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Welcome to the summer term edition

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!

Healthy Weight Survey

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.  

Holiday activities and food programme Summer 2023

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

Summer Reading Challenge

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!

Youth Cafe Sport and Games in Newbury

Local charity Sport in Mind are putting on weekly fun free sessions to improve the mentall wellbeing of young people

Events and awareness weeks this term

West Berkshire Heritage Events There are so many events for big and little kids this summer such as messy museum days, a summer fair at Shaw House, a free sculpture exhibition and more. Check out the full list of things to do here

Dates for your diary

• Child safety week 5-11 June https://capt.org.uk/child-safety-week/ there is also a focus at this time of year on how to stay safe and prevent illnesses on farm visits here and following an increase this year in dog attacks, advice on dog safety here

• Healthy eating week 12-16 June Healthy Eating week- for Everyone! https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthy-eating-week/ find resources and sign up to assemblies here

• Water safety week/Drowning prevention week 17-24 June https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/drowning-prevention-week-campaign download education resources for the week here 

With the weather now getting warmer why not check out the PSHE associations lesson for KS1 and KS2 on sun safety https://pshe-association.org.uk/resource/sun-safety-lesson-packs.

• Pride Month - The Mentally Healthy schools team have developed a toolkit full of resources to support Pride Month this June https://tinyurl.com/yuay55be

Look out for issue 53 of the hub in July, summer special! 

To learn more about the Health and Wellbeing in Schools programme

Contact Paul Graham, Health and Wellbeing in Schools Coordinator on 07765117926 or email paul.graham1@westberks.gov.uk 

or go to

info.westberks.gov.uk/schoolshwb

Health and Wellbeing in Schools West Berkshire Education