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Nat West Bank offers free resources, lesson plans and activities for students from KS1 through to KS5. Registration is required to access the lessons. They can also offer school visits, if requested. MoneySense has been awarded the Financial Education Quality Mark by Young Money. The programme is based on the Financial Education Planning Framework, and

With the renewed government drive to reduce obesity in relation to the Covid 19 pandemic and the introduction of the Health Education Curriculum from September 2020, PECT has produced a webinar to outline the provision which is available both locally and nationally to support schools embed a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. The webinar

NFU Education provides both STEM teaching resources and projects for Key Stage 1 and 2 as well as Speakers for KS3 on key topics such as changing diets, climate change or animal welfare.  The Farming STEMterprise toolkit includes projects that involve KS 1 and 2 pupils completing a range of cross-curricular tasks in order to

The aim of the RSE and Health Education 2020 curriculum is to put in place the key building blocks to healthy relationships, good mental health and healthy, active lives. RSE and Health Education compliments many National Curriculum subjects and schools should look for opportunities to find links between subjects and integrate teaching where appropriate. A

As the coronavirus crisis continues, children are spending more time indoors and in front of screens. Connecting to nature can restore a sense of wellbeing so PECT has launched a range of resources to enhance children’s understanding of the world around them and to enable them to discover more about the environment. The new Nature’s

Never has there been a more critical time to educate children and young people about infection prevention and control than now during the Covid 19 pandemic. e-Bug – operated by Public Health England and endorsed by NICE- is a free educational resource for classroom and home use and makes learning about micro-organisms, the spread, prevention

A Food Smart accreditation logo has been designed by PECT to recognise the achievements of the schools that have fulfilled the assessment criteria for the bronze level of the Food Smart accreditation scheme. Schools on the pathway to achieving Healthy Schools status have recently suggested that it would be helpful to be able to communicate

With mental health issues rising and 87% of children with problems using social media and 20% of young people seeking help via the internet; more is needed to create safe online spaces. The Thrive App provides this safe space 24/7 and is available to students across the region at a vastly reduced cost. A unique