As part of GCC's ongoing commitment to strengthening youth voice and participation across Gloucestershire, they are inviting partners in the Youth sector to share this survey with the young people you work with. The survey aims to gather their views on how they would like to be engaged, what approaches work best, and what would help them feel more heard and included in shaping Council priorities. You could encourage young people to complete this during a PSHE lessons.

Click here for more information for Young People

Online dating has become one of the most common ways people meet. But alongside the opportunities, a growing and often hidden landscape of harm is emerging.

First Light are offering a free professional webinar, where they'll share key findings from their new research, Abuse from Online Dating, drawing on insights from:

Dating app users
Frontline professionals across policing
Domestic abuse and sexual violence services
Youth work and safeguarding

This session offers space for practitioners to reflect on how we identify these experiences and how we can ensure consistent, appropriate support for victims when harm starts online but continues offline.

📅 Thursday 30 April
🕘9:00–10:30am (online)

👉 Register here:
Abuse from Online Dating – The Invisible Issue: https://OnlineDatingAbuse.eventbrite.co.uk

Bite Back in Schools is a FREE programme empowering students in Years 7–10 to improve their school food environment and understand the political processes shaping it. Schools receive:

A £500 grant to fund student-led improvements
A ready-made resource pack with physical workbooks, session plans, slide decks and a Championing Change card game
An inspiring kick-off assembly from a Bite Back Ambassador
Ongoing support from our team
Badges, merchandise and celebration opportunities

Schools can sign up here : https://www.biteback2030.com/bite-back-in-schools/england-join-bite-back-in-schools/

Anna Freud have released their summer term edition of the mental health and wellbeing school and college calendar.

It includes lots of ideas, activities and free resources to support the mental health and wellbeing of your students,
staff and wider community.

Access the calendar here: summer-term-calendar-2026.pdf

South West Nature Park

The National Education Nature Park programme empowers children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature's future.

Go on a journey to get to know your outdoor space and use creative decision-making to improve your grounds for both people and nature. This free programme provide all educators with the resources, support and guidance to embed climate and nature into learning in a way that suits your setting and learners.

How it works | Education Nature Park

You can even invite them to run a session at your setting! Get in touch at Southwestnaturepark@rhs.org.uk

The following schools have recently been successful in achieving our Healthy Schools and/or Mental Health Champions Award. To find out more about our Awards please click here.

This scheme is open to all education settings in Gloucestershire including colleges and FE. Support is available for your whole journey from your schools GHLL Lead Teacher. For more information or an informal chat get in contact with us at ghll@gloucestershire.gov.uk

To book your space on one of the webinars click here

Kidscape have recieved funding to support young people, parents, and carers with bullying in Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire.

A range of support is available, including the Bullying Awareness Champions Programme (Years 5–6), Digital Safety sessions for parents and carers, workshops for Years 5–8, and Peer mentoring programme train the trainer for school staff. Click here to read the full details and find out how to contact Kidscape for more information

Ygam in collaboration with Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning are offering a free gaming and gambling harm prevention workshop for youth-facing professionals such as teachers and youth workers.

This virtual event will be held on 30th April 15:30 - 17:30

Book your place here : Education Workshop Booking Pre Workshop Questions – Bespoke | Ygam

We're offering a FREE, one-day training course designed to upskill your team and boost confidence in tackling some of the most pressing issues facing young people today. From September 2026, the updated RSHE statutory guidance comes into force. Are your staff confident and ready to deliver it? Check out our poster for more information and how to book.

New session " Leading a More Reflective Culture- Theory, Strategies and Impact".

Click to find out more and book your space.

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

See GHLL's full Training Calendar for 2025-2026

⭐New sessions added on Self Harm Awareness and from EPS on Loss & Bereavement, Introduction to Emotional Coaching and Understanding Trauma and Attachment - FREE to attend ⭐

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/

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

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.

Text and WhatsApp support from Winston's Wish now available 8am - 8pm

11-17 May 2026

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, there are really usefull rescources avaialble to help spread awareness

These tipsheets are designed to give you the tools to take action to support your own mental health. From quick-wins and simple actions to long-term lifestyle shifts, try a few to find what works best for you.

Posters

Download these posters and help spread the word about Mental Health Awareness Week:

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Halving Knife Crime: Government launches major new strategy

The Government have published their Halving Knife Crime Plan, setting out a national approach to reducing knife crime and improving safety across communities. Government halving knife crime: Ambition must be matched by delivery | The Ben Kinsella Trust

Built around four pillars - Support, Stop, Police and End - the plan recognises that knife crime is not a problem with a single cause or solution, and sets out how government, local partners and frontline services should work together to tackle the drivers of violence and protect those most at risk.

Join the free workshop for Parents and Carers - Helping our Children Stay Safe | 23rd April @ 6-8pm

Summer Reading Challenge 2026

The Summer Reading Challenge is a free, UK-wide programme run by The Reading Agency and public libraries to get children reading for enjoyment.

In 2025, nearly 600,000 children took part, reading over 11 million books. With 2026 being the National Year of Reading, schools can Go All In and make this year even bigger!

This year's theme is Read to the Beat! A music-focused challenge powered by Universal Music Group UK.

Here's why the Summer Reading Challenge matters for your school:

Significantly improves reading skills and confidence
Supports children's wellbeing throughout the summer
Supports successful transition to new year groups and key stages
Free for every child to take part

Visit the School-zone-src | Summer Reading Challenge to register and download free resources, including presentations for assemblies and parent events, communications templates and pupil activity sheets to use during the summer term.

Meningitis and meningococcal disease

Download the free lesson pack to access the lesson plan, slides, student resources and accompanying teacher guidance.

Lesson 1 Making independent health choices
Help students to access reliable health information and rehearse communication with healthcare professionals, including how to register at a new GP surgery and make an appointment.
Lesson 2: Recognising serious illness and seeking urgent medical care
Provide students with an important opportunity to learn about the meningitis vaccinations available, and where to find non-biased information about these, along with the signs and symptoms of serious illness and how to seek urgent help.

Download the Lesson Pack here

Asylym Speakers: Giel and Day of Welcome

Asylum Speakers: Giel Tuesday, April 28, 2026 @ 2:00-3:00 pm Sign up here

Meet Giel, a South Sudanese refugee who recently set out to walk the length of the UK to raise money for charity. As an inspirational speaker with a remarkable story, he will motivate and inform your pupils, offering practical ways to build a community of welcome and belonging in your school.

This event is for pupil voice groups at secondary schools in the UK but it would also be suitable for classes or year groups. It is a collaboration between VNET, Amnesty International, Day of Welcome and Asylum Speakers.

After the webcast, the pupils will be invited to plan how their school should mark A Day of Welcome and Refugee Week in June. They will also be guided to think about how else they might contribute to making their school and community a more welcoming place for families who are seeking sanctuary or who are new to the community.

A Day of Welcome is an annual school event that aims to build a culture of welcome and understanding for people seeking sanctuary. It’s designed to support teachers in kickstarting Refugee Week (15-21 June) by providing free live events, resources and activities for pupils of all ages.

Get your free tickets for the event here

Moving on, Moving Up - Transition to secondary school intervention training

Gloucestershire Educational Psychology Service are running their Moving on, Moving Up Intervention training during March and June at Shire Hall and Royal Forest Centre, Cinderford. To find out more about the course, costs and how to book click the poster below:

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.