Resource Hub

• Healthforkids information for parents and carers around physical activity and the benefits for children.

This guideline covers assessment, management and preventing recurrence for children, young people and adults who have self-harmed. It includes those with a mental health problem, neurodevelopmental disorder or learning disability and applies to all sectors that work with people who have self-harmed....

• 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.

Being active is really good for your child's body, mind and health. There are lots of fun and easy ways you can help your child...

Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service: A bitesize video lasting 8 minutes providing an introductory understanding of self-harm in children and young people. It aims to provide information on why children or young people may self-harm and ways of supporting self-harm behaviour through finding...

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

The Centre for Suicide Research together with colleagues has produced a new resource on Self-harm for School Staff - 'Young people who self-harm: A guide for school staff.'

• The Leicestershire Healthy Schools Team have created guidance to support schools to develop their own Physical Activity Policy. Please find the document below.

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

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

• New guidelines to support disabled children and young people to be more active
• Guidelines advise 20 minutes of...

• What works in schools and colleges to increase physical activity? A resource for head teachers, college principals, staff working in education settings, school nurses, directors of public health, Active Partnerships and wider partners.

A resource and activity which explains what you can do to help air pollution by actively travelling to school (see below)

• Choose How You Move Information and resources to promote travelling actively to school. Your school can register with the Modeshift STARS (Sustainable Travel Accreditation and Recognition for Schools) programme. This is a national awards scheme to recognise schools demonstrating excellence in supporting...

• Teacher training: physical health and fitness Practical training materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about physical health and fitness.

• New activity cards deliver inclusion, challenging, and fun PE sessions.

Activity Alliance and partners release series of inclusive PE activity cards for teachers and school staff. The cards are jam-packed with fun games and activities, and support teachers to ensure their PE sessions are inclusive and...

This webpage provides a range of information on identifying the signs of self-harm, risky behaviour, and top tips.

• Smarter ways to travel assemblies resources for KS1-2 around air pollution, switch of your engines, walking zones and park and stride.

The key to improving activity levels, the environment and reducing congestion around schools is to educate and inspire children. It is important to teach children both...

• BBC Super Movers Fun curriculum linked resources to get your class moving while they learn. This includes a variety of different videos and lyric sheets in order to keep your class engaged and moving!

• Shake Up toolkit – fun, bite-sized activities Shake Up your school with these Disney, Pixar and Marvel inspired resources for teachers, leaders and other school staff to promote physical activity and engage parents beyond the gates.

Harmless have a range of downloadable information, flyers and workbooks.

Aims to raise awareness of suicide and signpost to support that is available.

Provides support for parents and carers on healthy minds, healthy bodies, health issues and support services.

Classroom Resources

• PE lesson plans Easy ideas for the playground and wet play.

This resource is linked to Change 4 Life and includes lesson ideas and a wall chart with activity ideas, stickers and badges

Lots of tips, information and advice on how to support children's mental health.

Here parents and carers can access a range of advice from an A-Z guide to support, parents survival guide, starting a conversation with your child and more.

The Department for Education (DfE) twilight webinars March 2022 can be used to help tackle sexual abuse and harassment in schools and explain the role of statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).

Also includes slide decks and useful links.

The Department for Education (DfE) twilight webinars March 2022 can be used to help tackle sexual abuse and harassment in schools and explain the role of statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE).

Also includes presentation slides and useful links.

Pregnant pupils guidance for schools has been developed to help Leicestershire & Rutland schools to manage the support and reintegration of pregnant pupils and school aged parents. Find the guidance below.

This policy is designed to promote a positive ethos of good behaviour in which children can work and play well together with other people.

Support and training materials for schools to help train teachers on relationships, sex and health education.

Ofsted was asked by the government to carry out a rapid review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges. This report summarises the findings and recommendations.

From the DfE.