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Helpline for Talk Relationships

Contact our dedicated Talk Relationships Helpline for advice on:

how to respond to questions or concerns from students, parents or carers

preparing a response to questions you think you may be asked

managing a safeguarding concern or disclosure

managing anxieties about delivering sex and relationships education.

We are committed to supporting people working in secondary education to overcome any challenges they may face when delivering sex and relationships education. If there are any other related topics you want to discuss, please contact the Helpline and we will do our best to support you.

How to contact us

Call 0800 389 5347 or email help@nspcc.org.uk with "Talk Relationships" in the subject line.

We are available from 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 9am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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Talk Relationships: resources to deliver sex and relationships education | NSPCC Learning

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Training, lesson plans, a whole-school approach framework and a dedicated helpline to support secondary teachers and leaders to embed sex and relationships education across their whole school.

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Adapting the city to a warmer climate

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We want every child to receive a meaningful financial education that prepares them with skills for life. That includes building the confidence, curiosity and self-awareness to handle the everyday ups and downs of money as they grow.

The financial education children receive early on shapes how they think, feel and act with money. From understanding where money comes from to making thoughtful decisions about how to use it, great financial education helps children connect their values and circumstances to the choices they make, and feel empowered to make the most of life’s opportunities.

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Starting financial education in primary school gives every child the opportunity to develop a baseline understanding of money when it matters most – right at the age when their beliefs, behaviours and attitudes are forming.

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Let's redefine school uniforms for our children. Traditional uniforms restrict movement, limit opportunities for active play, and don't reflect the needs of modern learning environments. It's time for change.

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Introducing the Made to Move campaign Let’s redefine school uniforms for our children Watch the Made to Move campaign video Our vision is simple yet powerful Traditional uniforms restrict movement, limit opportunities for active play, and don’t reflect the needs of modern learning environments. It’s time for change. Our call to action For schools to […]

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At the heart of this exclusion lies a critical yet often overlooked barrier: discriminatory and outdated sports kit policies that fail to accommodate the diverse needs, preferences, and identities of these underrepresented communities.

Inclusive Sportswear tackles the pervasive and deeply rooted issue of exclusion in sports, particularly among women, girls, religious minorities, and diverse groups.

Far too often, traditional sports kit policies have been designed with a narrow, homogeneous population in mind, disregarding the rich diversity of bodies, beliefs, and experiences that make up our sporting communities, leading to alarming dropout rates, especially for teenage girls.

A lack of diversity acts as a barrier to the opportunity to progress in sport both recreationally and professionally as well as a profound sense of disconnection from the joys and benefits of physical activity.

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We want to see systemic change in the sport and PE kit policy landscape where participation, performance, enjoyment and belonging in sport and PE always determines kit choices.

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A review of recent research into children’s play, social policy and practice, with a focus on Wales.

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So, what’s the OPAL Programme about? Action Planning School improvement practice Self-evaluation Change management Quality of play Playwork skills Sustainable change Action research Improve well-being It is a mentor-supported school improvement programme addressing all 18 areas a school must plan for if they want to sustainably improve the quality of play. The OPAL Programme blends […]

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Across England, children as young as five are moving from play-based early education into a formal Key Stage 1 system that no longer meets their developmental needs. Evidence from over fifty years of research and international consensus from the UN, UNICEF, and UNESCO confirms that play is not a luxury but a critical foundation for learning, wellbeing, and equity. Yet England remains the only UK nation where play-based pedagogy is not statutory beyond the Early Years. Our petition calls for urgent reform to bridge this gap, protect children’s wellbeing, and create an education system that truly helps every child to thrive.

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Funded training to support grief and bereavement

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Our fully funded training programme equipping school and education staff with the skills and confidence to support students through anticipatory grief and bereavement.

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Responding In The Moment: Schools Programme - Ruth Strauss Foundation

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Podcast for schools to support the Supervised Toothbrushing

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Two podcasts we developed to promote the supervised toothbrushing programme:

Podcast for early years providers

Podcast for parents

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Supervised Toothbrushing in Hackney: A Podcast for Early Years Providers

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Feeling lonely is not something to be embarrassed about. We can all feel lonely, regardless of life experiences, age, or background.

Everyone will have a different experience of loneliness and different reasons for why they are feeling this way. There is no one way to effectively deal with loneliness but lots of different things that can and do help.

We do not provide direct services or have a helpline, but lots of support is available from charities. Visit our helpful links page for more information on the support available. Your are not alone.

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We believe that people of all ages need connections that matter. We build the evidence from research, policy and practice to end chronic loneliness.

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Big Brush Club is a supervised toothbrushing scheme funded by the NHS, being delivered to early years settings across the Southwest.

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toothPASTE: Oral Health support for Autistic children and sensory needs

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This guidance has been updated to include:

information on prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) foods

additional resources and links

The standards for school food in England allow schools and colleges to substitute items from their usual menus if certain items are in short supply.

If you're making changes to your menus, or substituting food products due to supply changes or for religious and cultural reasons, you must make sure you can continue to meet any special dietary needs. This includes pupils who cannot eat certain ingredients due to an allergy or other medical condition. If you need to adapt your menus at short notice, you must make sure that the needs of these pupils are still met.

This guide lists practical advice and resources to help schools manage allergy risks.

Legal requirements for schools and caterers

Under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, schools have a duty to support pupils at their school with medical conditions.

Our statutory guidance explains your responsibilities in supporting pupils at school with medical conditions. You should make sure that you support pupils with any medical conditions in school. This could include ensuring that a child with an allergy is able to eat a school lunch.

