Spring Term Living Well Schools Newsletter

Article 1 - Walk To School Week (19th -23rd May)
Article 2 - Salt Awareness Week 2025 (12th - 18th May)
Article 3 - This Girl Can – Studio You
Article 4 - Clean Air Day (19th June)
Article 5: - Quick News Links

Walk To School Week

19th - 23rd May

May is National Walking month, and we want to encourage as many children as possible to walk, wheel, cycle or scoot to school!

Below is information that can be shared with parents in your newsletter/parent platform to promote walking to school:

19-23rd May is Walk to School Week!

If you usually drive your children to school and can’t walk the whole journey, you can still join in by parking a little further away and maybe walking at least some of the way.

Being physically active can help children in lots of ways. It can have a really positive effect on mental well-being and sleep quality. It also improves personal and social development and helps to build strength in bones, muscles, hearts and lungs.

Make it fun for younger children!

· Ask parents who live nearby to join you and all walk together!

· Take it in turns with other parents to walk children to school. · Download a copy of our ‘What did you see?’ A to Z to spot things beginning with every letter of the alphabet on your way to school!

For older children:

· Encourage them to walk to school with friends so they have more time to catch up!

· If they don’t want to walk and they have a bike, encourage them to cycle to school.

Dowload the Living Well Walk to School Toolkit

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Salt Awareness Week 2025

12th - 18th May

Join this year’s Salt Awareness Week as they highlight 6 ways to 6 grams!

In the UK, we are currently consuming, on average, 8.4g of salt a day, 2g more than the recommended daily salt limit, which is raising our blood pressure and increasing our risk of heart attacks and stroke.

Much of the salt we eat is already in the foods we buy, but there are a number of things we can all be doing to help reduce our salt intakes, for better health. This Salt Awareness Week lets remind ourselves of our maximum salt limit and share 6 (or more!) ways to achieve this.

If you would like to be involved this year, we would love to hear from you! Please get in touch:

salt@qmul.ac.uk

For more information on how to get involved:

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Lots of FREE resources available to download:

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Salt and Children's Health downloadable leaflet:

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This Girl Can – Studio You

Over 140 curriculum linked lessons in six exciting disciplines including combat, Pilates and yoga, there's something to get every student moving!

Powered by This Girl Can and funded by The National Lottery, Studio You is an innovative digital exercise platform for teenage girls across England.

It’s packed with over 100 video lessons, plus tips and guidance to inject fun into physical education (PE) across a range of non-competitive activities such as dance, yoga and fitness.

Working with both girls and PE teachers, Studio You and Nike aim to inspire positive behaviour change, helping more girls develop a love for movement, for life. The hub has been designed to feature fresh, modern content and resources informed by what girls today say they want for their dream PE experience

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Clean Air Day

19th June

Bradford Council will be hosting an event for primary school children to celebrate Clean Air Day! Come and join us...

Where: Banqueting Suite, City Hall Bradford

When: Thursday 19th June 2025

Timing: start 10:00 and finish at 13:00

At this stage, we would like you to let us know if your school is interested in attending with a group of pupils. Please complete this form to express your interest in attending -