Healthy Lives School Staff Update - meet the founder of The Daily Mile, spring term training offer, supporting LGBTQI+ young people and CYP crisis communication toolkit!

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The Healthy Lives Team Staff update contains helpful information and activities for all school teaching staff

 

This is the SCHOOL STAFF newsletter from The Healthy Lives Team. Each Wednesday we share school relevant information, lesson plans and resources, which can be used to support the teaching of health and wellbeing. This goes out to school contacts only.

The HEALTHY LIVES TEAM supports schools, pupils and families with everything to do with health and wellbeing. We want to help you live fitter, healthier and happier lives.

We have a Healthy Lives Team webpage where you can find out more about the team and access Healthy Schools resources and all our archived newsletters. 

If you would like further support or details, please contact Kate Smith, Head of Healthy Lives, at kate.smith@towerhamlets.gov.uk.


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Meet the founder of The Daily Mile, Elaine Wylie

Tower Hamlets remains one the boroughs with the highest participation rates of The Daily Mile. We want to continue supporting schools to implement this great initiative. Elaine will talk about how she started The Daily Mile at her school and share her top tips for successfully implementing The Daily Mile. We are running two sessions on Wednesday 26th January 2022 from 1.30 – 2.30pm and 3.45 – 4.45pm. To book a place, please email sultanax.begum@towerhamlets.gov.uk.


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Spring term free training offer

 

Kooth: Mental Health and Wellbeing service (staff only)

11th January 2022 from 11am – 12pm and 19th January 2022 from 2 – 3pm

This session will be an introduction to Kooth. Kooth is a digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. The presentation will cover the different forms of support young people can access online such as free online counselling. Kooth also offers workshops that can be delivered to schools and local groups to try and support as many young people as possible. They are commissioned by the NHS and the website and service Kooth offers is available every day of the year. There will be time for a live view of the site and questions at the end of the session.

Please email sultanax.begum@towerhamlets.gov.uk to book your place.

 

Suicide Prevention - Overview Tutorial (staff only)

18th January 2022 from 10 – 11.30am      

This session will explore the language, and the challenges, when talking openly about suicide and will give staff the opportunity to understand the prevalence and impact of suicide. Staff will look at ways to recognise the ‘signs’ that may indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide and will consider how we can all contribute to a suicide safer community.

Book here >

Responding to bereavement in the school community (staff only)

26th January 2022 from 2 – 3pm

A session for school staff to support them in thinking about how to respond to a death in the school community.

Please email sultanax.begum@towerhamlets.gov.uk to book your place.

 

Taking care of your wellbeing (staff only)

2nd February 2022 from 2 - 3pm

This staff wellbeing session is open to all schools, nurseries, colleges, and alternative provisions in LBTH.  It is open to staff working at all levels in their organisation. We hope you can take this time for you. We encourage you to bring a cuppa and biscuits. 

Please email sultanax.begum@towerhamlets.gov.uk to book your place.

 

Sleep and Mental Health (school staff and parents)

19th January 2022 from 10-11am and 21st January 2022 from 10-11am

The Healthy Lives Team will be hosting a free online webinar which aims to provide staff and parents with practical, easy to understand knowledge about sleep, interesting facts and a range of strategies and tips to take away and apply that very same evening! The webinars will cover topics such as the importance of sleep, identifying barriers to sleep, sleep cycles, routines and much more!

Please email sultanax.begum@towerhamlets.gov.uk to book your place.


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Resource to support the mental health of LGBTQI+ young people

The Anna Freud Centre have launched a new resource to support the mental health of LGBTQI+ young people which includes advice and guidance around a range of topics which might impact on their mental health. The resource includes sign-posting to a range of support at a time when access to support and safe spaces may have been limited. This resource would be suitable for pupils in secondary school, college and sixth form.

 View here >


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Children and Young People Crisis Lines Communication Toolkit

Healthy London Partnership has launched a campaign to raise awareness among young people and their families of London’s free NHS mental health crisis lines. The campaign has been developed with feedback and input from young people and parents. This toolkit contains social media assets, posters, and articles for your own publications and websites.

Find out more here >

NHS mental health helplines >


 

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Spring term mental health calendar

Mentally Healthy Schools have created a mental health calendar for next term to help schools and colleges plan in activities ahead of time.   The calendar covers awareness days and themes throughout the 2022 spring term, including Children’s Mental Health Week, Safer Internet Day and secondary school offer day. For each date, the calendar highlights suggested activities and free resources to help students and staff mark the dates and explore related mental health topics.

 Download here >


And remember...

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"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."

Isaac Newton


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The Healthy Lives Team

The Healthy Lives Team want to support you with all aspects of health and wellbeing. We send regular newsletters that are relevant whether you are at school, work, or at home.

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Take care,

The Healthy Lives team at London Borough of Tower Hamlets.


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