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As you will be aware, Marcus and the Child Food Poverty Taskforce have been campaigning throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, calling on the Government to implement 3 recommendations from the National Food Strategy. The recommendations are to expand free school meals to under-16s where a parent or guardian is in receipt of Universal Credit or equivalent benefit,

There are three categories in this year’s competition. These are ‘Best Recipe’, ‘Best Remote Learning or Class Activity and ‘Best Student Dish’. Prizes include a Fish Masterclass with a Chef or Fishmonger, a set of Fish Knives, a box of High-Quality Fish for the school to use and Fish Cookery Books. Entries close 1st March 2021.

Caring Together appreciate how important it is that people looking after a family member or friend get the coronavirus vaccination. They also know it can be very difficult for carers and those they care for to be able to go to appointments, for a range of reasons. This could be due to transport, needing someone

Northamptonshire Police have reported a 30% rise in dog bites, tipped to be just the beginning of what is to come in 2021 across surrounding counties following the rise in lockdown puppy ownership. Wood Green, The Animals Charity is keen to curb the trend. Its FREE ‘Woody’s Dog Safety Workshops can be presented live digitally

Safer Schools January 2021 Newsletter is available here

The Home Office has created a new campaign, ‘Something’s Not Right’, to help secondary students in England who have suffered a range of harms, such as sexual and physical abuse, during lockdown. The campaign aims to build awareness of the support services available to victims and encourage disclosure of abuse to a trusted adult. ‘Something’s

The DfE has re-launched its Together, We Can Tackle Child Abuse campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the signs of all forms of child abuse and neglect, as well as confidence levels in knowing how to report suspicions. This latest round of activity includes a new element centred around online child sexual abuse, due to

SLIP stands for ‘Sex, the Law, and the Internet & Pornography’ and it’s an informative and educational programme funded by ‘BBC Children In Need’. It’s suitable for any young person, age 9 to 18, who, for whatever reason, did not engage, or is currently finding it difficult to engage in Relationships & Sex Education (secondary

A recent national survey of children and young people showed that one in ten 11 to 22 year olds reported often or always feeling lonely. Building Connections is a new NHS approved Every Mind Matters resource which encourages young people in Year 6, KS3 and KS4 to discuss loneliness and provides some self-care techniques which they can use when they’re