Resource Hub

• 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Guidance on Schools food in England: around planning and providing food in schools. It explains how legislation applies to food provided within schools.

This advice will help when planning and providing food in schools. It explains how legislation applies to food provided within schools in England. It...

• 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.