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The Healthy Lives Team Staff update contains helpful information and activities for all school teaching staff. Please share with colleagues.
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.
 Children’s Mental Health Week, 6-12 February 2023 – Place2Be
Children’s Mental Health Week 2023 will take place from 6-12 February 2023. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect, which encourages people to connect with others in healthy, rewarding and meaningful ways. Resources include an assembly, Primary and Secondary age activities and a social media guide.
 Mini London Marathon in Schools Event & London Marathon Mass Participation Event
Event 1: TCS Mini London Marathon in Schools April 2023
The TCS Mini London Marathon in schools challenge is for children to run, jog, walk or wheel 2.6 miles in their school. The 2022 event took place around the time of the TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 October 2022, the next event takes place in April 2023. The event includes free resources for schools such as posters and certificates and every participant will receive a free TCS Mini London Marathon in schools pin badge. To express your school’s interest to take part please complete the online form via the link below.
Event 2: TCS Mini London Marathon Mass Participation Event
The TCS Mini London Marathon will return on Saturday 22 April 2023. There is a choice of a one-mile route for children in Reception to Year 7, or 2.6K for children in Years 6 to 12. Both routes cover part of the iconic TCS London Marathon course, and children will cross the world-famous finish line on The Mall at the end of their event. Entry is free, no matter how many children you register, and schools will receive £10 for every participant aged 17 or under that finishes the event. Register your school’s interest via the link below.
 Resident Survey to Inform the Development of the North East London Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy
The council have put together a resident feedback survey to inform the development of the North East London sexual and reproductive health strategy. The purpose of this strategy will be to improve sexual health and sexual health provision for residents. School staff can contribute to this work by completing the short survey below.
Anna Freud resources: School Classroom Wellbeing Toolkit (Secondary) and Resources for Addressing Emotionally- Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
Resource 1: School classroom wellbeing toolkit (Secondary)
Anna Freud and the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) have partnered to create a brand-new toolkit for secondary school staff on classroom wellbeing. It shares practical steps that staff can apply to promote and support mental health through their everyday interactions with students. The comprehensive resource focuses on enhancing the quality of the classroom environment and relationships between students and staff.
Resource 2: Emotionally-based school avoidance (EBSA)
This resource provides ideas to help education staff address the issue of Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA). This resource introduces the topic of EBSA, explores some of the potential risk factors and provides strategies and tips to help education staff tackle the issue.
 PSHE KS1 / KS2: Connect – movement and dance videos based around strengthening relationships
BBC Teach have put together a series of free interactive and movement-based videos, which focus on relationships and recognising emotions in others. The curriculum-linked videos are led by children’s television presenters including wheelchair basketball star Ade Adepitan (MBE). At the bottom of the page similar videos cover the topics of ‘recharge’, ‘imagine’ and ‘boost’.
 Healthy Early Years London (HEYL)
All children deserve a healthy start in life. Yet by the time they start school, many children in Tower Hamlets are already falling behind in terms of their health and development. By the age of five…
- One in five children are overweight or obese
- One in four have tooth decay
- One in eight fail expected social and emotional development goals
HEYL is a program to recognise and reward early years childcare providers, who working with parents and partners develop, implement and embed quality practice that encourages children’s health and wellbeing. Enabling children to develop healthy life skills. There are four levels of awards to work towards – First Steps, Bronze, Silver and Gold. The program is designed for use in all early years settings: schools, nurseries, creches, children and family centres and childminders.
For more information, please call Lorraine Moss on Mobile: 07738 265288 or email lorraine.moss@towerhamlets.gov.uk
 "Courage is found in unlikely places"
J.R.R. Tolkien
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