The Food Information Regulations 2014 requires all food businesses including school caterers to show the allergen ingredients' information for the food they serve. This makes it easier for schools to identify the food that pupils with allergies can and cannot eat.

From October 2021, the Food Information Regulations will include new requirements for the labelling of allergens on PPDS foods. These are foods which are packaged on the premises before the consumer orders them. Read the Food Standards Agency advice for schools, colleges and nurseries.

Practical measures and advice

If you're making changes to your menus or substituting food products, you must continue to meet any special dietary needs.

To make sure you continue to meet these pupil's needs, you should:

check any product changes with your food suppliers

ask your caterers to read labels and product information before using them

use the dishes and their allergen content menu chart to list the ingredients in all your meals

ensure allergen ingredients remain identifiable

The Food Standards Agency has produced guidance for food businesses to help with this. It includes information on:

the 14 most common allergens

food labelling requirements

handling allergen ingredients and

further training

Read the allergen guidance for institutional caterers. It includes information for school caterers on:

processes to help identify pupils with allergies

methods to help cross-reference allergies against particular food types or ingredients

Dealing with a severe reaction

The NHS has advice on food allergies. It contains information on symptoms and treatment. They also have more detailed advice on the treatment of anaphylactic reactions.

Read the Anaphylaxis Campaign advice on what to do in an emergency.

All primary and secondary schools can buy adrenaline auto-injectors from a pharmacy, without a prescription, for use in emergencies. Read the Department of Health and Social Care's guidance on using emergency adrenaline auto-injectors in schools.

Most allergic reactions are less severe, check the NHS advice on symptoms.

Other resources

Allergy UK has fact sheets and resources for schools covering a wide range of allergies.

The Anaphylaxis Campaign has advice to help schools manage severe allergic conditions.

LACA, the lead body for catering in education has produced a good practice and risk assessment guide (PDF, 413KB) for caterers to help manage allergens safely.

You can find a model to help develop individual health care plans in annex A of the supporting pupils at school with medical conditions guidance.

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Allergy School offers free, practical resources to help teachers create inclusive and safe environments for children with food allergies.

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Borne of our daughters tragic death, our goal is to cure allergies through pioneering research to change the lives of those living with allergic disease.

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Give your school the confidence to manage serious allergies – and potentially save a life.

AllergyWise® is the UK’s most comprehensive allergy training for schools – trusted by educators and written by leading experts in medicine and education. Our CPD-certified courses are fully updated to reflect current guidance from the Department for Education and Department of Health, and are clinically endorsed to ensure accuracy, safety, and compliance.

What you’ll learn:

How to recognise and respond to allergic reactions and anaphylaxis

When and how to use adrenaline auto-injectors

Practical, everyday strategies to keep pupils with allergies safe

Key responsibilities under current legislation

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AllergyWise® School Training | CPD Accredited

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Empower your school to become allergy-aware with our CPD-accredited AllergyWise® training. Enrol up to 10 staff for just £105 (incl. VAT).

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As educators and caretakers, it’s crucial to prioritise the well-being and safety of all pupils, including those with known allergies. The information and resources on this page aims to help equip schools with practical advice and strategies to effectively manage and support pupils with allergies.

Schools must provide a safe environment for all their pupils, with policies to support children with medical conditions and with the number of schools-aged children with allergic conditions on the rise, it is estimated that, on average, most school classes in the UK will have one or two children with food allergy.

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For Schools and Childcare Settings | Allergy UK | National Charity

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Life can be wonderful. Life can be tough. ​1 in 4 of us have had suicidal thoughts.​

Samaritans is the charity that prevents suicide through the power of human connection.

Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen.​ People calling for change with those who need to listen.​ People who’ve been there before, with those struggling now.​

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As the founding branch of the organisation, Central London Samaritans has been providing emotional support for people who are struggling to cope for 70 years.

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Our approach to children’s and young people's mental health is to intervene early to prevent life-long mental health issues. We do this by:

providing support early, spotting mental health problems before they develop and helping children and young people cope with challenges throughout their lives

using an effective therapeutic approach backed by research that combines several ways of working

offering a range of mental health support services, including advice and support for families and school staff, to build resilience and raise awareness of mental health across the whole school community.

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Our approach to child mental health – Place2Be

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Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.

You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counsellors are here to support you.

Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. You can talk to us:

by calling 0800 1111

by email

through 1-2-1 counsellor chat

Whatever feels best for you.

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

If you're in danger or it's an emergency, you should always call 999

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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Support for children who are gambling and gaming

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Ygam | Preventing Gaming & Gambling Harms Among Young People

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GamCare - Founder of the National Gambling Helpline

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Advice and support on how to manage period pain and when to seek medical help.

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Learn what we're doing to tackle gender-based violence in Hackney.

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Domestic abuse support | Hackney Council

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Anaphylaxis kits, adrenaline pens and CPD for schools

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"It's just like a defibrillator, but for allergies"

Our Anaphylaxis Kitt service (as seen on Dragons' Den), includes a subscription of adrenaline pens, unlimited online staff CPD training, and our award-winning, secure wall-mounted emergency 'Kitts'.
Enquire today to find out why we're trusted by 1,000+ UK schools & qualifying businesses.

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Anaphylaxis Kits (Dragons Den): Adrenaline Pens + CPD Training For Schools & Businesses

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Resources for schools & nurseries

We would always prefer children to have a school lunch which complies with the nutritional standards. However, it’s not always that easy particularly for children who are neurodiverse or more cautious with their food. Our research shows that 62% of children have a packed lunch at least once per week.

So we have created a free resource pack for schools to support parents and carers to succeed with healthier lunchboxes.

