Resource Hub

UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines which emphasise the importance of regular activity for people of all ages.

• Active Together encourage the people of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland to move more in their own way. You can find information and guidance to help your child move more.

• Quit Ready have have advice and guidance about having a smoke-free home and car which helps to keep you, your family, and your pets healthy.

Turning Point have put together a 'vaping risks' leaflet, please find below

• Kick Ash Smoke Free/Vape Free Policy template can be found below.

• National Institute for Health care Excellence (NICE) offer guidance on smoking prevention in schools for both primary and secondary schools.

• NHS useful information on highlighting dangers of passive smoking to children.

https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

• NSPCC information and advice on how to keep children safe and aware of the risks with underage drinking.

• Turning Point: This service has created an online app called My Turning Point.

• Drinkaware: here you can find a campaign toolkit on drink free days.
• Drink Aware - Provide support, information and advice about the impact of alcohol on you, your family or friends. Free webchat service available (hours vary). Call on 0300 123 1110.

Frank a range of facts about drugs with access to A-Z list of drugs, news articles and support

• Better Health - Health for Families: For a range of healthy eating recipes and physical activity resources created by the NHS for children.

• Food Standards Agency: A good home food fact checker providing information on how to store certain foods and answers household food safety questions.

• School Food Matters: Regular updates about food in schools, information about fruit and veg consumption and obesity.

• British Nutrition Foundation: have reliable information on nutrition, sustainable diets, diet for different life stages, health conditions and information around healthy eating week.
  

• Free schools meals: find information on who can get free school meals in Leicestershire and how to apply.

• Eat Well Guide: a visual resource that can be used to explain a balanced diet and how much you should eat overall from each food group see below.

The Leicestershire Healthy Schools Team have created guidance to support schools to develop their own Food & Healthy Eating Policy. Please find the document below

• Allergy Guidance for schools: practical advice and resources to help schools manage allergy risks.

• Checklist for headteachers: to help improve school food culture and increase the take up of school dinners.
• This is a checklist of successful actions for schools. It includes specific actions that improve school food culture and increase take-up of school dinners.

• Food a fact of life: A range of free teaching resources to use for children and young people aged 3-16yrs to highlight where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.
• Food a fact of life: Great resources to support teaching and learning about food and nutrition for children with additional needs.