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PSHE Education and the New Ofsted Inspection   1 Feb 2012

The PSHE Association has released a new briefing on the revised Ofsted Framework... Read more


Blitz Project No Longer in Secondary Schools   27 Jan 2012

The Blitz Young People’s Alcohol Project is currently being reviewed in relation to impact, learning outcomes and effectiveness... Read more


Massage in Schools!   25 Jan 2012

The Massage in Schools Programme (MISP) is an established, accredited programme of clothed peer massage and positive touch activities for children of 4-12 years, based on the concepts of RESPECT and CHOICE... Read more


Jumps not Bumps!   18 Jan 2012

You may remember that during Child Safety Week last summer the NHS in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly launched a safety campaign called Jumps not Bumps... Read more


Sustrans Big Pedal   10 Jan 2012

Sustrans Big Pedal is Back In March 2011, over 800 schools helped pedal more than 600,000 journeys to school by bike in just 15 days... Read more


We've trained our 100th Heartstart Instructor in Cornwall   7 Jan 2012

At the instructor training day on the 5th January 2012 we trained our 100th Heartstart Instructor since the British Heart Foundation approached the Healthy Schools Team  to offer us funding to appoint a coordinator and set up a Heartstart Programme in Cornwall... Read more


Push Hard Push Fast - New ELS Campaign   4 Jan 2012

The BHF have just launched their latest Emergency Life Skills Campaign, Hands-Only CPR... Read more


HPS Newsletter   14 Dec 2011

The Winter 2011 edition of the Health Promotion News (now including Healthy Living Network News) is now available... Read more


BHF Heartstart Emergency Life Support Training Redruth and Helston   13 Dec 2011

In the new year the Cornwall Heartstart Healthy Communities will be offering FREE 2 hour Heartstart ELS Courses to members of the public at venues in Helston and Redruth... Read more


We need a new BHF Heartstart Coordinator   12 Dec 2011

We are looking for a new BHF Heartstart Coordinator to carry on the wonderful work of Bex Kessell... Read more


Robin Banerjee Visit to Cornwall   17 Nov 2011

Excitement is mounting here at Healthy Schools at the approach of the visit of Robin Banerjee to Cornwall to do a day's training and workshop about his fantastic work on children's emotional health and wellbeing... Read more


RTime Training Day   16 Nov 2011

John and Trina are running another of their RTime courses at County Hall, Truro on 25th November... Read more


Where are all newsletters going?   7 Nov 2011

We've recently changed the way we manage and send out our Healthy Schools Programme Newsletter to what we hoped was a more efficient system... Read more


Health Inequalties Strategy 2011 - 2016   24 Oct 2011

Today sees the launch of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Inequalities Strategy for 2011 - 2016... Read more


Take 10 free trial   12 Oct 2011

Take 10 have launched a new resource - Take 10 Every Move Counts http://take10... Read more


St Issey pupils rewite the Audit   10 Oct 2011

... but don't panic if you've already started the Annual Audit! It's the children's version they've rewritten for us... Read more


Sign the Heartstart Petition   9 Oct 2011

The BHF has launched a petition to back the campaign for all children to be able to leave school having learnt the essential skills to save a life in an emergency situation... Read more


Drinkaware launch new on-line alcohol resource for schools   9 Oct 2011

Drinkaware have just produced an excellent on-line resource for both primary schools, secondary schools and parents who want to talk to their children about alcohol... Read more


Stonewall Homophobic Bullying Work   3 Oct 2011

Stonewall offer schools support, guidance and resources to help tackle homophobic language and bullying in schools... Read more


Anti-Bullying Week 2011   3 Oct 2011

Anti-bullying Week 2011 will be held from 14-18 November... Read more


Hearstart Training October   29 Sep 2011

Bex Kessell our Heartstart coordinator is running some more of the very popular FREE Heartstart training for schools and community wishing to offer Heartstart... Read more


Health Promotion Service Newsletter Autumn 2011   21 Sep 2011

The Autumn 2011 edition of the Health Promotion News (now including Healthy Living Network News) is now available... Read more


Water Bottle Tops   16 Sep 2011

In the last few days we have been alerted to a potential problem with some of the caps on our HS water bottles... Read more


Extra Annual Audit Training Day added!   12 Sep 2011

Due to the high demand from schools wishing to attend the Annual Audit launch / training we've added another date... Read more


Cornwall Healthy Schools awarded Big Lottery Fund Grant   4 Aug 2011

The Cornwall Healthy Schools Team are delighted to annouce we have been awarded a Big Lottery Fund Grant to support the development of the Cornwall Families in it Together Programme... Read more


Cornwall Conversations   22 Jul 2011

Cornwall ConversationsCornwall Council is holding a consultation with community leaders, stakeholders, residents and employees about the issues and opportunities affecting Cornwall and the people who live here... Read more


Health Promotion Information and Resource Centre News   22 Jul 2011

News from the Health Promotion Information and Resource CentreThe Health Promotion Information and Resource Centre holds an excellent collection of leaflets, media and books on all health promotion topics... Read more


Free pedometers!   19 Jul 2011

Free pedometers from the 2011 Global Children's Challenge!The application process for this year's Global Children's Challenge has begun... Read more


Health Promotion and Healthy Living   14 Jul 2011

Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network NewsThe Summer 2011 editions of Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available, follow the links below... Read more


Physical activity guidelines published   12 Jul 2011

Physical activity guidelines publishedThe Department of Health has published Physical activity guidelines for children and young people (5-18 years). Read more


Taste of the West Award 2011   8 Jul 2011

Taste of the West Award 2011The Taste of the West South West Local Food in Schools Award 2011 will be awarded to a school or college committed to sourcing local produce and to educating its pupils about healthy, locally-sourced food and drink... Read more


Sun Smart information for schools   1 Jul 2011

Sun SmartCommissioned by the Department of Health and run by Cancer Research UK, SunSmart is the UK's national skin cancer prevention campaign... Read more


FREE trampoline lessons!   21 Jun 2011

Jumps not bumps!In local work to support Child Safety Week (this week!) NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is encouraging us to be safe when we trampoline... Read more


Unfortunate Eric   6 Jun 2011

Unfortunate EricWho is Unfortunate Eric? He's the face of the British Heart Foundation's campaign to make sure that all children leave school knowing the necessary skills to save a life... Read more


Health Promotion Service training programme   26 May 2011

Health Promotion Service: trainingRead about all the training being run by Cornwall and Isles of Scilly's Health Promotion Service: Health Promotion Service training programme 2011-12... Read more


BHF and Resuscitation Council UK campaign   16 May 2011

BHF and Resuscitation Council UK campaignThe British Heart Foundation and the Resuscitation Council UK have jointly launched a campaign to make Emergency Life Support (ELS) a compulsory part of the curriculum in England... Read more


Healthy Living Kit from BHF   5 May 2011

Healthy Living KitThe British Heart Foundation has produced a Healthy Living Kit, part of their Food4Thought campaign... Read more


BHF Ultimate Dodgeball   8 Apr 2011

Ultimate DodgeballUltimate Dodgeball is one of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) newest fundraising events... Read more


BHF Jump Rope For Heart   8 Apr 2011

Jump Rope For HeartThe British Heart Foundation's Jump Rope For Heart is a popular sponsored skipping challenge that can be held at any time during the school year... Read more


Know before you go   7 Apr 2011

Know before you goThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has produced a free resource for KS 5, "Know before you go" which aims to teach young adults how to travel safely... Read more


Department for Education advice   6 Apr 2011

Preventing and tackling bullyingThe Department for Education has published Preventing and tackling bullying: advice for school leaders, staff and governing bodies... Read more


Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News   6 Apr 2011

Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network NewsThe Spring 2011 editions of Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available, please click on the links below... Read more


CWP drugs education resource launch day a superb success   29 Mar 2011

Christopher Winter Project drugs education launch day a superb successKirsten Jowett is the author of the Christopher Winter Project's Teaching Drug and Alcohol Education with Confidence in Primary Schools and we were delighted that she came to Truro to run a workshop for us... Read more


FIT Cornwall   29 Mar 2011

FIT CornwallOur website just got even better! We're preparing to launch our flagship healthy lifestyles website for schools and families, FIT Cornwall... Read more


Walk to School Week competitions   29 Mar 2011

Walk To School Week competitionsWe're working closely with Cornwall Council's School Travel Plan team on events for Walk to School Week (16th to 20th May) and two Walk To School Week competitions... Read more


EEFO.fm   29 Mar 2011

EEFO.fmDo you want to be EEFO's big voice? One young person (aged 13-19) will get the opportunity to do some presenting on EEFO... Read more


KICK 2011 for CLIC Sargent   28 Mar 2011

KICK: the fun football fundraiserKICK is a nationwide initiative that encourages schools, groups and youth football clubs across the country to organise their own football-themed fundraising events in support of children with cancer... Read more


South west e-safety helpline   17 Mar 2011

South west e-safety helpline for professionalsThis pilot helpline is part of the UK Safer Internet Centre... Read more


Speaker's School Council Awards   11 Feb 2011

Speaker's School Council Awards Last year, more than 2,000 schools entered the Speaker's School Council Award scheme and the winners attended an wonderful celebration event in Parliament... Read more


Speakeasy Facilitator Training   4 Feb 2011

Speakeasy Facilitator Training Two-day OCN accredited course, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd March, 9... Read more


The Big Pedal   3 Feb 2011

The Big PedalRead all about The Big Pedal and if you’d like your school to be involved and have the chance to win some great prizes, sign up and join the Big Pedal. Read more


Is your Healthy School plaque out of date?   26 Jan 2011

Is your Healthy School plaque out of date?Do you have a Healthy Schools plaque that is dated 2009 or 2010? Have you recently completed your Healthy Schools Plus work and / or your Annual Review? If so, we've got a replacement plaque plate for you - we'll be sending them out soon... Read more


Free potato growing kit   18 Jan 2011

Free potato growing kitGrow your own potatoesLinked to the curriculum, this Potato Council project teaches primary children how potatoes grow and how they fit in to a healthy balanced diet... Read more


Credit crunch cooks   18 Jan 2011

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Raising awareness of cancer among teenagers   17 Jan 2011

Raising awareness of cancer among teenagersThe Teenage Cancer Trust is a UK-based charity that aims to ensure that every young person with cancer and their family receive the best possible care and professional support throughout their cancer journey... Read more


Really Good School Dinner 2011   14 Jan 2011

The Really Good School Dinner 2011For the third successive year the School Food Trust is running the Really Good School Dinner campaign... Read more


E-safety for professionals   13 Jan 2011

E-safety for professionalsThe South West Grid for Learning is running E-Safety Live events to help delegates to protect their professional identities as they embrace the opportunities created by social networking and online technologies... Read more


Young carers - hidden from view?   13 Jan 2011

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R Time Practitioner Training   11 Jan 2011

R Time Practitioner TrainingJohn Pascoe and Petrina Missons will run R Time practitioner training at the Health Promotion building in Wilson Way, Pool near Redruth on 3rd March 2011... Read more


The Great Swapathon has arrived!   5 Jan 2011

The Great Swapathon has arrived!The Great Swapathon is a fun New Year activity from Change4Life to help you and your family make small, simple changes to eat well, move more and live longer... Read more


Advice from the Health Protection Unit   14 Dec 2010

The Spotty BookThe Health Protection Unit (South West Peninsula) published The Spotty Book which provides general guidance for schoolteachers and others with children in their care about the prevention and control of infectious diseases... Read more


Children's University annual   14 Dec 2010

Children's University annualThe Children's University has published See You, showcasing and celebrating some of the work it has done throughout the UK... Read more


SHEU survey results for Cornwall   10 Dec 2010

SHEU survey results for CornwallFor two years now, we've been working with the Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) to enable schools in Cornwall to survey pupils, gather trend data and measure improvement... Read more


Excellent health promotion work   7 Dec 2010

Excellent health promotion workThe Autumn 2010 editions of the Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available... Read more


White papers secure the future of Healthy Schools   4 Dec 2010

Two white papers, on schools and public health, recently published by the coalition government sound a positive note for the place of pupils' health and wellbeing in schools (and confirm that there is a future for Healthy Schools... Read more


Research into sexting   2 Dec 2010

Research into sextingResearch carried out by South West Grid for Learning and the University of Plymouth found that around 40% of respondents said that they know friends who have been involved in sending sexually explicit images by mobile phone, and that the majority know that these images are sent on beyond the people for whom they are intended, read more. Read more


Reviewing your school catering service   2 Dec 2010

School Food Trust guideThe School Food Trust has developed a guide to help schools considering a change in their catering service arrangements... Read more


Early Learning Fire Safety   2 Dec 2010

Cornwall Early Learning Fire Safety (elfs)Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is piloting a new resource called elfs, which stands for early learning fire safety... Read more


Give it a go funding   30 Nov 2010

Give it a go!Just as a reminder for those who work with economically disadvantaged young people and children in care that there is funding available for eligible children... Read more


Cineclub   23 Nov 2010

Cineclub: real skills for the real world!Cineclub, the young filmmakers network, provides the skills, structure, resources and support to enable teachers to use filmmaking and animation both within and out of the classroom... Read more


National Schools Partnership: fun fruity world   19 Nov 2010

National Schools Partnership: fun fruity world Free resources for Healthy Schools CoordinatorsThe National Schools Partnership, together with smoothie-maker Innocent, has created the Fun Fruity World website... Read more


Free Your Feet   19 Nov 2010

Free Your Feet Run by Living Streets with Big Lottery funding, Free Your Feet is a whole-school walking challenge for secondary schools... Read more


World AIDS Day   18 Nov 2010

World AIDS Day, 1st December 2010Plymouth-based charity The Eddystone Trust is encouraging schools to take part in World AIDS Day by asking pupils and staff give donations and wear something red... Read more


Mencap Spellathon   5 Nov 2010

Take part in Mencap's SpellathonMencap's spelling competition is a great way to improve spelling at your school whilst also raising money for people with a learning disability, their families and carers, read more on Mencap's website. Read more


CIOSPCT Annual Report published   28 Oct 2010

CIOSPCT Annual Report publishedThe Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust (CIOSPCT) announced publication of the Director of Public Health's Annual Report 2010... Read more


Alcohol toolkit   27 Oct 2010

Alcohol toolkit and associated training sessionsFor the attention of staff in secondary settings and short stay schoolsThe South West Alcohol Improvement Programme and Alcohol Concern have developed a toolkit providing guidance for those working with vulnerable young people at risk of alcohol-related harm... Read more


Get Set   20 Oct 2010

Get SetGet Set is the official education programme for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games... Read more


Keep it in the family   15 Oct 2010

Keep it in the familyThis course helps families with healthy eating and also demonstrates some fun physical activities that families can do together... Read more


RTime training in December   8 Oct 2010

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Improving young people's life-saving skills   8 Oct 2010

Improving young people's life-saving skillsThe British Red Cross has launched a campaign to improve young people's life-saving skills... Read more


Massage in Schools Programme training   6 Oct 2010

Massage in Schools ProgrammeMary Gander is running Massage in Schools Programme training on the 8th and 9th of November in Falmouth... Read more


Schools Health Education Unit   23 Sep 2010

Schools Health Education UnitThe Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) has redesigned its website, take a look... Read more


Anti-bullying resources 2010   22 Sep 2010

Anti-bullying resources 2010Download your free Anti-Bullying Week 2010 resources pack!   This year's pack is now available free from the Anti-bullying Alliance's website... Read more


PSHE Association events   20 Sep 2010

PSHE Association eventsThe PSHE Association is running four events for PSHE practitioners this autumn:Workshop (KS3 and above): Working with young people who self-harm, 8th October 2010CPD course (KS3 and 4): Assessing learning and progression in PSHE education, 8th November 2010CPD course (KS3 and 4): Effective coordination of PSHE education, 24th NovemberCPD day for citizenship and PSHE teachers (KS1 and 2): Equipping children with skills for living in Britain's "Big Society", 15th November... Read more


Global Children's Challenge reminder   8 Sep 2010

Global Children's Challenge - reminderThe organisers of the Global Children's Challenge (part of the Global Corporate Challenge) reminded us that the Global Children's Challenge begins on Wednesday 29th September and finishes on Wednesday 17th November, read more here. Read more


News from Health Promotion   7 Sep 2010

Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network NewsThe summer 2010 editions of the Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available, click on the links below to download them... Read more


Ofsted report on PSHE   28 Jul 2010

Ofsted report on PSHEeThe report Personal, social, health and economic education in schools shows provision for PSHEe was good or outstanding in more than three quarters of the 165 maintained schools visited across England... Read more


Global Children's Challenge   20 Jul 2010

Global Children's ChallengePart of the Global Corporate Challenge, the Global Children's Challenge begins on Wednesday 29th September and finishes on Wednesday 17th November, read more on the website. Read more


Sing-up resource   14 Jul 2010

Sing-up!Sing-up! (the government-funded national singing programme for primary schools) has collaborated with the national Healthy Schools programme to produce a resource that brings singing and health and wellbeing together... Read more


News from the coalition government   7 Jul 2010

News from the coalition governmentThe Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, has been speaking at a public health conference today and here are a couple of extracts that cheered us up immensely: "Working with communities and schools to develop young people’s confidence and self-esteem... Read more


Move It! Challenge pack for schools   7 Jul 2010

Move It!For more information about MEND's Move It! challenge pack for schools go to the Move It! website. Read more


Ofsted published report on food in schools   25 Jun 2010

Ofsted has published a report on food in schoolsThe research looks at the progress schools are making in encouraging healthy eating and in meeting food-based and nutrient-based standards for school lunches and for food other than lunches... Read more


NICE guidance on PSHE   21 Jun 2010

Draft NICE guidance on PSHEThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is developing public health guidance on PSHE education focusing on sex and relationships and alcohol education, download the draft document... Read more


Changes to Vetting and Barring   15 Jun 2010

Changes to Vetting and BarringThe coalition government says it aims to "review the criminal records and vetting and barring regime and scale it back to common sense levels"... Read more


Secondary settings invitation   9 Jun 2010

Secondary conference 2010If you work in the secondary sector in Cornwall you are invited to our conference... Read more


Should boys and girls be separated for SRE?   7 Jun 2010

Should boys and girls be separated for SRE?Knowsley Council is considering teaching boys and girls sex education separately in a bid to cut the area's high teen pregnancy rates... Read more


Live 4 Life   1 Jun 2010

Live 4 Life programme in FalmouthLive 4 life is a programme for families of children aged 7-16... Read more


Free KS5 teachers' resource   27 May 2010

Teaching young adults how to travel safelyThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has produced "Know before you go", a free KS5 resource... Read more


2010 Scolly Awards   12 May 2010

2010 Scolly AwardsWe're seeking nominations for this year's Scolly Awards, go to our Scolly page to read about the categories for nominations and to download the nomination form... Read more


Healthy Schools Award Ceremony   12 May 2010

It's that time again! The 2010 Cornwall Healthy Schools Awards will be presented on Friday 18th June at the Sands Resort Hotel, Newquay starting at 10... Read more


Health Protection Agency guidance   29 Apr 2010

Health Protection Agency guidanceThe Health Protection Agency issued Guidance on infection control in schools and other childcare settings... Read more


Sun Week Protection packs   31 Mar 2010

Sun Week Protection packs for schools The National Schools Partnership is making Sun Week Protection packs available to schools for Sun Awareness Week... Read more


The relationship between SEAL, PSHEE and Healthy Schools   26 Mar 2010

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Progress of the Bill   26 Mar 2010

Progress of the BillThe Children Schools and Families Bill has been to the House of Lords for its second reading... Read more


PSHEE and wellbeing news network   26 Mar 2010

PSHEE and wellbeing news networkThe NCB's PSHEE and wellbeing news network is a very useful source of information... Read more


Canteen Rescue   26 Mar 2010

Canteen Rescue!The School Food Trust has extended the deadline on its Canteen Rescue competition... Read more


Healthy lunch tools   22 Mar 2010

Healthier lunchbox resourcesWe've extended our deal with www... Read more


The Speaker's School Council Awards   4 Mar 2010

The Speaker's School Council AwardsThe Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is giving awards to school councils who have completed great projects, see http://speakersschoolcouncil... Read more


Kick for children with cancer   4 Mar 2010

Kick for Children with CancerThis nationwide initiative encourages schools, groups and youth football clubs across the country to organise their own football-themed fundraising events in support of children with cancer, whilst also getting active and healthy... Read more


Grants for Cookits for primary schools   3 Mar 2010

Grants for Cookits The Food Standards Agency is offering grants towards half the cost of Cookits for primary schools... Read more


Children Schools and Families Bill   24 Feb 2010

Progress of the BillOn 23rd February MPs passed the Bill that will make PSHE statutory... Read more


A helping hand for schools   22 Feb 2010

A HELPING HAND FOR SCHOOLSThe Food Standards Agency is offering grants towards half the cost of Cookits for primary schools... Read more


Want the chance to win £200 of sun safety resources?   1 Feb 2010

Sun protection online surveySun safety is one of the priority areas for Healthy Schools Plus and enhancement in Cornwall so the CHSP team are strongly encouraging you to take part in this survey... Read more


Couch kids report   19 Jan 2010

Couch kids report from the BHFFollowing up on research it carried out four years ago, the British Heart Foundation has taken another look at children's activity levels... Read more


Parliament Education Service: consultation   19 Jan 2010

Parliament Education Service: consultationDo you have an active School Council? Do you want to assess the extent of its reach and its success in specific projects? Parliament's Education Service is offering a free evaluation tool to school councils to enable them to assess their own effectiveness and to evaluate a specific project... Read more