This toolkit simply helps schools to direct parents & carers to the expert tips, advice and tools we have created to support them (see below). We do not expect any direct intervention by schools, but if schools wish this toolkit could be used at a parent engagement event.

The toolkit includes a  guide for schools plus a flyer you can send to your families.

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Want to make your kids’ lunchbox healthier? Add fruit & veg the fun way with expert nutritionist Catherine Lippe’s top tips!

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Schools and colleges play a vital role in helping young people navigate the risks of harmful and extremist content online. With extremist narratives increasingly appearing in everyday digital spaces, gaming platforms, memes, influencer channels, and algorithm driven feeds, pupils may encounter harmful messages without seeking out or recognising them.

To help schools raise awareness, we have made available a set of clear, accessible posters designed for classrooms and staffrooms. These resources can help you start those important conversations and include a memorable SAFE mnemonic to support safer online behaviour.

Download the posters below and start the conversation today.

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Support Your Learners to Stay SAFE Online - Educate Against Hate

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Staying SAFE Online Schools and colleges play a vital role in helping young people navigate the risks of harmful and extremist content online. With extremist narratives increasingly appearing in everyday digital spaces, gaming platforms, memes, influencer channels, and algorithm driven feeds, pupils may encounter harmful messages without seeking out or recognising them. To help schools […]

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Our ‘Let’s Discuss‘ resources are designed to help teachers facilitate classroom conversations in secondary schools. This resource pack can help you discuss fundamental British values with your students.

All schools are expected to promote British values and talking about these values can help build your students’ resilience to extremist narratives. However, it’s not always easy to start the discussion.

This resource pack contains teacher guidance, a short video and PowerPoint slides. The video can act as a starting point, as it aims to introduce students to key ideas and vocabulary. Teachers can show the full video and pause at key points for discussion, or use the shorter snippets to focus on particular themes.

Separate resources are also available explaining Islamic extremism, extreme right-wing and left-wing, anarchist and single-issue extremism.

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From the moment we are born junk food has us surrounded.

Giant food companies flood our world with their products, then manipulate us using cute, colourful, clever marketing. They deceive us with packaging, and pump millions into making sure their junk-filled products are always in the spotlight. It’s constantly being forced down our throats. It’s the cultural wallpaper. It’s hidden in the small print.

Now, it’s endangering the health of a generation. The good news? It’s totally preventable. And we’re biting back.

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Our mission is to achieve a world where all young people have the opportunity to be healthy, no matter where they live.

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What is Backseat Boss?

Backseat Boss is a fun and educational road safety initiative for primary school aged children, brought to you by AXA UK. With engaging lessons, games, and activities, students will learn how to be safer passengers and future drivers – all in just 25 minutes!

The ready-to-go session makes road safety rules stick, with –

Fun games and activities

Simple, memorable safe driving rules

All lesson materials provided

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Backseat Boss: A safer driving initiative to improve road safety

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Money plays a huge role in everyday life, yet many children grow up without fully understanding how to manage it. With money habits being formed by age 7, it’s important to start with early experiences.

That’s why we’ve partnered with GoHenry. Through their app and debit card, kids aged 6-18 learn to save, invest, earn and spend – building skills and confidence for life.

On their mission to make every kid smart with money, they’ve been campaigning for 5 years to make financial education part of the curriculum from primary school age. In 2025, they reached their goal. But their hard work doesn’t stop there!

Money lessons won’t reach schools until 2028. That’s years of missed learning for kids. So GoHenry made their award-winning Money Missions completely free on YouTube – over 80 short lessons to help children build real money skills now. Simple, practical learning that fits into busy family life. Try them today.

Raise money-smart kids and money for your school

And big news! GoHenry is now supporting schools too. Every time a parent joins GoHenry through the school's PTA, they will donate £25. Just imagine all the trips, tech and clubs that could fund!

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Video summary

These notes outline the contents of the full Operation Ouch programme, ‘How are babies made?’. Please note that this film contains sexual references and you should watch it to gauge its suitability before showing either the full film or the shorter clips to your pupils.

Note also that the full programme includes content not covered by the primary curriculum (such as family names for genitals). Please ensure you have referred to your school’s policy for RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education) to ensure its suitability.

You can find shorter clips from the programme designed for use in class, with supporting teacher notes, by following the links below:

· Relationships and families

· Sperm, egg and womb

· Puberty

· Attraction

· Sex and sexual intercourse

· In vitro fertilisation (IVF)

In this Operation Ouch programme, Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr Ronx explain how babies are made. Starting with relationships and families, they describe the combinations of humans that can make up a family: mothers and fathers, sisters, brothers, dogs, two fathers, two mothers, foster families.

The programme goes on to introduce the topic of reproduction, genitals and reproductive body parts. It explains that babies start from an egg and a sperm.

It then describes puberty and why this happens, defining it as changing from a child to a reproductive adult and explaining the changes that happen in female and male bodies: growth spurts, body hair, strength, sperm production, egg release and hormones.

This leads on to talking about the feelings of attraction that can begin to happen during puberty, and we hear how they can feel warm, exciting, and sometimes confusing. The programme explains that people can be attracted to someone of the opposite sex or the same sex, and that sometimes (if both people agree) these feelings can lead to a relationship. This may include physical acts kissing, holding hands and, for adults, may lead to sex.

The programme talks about genitals, arousal, sexual intercourse, and fertilisation, explaining that this is something that can happen when a man and woman decide to have sex to make a baby, and that this is the most common method of fertilisation. It refers to being grown up and the role of consent in choosing to start a physical relationship.

