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Next steps taken to ensure age-appropriate Relationships, Sex and Health Education

Leading experts in child safeguarding, health, teaching, curriculum development and equalities to contribute to the review of the statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex and Health Education

Today the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, has announced the formation of an independent expert advisory panel who will advise on the review of the Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum...

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9 benefits of kids being outside

With the sun finally coming out to play we have been loving spending more time outside! After months of being stuck inside due to the rain, it feels so good to feel the benefits of the great outdoors.

Apart from it feeling good to feel the sun on our faces, there are so many other benefits to getting outside with your family. We have put together a list of 9 of those benefits, to...

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Stix Mindfulness Remotes Show Positive Impact on Children's Wellbeing

Mindfulness reveals results of a pilot study for Mental Health Awareness Week

Stix Mindfulness, a provider of interactive wellbeing products for children, announces the results of a recent research study showing the positive impact of Stix Mindfulness Remotes on children's moods. The study, conducted over 4 weeks, involved 8 children and was conducted in partnership with Brunel University...

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Meet SPOKE: An App Improving GenZ Mental Health Through Music

  • SPOKE is a new mental health app combining AI, science, music and lyricism to improve mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. The deeply personalised app helps listeners with everything from sleep to heartbreak, confidence and focus.
  • Musicians, voice artists and composers are trained by a team of clinical psychologists, therapists and neuroscientists. Each
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Transformational reform begins for children and young people with SEND

Plan for better, fairer access to high quality special educational needs and disabilities support.

Children and young people across England with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision (AP) will get high-quality, early support wherever they live in the country.

The SEND and AP improvement plan published today (Thursday 2 March) confirms...

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Life Hacks to support children’s mental health and wellbeing

RCOT publishes OT Life Hacks to support children’s mental health and wellbeing

As part of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has published a series of life hacks to help support children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Developed with the expertise and knowledge of occupational therapists, the life hacks aim to help...

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One in four older teens now has a probable mental health disorder, new research shows

One in four 17-19-year-olds now has a probable mental health disorder – up from one in six last year.

The findings are according to the NHS digital report The Mental Health of Children and young People in 2022 . The report was produced in collaboration with experts from the University of Exeter and Cambridge University. It explores the mental health of children and young people in 2022,...

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SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES ‘THE REZ’ BECOMES FIRST PODCAST ACCREDITED FOR TEACHING IN SCHOOLS

  • Podcast and built-in comic book helping to teach kindness in the classroom
  • Accredited PSHE learning resources accompanying The Rez support teachers to deliver lessons on resilience and mental wellbeing
  • Supported by Anti-Bullying Alliance with new episodes incorporating anti-bullying released
  • Informed by the latest research from University of Sussex’s ‘
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New research reveals family fitness latest casualty of cost-of-living crisis

New research shows sport & physical activity are the latest casualties in cost of living crisis
  • A third of families are spending less on children’s activities this winter
  • 66% are looking for cheap and free activities this Christmas
  • 25% say reducing physical activities impacts their mental health

New research has revealed how UK families will be...

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New Alliance publication on delivering the EYFS outdoors in a fascinating and effective way

The Early Years Alliance has launched a new publication explaining the positive impact of time outdoors on children’s development, enabling them to self-regulate, problem solve, and appreciate nature and their responsibility towards it.

The Alliance's new publication Introducing Forest School in the Early Years provides guidance on how to create a Forest School with links to the EYFS...

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