Senior Mental Health Lead Training- fully funded DfE grant deadline 31st December 2024!
The DfE fully funded grant worth £1,200 for Senior Mental Health Lead Training dead line is 31st December 2024.
For full conditions of the grant please see here Senior mental health lead training: conditions of grant for the 2024 to 2025 financial year - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For more information on the Senior Mental Health Lead training the Anna Freud centre provides and to apply for the DfE funding please see here Senior Mental Health Lead training | Anna Freud
Anna Freud is one of many approved providers to do the training with. Full list of providers is available here DfE assured senior mental health lead training courses (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Tackling Hateful Views
Educate Against Hate – a website developed by the Department for Education and the Home Office – has published a guest blog from the groups, Tell MAMA and the Community Security Trust, on tackling antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred, and managing difficult classroom discussions, with links to resources here.
View more useful classroom resources here.
Stay Alive App
In recognition of #WorldTeacherDay, Grassroots Suicide Preventation would like to remind the amazing teaching staff that support is available if they are struggling to cope via Stay Alive.
Along with other resources, they have created a pioneering, award winning suicide preventation app. Created for individuals navigating a suicidal crises or experiencing suicidal ideation, or by those concerned about someone. Additionally, it can be used as a professional resource, aiding in the support and management of individuals at risk of suicide.
Visit their website for more information.
Visit GHLL Staff wellbeing hub for lots of supportive resources and contact information.
New resources to help get primary pupils moving
Firstly, Let's Move with Naomi and Nigel
The BBC has released four resources for use in the school hall or classroom to deliver dance within key stage 1 PE lessons. Each 20-minute film is themed around a topic, such as space or the oceans, and presented by well-known children’s television presenters, Naomi Wilkinson and Nigel Clarke (pictured). The films include a fun warm up where the children copy Naomi and Nigel’s movements and this is followed by examples of dance movements for the children to try and build on during passages of music. Children are encouraged to use their imaginations throughout and the films finish with a whole-class cool down. To access them click here.
and then Primary Steps on Demand
The Royal Ballet School has launched a digital arts programme aimed at encouraging movement and exercise among children aged 7 to 11. Research from Sport England suggests that four million children do not complete 60 minutes of daily physical activity and NHS figures show that almost one quarter of children are classified as obese at the end of primary school. The programme – entitled Primary Steps on Demand – aims to develop both physical and mental health, motor skills, social skills and pupils’ confidence and problem-solving abilities. It is in an on-demand format, bringing dance education from the Royal Ballet School to children in primary schools. Materials include video classes, lesson plans, pupil resources, and advice and support. Click here to find out more
Breakfast Clubs Early Adopters Scheme
On the 23rd Sept, the Chancellor announced that up to 750 state funded schools with primary aged pupils will begin delivering free breakfast clubs from April 2025. Funding will allow these schools to run free breakfast clubs for their pupils in the summer term (Apr-July 2025) as part of a test and learn phase to inform delivery of a national rollout. Schools that are interested to find out more about becoming an early adopter can sign up here to be notified as further information is available.
The department of education said "We are committed to working with schools, childcare providers, local authorities and sector experts as part of the early adopters programme. We will be back in contact when further information about the programme and future engagement opportunities is available to share. If you have any questions in the meantime, please email our stakeholder mailbox at breakfastclubs.earlyadopters@education.gov.uk."
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.