The last part of the programme describes the process of IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation), explaining that it is a procedure used to help people who cannot conceive via sexual intercourse. It describes how IVF is used to help eggs and sperm to meet, fertilise and hopefully make a baby.

The programme should be used as part of the school RSHE curriculum, which you and your school will have developed to reflect the needs of your pupils and in consultation with parents. You may choose to use these clips to support your KS2 science lessons as well. Some schools choose to draw cross-curricular links with these topics and other relevant subjects.

You should ensure you are up-to-date with best practice in RSHE teaching before delivering this content.

It is up to individual schools to define relationships education, sex education, health education and science. This may be stated in your school’s policy. These films must be watched carefully prior to using them in class, to ensure that the content reflects their school policy and definitions.

Relationships, health and science are statutory elements of the curriculum in England.

Sex education is not statutory at primary: parents have the right to withdraw their children from this element of the curriculum. See DfE RSHE guidance (paragraph 45-50).

Please refer to this document for more detailed guidance (PDF, 181KB)

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KS2 PSHE: Operation Ouch! How are babies made? (full programme)

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This film for teachers focusses on some elements of Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), for primary-aged pupils. You should ensure you are up-to-date with best practice in RSHE teaching before delivering this content. It is up to individual schools to define relationships education, sex education, health education and science. This may be stated in your school’s policy. These films must be watched carefully prior to using them in class, to ensure that the content reflects their school policy and definitions.

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Building positive relationships with food and the body

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Building positive relationships with food and the body

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Support for young people, caregivers and professionals

Improve eating behaviours and relationship with food

Build positive body image

Identify concerns around body image and disordered eating

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A journey towards positive body image and being comfortable

Support for young people, parents, carers and professionals

Improve eating behaviours and relationship with food

Build positive body image

Identify concerns around body image and disordered eating

...more content coming soon!

Explore our educational modules

Intuitive and balanced eating

Feeling comfortable in your body

Breaking free from diet culture

Managing anxiety around food

Understanding hunger

Support a young person with ARFID as well as very picky or fussy eaters

Understanding disordered eating

Recognising the signs and signals

Supporting emotional regulation

What is Disordered Eating?

Disordered Eating is a phrase used to describe a range of irregular eating behaviours that may or may not warrant a diagnosis of a specific eating disorder.

People who experience disordered eating, whether diagnosed with an Eating Disorder or not, often have poor emotional awareness and have limited access to emotion regulation strategies.

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What is Body Image?

We can't always see the extent of somebody's body image struggles. Body image is the way you:

Evaluate your appearance

Think and feel about the way your body looks and functions

Behave, treat and relate to your body

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What is AFRID?

People with ARFID eat a very limited variety or amount of food and it causes problems in their lives. These problems may be health related, like loosing too much weight, or not getting enough nutrients.

These problems may also be social, like not being able to eat meals with others.

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What is Normal Eating?

Normal eating is flexible. It varies in response to your emotions, schedule, hunger and proximity to food.

Examples of 'normal' eating include being able to eat when you're hungry and continue eating until you are satisfied, overeating and undereating at times and giving yourself permission to eat all foods.

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✓ Evidence-based coping strategies

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✓ And so much more!

The content is designed by a team of experts specifically for young people and tested by young people. We provide the support and guidance you need to overcome challenges around eating, body image and self-care.

With resources for parents/carers as well as youth workers, teachers and health professionals, there is something new to learn for everyone.

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Children’s Mental Health Assembly Pack 2026

This Is My Place

Deliver a meaningful and age appropriate Children’s Mental Health Week assembly with confidence using the Children’s Mental Health Assembly Pack 2026. Created for primary school pupils, this ready to use resource aligns with the 2026 theme “This Is My Place” and focuses on belonging, inclusion, and emotional wellbeing.

Developed by experienced education professionals with expertise in PSHE and children’s wellbeing, this assembly reflects real classroom experiences and the social situations pupils face every day. The content is carefully structured to help teachers lead thoughtful discussions without requiring specialist mental health training or extensive preparation.

The assembly introduces children to the concept of belonging, helping them understand what it means to feel accepted, safe, and valued within their school community. Pupils are encouraged to reflect on how inclusion and kindness can positively affect mental health, happiness, and readiness to learn. Clear discussion prompts support pupil voice while maintaining a safe and respectful environment.

Through relatable scenarios, children learn to identify nurturing and inclusive behaviours, as well as recognise actions that may make others feel excluded. These examples promote empathy, respect, and responsibility, empowering pupils to make positive choices in their daily interactions. The focus remains practical and supportive, reinforcing that small actions such as listening, inviting others to join in, and showing patience can make a big difference.

This assembly pack supports statutory PSHE requirements and complements existing safeguarding, equality, and wellbeing policies. It avoids diagnostic language and prioritises emotional understanding and positive relationships, making it appropriate for whole school delivery.

Ideal for Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 or wellbeing focused assemblies throughout the year, this resource provides schools with a trusted, professional solution for promoting inclusion, belonging, and positive mental health.

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This is My Place Children’s Mental Health Week Assembly Pack 2026

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Children’s Mental Health Assembly Pack 2026 This Is My Place Deliver a meaningful and age appropriate Children’s Mental Health Week assembly with confidence using the Children’s Mental Health Assembly Pack 2026. Created for primary school pupils, this ready to use resource aligns with the 2026 theme “This Is My Place”

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Safeguarding and child protection in schools

Safeguarding in schools is essential for keeping children safe.

It means having:

whole-school policies and procedures

staff and volunteers confident in identifying and raising concerns

leadership confident in responding to and referring concerns and working with other agencies to protect children

teaching resources to promote wellbeing.

Use our training and resources to help you keep your pupils safe.

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Safeguarding in schools | NSPCC Learning

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Resources and support for schools - helping to make sure the school environment is safe for every child.

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CEOP : Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command

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CEOP : Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command

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Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?

Make a report to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors

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Are you being bullied?

If you are being bullied, or you are not ready to make a report to CEOP, you can talk to Childline anonymously online or on the phone - No worry is too big or too small.

Visit Childline

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Are you being bullied? If you are being bullied, or you are not ready to make a report to CEOP, you can talk to Childline anonymously online or on the phone - No worry is too big or too small. Visit Childline

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Speak out Stay safe is a safeguarding programme that aims to equip a generation of children with the knowledge they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.

It provides resources for primary schools, home educators and practitioners in alternative provisions to help children aged 5 to 11 years understand:

abuse in all its forms and how to recognise the signs of abuse

that abuse is never a child’s fault and they have the right to be safe

where to get help and the sources of help available to them, including Childline.

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Speak out Stay safe is a safeguarding programme that aims to equip a generation of children with the knowledge they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.

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Speak out Stay safe is a safeguarding programme that aims to equip a generation of children with the knowledge they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.

It provides resources for primary schools, home educators and practitioners in alternative provisions to help children aged 5 to 11 years understand:

abuse in all its forms and how to recognise the signs of abuse

that abuse is never a child’s fault and they have the right to be safe

where to get help and the sources of help available to them, including Childline.

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Speak out Stay safe is a safeguarding programme that aims to equip a generation of children with the knowledge they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.

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We offer primary schools a scheme of work designed to give children the chance to experience new vegetables and fruits in a positive way. You can access a teacher training video and easy to use lesson plans and powerpoints, meaning in no time you’ll be ready to deliver TastEd lessons.

The scheme of work is fully funded for primary schools, all we ask is that you watch the short teacher training video first to get you started.

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Primary School Resources | Taste Education

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We offer Primary Schools resources and support to enable them to deliver sensory food education lessons, designed to give children the chance to experience new vegetables and fruits in a positive way.

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If period pain or heavy bleeding is negatively impacting your life, our symptom checker can help. Answer a few short questions about your experiences and find out if you should see a healthcare professional.

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Period Symptom Checker - Wellbeing of Women

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If you’re having periods that are negatively impacting your life, our symptom checker can help. Answer a few short questions about your experiences an

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Support for teachers and education staff : Wellbeing and Mental Health

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Support for teachers and education staff : Wellbeing and Mental Health

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UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff in schools, colleges and universities.

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The only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff.

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A practical toolkit to help schools explore the links between climate change and mental health, supporting pupils as they navigate a rapidly changing world.

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Climate change and mental health toolkit : Mentally Healthy Schools

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A practical toolkit to help schools and colleges explore the links between climate change and mental health, supporting young people as they navigate a rapidly changing world.

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The direct and indirect effects of cold weather

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The direct and indirect effects of cold weather

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Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.

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Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.

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Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.

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Cold weather presents a number of risks to health. Information and guidance has been produced to help professionals and the public understand the risks and take action to protect health.

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Cold weather presents a number of risks to health. Information and guidance has been produced to help professionals and the public understand the risks and take action to protect health.

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UK Health Security Agency : How to deal with Heat

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UK Health Security Agency : How to deal with Heat

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Heat presents a number of risks to health. Information and guidance to help understand the risks of heat and consider actions to protect health.

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Heat presents a number of risks to health. Information and guidance to help understand the risks of heat and consider actions to protect health.

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Children are particularly at risk from air pollution, as their immune systems, lungs and brains are still developing. Air pollution can affect children’s physical health, their ability to learn, and even lead to death. Yet millions of children are still exposed to dangerously high levels of air pollution, as almost all UK schools are in areas above WHO air pollution limits.

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Children are particularly at risk from air pollution, as their immune systems, lungs and brains are still developing. Air pollution can affect children's physical health, their ability to learn, and even lead to death. Yet millions of children are still exposed to dangerously high levels of air pollution, as almost all UK schools are in areas above WHO air pollution limits.

We need to safeguard children from air pollution now, to help them achieve their best life chances, and to ensure this generation, and the environment they live in, is healthy.

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Children are particularly at risk from air pollution, as their immune systems, lungs and brains are still developing. Air pollution can affect children's physical health, their ability to learn, and even lead to death. Yet millions of children are still exposed to dangerously high levels of air pollution, as almost all UK schools are in areas above WHO air pollution limits.

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TfL Travel for Life is an accreditation programme supporting the next generation of Londoners to travel towards a brighter, safer and more sustainable future.

Join over 1,500 schools in London today and be part of the solution.

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TfL Travel for Life is an accreditation programme supporting the next generation of Londoners to travel towards a brighter, safer and more sustainable future.

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What if you could protect our planet, improve the health of school children, and save money – all through the simplest of changes?

Well, great news – you can. All through our School Plates Programme.

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What if you could protect our planet, improve the health of school children, and save money – all through the…

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Compendium of adaptation and resilience measures for schools

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Compendium of adaptation and resilience measures for schools

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The Compendium sets out five

categories of physical climate change

adaptation and resilience measures

relevant to schools in London, which

can help to address the three main

climate change impacts and risks of

overheating, flooding and water

scarcity.

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The Heat-health Alert Service forewarns of periods of high temperatures, which may affect the health of the public.

It is aimed at health and social care professionals and any with a role in reducing the harm extended periods of hot weather can have on health. The service covers England only.

