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Merry Christmas from all of us at GHLL

Pupils can create a coaster design to respresent being dementia aware - the winning design will see their coaster manufactured for use, and shared across the county. Open to all pupils of schools and colleges in Gloucestershire, entries can be submitted (using the template provided) anytime from now until closing date on Friday 8th of May 2026.

Template for Coaster Entries

 

Ask Me is an education manifesto and bereavement plan from Winstons Wish striving for change so children grieving the death of a parent or sibling recieve the support they want and need.

Sign up to the manifesto to recieve free resources and exclusive training offers 

or Join the free webinar on Thursday 20th Nov at 4pm to find out more about Ask Me

This year, during the Big Give Christmas Challenge (2nd - 9th December) the Ben Kinsella Trust are offering a FREE online training session designed to provide clear, supportive guidance on the topics that matter most.

Join their free training and gain practical skills to help keep the children and young people in your care safe.

🗓 Thursday 4th December

🕕 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Book here

A new post, “Autumn Budget: What is the government is doing to improve outcomes for children with SEND” has just been published on the The Education Hub blog.

The government is making changes to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system. These changes aim to improve how children with SEND receive support.  It’s clear the SEND system is in dire need of reform. It is failing children and families at every turn, where outcomes for young people are nowhere near good enough.

Read the new post: https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/autumn-budget-for-children-with-send/

Interested in finding out more and signing up to take part in the 2026 Pupil Wellbeng Survey (PWS)? Click to see the invitation.

A major review of the curriculum – what children learn at school – and the qualifications and assessment system has just been published, and the government is making changes based on what it found.

The National Curriculum hasn’t been updated in over ten years, so these changes will ensure it stays relevant for today’s world.

What you need to know about the changes to the National Curriculum – The Education Hub

GHLL endorsed by Pudsey!

Gloucestershire County Council has launched a new online resource giving parents and guardians information about the benefits and risks of online spaces, with details of further information and where support is available. 

Click here to access the Information and Posters to display to raise awareness with you parents and carers about the new resource.

 

On Your Mind Glos is a place for Children and Young People to turn to when you need help and support with your mental health but you aren’t sure where to go. We have an anonymous Mental Health Support Finder, which is also available via text, for anyone aged 0-25 that will help you find the most appropriate support options for you in Gloucestershire. On Your Mind Glos also has some self help guides and resources designed for both young people and their families to provide general support and advice about self-care. Click here to find out more.

More than 6,000 Children from 113 Schools across Gloucestershire are particpating in the Big Brush Club. See the full report by BBC News featuring Bream Primary School where lessons on how to brush and daily brushing at school are having a positive impact on improving oral hygiene.

View information from Talk Well on their Eating Difficulties Counselling Service. 

Children will have experienced an average of 15 significant losses before adulthood, and may also encounter depictions of death in the media and social media, which are often explicit. The recent Covid-19 pandemic further highlighted change, loss and death, and children and their families may have experienced loss during this time.

PSHE Association have updated their Change, loss and grief lesson packs for KS1 - 4 to cover these topics safely, effectively and sensitively. ]

You will need a PSHE account to download these resources.

New data commissioned by domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals the scale of domestic abuse is significantly underestimated.  Read the full blog around the impactful educational campaign created in response.

Poor mental health and absence from school are impacting the education of children and in turn their futures. Read the full blog from GOV.UK on 'How we're helping children and teachers with their mental health and wellbeing' 

The results for the Pupil Wellbeing Survey have now been published. Click here to see the report.

Surfers Against Sewage "Plastic Free Schools" iniatitive is empowering the next generation of ocean activists. To find out more and sign your school up click here

Useful article from Claire Watts from High Speed Training, on what "Incel" means, the manosphere, and how this correlates to misogyny, radicalisation, and violence. This article looks at why teachers should be aware of Incel Culture and how Schools can tackle this issue.

The NHS Gloucestershire Asthma Team are looking into the current management of asthma in schools across the county. We would be very grateful if you could complete this questionnaire. The feedback you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.  It will be stored securely and only used to improve this service. Thank you in advance for your responses. 

Please click here to complete the questionnaire. 

