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
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Free dog safety sessions for primary schools presented digitally by Wood Green, The Animals Charity
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
Read More About Free dog safety sessions for primary schools presented digitally by Wood Green, The Animals CharitySafer Schools Latest Newsletter
Safer Schools January 2021 Newsletter is available here
Read More About Safer Schools Latest NewsletterSOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT
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
Read More About SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHTTogether, We Can Tackle Child Abuse campaign
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
Read More About Together, We Can Tackle Child Abuse campaignThe Dhiverse SLIP Programme
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
Read More About The Dhiverse SLIP ProgrammePublic Health England – School Zone Resources to address loneliness
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
Read More About Public Health England – School Zone Resources to address loneliness*NEW* afPE Resources
The afPE has recently uploaded new, FREE posters and resources for schools. These include:- The Importance of being Active – a flyer for parents/carers COVID 19 – FAQs Reactivating Learning – Obverse Reactivating Learning – Reverse For more information visit: afPE Publications & Resources – Association for Physical Education – Association For Physical Education |
Read More About *NEW* afPE ResourcesMentoring programmes for secondary students
Kick Ash and Eyes and Ears are two locally provided programmes that are available for free and specifically aimed at secondary students to address risk taking behaviour. To provide optimal flexibility and to enable as many schools as possible to access these programmes at this critical time, they have therefore been designed for self-delivery but
Read More About Mentoring programmes for secondary studentsSchool Games – Healthy Selfie Campaign
The School Games Organisers for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are planning a month-long Healthy Selfie campaign in January for schools and families to show how they stay active. The aim is to promote and celebrate healthy lifestyles at the time of year when new goals and ambitions are on the horizon. It is suggested that schools
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