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The Heat-health Alert Service forewarns of periods of high temperatures, which may affect the health of the public.

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Welcome to MyPeriod - where there's everything you need to know about periods, period education, where to find free products and how to be period friendly business.

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Welcome to MyPeriod - where there’s everything you need to know about periods, period education, where to find free products and how to be period friendly business.

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What is Menstrual Justice?

Menstrual justice is a rights-based, intersectional approach that seeks to:​

Dismantle systemic barriers

Challenge discriminatory social constructs

Address structural inequities ​related to menstruation

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Irise International - Global Menstrual Justice

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Towards Global Menstrual Justice. Irise International is a global leader in menstrual justice programming, policy and research - imagining and building a world where nobody is held back by their period.

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Home Office child disruption toolkit

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County lines and criminal exploitation toolkit

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County lines and criminal exploitation toolkit

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This children's society toolkit hopes to address some gaps in knowledge and offer suggestions for supporting young people who are at risk of, or being trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation.

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There is currently no legal definition of 'county lines' or 'criminal exploitation', and very little guidance. Currently, the criminal exploitation of children and young people is often not fully understood by services working with them, which can impact on the response that a child or young person receives.

Trafficking and criminal exploitation are forms of abuse and therefore should be afforded a safeguarding response. Often the visible symptoms of this abuse are responded to, meaning that many children and young people receive a criminal justice response, while their safeguarding needs are overlooked.

According to the recent National Crime Agency briefing on County Lines Violence, Exploitation and Drug Supply, two in three police forces reported that the exploitation of children and young people was identified in relation to county lines activity. One in four police forces reported that children and young people involved in county lines were experiencing sexual abuse. However the latest report also acknowledged that, although the exploitation of children and young people continues to be reported, the true scale of abuse remains an intelligence gap in many parts of the country.

Criminal exploitation interlinks with a number of multiple vulnerabilities and offences, including the child or young person being exposed to, and/or being victim of, physical and emotional violence, neglect, sexual abuse and exploitation, modern day slavery and human trafficking, domestic abuse and missing episodes.

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County lines and criminal exploitation toolkit

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This toolkit hopes to address some gaps in knowledge and offer suggestions for supporting young people who are at risk of, or being trafficked for the purpose of criminal exploitation.

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Seasonal Preparedness information for London Education Settings

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Seasonal Preparedness information for London Education Settings

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Key messages for education and childcare settings on seasonal preparedness

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Seasonal preparedness information for London CYP Settings 2025 (1)

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Fluoride Varnish : Mythbusting. What it is and how it works fact sheet.

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School Health Information and Update Guidelines

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School Health Information and Update Guidelines

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The importance of healthy growth in children

Growing healthily and maintaining a healthy weight throughout childhood is important for physical, social and mental wellbeing and readiness to learn. It also lays a foundation for future wellbeing, learning and employment., Oral health is also an important part of a child’s general health and wellbeing and contributes to the development of a healthy child as well as school readiness. Children who have tooth decay may have pain, infections, difficulties with eating, sleeping and socialising and may require time off school for dental treatment. Diets lower in sugar can prevent both tooth decay and obesity. Children and young people may themselves recognise the benefits of being a healthy weight and having healthy teeth with some already identifying that they need help to make healthier choices to stay healthy, happy and well.

Schools teach pupils about the importance of good nutrition and being physically fit and healthy to maintain their mental health and wellbeing as well as the benefits of having healthy teeth and gums, this is a statutory requirement through relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education. The Ofsted Inspection Framework (2023) includes a judgement on the personal development of learners which includes evaluating the extent to which the curriculum and the provider’s wider network helps learners to know how to keep physically and mentally healthy.,

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Copy of 2024 NCMP school feedback cover letter_final.docx

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Better Health School Zone: offers teaching resources for key stages 1,2,3 and 4 to support the relationships, sex and health education curriculum and enable teachers to support the wellbeing of students

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Welcome to the new home for School Zone

Our look has changed but you can still find our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

You will need to register for an account and sign in to download School Zone resources. This is free and quick to do.

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Explore our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of different topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

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Teach safe and effective PSHE on a range of topics with quality assured lesson plans from the official body for PSHE education. We aim for full PSHE education curriculum coverage, including all aspects of statutory RSHE as well as financial and careers education.

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Quality assured lesson plans on all PSHE education topics from the national body for PSHE education.

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When we eat better, we do better. So Let's Get Cooking are all about inspiring everyone to learn to cook and enjoy good food. We give people the confidence and skills they need to get hands-on in the kitchen and make healthier food choices throughout their lives.

First set up in 2007, our first 5,000 clubs were created in schools and – supported with Big Lottery funding – reached more than three million people.

We support all of these Let’s Get Cooking clubs by offering recipes, advice, expert training and practical resources.

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The Let’s Get Cooking programme inspires people to learn to cook and enjoy good food. We give them the confidence and skills they need to get hands-on in the kitchen and make healthier food choices throughout their lives.

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Guidance on the standards for planning and providing food in schools.

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Guidance on the standards for planning and providing food in schools.

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planning and provision of school food

the school food plan

the provision of milk

the free fruit and vegetables scheme

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Free school meals: guidance for schools and local authorities

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Free school meals: guidance for schools and local authorities

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Guidance for schools and local authorities about providing school meals including information on free school meal eligibility.

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Guidance about free school meals and transitional protection arrangements for them under Universal Credit.

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It provides guidance on free school meal eligibility and the introduction of transitional protection arrangements under Universal Credit for those already receiving free school meals.

