Welcome to the summer edition of the health and wellbeing in schools hub newsletter. There's so much going on this summer, please share the information below with your school community. Also, get in touch if you'd like any images for your school's social media channels!
West Berkshire and Reading Councils are updating their Healthy Weight Needs Assessment, and would like to better understand the challenges faced by children and young people in maintaining a healthy weight, eating well and being physically active. We really want to hear from local professionals who work with children and young people, so that we have the information needed to inform future schemes and support programmes across the Reading and West Berkshire Local Authority areas.
We're pleased that our popular HAF scheme is running again this summer across West Berkshire. There will be a wide range of both established and new providers with exciting and rewarding activities. Activities available at selected locations include paddle boarding, rock climbing, arts and crafts and also a nutritious meal is included each day in all bookings. HAF is free for children in full time school aged 4 -16 in receipt of Free School Meals. Bookings and additional information will be live on our HAF webpage very soon
Join the Ready, Set, Read! team at your local library this summer West Berkshire Libraries are challenging primary age children to read up to six library books between 1 July and 15 September and collect FREE incentives for their achievements as they read – with medals and certificates for everyone who completes the challenge! From 1 July, children 4-11 years can visit a library to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge. Developed by The Reading Agency in partnership with Youth Sport Trust, the theme of the challenge is ‘Ready, Set, Read!’ which aims to keep children’s minds and bodies active over the summer break. Children will be able to join a superstar team and their marvellous mascots as they navigate a fictional summer obstacle course.
There will be a mini-challenge for pre-school children and something for older children and adults too!
Local charity Sport in Mind are putting on weekly fun free sessions to improve the mentall wellbeing of young people
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