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PSHE and Healthy Schools network meetings
Monday 24th July 2017The dates for the next PSHE and Healthy School network meetings are now available...
Keep Safe: intervention for children and young people with learning disabilities who display harmful sexual behaviour(s) and their parents/carers
Monday 10th July 2017Monday 11th September & Tuesday 12th September 2017, 9:30-4:30pm at Somerdale Pavilion, Keynsham, BS31 2FW...
Give your views on PSHE and win a shopping voucher
Wednesday 28th June 2017Oxford Brookes University’s Department of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health is conducting research on teaching PSHE in any school...
Healthy Schools achievement
Friday 23rd June 2017The achievements of schools, which have prioritised the health and wellbeing of their pupils, were recognised at a special event yesterday evening...
Free survey briefing sessions from this month
Monday 12th June 2017Nearly 10,000 young people took part in the Wiltshire children and young people's health and wellbeing survey this year which provides a powerful pupil voice telling us about the lives they lead, their daily habits, their fears and aspirations...
Wiltshire's Big Pledge 2017
Tuesday 6th June 2017Following 2016 successful Road to Rio challenge, Wiltshire’s Big Pledge has returned this year with its London Calling challenge...
2017 Make Your Mark campaign for schools
Friday 2nd June 2017The time has come to register for the 2017 Make Your Mark campaign, coordinated by the UK Youth Parliament and British Youth Council...
Encourage healthy sun safety habits this summer
Wednesday 17th May 2017Re-launched today is Soltan Sun Ready, a free sun safety education programme for 5-11s from Boots Soltan: www...
All Together programme now available
Tuesday 25th April 2017Any school in England can now sign up to be part of the All Together programme, through which they’ll have access to a wealth of resources and training...
Free mental health training session for secondary schools
Friday 7th April 2017Time to Change are providing a free Training for Trainers session for Wiltshire secondary schools on Tuesday 27th June 2017 at Devizes School from 4pm -6pm...
New books available from the free mental health book club
Thursday 6th April 2017The third free book from the CWMT Mental Health Book Club is now available to order...
Premier League Primary Stars launch
Friday 31st March 2017Launched this week, Premier League Primary Stars is an exciting new national learning programme for primary school girls and boys aged 5-11...
Healthwatch Wiltshire. Young Listeners - invite to secondary schools
Tuesday 28th March 2017Healthwatch Wiltshire are inviting pupils from up to five Wiltshire secondary schools to take part in the next stage of the Young Listeners Project - Advancing Mental Health in Schools...
Classroom discussions on terrorist attacks
Thursday 23rd March 2017the PSHE Association have produces a framework for schools to use to facilitate classroom discussions in the event of a terrorist attack that can be accessed here...
New resources for period education (ages 8-12)
Friday 17th March 2017betty for schools is a new, curriculum-linked period education programme...
Register your school for Healthy Eating Week
Tuesday 7th March 2017You can now register your school for BNF Healthy Eating Week 12-16 June 2017...
Wiltshire Thrive schools
Friday 3rd March 2017The work of one of the Wiltshire Thrive schools is featured today in on the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald website...
Sex Education to be compulsory in all schools
Wednesday 1st March 2017Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education, has just announced proposed legislation for statutory Relationships and Sex Education in all schools – including academies and free schools...
Sexual Health Training - new dates
Tuesday 28th February 2017New dates for the ‘No Worries’ service sexual health training have been added and are available for bookings at www...
Wiltshire Assembly of Youth (WAY) meetings
Friday 24th February 2017Over the next 12 months more localised WAY meetings are being held, opening them up to a broader range of young people...
Children's Commissioner's Survey for Young People
Tuesday 21st February 2017The Children’s Commissioner’s Office are planning their work for the next year and would like to know what children and young people think is important for them to do next...
Time to Change information session for Wiltshire secondary schools
Monday 20th February 2017We are currently working with Time to Change to address mental health stigma in Wiltshire schools...
Disrespect Nobody campaign
Thursday 2nd February 2017The second phase of the Home Office Disrespect Nobody campaign will run from today until the end of March...