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Classification of overweight and obesity

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Classification of overweight and obesity

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For population monitoring purposes, a child’s BMI is classed as overweight or obese where it is on or above the 85th centile or 95th centile, respectively, based on the British 1990 (UK90) growth reference data. The population monitoring cut offs for overweight and obesity are lower than the clinical cut offs (91st and 98th centiles for overweight and obesity) used to assess individual children; this is to capture children in the population in the clinical overweight or obesity BMI categories and those who are at high risk of moving into the clinical overweight or clinical obesity categories. This helps ensure that adequate services are planned and delivered for the whole population.

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In this lesson, students learn how they can prevent tooth decay. The activities demonstrate the importance of brushing teeth twice a day to reduce plaque, and how much sugar many common drinks contain.

Scroll down for more information and to download resources.

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Bacteria can grow on teeth, clumping together to form a sticky substance called dental plaque. You will see this in your own mouth as a creamy line around your teeth or you may feel it as a furry layer with your tongue. If plaque is not brushed away regularly, or there is a high frequency of sugar in the diet, the bacteria within the plaque can lead to tooth decay (caries).

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Students learn how plaque forms and why and how sugary food and drink can damage your teeth.

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The e-Bug programme, operated by the UK Health Security Agency, provides free resources to support children and young people to play their role in infection prevention and control. This includes free educational resources for schools to introduce students to microbes, hygiene, vaccinations and antimicrobial resistance.

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A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools.

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Improving oral health: supervised tooth brushing programme toolkit

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A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised tooth brushing programmes in early years settings and schools.

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Developed for Better Health, the new KS1 and KS2 dental lesson plans are the first in a series of Better Health school resources to help pupils and their families learn about healthier eating habits

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Welcome to the new home for School Zone

Our look has changed but you can still find our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

You will need to register for an account and sign in to download School Zone resources. This is free and quick to do.

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Explore our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of different topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

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Daily Mile: a simple and free initiative to encourage children to run, walk or jog for 15 minutes every day

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The Daily Mile

The Daily Mile is a simple idea in response to a growing need. We are creating a global movement, built around just 15 minutes of activity each day. It's simple, inclusive, free, and most importantly, children love it.

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The Daily Mile is a simple idea in response to a growing need. We are creating a global movement, built around just 15 minutes of activity each day. It's simple, inclusive, free, and most importantly, children love it.

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Physical activity guidelines: disabled children and disabled young people

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Physical activity guidelines: disabled children and disabled young people

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Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines on physical activity for disabled children and young people. Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.

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Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.

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The infographic communicates the main messages to consider when encouraging and participating in physical activity.

The infographic was co-produced with disabled children, disabled young people, parents and carers.

To get the infographic in Braille, email David Swanston at St Vincent's School: davids@stvin.com.

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Physical activity guidelines: children and young people (5 to 18 years)

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Physical activity guidelines: children and young people (5 to 18 years)

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Chief Medical Officer’s physical activity guidelines infographic for 5 to 18 year olds. Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.

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Infographic to help health professionals explain the type and amount of physical activity that children and young people should be doing to improve their health.

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The School Games is a programme which puts physical activity and school sport at the heart of schools, providing young people with the opportunity to learn through physical activity and competition to achieve their personal best. Inspiring millions of young people across the country to take part in appropriate competitive school sport

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The School Games is a programme which puts physical activity and school sport at the heart of schools, providing young people with the opportunity to learn through competition to achieve their personal best.

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Inspiring millions of young people across the country to take part in appropriate competitive school sport.

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Provides information about the evidence on active mile initiatives, ideas for how to implement them and examples of practice. It recommends that schools deliver at least 30 minutes of the recommended daily 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity for children

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Provides information about the evidence on active mile initiatives, ideas for how to implement them and examples of practice.

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These documents provide guidance for public health teams, commissioners, schools, headteachers and teachers to explain the evidence on active mile initiatives. They also provide practical ideas for those considering starting an active mile initiative and for those already delivering an initiative and searching for ideas to invigorate and refresh their programmes.

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What works in schools and colleges to increase physical activity

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A resource for head teachers, college principals, staff working in education settings, school nurses, directors of public health, county sports partnerships and wider partners. An overview of the evidence and local examples about what works in schools and colleges to increase levels of physical activity in children and young people

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A report that summarises evidence of what works in schools and colleges to promote levels of activity among children and young people.

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This document summarises the evidence of what works in schools and colleges, to increase levels of physical activity amongst children and young people.

The evidence suggests an association between being physically active, and academic attainment and attention. Being physically active also helps to promote physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

Children and young people who are physically active are more likely to continue the habit into adult life.

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MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people's mental health

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MindEd is a free educational resource on children and young people's mental health

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For Professionals and Volunteers

This is for you if you work, volunteer or are studying to work with infants, children, teenagers or adults. MindEd has elearning applicable across the health, social care, education, criminal justice and community settings. It is aimed at anyone from beginner through to specialist. View our Session Brochure to see our full catalogue of elearning sessions.

The MindEd Tips and Resources Hub offers quick access learning for professionals working across health and education settings. The Tips and Resources Hub features accessible tips and resources for professionals on feeding problems and eating disorders, top tips for education staff, and wellbeing tips for blue light service staff . The hub also provides coronavirus staff resilience tips, created to support frontline staff working through the Covid-19 pandemic.

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MindEd is suitable for all adults working with, or caring for, infants, children or teenagers, adults and older people, including people with a learning disability and autistic people; all the information provided is quality assured by experts, useful, and easy to understand. We aim to give adults who care for, or work with people:

the knowledge to support their wellbeing

the understanding to identify a child, young person or adult at risk of a mental health condition

the confidence to act on their concern and, if needed, signpost to services that can help

MindEd is multi-professional, and can be used by teachers, health and mental health professionals, police and judiciary staff, social workers, youth service volunteers, school counsellors among others to support their professional development.

