Resource Hub

A resource guide for parents of a child with an eating disorder. Written by parents with lived experience.

Various toolkits, including for parents and educators, are provided giving advice for various supporters of children and young people suffering with eating disorders.

On this website Mind offer more information on eating problems, types of eating disorders, causes of eating problems, recovery & self-care and treatment and support.

The UK's eating disorder charity who provide additional information and support around eating disorders. In addition they also offer a helpline and one-to-one web chat service.

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

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

Provided by the BBC for KS2/KS3, there is an animated video called 'Anorexia - Kirsty's story'. This resource could be used by teachers in PSHE sessions to start conversations about eating disorders.

Anorexia & bulimia care provide a free educational resource, Body Positive Schools, designed to support flexible teaching, with classroom activities, videos, group project ideas and whole school approaches to promoting body positive confidence and culture.

• The Leicestershire Healthy Schools Team have created guidance to support schools to develop their own Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Policy. Please find the document below.

• The Department for Education have created a guidance document, drug advice for schools, which you can view below.

• Drug Education Forum how to engage parents in schools and in the community.

• DfE Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco training (primary)

• Professional Information network (PIN) is a drug alert system organised for people working together from Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. There asking local services/groups/ educational establishments to sign up. See information below on how to become a member and receive information notices/alerts...

• Cannabis edibles - information below for educational professionals around what are edibles, what do they look like, how do people purchase Cannabis edibles, what are the risks and what support is available.

This toolkit provides information, from the perspective of children, young people and families who have experienced suicide on how to talk about suicide, self-care and best practice on what schools have done well to support.

This guide provides information for schools and colleges on prevention, intervention and postvention.

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.

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:...

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

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

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.

• Life Skills DART access to some free downloadable resources for KS1 and KS2 on drug issues.

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.

Safe4me have resources to support teachers on Law, consequences and personal safety

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.

Curriculum-linked classroom teaching resources provide fun activities with a dog themed context to engage your pupils and bring learning to life.