Healthy Schools London resources
NHSP Support materials
Guidance for schools on Healthy Eating
School Food Standards
The standards are mandatory in all maintained schools and some academies and free schools. The standards include:
- 1 or more portions of vegetables or salad as an accompaniment every day
- at least 3 different fruits, and 3 different vegetables each week
- an emphasis on wholegrain foods in place of refined carbohydrates
- an emphasis on making water the drink of choice: limiting fruit juice portions to 150mls
- restricting the amount of added sugars or honey in other drinks to 5%
- no more than 2 portions a week of food that has been deep fried, batter coated, or breadcrumb coated
- no more than 2 portions of food which include pastry each week
School Food Plan: School Food Standards
School Food Plan and cooking in the curriculum
Food Standards Agency resources
Children's Food Trust resources
Children's Food Trust: Packed lunch policy template
Children's Food Trust: Letter to parents re packed lunch
Children's Food Trust: Letter re implementing packed lunch policy
Children's Food Trust Awards: Promoting excellence in children's food
Organisations with useful resources
British Nutrition Foundation resources
Guidance for governors on food policy
National Hydration Council Water Wise Schools
Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening
Diabetes in schools resources (Diabetes UK)
Nutritionist resource: Loveable Lunchboxes
Jamie Oliver's Kitchen Garden Project
McCain: Healthy Recipes for Schools
Father Nature: making outdoor spaces for playing, learning and living
National Literacy Trust/Boots Opticians Schools Challenge
Local Healthy Schools Resources
Islington Healthy Schools: Key Stage 3 Scheme of work: Healthy Choices and Body Image
Islington Healthy Schools: Primary School Cooking Guidance
Islington Healthy Schools: Staff summary re overweight/obese pupils
Bexley Food Hygiene Resource for Primary Schools
Westminster resource: The tale of triumph over terrible teeth
Food in Schools resources
Breakfast club: Pupil questionnaire
Breakfast club: Parent questionnaire
Breakfast club: existing club questionnaire
National Childhood Measurement Programme
National Healthy Schools Programme (NHSP) Support materials
Physical Activity (NHSP): Booklet A
Physical Activity (NHSP): Booklet B
Physical activity criteria map
Public Health England: 'What works' Briefing
These organisations have many useful resources:
London Sport Regular Running in Primary Schools
Sport England inspirational films
Get Set (Olympic and Paralympic Association)
British Heart Foundation (BHF) National Centre for Physical Activity and Health
Association for Physical Education
Big Dance Hub East: East London Dance
Big Dance Hub West: English National Ballet
Big Dance Hub South East: Greenwich Dance
Big Dance Hub North: Sadler's Wells
Merton School Sports Partnership Resources
Active Travel
Active travel to and from school gives children a great chance to take part in physical activity and also reduce traffic congestion around schools and ultimately air pollution. TfL have an Awards programme and network that supports and rewards schools for their work around active travel. For more information go to:
TfL STARS: Getting young London moving
Road injury prevention: resources to support schools to promote safe active travel
NHSP Support materials
Guidance for schools on developing Emotional Health and Wellbeing
The following organisations have useful resources:
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) community
Diverse Voices Performing Arts Company
AcSEED: Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in Schools
Islington Mental Health and Resilience in Schools (iMHARS)
METRO: Homophobic Biphobic and Transphobic Anti-Bullying Programme for schools
Building Adolescent Resilience
FREE Mental Health Awareness and Safeguarding Training
NHS Go: Health information and advice for young people in London
Dove Self Esteem Project: resources for teachers
PATHS Programme for Schools (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies)
MindEd: e-learning to support young healthy minds
Bullying information - Counselling Directory
NICE Public Health Guidelines
Social and emotional wellbeing for children and young people overview
Social and emotional wellbeing: early years
Social and emotional wellbeing in primary education
Social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education
Local Healthy Schools resources
Ealing: Managing Self-harm: a practical guide for schools
Islington: Healthy Minds - A Scheme of Work about Mental Health for Key Stage 3
Building Adolescent Resilience
Building Adolescent Resilience website
The resources on the website are divided into:
- Background Information and Research
- Whole School Approach
- Programmes
- Pick up and go
- Targeted support
- Signposting
- Young people
NHSP Support materials
Curriculum resources
London Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) Primary Scheme of Work
London Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) Secondary Scheme of Work
Rise Above for schools: PSHE curriculum support (Key stage 3/4)
These organisations have useful resources:
SRE: End the Silence (Terence Higgins Trust)
Mentor ADEPIS (Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service)
1Decision - PSHE Platform for Primary Schools
NAT World AIDS Day 2016 assembly and lessons
Great Men Project:Engaging Boys: Disrupting Gender Stereotypes
Commonwealth 2018: Classroom activities pack
Teenage mothers and young fathers: support framework (PHE)
Teenage Pregnancy and young parents (LGA)
Medical conditions
e-Bug - infection prevention and treatment - KS1-KS5
Asthma guide for London schools
Epilespy Guide for London Schools
Diabetes Guide for London Schools
Immunisations: The MenACWY vaccination programme targets meningococcal disease by immunising teenagers and young people starting university..
