Resource Hub

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

• Talk about alcohol A guide for parents and carers to explain what alcohol is.

• Healthforkids child friendly resource around alcohol awareness.

Newsround - real life stories of how children can be affected by their parents relationship with drink.

• DfE Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco training (primary)

• 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.

• 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

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

• 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

• PE and sport premium for primary schools How much PE and sport premium funding schools receive and advice on how it should be spent.

• 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.

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

Useful links and sources of mental health support for children and young people, parents, carers, and school and college staff to get the advice and help they need.