Resources for LGBT history month
Wednesday 1st February 2017This month is LGBT history month and related resources for schools can be found here...
Young Carers - Wiltshire Voices
Monday 30th January 2017On Young Carers Awareness Day,Tuesday 26th January, four Wiltshire young carers were featured in a video commissioned by Wiltshire Council...
National news archive
Food banks warn of school holiday hunger
Tuesday 25th July 2017Many children risk going hungry over the summer, warns the Trussell Trust, which runs 420 UK food banks...
Cut off
Tuesday 25th July 2017For many ex-believers, leaving the religion means they can no longer speak to their children or parents...
What it's like to use a food bank
Tuesday 25th July 2017Sarah is a teaching assistant and struggles to feed her nine-year-old boy during the school holidays...
Action urged to teach children to swim
Monday 24th July 2017Almost a third of 11-year-olds in England leave primary school unable to swim, a survey suggests...
Alcohol minimum pricing appeal to be heard
Monday 24th July 2017The Scotch Whisky Association has appealed against plans to regulate the price of alcohol...
Prince William: I talk to the children about 'Granny Diana'
Monday 24th July 2017Prince William talks about keeping his mother's memory alive for his own children...
Devon drugs death girl 'paid ultimate price'
Monday 24th July 2017The family of 15-year-old Leah Kerry say she knew the dangers but "thought she was invincible"...
Cartoon alien helps children in Mexico deal with trauma
Monday 24th July 2017In Mexico a psychologist has come up with an unusual way of getting children, dealing with trauma, to open up about their experiences...
Children in temporary housing up a third since 2014
Saturday 22nd July 2017Councils say child homelessness has reached unsustainable levels with the numbers rising sharply...
Princes tell documentary of 'fun' childhood with Diana
Saturday 22nd July 2017William and Harry speak candidly for a documentary marking the 20th anniversary of her death...
Princess Diana's belongings to be displayed at Buckingham Palace
Friday 21st July 2017Belongings on show will include her school lunch box, ballet shoes and cassette tapes...
Theresa May urged to intervene in imminent Saudi executions
Friday 21st July 2017A group of 14 prisoners - two of whom were children when arrested - face imminent death...
School's out!
Friday 21st July 2017Parents ponder whether to relax and pack away the school books - or get ahead for next term...
People hurt as ceiling collapses during school prom
Friday 21st July 2017Six people receive treatment from emergency workers, including a girl, 10, hit by glass...
Willenhall Academy: Teacher snapped 'asleep' at school
Friday 21st July 2017The agency worker was pictured with her head on a desk in an image shared on social media...
Young children groomed on live streaming app Periscope
Friday 21st July 2017Some were live streaming from their classrooms, a BBC investigation finds...
Charlie Gard campaigners warned over hospital protests
Friday 21st July 2017The judge in Charlie's case said there were "lots and lots" of other sick children at the hospital...
Children in temporary housing up a third since 2014
Friday 21st July 2017Councils say child homelessness has reached unsustainable levels with the numbers rising sharply...
Working parents face rising holiday childcare costs
Thursday 20th July 2017The average cost of summer holiday childcare is rising and council-run childcare is getting scarcer...
Preventing dementia: Nine tips that could help you stay sharp
Thursday 20th July 2017It often presents in old age but there are steps you can take before then to keep your brain healthy...
'Too many' patients locked in for mental health care
Thursday 20th July 2017England's health regulator says a high proportion of people should be cared for closer to home...
Summer childcare costs reach record levels
Thursday 20th July 2017The average cost of summer holiday childcare is at its highest yet and council-run childcare is scarcer...
How do you get ready...
Thursday 20th July 2017for BIG school? Children get ready for the next step - and describe their expectations...
DUP MLA Edwin Poots addresses gathering in Irish
Thursday 20th July 2017The DUP MLA Edwin Poots addresses the MacGill Summer School in County Donegal in Irish...
Ex-football coach Mark Ellis jailed for sex abuse
Thursday 20th July 2017The 57-year-old had been running a football team and a training school in South Lanarkshire at the time...
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