Winter Readiness Information for London schools
National flu immunisation programme plan
Supporting Young People with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia in School
Local Healthy Schools resources
Hackney: Sex and Relationships Education: Support for Hackney Secondary Schools
Islington Healthy Schools: Keeping safe out and about: Year 6
Islington Healthy Schools: Smoking Lesson Key Stage 3
Islington Healthy Schools: Alcohol lesson: Year 9
Islington Healthy Schools: Primary PSHEC Scheme of work
Islington Healthy Schools: Primary SRE Pack
Islington Healthy Schools: SRE Covered sample pack
Islington Healthy Schools: PSHEE Programme of Study
Islington Healthy Schools: Lesson Female Genital Mutilation: Key Stage 3
Islington Healthy Schools Asthma Lesson (Y2, 3, 4)
Islington Healthy Schools Asthma presentation
NICE Public Health Guidelines
School-based interventions on alcohol
Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people
Healthy Schools Support materials
Engaging parents and carers: guidance for schools
Whole school approach: summary
Governors guide to Healthy Schools
Sing Up
Sing Up: Get healthy, get singing pack: The free resource pack features a specially-commissioned song and warm-ups with complementary KS1 and KS2 activity plans, a specially choreographed dance routine and more. Because of the wide-ranging health and social benefits of singing, they're also a perfect way to improve the health and well-being of your pupils.
School Council
Volunteering
Data and evaluation
School Health Education Unit (SHEU)
Discussion paper: Head of Wellbeing: An essential post for secondary schools?
Staff health and wellbeing
The London Healthy Workplace Charter provides a framework to support employers develop good practice by promoting health in their organisation in a practical way. It is coordinated by the GLA working in partnership with health experts in partner boroughs.
The Charter can be used as a self assessment framework. You can also work towards awards against the assessment standard levels – commitment, achievement and excellence.
National Education Union: Action on Workload
Education Support Partnership provides mental health and wellbeing support services to all staff working in education including a Helpline (08000 562 561 or visit the Education Support Partnership website), grants, training and development fund and resources.
SMSC
Citizenship Foundation: British Values
Allergies
Environment
LIONS Lifeskills support for schools
Lions support the Healthy Schools London programme by providing the following FREE to each school (if funds are available):
- One resource on engagement with the HSL programme. For Primary Schools this will be a Health and Wellbeing CD including lesson plans and for Secondary Schools this will be a Citizenship resource pack. These resources will normally be supplied through your Borough Co-ordinator
- When they achieve a Bronze, Award, schools can order any one resource from the Resource Brochure found on the LIONS Lifeskills website. These resources will normally be supplied direct to the qualifying school. Our recommendation for primary schools would be the 'I AM I KNOW I CAN' resource first and 'LIFE CHANGES', the bereavement resource, second.
Resources are ordered via HSL Borough Leads and then from the Lions Lifeskills Officer David Skinner: Email [email protected] or call 01323 767656 and name te resource, school and contact teacher.
Please contact David if you don't have a Borough Lead or are need anything else.
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