All registered learners can access a learning path tailored to their needs.

Throughout the MindEd site we make use of images and videos. In all cases, except where specifically noted, these images and videos use actors and are not intended to represent any specific person.

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Please note that the advice provided on MindEd is written and quality assured by experts in mental health and is accurate and comprehensive as possible. It is however only general advice and should not be used as a substitute for any individual advice you might receive from consulting your own doctor/mental health professional. Please use your own judgement when deciding how best to apply our information to any specific situation or proposed treatment. This applies to any clinical professionals, who should use their own clinical judgement when interpreting the information on MindEd and deciding how to best apply it in the treatment of patients.

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MindEd is suitable for all adults working with, or caring for, infants, children or teenagers, adults and older people, including people with a learning disability and autistic people; all the information provided is quality assured by experts, useful, and easy to understand.

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Flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

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Welcome to the new home for School Zone

Our look has changed but you can still find our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

You will need to register for an account and sign in to download School Zone resources. This is free and quick to do.

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Explore our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of different topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.

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Teach safe and effective PSHE on a range of topics with quality assured lesson plans from the official body for PSHE education. We aim for full PSHE education curriculum coverage, including all aspects of statutory RSHE as well as financial and careers education.

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Quality assured lesson plans on all PSHE education topics from the national body for PSHE education.

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Practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff about teaching mental wellbeing.

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Practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff about teaching mental wellbeing.

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A free resource to help busy primary schools develop their whole school approach to  food policy

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A free resource to help busy primary schools develop their school food policy, based on research from the University of York

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10x10 programme

About 10x10

The Hackney 10x10 Programme is a new initiative to support every child in Hackney to achieve 10 amazing activities by the time they are 10 years old.

Engage in exercise

Have a musical experience

Learn to swim

Take part in drama and performing arts

Visit the seaside and the countryside

Experience museums, theatres, galleries and heritage sites

Take part in camping trips and overnight residentials

Learn to ride a bike

Take part in debating

Use a library

Our ambition is for the 10x10 programme to help children develop new skills, find new opportunities, discover new places and interests which will support them to develop a strong sense of identity and to feel a valued part of Hackney.

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About 10x10 The Hackney 10x10 Programme is a new initiative to support every child in Hackney to achieve 10 amazing activities by the time they are 10 years old. Engage in exercise Have a musical experience Learn to swim Take part in drama and performing arts Visit the seaside and the countryside Experience museums, theatres, galleries and heritage sites Take part in camping trips and overnight residentials Learn to ride a bike Take part in debating Use a library Our ambition is for the 10x10 programme to help children develop new skills, find new opportunities, discover new places and interests which will support them to develop a strong sense of identity and to feel a valued part of Hackney. Explore each activity We have created a directory of ideas and opportunities for parents and carers as well as schools and settings. There is also a map to help you discover Hackney places. , Resources for families and carers Information and ideas about each activity for families and carers to support their children. Resources for schools and settings Information and ideas about each activity for teachers and practitioners. Map and directory of 10x10 activities Printable PDF version of the 10x10 map and directory. , 10x10 resources We have also created the following resources: , 10x10 Early Years Journey Guide for Age 0 to 5 For families of children aged 0-5 to give support and inspiration 10x10 Journey Booklet for Age 5 to 10 For every child in Hackney to document their 10x10 achievements with key stage links to support

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My Body is My Body : Children's Workbook

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My Body is My Body : Children's Workbook

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5. A4 English Children's Workbook (297 x 210 mm)-compressed

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5. A4 English Children's Workbook (297 x 210 mm)-compressed

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The My Body Is My Body Programme is a FREE, internationally recognised, award winning musical body safety initiative that teaches children about body safety and autonomy. Through fun, age-appropriate songs, activities, and animated videos, the programme makes learning engaging and memorable. Available at no cost in 30 languages, it ensures accessibility for communities worldwide.

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My Body Is My Body
The World’s #1 Free Child Abuse Prevention Programme

Welcome to My Body Is My Body (MBIMB) – Safeguarding Children Worldwide.
A free internationally acclaimed, award-winning musical body safety programme, MBIMB empowers children to protect themselves.
Trusted in 60+ countries and available in 30 languages.

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Teach children that their bodies are their own and no one has the right to hurt them or touch their private parts.

Firstly be clear that the parts of their body covered by their underwear are private and belong to them.

Now it is essential to explain to children that there may be times that parents or carers may have to touch their private parts, for example:-

a) When they are very young, parents or carers will have to bathe them, but as they get older, they will learn how to bathe themselves.

b) Parents or carers may have to apply medicine to their private parts if the child is sick or sore. Make sure they know that this is something only parents or carers would do and if it makes them feel uncomfortable, they can always be shown how to apply the medicine themselves.

c) A doctor may have to touch their private parts if they are sick or sore, but that Mommy, Daddy or carer would always be with them if the doctor had to touch them there. There is no other time that anyone should be touching their private parts. The most important thing is that the children know it is ok to say “NO” if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or tries to make them do things they know are wrong. Empower children by letting them know their bodies belong to them. There is no need to go into any further sexual or abuse details with young children.

Most sexual abuse occurs either within the extended family or by someone the child knows and trusts. It is very damaging to a child when this trust is broken. They need to know they have someone safe to go to for help and someone who will listen to them and believe them.