Catalysts for Change programme funding
Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland wants to support community nurses to address health inequities.
School Healthy Living statistics
Reporting on free school meal uptake and PE provision.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/school-healthy-living-survey-statistics-2020/
Supporting learners with type 1 diabetes
A free e-learning module from JDRF
https://jdrf.org.uk/for-professionals/school-pack/schools-e-learning-module/
Teenage pregnancy
Public Health Scotland have published the annual update on teenage pregnancy statistics
Young people and sexual health services
The NHS is open for condoms, contraception and confidential help. The message is: Don’t wait, Get in touch now!
Eat Your Words
YWCA Scotland bust myths around body image and self-worth.
Supporting young people’s mental health
Advice from the Anna Freud Centre on support during periods of disruption.
https://www.annafreud.org/coronavirus/
Health and Wellbeing resources
Curated by Education Scotland a Wakelet is a collection of links to materials stored online that can be used for this curriculum area.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/digilearn/remote/health-and-wellbeing/
Sesame Street
Caring for each other in stressful times.
https://www.sesamestreet.org/caring
“It’s all around you all the time”
Children explore an Alcohol Free childhood.
https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/our-work/alcohol-free-childhood-consultation/
Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood education
A national resource for educators and learners aged 3 to 18.
https://rshp.scot/
Healthier Minds
East Renfrewshire’s guide to promote the mental wellbeing of children and young people.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/healthierminds/
Healthy Relationships and Consent
Guidance to support educators and young people learn about consent.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/key-messages-young-people-healthy-relationships-consent-resource-professionals-working-young-people/
Children’s mental health affected by sleep
Are children getting enough sleep?
https://neurosciencenews.com/child-sleep-mental-health-15632/
Mental health packs for schools
Individual factsheets about mental health conditions prevalent among young people.
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/order-mental-health-packs-for-schools
‘We all have mental health’ is a new online learning resource
From SAMH, providing teachers with an introduction to mental health and their role.
https://www.samh.org.uk/about-mental-health/elearning-for-teachers
Play, mental health and wellbeing
Through play children develop resilience and flexibility.
https://issuu.com/playwales/docs/play_-_mental_health_and_wellbeing?e=5305098/14597625
Social deprivation and eating in early childhood
Childhood obesity rates are high in the UK, but not all children are affected equally.
https://www.childinthecity.org/2019/12/10/social-deprivation-linked-to-changes-in-eating-style-in-early-childhood/
Teens + Alcohol
Love your child, keep talking to them, establish rules and boundaries.
https://doingdrugs-darta.blogspot.com/2019/11/teens-and-alcohol-what-parenting.html
Good Food Skills resource
Support to deliver practical food education.
https://education.gov.scot/improvement/learning-resources/hwb51-food-education-good-food-skills
Children, food and nutrition
Growing well in a changing world – the state of the world’s children report from UNICEF.
https://www.unicef.org/reports/state-of-worlds-children-2019
