Resource Hub

The ZSA have created an online video that aims to raise awareness of suicide prevention and give you the skills and confidence to help someone who may be considering suicide.

R;pple is a digital tool, which if a user searches for harmful content online, they will first be guided through a filter of breathing exercises and then very simple, uncluttered and calmly presented strategies and forums, help lines and mental health services they can access both now and longer term:...

MindED (login required) have made a range of resources available to support schools with self-harm and suicide. This includes understanding self-harm and suicidal thinking, safety planning and post suicide bereavement.

As part of the programme delivered by the Start a Conversation team, the Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service shared a session on Managing Critical Incidents within Schools and other Educational Settings.

The Samaritans step by step service provides practical support to help schools prepare for and recover from a suspected or attempted suicide.

• The PSHE Association have created a range of KS1 PowerPoint lesson plans on drugs and alcohol.

Developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, this guide includes information on the nature and causes of self-harm and how to support a young person for parents and carers.

This webpage provides advice to help understand why children and teenagers self-harm, and what you can do to support them.

• Henry- useful information on free healthy recipes for all mealtimes, snacks and easy affordable lunchbox ideas.

• 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.

• Food in Schools whole school approach: establishing ways to provide a whole school approach and benefits of having a food policy.

• School food: guidance for governors guiding them on how to create and embed a great school food culture within schools.

• Guidance for schools a practical guide: around food standards to help develop healthy eating habits amongst young people.

• Veg Power: lots of ways to encourage children to eat vegetables and information on how schools can get involved in campaigns and posters, charts that can be downloaded.

• HENRY: this website offers help planning and cooking healthy family meals with simple recipes, making it much easier to prepare quick and balanced meals.

• Handy guide for school caterers: around portion sizes and how to make sure school meals are healthy and balanced.

• Healthy Eating campaign resources to encourage pupils to build a healthier lifestyle, can be used for all years, lots of whole school ideas and resources.

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.

• 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.

• Food miles calculator: a good resource to use in classroom on the whiteboard to get children to start thinking about how far food has travelled before it reaches the consumer and the environmental impact.

• Food growing resources: some great resources that can be downloaded for pupils aged 5-11 around issues of food and sustainability and resources around growth for British science week.

• Classroom cooking toolkit: offers creative ideas to help teach children about a healthy and balanced diet using the eat well guide.

• Classroom cooking toolkit: offers creative ideas to help teach children about a healthy and balanced diet using the eat well guide.

• Classroom cooking toolkit: offers creative ideas to help teach children about a healthy and balanced diet using the eat well guide.

• Classroom cooking toolkit: offers creative ideas to help teach children about a healthy and balanced diet using the eat well guide.

UK's Chief Medical Officers publish first ever guidelines on physical activity for disabled children and young people.

• New guidelines to support to support disabled children to be more active.

A useful guide for school staff around understanding and supporting young people who self-harm.

This practical guidance and toolkit on managing self-harm was produced for schools in Cornwall, but it brings together a variety of information on self-harm including the signs, assessing risk and signposting to more advice.