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Sun safety in the primary school

26 June 2022

Children who have frequent or severe sunburn are at much greater risk of developing skin cancer as adults. Schools can play a role in protecting young people.  Skin cancer is…

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Understanding trauma – ask the expert

24 June 2022

The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health have produced a video on understanding trauma. David Trickey shares his knowledge and insights into trauma, specifically exploring children’s responses to traumatic…

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Moving on up!

22 June 2022

A lot of work goes into helping young people make a smooth transition from primary to secondary education. Childnet have created videos and accompanying resources to help with the online…

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DfE: supporting and promoting children’s rights.

21 June 2022

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an international agreement setting out the fundamental rights of everyone under the age of 18 and is the…

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New mentalization-based curriculum: free seminar

20 June 2022

Join the Anna Freud Centre and UCL for a free seminar on Monday 4th July, 4:30 - 6:00 pm to find out about a new mentalization-based curriculum for education professionals. The…

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Self-care summer

18 June 2022

Resources to help children, young people and school staff practice self-care over the summer break. The summer holidays offer an opportunity to recharge, but some young people may find themselves…

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Diverse Educator Toolkits

12 June 2022

Diverse Educators are building a series of toolkits to collate resources on key themes affecting educators and schools. The authors of each toolkit have curated recommended reading, listening and watching…

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Courageous Conversations Toolkit

21 May 2022

Diverse Educators have released a new Courageous Conversation Toolkit. What is a Courageous Conversation? In courageous conversations, whether in the context of performance appraisal, mentoring, or coaching, individuals are encouraged…

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Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges

20 May 2022

The DfE has collated lists of external sources of mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. This list provides sources of mental health and wellbeing support for teachers…

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Senior mental health lead training

17 May 2022

The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train a senior mental health lead to develop and implement…

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Do You Know Your Stress Signals?

15 May 2022

Stress has some distinct positive functions. Without it, why bother getting out of bed in the morning? In fact, there’s such a thing as positive stress, known as ‘eustress’. For…

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Exercise helps boost pupils’ memory and fitness

13 May 2022

Children who take part in running programmes at school can benefit mentally and physically from the activity, new research has found. It is the biggest study to date looking at the ‘Daily…

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