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See our overview of courses Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning are running this academic year.

New one day course from Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning. Aimed at Secondary and Further Education the day will consist of the following three modules : 

It's more than just Banter! Sexual Harrassment 09:15-10:45,

Beyond the scroll: Protecting agaisnt digitial harm 11:15-12:45 (delivered in collaboration with Gloucestershire Police)

and Shaping Respect: Responding to Violence & harmful Influences 13:30-15:00.

To find out more or to book click here

Join GHLL and our guest speaker, Jenny Fox, Senior Subject Expert from the PSHE Association for our new PSHE Network Meetings. This session will help practitioners to get to grips with the key changes of the New Statutory RSHE Guidance for schools and gain practical advice on how to integrate these into your existing curriculum. The morning session is for Primary Schools and the Afternoon for Secondary Schools. Special Schools and Alternative Provision Settings may choose to attend either session, or both, as appropriate. Target audience is Senior Leaders and PSHE Subject Leaders.

To find out more or to book your FREE spaces please click here.

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.

This years theme is Chornically Online. Exploring how the digital world is impacting on our attitudes and behaviours towards sex and relationships. Visit Brook's website for further information, resources and to joint them for their Big RSE Lesson: Chronically online on 16th Sepetember at 10am as part of Sexual Health Week 2025. 

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.

 

Action for Happiness:

Self-care isn’t selfish - it’s the foundation that helps us show up with more energy, kindness and resilience for the people and causes we care about.

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.

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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On My Mind Glos

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.

Free lesson "In the news...Freedom of Speech" from life lessons

Lifelessons have produced the following lesson plan which discuss recent events in the United States when two political figures were assassinated, it also explores freedom of speech and finding common ground when views are different.

Click here to download the lesson plan

The King's Fund - Calling all young creators!

Sexual Health Week 2025

For Sexual Health Week 2025, Brook explored how being Chronically Online is changing attitudes and behaviours around sex and relationships. 

Over the course of the week, Brook launched new research, teacher training resources and hosted an online panel discussion. 

If you didn’t catch everything, you can see all the activity here : Sexual Health Week 2025: Chronically Online

Meet Gloucestershire Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Team

We’d love you to join us at our First Light & Barnardo’s Gloucester office on Wednesday 1st October, 2pm – 4pm for an informal event to meet our Gloucestershire Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) team.

Feel free to come by at a time that suits you and stay as long as you like.

This is an opportunity to:

  • Meet the ISVA team and learn more about the support we provide.
  • Find out how we work with partners across Gloucestershire.
  • Explore ways you and your service can help survivors by signposting into support.
  • Visit our office and see how we operate.
  • Enjoy tea, coffee and cake while networking with others.

Event details
Date: Tuesday 1st October 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Location – in person
First Light & Barnardos ISVA Gloucester Office,
2nd Floor Office,
Unit 9 Pullman Court,
Great Western Road,
Gloucester,
GL1 3ND.

Please feel free to bring along leaflets or resources to share with others.

We’d be grateful if you could also share this invitation with colleagues or partners who may be interested.

👉 To RSVP, simply [click here to book your free ticket on Eventbrite].

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