7th December 2018Schoolchildren: Holocaust memorial at Westminster could help MPs think about decisions...
Schools bomb hoaxes: Bodycam shows George Duke-Cohan arrest
Friday 7th December 2018George Duke-Cohan, 19, was arrested in his bedroom at his home in Hertfordshire...
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