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Did you know the Department for Education is offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools to train a senior mental health lead? Schools can now claim a 2nd grant if the trained lead has left the setting.Don’t Miss Out! Click here to claim your grant now! https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/senior-mental-health-leads
Odd Socks Day in schools FREE Odd Socks Day 2023 resources are now available for you to take part on Monday 13th November! https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week-2023-make-noise-about-bullying/odd-socks-day/odd-socks-day-schools
Teachers, don’t miss BBC Live Romans Lesson on Monday 27 November, 11am! Grab your class and attempt to solve a mystery 2000 years in the making in this History Live Lesson for 7-11 year olds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/the-romans-history-live-lesson-monday-27-november-2023-1100/zvcy46f https://x.com/BBC_Teach/status/1719798713466667029?s=20
Anxiety can become a vicious cycle that’s hard to break out of. In a recent survey 29% of people said work was a source of anxiety, so it’s important to keep a healthy work-life balance. Mental Health Foundation have got some useful tips: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/work-life-balance
Primary School Teachers Are you concerned about pupil wellbeing in your school? Check out this FREE ‘how to tackle pupil anxiety’ guide, which includes expert advice and tips to improve pupil wellbeing. https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-anxiety-guide?utm_source=Twitter+Ad&utm_medium=2+-+PT+carousel&utm_campaign=A+Guide+to+Tackling+Student+Anxiety&utm_id=A+Guide+to+Tackling+Student+Anxiety&twclid=2-qy4awmtwha4kjiysre2xs0p4
Stand out and show up for young people’s mental health on World Mental Health Day this 10 October 2023. Join thousands of people wearing yellow across the country to stand out and show up for young people’s mental health this #HelloYellow. #HelloYellow. Find out more
Derby City Schools Emotionally Based School Non Attendance3 day course, cohort one starting Wednesday 18th October 2023This course is for infant, junior and primary schools and develops an understanding of the impact on students who are having severe difficulties attending school, how to identify those at risk of developing difficulties and how to help them. […]
National Poetry Day is on October 5. This years focus is on the theme of refuge. Teaching resources for primary and secondary schools, helping you bring poetry to life in the classroom. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/world-poetry-day-and-national-poetry-day-resources/zr6yd6f https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/national-poetry-day-resources/#:~:text=National%20Poetry%20Day%20resources,-Added%2018%20Sep&text=On%20Thursday%205%20October%202023,KS3%20(P1%20to%20S3).
Calling Derby City Schools, have you booked your place yet? Relational, Attachment and Trauma informed classrooms7 day course, starting Thursday 5th October 2023This course takes relevant concepts from neurodevelopmental research and attachment theory, brings them into the classroom, and empowers school staff to apply this knowledge to the teaching and learning process.Click here to view […]
The official theme for the day is ‘Mental Health is a universal human right’. However ITV are doing a campaign/task in collaboration with Hello Yellow called ‘Britain Get Talking’ which is better suited to children. There is an assembly video introducing the task by Ant and Dec to show the children. https://www.itv.com/britaingettalking/schools.html?dm_i=7N6Y,N4U,HRLBT,2BNX,1