Living Well Schools - Newsletter - October - December 2025

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Living Well Schools Newsletter - October 2025 - December 2025

Welcome back after half-term

Article 1: Finding Low-Cost Food in the Bradford District

Article 2: Infant and Early Years Feeding Survey

Article 3: Climate Action Event

Article 4: Free staff CPD

Article 5: Bradford Girl Power

Article 6: Living Well Workplaces

Article 7: Living Well Schools Grants and Funding

Article 8: Long Term Conditions Resources

Article 9: FREE Science Kit Scheme

Article 10: Quick Links

Finding Low-Cost Food in Bradford.

Living Well have developed a leaflet with a wide range of low-cost and free food options to support people experiencing food insecurity in Bradford district.

The leaflet includes practical information on schemes including NHS Healthy Start, the Nourishing Communities Voucher Scheme, FoodSavers Network, free school meals, emergency food support, and more.

QR codes are included with each scheme for easy access to eligibility checks and applications to help people find nutritious food, budget-friendly recipes, and additional support services.

Help us to ensure no family in Bradford goes without the food they need.

For more information and to download the leaflet:

CLICK HERE

Bradford District Infant and Early Years Feeding Survey.

We need schools’ help to reach families in the Bradford District.

The early years are a vital time to reduce health inequalities and support lifelong wellbeing. Over the next year, we’ll be gathering insights to inform the development of the Bradford District Infant and Early Years Feeding Strategy.

To ensure we hear from a diverse and representative range of voices, we please need your help. By sharing the survey within your school and community, you’ll be supporting us in better understanding families’ experiences and choices regarding infant and early childhood feeding.

The survey looks at feeding practices across the ages of 0-5 years, and anyone looking after, or living with, a child 7 and under can complete it. This includes mothers, fathers, grandparents, step or foster parents and carers.

Survey participants will receive a £5 Love2Shop e-Gift Card after entering their email address at the end of the survey.

For more information and the link to the survey:

CLICK HERE

Bradford Council’s Climate Action Event: 6^th November 2025.

School from across the Bradford district will take part in a Climate Action Event hosted by Bradford Council, designed to support the development and refinement of school Climate Action Plans in line with the Department for Education’s (DfE) Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.

The event provided schools with practical tools, expert guidance, and direct support to embed climate action across all aspects of school life, from governance and estates management to curriculum development and community engagement. Key themes included decarbonisation, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and environmental education.

Teachers will be introduced to a Climate Action Page hosted by Living Well schools, which is a dedicated hub of resources designed to empower pupils as climate ambassadors, amplifying student voice and inspiring action across families and communities.

If you would like support in accessing the resources available, get in touch with your Living Well schools Lead or to find out more email us at schools@mylivingwell.co.uk

For more information and the link to Living Well Schools Climate Action page:

CLICK HERE

Free CPD for school staff.

Living Well Schools is offering a programme of quality training and development opportunities, free to all school staff across the district in 2025-26.

All sessions last for one hour and are online, with a choice of dates and times. The training is suitable for primary and secondary staff. This is a great opportunity to work with other colleagues across the district in an engaging and interactive way. .

Upcoming CPD include but not exhaustive:

Shaping Your Schools Outlook on Poverty

MECC (Making Every Contact Count)

Image Based Abuse & Sextortion (includes teaching resources)

Misogyny vs. Positive Role Models (includes teaching resources)

Social Media Harms (includes teaching resources)

Tackling Racism in Schools

Sexual Health & HIV for secondary staff (includes teaching resources for the new RSE curriculum in 2026)

FGM, Virginity Testing & Hymenoplasty for secondary staff (includes teaching resources for the new RSE curriculum in 2026)

For information or to book a place on one of the workshops:

CLICK HERE

Bradford Girl Power is BACK!

After a successful first cohort, Bradford Girl Power is back!

Places have filled up fast, and we will be working with 24 primary schools during cohort two.

Led by the ‘famous’ Nat Jackson, the project aims to empower, inspire and motivate females in sport and physical activity.

5 girls from each school will have the opportunity to make a difference in closing the gender gap at their school.

If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email Nat@seesportybesporty.org.uk

Living Well Workplaces.

Living Well Workplaces Bradford is a programme that equips local employers with tools, resources, and support to foster healthier, more supportive workplace environments, aiming to reduce sickness, boost retention, and improve overall employee wellbeing.

Living Well Workplaces is a local initiative that offers bespoke support to employers, so that they can create healthier, more supportive and productive working environments.

We will assess the wellbeing needs of your workforce and then provide support within 4 key priority areas; mental health, physical activity, breathe better and healthy eating. Once we know what support is needed within these areas and what changes can be made, your business will benefit from expert advice, bespoke signposting, free training and networking opportunities to support change. Our Living Well Workplace lead will be there to support throughout the whole process.

These changes and support aim to improve staff wellbeing, reduce sickness and boost retention.

For more information on Living Well Workplaces:

CLICK HERE

Living Well Schools Grants & Funding.

Living Well Schools is always looking for grants and funding opportunities for Bradford schools!

We understand how challenging it can be to implement new health and wellbeing projects in schools when budgets are tight. As a team we are always looking for grants and funding opportunities for Bradford schools.

Many of the current grants and funding opportunities closely align with our Living Well Schools ‘Wider Provision’ and ‘Physical Environment’ key domains that constitute to a whole school approach for sustainable health promotion.

Wider Provision:

Beyond the classroom, schools have the opportunity to provide a breadth of activities that enrich children’s lives whilst promoting health and wellbeing. These include play times, extracurricular activities, clubs, and events that encourage healthy lifestyles and positive social interactions, whilst raising aspirations.

Physical Environment:

The physical environment of a school plays a significant role in promoting health. This includes safe and inspiring spaces that promote physical activity, an inclusive eating culture and a nurturing environment to promote all aspects of wellbeing.

For further signposting and support, please get in touch with your Living Well Schools Lead or email: schools@mylivingwell.co.uk

For more information:

CLICK HERE

Long Term Conditions Resources

Step 2 conducted a piece of work in partnership with a number of local schools, and the children’s teams at St Luke's Hospital.

They interviewed a large number of children, parents, school staff and health professionals. As a result, Step2 have developed a Medical Passport and an information video to communicate what young people told them.

The video contains messages that young people wanted their schools to hear, and the passport was a response to them wanting to be able to quickly and easily communicate their needs.

This is editable, and should be produced with the young person, printed and laminated. It can then be easily carried in their blazer pocket or planner.

To download the passport and and watch the video: