Tag: Schools Health and Wellbeing
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Lunchboxes, portion sizes and food policies
Providing healthy, balanced lunches is an important part of supporting children’s wellbeing, learning, and development. A clear lunchbox and portion size policy helps families understand expectations, promotes consistency across the school, and encourages positive eating habits from an early age. Back in June we looked at the rationale for introducing…
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Bringing cooking into the school day: a practical guide for schools
The Schools Health and Wellbeing webinar series continued strong in May. Having previously talked about afterschool cooking clubs, the Eatwell Team’s next session for the programme tackled delivering cooking sessions during curriculum time. Cooking is far more than just preparing food. When children learn to cook, they develop confidence, creativity…
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Creating active schools: supporting every child to move more
At the end of March, the seventh session in our School Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series looked at how to support the physical activity levels of all pupils, presented by Sam Ostermeyer, the Children and Young People Programme Manager from Energize. Rethinking movement in schools Physical activity is a cornerstone of…
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Talking about body image and weight
In February we delivered the fifth webinar in our Schools Health and Wellbeing series, the aim of which is to support schools and professionals around a range of health and wellbeing topics. February’s session, delivered by the Healthy Families team, looked at how to sensitively and confidently talk with children,…
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Active breaks and learning webinar recap
In January, we delivered the fourth session in our School Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series, which focussed on ‘Active Breaks and Active Learning’, and was presented by Sam Ostermeyer, the Children and Young People Programme Manager from Energize. What is active learning? Active learning is a teaching approach where children…
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December’s webinar was a sweet success!
Our School Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series continued with another fantastic session—and this one was all about sugar! For the second time, we welcomed our brilliant Eatwell Team, who shared everything you need to know about sugar and its impact on health. What did participants learn? And that’s not all!…
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NCMP and School Nurse webinar – highlights and resources
November brought the second session in our school health and wellbeing webinar series, and it was packed with valuable insights! This time, we focused on the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and the fantastic support our School Nursing Team provides to schools. The session was led by Nicola Humphries, who…
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The NHS Eatwell Guide
We recently launched our school health and wellbeing webinar series with an engaging session on the Eatwell Guide, delivered by Niki Andrews and Lydia Murphy from the Eatwell Team. This informative webinar gave participants a clear overview of the NHS Eatwell Guide, highlighting the role of each food group in…
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The School Food Standards, let us help get your school up to date
Do you know about the Department for Education’s (DfE) School Food Standards? And that schools have a legal responsibility to comply?
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Another gold healthy schools rating achieved!
Wrockwardine Wood Juniors awarded their gold healthy schools rating
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Wellbeing Days at Newport Infant School and Nursery
Newport Infant School and Nursery has introduced Wellbeing Days to the beginning of each term as a gentle reintroduction to the school day.
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Millbrook Primary School leads the way with their wellbeing governor
Millbrook Primary School are leading the way in Telford & Wrekin as they have a wellbeing governor role assigned to their governing board.
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Nurturing children’s cooking talent with a Phunky Foods school cooking club
An after school cooking club is igniting children’s passion for cooking healthy meals and uncovering talents they did not know they had.
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School family cooking session is a hit for pupils, parents and teachers
The eat well project went to Wrockwardine Wood C.E. Junior School to deliver a family cooking session to teach about healthy cooking.
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How dancing can boost health and happiness in school
One local school has been using the power of dancing to improve the health and wellbeing of not just their pupils, but their staff and even parents as well.
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How parents can ensure their kids eat well and stay active during the pandemic
Keep your kids healthy and active while staying at home in the pandemic with these tips.
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How the Daily Mile is having a positive impact in one Telford school
The Daily Mile improves concentration in lessons, gives pupils time to unwind and improves physical health.
