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 Associaition new "Food for thought" lesson packs for KS1-4 are now available. Designed to help teaching about healthy lifestyle includingmaking 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. 

Exciting changes are coming for TIC+ as they approach their 30th Anniversairy, from the 14th of April TIC+ will become "Talk Well"

Find out more about the upcoming changes here

Watch their short video to learn more about their rebrand

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. 

Useful poster from Young Minds on when may be good times to check in with a young person including being mindful of how you are feeling and checking in with yourself first.

Listen to the 'County Lines' episode on BBC Sounds, Lights Out. Four people recount their involvement with county lines - gangs that exploit children and vulnerable adults to sell drugs around the UK.

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

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. 

Visit Grassroots' Youth Suicide Prevention Hub to access useful advice and tips on how to speak to and support a young person who maybe feeling suicidal.

Crimestoppers is the independent charity that gives people the power to speak up and stop crime, 100% anonymously. We can be contacted by phone and online, 24/7, 365 days a year. We also give advice on how to protect the people you care about from crime.

Our service is unique and designed to protect your identity - no one has ever been identified after giving information.

We won’t ask your name or for any personal details. Your call will not be recorded. We cannot trace your call, device or location. The only person who knows you contacted us with information is you. And your information can make a real difference.

Visit our Partners page for more information.

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.

For more information click on the pledge webpage

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

The number of children using vapes has tripled in the last three years and there is strong evidence to suggest that cheap and easy-to-use disposable vapes are partly to blame.

Our research shows that in 2023, around 69 per cent of vapers aged 11 to 17 in Great Britain were using disposable vapes, up from 7.7 percent in 2021. This is extremely worrying given the unknown long-term health impacts and the addictive nature of the nicotine in vapes.

While vaping can play a role in helping adult smokers to quit, the NHS advises that you shouldn’t take it up if you don’t already smoke– and children should never vape.

Look here at what we’re doing to prevent children from vaping and smoking to protect their health, both in school and out.

Climate change and sustainability in education: 5 Steps we're taking

Education is a key tool in the fight against climate change.

The Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy was launched in 2022 and its aim is for the UK to be the world-leading education sector in sustainability and climate change by 2030 – our annual progress update is available here.

Click Here for five steps being taking to make the education sector more sustainable and prepare all young people for a world impacted by climate change.

Download new resources here and watch Teenage Vaping:  What's the Harm? on BBC iPlayer (UK only)

Together with local community organisations, Active Gloucestershire has been working across the county to support children and young people’s wellbeing through physical activity. The "Activity on Referral" is now running in its 3rd year with the aim to support the mental health of young people through community-based activities. The program provides young people with access to a diverse range of activities that foster social connection, fun and many opportunities to develop resilience.  Read more here

Watch the "Activity on Referral" video.

It's the question almost every parent worries about the most. Just how safe is your child online and on social media?  BBC Wales Investigates explores your children's safety in Snaptrap: Is your child safe? Watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Key facts: To be eligible for a free place, your family must live in Gloucestershire and include one child aged 5-12 who is above their ideal healthy weight.

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All pupils should be helped to fulfil their potential. Reasonable adjustments can help level the playing field by minimising the disadvantages that pupils with disabilities might face compared with their peers.  On Neurodiversity Celebration Week and Sign Language Week, we tell you everything you need to know about reasonable adjustments and how they can help disabled pupils in schools.  Read the new post:  https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/17/what-are-reasonable-adjustments-and-how-do-they-help-disabled-pupils-at-school/

Co-produced by young people and researchers from the University of Bristol and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, ‘EDUCATE’ will help you teach students about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and provide reassurance about receiving the vaccine — which is usually offered to teenagers at school as part of the national vaccination programme.    For more information click here   and to Download the resource 

Being active can have a hugely positive impact on children’s physical and mental health.

That’s why we’re setting out how important it is for all pupils to have access to at least two hours of PE and school sport per week. Announced on International Women’s Day, our plans also make it clear that girls and boys should be able access the same sports.  Download the full report 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.

Good oral health is very important for children’s health and wellbeing and being shown how to properly brush teeth and being encouraged to do so regularly will have a positive impact on not only children's health and wellbeing but also school attendance and attainment. See this handy toothbrushing song from the big brush club you could share with your class