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The Princess and the FOG - from the CWMT Mental Health Book Club
Thursday 7th February 2019The latest title in the CWMT Mental Health Book Club is going to be 'The Princess and the FOG' by LLoyd Jones...
Young Carers Awareness Day 2019
Monday 28th January 2019Each year Carers Trust organises Young Carers Awareness Day...
Equalities Teams
Wednesday 23rd January 2019An E-Team is a group of young people supported by adults that works to promote equality within their setting...
Secondary school Education for Wellbeing research programme
Thursday 17th January 2019The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (AFNCCF) is looking for mainstream secondary schools to apply to take part in their Education for Wellbeing research programme to implement and evaluate a range of mental health interventions for pupils in years 7, 8 and 9...
Free ZAP workshops for young people aged 9-16
Wednesday 16th January 2019Kidscape will be delivering their ZAP Workshop in Bristol on Thursday 14th March 2019 This workshop is open to young people and their parents/carers who are affected by bullying...
Beat the Bugs May 2019 - train the trainer
Friday 11th January 2019This free Train the Trainer course is designed for community settings, such as schools, care homes and anywhere hygiene and microbe awareness is important...
Short Breaks scheme for children and young people (SEND)
Thursday 10th January 2019Information can be found below about this year’s Wiltshire Short Breaks Scheme for children and young people who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and who require additional support to access leisure activities...
New Change4Life teaching resources help pupils cut back on sugar
Tuesday 8th January 2019Public Health England reveals children are consuming 2,800 excess sugar cubes each year...
Energy drink guidance
Monday 7th January 2019Energy drink guidance for professionals working with children and young people (Wiltshire Council, 2018) The above guidance on energy drinks for professionals has been published by Wiltshire Council to raise awareness of the negative impact that energy drink consumption can have and to prepare for a proposed change in legislation, which could see the sale of energy drinks banned to children and young people...
The Red Box Project in Wiltshire
Wednesday 19th December 2018The Red Box Project ensures that no young person misses school because they have their period...
New weight management service for ages 14+
Tuesday 18th December 2018We are pleased to announce that Wiltshire’s weight management provider, Solutions 4 Health who deliver the Shape Up 4 Life group weight management programme, now accept referrals of people who are 14 years or older...
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...
National news archive
Asthma: Young people in the UK 'more likely to die'
Wednesday 20th February 2019The UK lags behind other wealthy nations across a number of health indicators, a report finds...
Boy convicted of sex assault on pupil allowed back to school
Wednesday 20th February 2019The victim says she felt "powerless" to stop the attack and is trying to "pretend he's not there"...
Glasgow's alcohol court to deal with domestic abuse
Tuesday 19th February 2019The court in Glasgow will be able to deal with abuse cases where alcohol was a factor...
Child abuse images being traded via secure apps
Tuesday 19th February 2019Stolen credit cards and other illegal material are also on sale, a File on 4 investigation discovers...
New curriculum: More school inspections from 2021
Tuesday 19th February 2019The proposals aim to give parents assurances on standards as the new curriculum is rolled out in Wales...
More Welsh school inspections from 2021
Tuesday 19th February 2019The proposals aim to give parents assurances on standards as the new curriculum is rolled out in Wales...
Newport West Labour MP Paul Flynn dies aged 84
Monday 18th February 2019Mr Flynn, who had suffered ill health for some time, is described by his constituency party as "a hero"...
Tax-free childcare helps just a fifth of families
Monday 18th February 2019Why aren't more parents signing up for a scheme that provides extra money towards the cost of childcare? Read full story...
Brexit: Will Brits living in the EU still get healthcare?
Monday 18th February 2019A reader asks about state healthcare for UK nationals in EU countries...
Tributes as Newport West Labour MP Paul Flynn dies aged 84
Monday 18th February 2019Newport West MP Paul Flynn suffered ill health for some time and died on Sunday, aged 84...
Brexit: Will Britons living in the EU still get healthcare?
Monday 18th February 2019A reader asks about state healthcare for UK nationals in EU countries...
Brexit backstop according to Northern Ireland teens
Monday 18th February 2019We asked girls from the Belfast School of Performing Arts to explain one of Brexit's buzzwords...
Channel migrant boat off Dover held 34 people
Monday 18th February 2019Men, women and children have been brought ashore and given blankets after an incident off Dover...
The children tackling plastic beach waste
Monday 18th February 2019What do these Neath pupils think of plastic waste after a beach clean-up? Read full story...
Cambridge time expert fears sundials are 'old hat'
Sunday 17th February 2019Cambridge academic Dr Frank King says getting young people to love sundials is "an uphill struggle"...
Emiliano Sala: Former coach pays tribute to footballer
Sunday 17th February 2019On the day of footballer Emiliano Sala's funeral, his childhood friend and a former coach pay tribute...
London Marathon marker dedicated to Stephen Lawrence
Sunday 17th February 2019The 18-mile marker includes quotes from young people about the murdered teenager's legacy...
Emiliano Sala: Former coach's tribute as funeral takes place
Sunday 17th February 2019On the day of footballer Emiliano Sala's funeral, a childhood friend and a former coach pay tribute...
Craigavon: 'Reckless' pipe bomb blast outside home
Sunday 17th February 2019A woman and children were in the house when the device exploded, and a second one was found nearby...
IS teenager Shamima Begum 'gives birth'
Sunday 17th February 2019Her family say they have been told the 19-year-old and her child - said to be a boy - are in "good health"...
IS teenage bride Shamima Begum gives birth to boy
Sunday 17th February 2019From a refugee camp in Syria, the 19-year-old former London schoolgirl says she deserves public sympathy...
'Lessons to be learnt' over older Stoke High School pupil
Saturday 16th February 2019The man, who posed as a 15-year-old pupil, was found to be an adult after an age assessment...
Is there a suicide crisis for British veterans?
Saturday 16th February 2019Military charities say they are not coping with the increased demand for mental health support...
HMP Nottingham prisoners smuggled drugs in Harry Potter book
Friday 15th February 2019The Harry Potter novel found in HMP Nottingham tested positive for a psychoactive substance similar to Spice...
Black pupils' schooling 'dumbed down over special needs'
Friday 15th February 2019They were twice as likely to be identified as having social, emotional and mental health needs as white British pupils, a study suggests...
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