Please click here to view AFS resources. 

Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is an engaging child-led, parent/guardian supported therapeutic intervention that can be used on most smartphones or tablets free for all Gloucestershire families. 

It facilitates graded exposures (the active ingredient of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with psychoeducation to empower 7-12 year olds with mild to moderate needs to learn to self-manage fears, worries and anxiety.

 

 

myHappymind is an award winning programme for schools & nurseries, families and organisations. It is delivered by class teachers across 5 modules, all designed to develop critical knowledge and habits that support children’s mental health. This means that children can develop a toolkit of resources to use when they need to. For further information on the pilot click here

After the outbreak of war in Ukraine in early 2022, we all saw how the resulting conflict impacted tens of thousands of children through separation, loss or bereavement. Bear Us In Mind was launched to provide early intervention to support those children and the adults in their lives.

Whether you’re a teacher, teaching assistant, Head, Governor or a supporting adult from the child’s school or local community, Bear Us In Mind is designed to help you be a compassionate and confident thinking partner for a child when it’s most needed. Download the complete Bear Us In Mind toolkit guide here.  To receive your 'bear in a box' email ghll@gloucestershire.gov.uk 

Mental Health e-learning - Children and Young People's Mental Health

This short course will provide you with information and guidance to help support the young people you work alongside.

The course will introduce you to some common mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties, and will provide you with practical examples that you can use to help you to recognise and respond to children’s emotional health and wellbeing.

 

The Big Plastic Count is back for 2026

Next year’s Count will take place from 9 to 15 March!

Save the date in your diaries and check out their website for more information https://thebigplasticcount.com/

If you have any questions in the meantime, get in touch on hello@everydayplastic.org 

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Free School Meals (FSM) opt-out Information Session Webinars

The Council project team would like to invite you to an information-sharing session, where we will take you through the details of what opt-out auto-award means for you and your school, and give you the opportunity to ask questions.

Please sign up to attend one of the sessions below.

If you have any questions about how the new process works or what’s involved, please don’t hesitate to contact Lindsay (lindsay.cook@basis.co.uk ) or Callum  (callum.gutteridge@gloucestershire.gov.uk )

National Children of Prisoners Day

Invisible Walls CIC have launched a new “Prison Champion” initiative for schools - a simple poster and process that lets children and families know there is a safe, confidential adult in school they can turn to.

You can see their poster here: Invisible Walls Champion

 

 

Developing School Uniform Policy

Updated guidance from the DfE which refers to the bill currently being passed and its intentions to limit number of branded items

Developing school uniform policy - GOV.UK

When designing a PE kit, schools should make sure it is:

  • practical
  • comfortable
  • suitable for the activity
  • affordable

Schools should also consider how the kit supports inclusion and participation and engagement for all pupils, for example by:

  • offering pupils a choice of items so they feel comfortable, such as offering girls a choice of shorts, skorts, tracksuit bottoms or leggings
  • promoting the importance of girls wearing sports bras when taking part in PE and sport

Schools should consider setting requirements that reduce peer pressure to wear designer sportswear and avoid extra cost for parents – for example, by stating in their policy that items should not have visible logos or branding.

Statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms has more information about branded and generic uniform items.

Mothers say AI chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

Article from BBC News on parents who discovered AI chatbots were grooming their children and encouraging them to kill themselves.

Warning this article discusses suicide.

Click here to read: 'A predator in your home': Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

Anna Freud Anti-Bullying Toolkit

Every November, schools and colleges across the UK come together for Anti-Bullying Week.
This year’s theme ‘Power for Good’ invites students to recognise the power they each hold - to speak up, to support one another and to create positive change when they see bullying, both online and in person.

Access the toolkit here: antibullying-toolkit-2025.pdf

Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning

Welcome to Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning. This is an umbrella organisation for Gloucestershire Healthy Schools and Gloucestershire Healthy FE (Further Education).

GHLL was launched in July 2012 for schools and colleges across Gloucestershire, supported by Leading Teachers.

Funding is through Public Health and by Gloucestershire County Council. Schools and colleges are offered this supported intervention at no cost.

Read more about GHLL