Right now, thousands of children and young people are sitting exams across the country. Many of them will be feeling anxious and worried about how they will perform. Understandably this can be a stressful and difficult time, both for those taking the tests and for family and friends who want them to do their best. Understanding how to reduce exam stress is crucial during this challenging period, read this blog on how.

Join the Tes Live Lesson with Disney on Stage at 2pm BST, Thursday 26 June 2025

Led by Disney Theatrical Teaching Artists Lauren and Ben, pupils will be guided through a musical theatre lesson based on 'He Lives in You' – one of the best known songs from Disney's The Lion King – taught from the The Lyceum Theatre, London. Children will learn the choreography and singing parts to 'He Lives in You' and sing and dance as an ensemble, developing their confidence and self-esteem, while having fun!

As the summer days fade away and the familiar routine of work or school looms, we're all caught in that strange limbo between holiday memories and autumn ambitions. One minute we're planning to revolutionise our entire workflow, the next we're wondering if we still remember our computer password.

Join this webinar on Tuesday 9th September at 12:00 - 12:45, to hear insights on creating achievable goals and establishing a sustainable routine that feels rewarding rather than draining. 

Building a resilient, mentally healthy generation of children often feels like an uphill battle with so many factors at play and especially so in the current funding environment. To explore this further join this expert panel organised by BfB Labs, Lumi Nova and NICE on 18th June at 1 - 2pm. 

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

Join the webinar on Wednesday 17th June at 3:30pm to learn more about who is accessing Lumi Nova in Gloucestershire and the impact it is having, One year on from its Launch. 

To book your place click here

June is Pride Month and it's a fantastic opportunity to reinforce your school's commitment to inclusivity and celebrate the vibrant LGBT+ community. 

What can schools do to celebrate? Book a 20 - 60 minute school talk to do four main things:

1. Provide real and powerful representation for your students. 
2. Create a safe and inclusive space for open conversations and questions.
3. Visibly demonstrate your school's support for LGBT+ students and staff.
4. Align with key curriculum objectives related to PSHE, Citizenship, and Equality & Diversity

Show your solidarity with the LGBT+ community and empower your students to be better allies by booking a School Talk.

Bring your family along to SkillZONE on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th August 10am - 2pm to see our interactive village and learn about safety. SkillZONE is Gloucestershire’s unique interactive education safety centre.

Refreshments available. Visit our website for information on SkillZONE https://skillzone.glosfire.gov.uk

Children in Care (CiC) and their families are invited to join the Play Gloucestershire's, Play Ranger Festival taking place on 7th August 2025 at Dowty's Sports and Social Club. 

Den building, sports, pop up activities, junk model making, inflatables and many more activities aimed at school aged children. 

For more information and to book a place, visit the event website.

TIC+ have now rebranded to Talk Well. Their services are not changing. From Monday 14^th April all online services and the referral form will be accessed via the new website, the processes to access them will remain the same just through the new url.

The only change to services is the naming of their chat service for young people. Previously this was TIC+Chat and it will become TalkWellChat.

Watch their short video to learn more about their rebrand

Visit the new website 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.

Ambitious about autism in partnership with Vanish have produced the following thought provoking short film titled "Me, My Autism & I" highlighting the importance clothes can have for those with Autism or who are neurodiverse, including helping with sensory regulation, provide routine, acceptance and comfort.  For more informaton on the More than just clothes project please visit

More Than Just Clothes | Vanish UK and Girls and autism | Ambitious about Autism

Baroness Bertin publishes a new report on: Creating a safer world: the challenge of regulating online pornography. 

"The stakes are high. We’re dealing with the safety, health, and happiness of our daughters and sons as well as wider society here. This issue has been overlooked for too long, and in some places, corrective action is needed to rapidly bring legislation and regulation up to speed with what is happening online and in the real world."

The PSHE Association new "Food for thought" lesson packs for KS1-4 are now available. Designed to help teaching about healthy lifestyle including making informed choices relating to food and drink. Please visit the PSHE association to find out more.

Make it Mandatory launched an inspirational campaign calling for RSE to be extended up to the age of 18 in further education, and together with Brook and EVAW, Sex Education Forum are working to secure a change in the law. 

Puddle Ducks are providing life-changing water skills for children in Gloucestershire. Visit their partner page for more information on water safety talks in schools. 

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.