2010 National Breakfast Club Plus Awards   18 Jan 2010

2010 National Breakfast Club Plus AwardsIs your breakfast club something to be proud of?Do you know of a breakfast club whose good work should be celebrated?If so, why not enter the 2010 National Breakfast Club Plus Awards - you could win £2,000!Breakfast Club Plus, the partnership between learning charity ContinYou and Kellogg's, is offering over £15,000 worth of cash prizes to the best breakfast clubs in the UK... Read more


Mayday Action Pack   18 Jan 2010

Mayday Action PackThe Maritime and Coastguard Agency is delighted to offer all UK primary schools a free Mayday Action Pack suitable for creative, cross-curricular teaching of 9-11 year olds... Read more


No smoking day 2010   4 Jan 2010

No Smoking Day is 10th March 2010 No Smoking Day is a long-established and effective health awareness campaign... Read more


Inspire! competition   18 Dec 2009

Inspire! competitionThe Grain Chain and Licence to Cook have announced a competition with a chance for schools to win up to £1,500... Read more


Stonewall film clip competition   18 Dec 2009

Stonewall film clip competitionStonewall is running an anti homophobic bullying filmclip competition, read more. Read more


Medicines management training   15 Dec 2009

Medicines management training for teachersCornwall Partnership NHS Trust and the Skills Development Programme are running a study morning to equip teachers and other staff in education with basic skills and knowledge about medicines management... Read more


Parental questionnaire from SHEU   2 Dec 2009

Parental questionnaire from SHEUSHEU (the Schools Health Education Unit) has just completed the development of the parental questionnaire, complementing the pupil questionnaires which many schools have already been using to gather data for the pupil wellbeing indicators and to collect baseline data for Healthy Schools Plus work... Read more


Hands up for Max!   26 Nov 2009

Hands up for Max!The Health Protection Team in Cornwall has arranged for a "Hands up for Max!" pack to be sent to all primary schools in Cornwall - look out for yours! The packs are being sent out via Cornwall Council's school dispatch system on 10th December... Read more


John Rankin is the Best!   26 Nov 2009

John Rankin is the Best!Fantastic news! John Rankin, chef at Penair School has won the Radio 4 Food and Farming award for Best Dinner Lady or Dinner Man... Read more


ASDA's School Matters website   23 Nov 2009

ASDA's School Matters websiteASDA's School Matters website enables children to learn about Food Safety, Diet and Health and Farm to Fork through various games played by on-screen characters The Binks: Jack (aged 5), Ellie (7) and Lucy (14)... Read more


New tools live on Healthy Schools national site   5 Nov 2009

New online toolsThe new Healthy Schools online tools are ready for use! The Annual Review is now available to schools that have achieved Healthy School status and are working towards maintaining it (principally the schools that validated in 2006 and 2007)... Read more


Regional Change 4 Life seminar at Eden   3 Nov 2009

South west regional Change4Life seminar at the Eden Project, 8 Dec 2009This seminar will showcase local supporters' toolkits, including Breakfast4Life, Swim4Life, Walk4Life, Bike4Life, Play4Life, Cook4Life and Dance4Life... Read more


Funding to prevent the misuse of alcohol   12 Oct 2009

Funding to prevent the misuse of alcoholUK organisations working to tackle alcohol misuse and raise awareness of the impact of alcohol misuse in the community have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Drinkaware Tust Awareness Project Grant scheme... Read more


Chef at Penair is in the final   2 Oct 2009

John Rankin, Head Chef at Penair School, is in the final of BBC Radio 4's Food and Farming awards... Read more


Change for Life Schools' Site   2 Oct 2009

The Change for Life programme has launched a new schools programme called Small Steps for Life... Read more


Food for Life Partnership   1 Oct 2009

Autumn newsletter publishedThe Food for Life Partnership has published its autumn newsletter. Read more


e-Bug provides teaching resources for hygiene   17 Sep 2009

Lots of hygiene resources at e-BugThe e-Bug website, endorsed by the Health Protection Agency, has a series of educational materials and games on topics associated with microbes and the spread, treatment and prevention of infection... Read more


Fit for the future   1 Sep 2009

Fit for the futureThe Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the British Dietetic Association have joined forces to produce Fit for the future, a leaflet giving top tips to help parents and teachers to encourage children to enjoy excercise and healthy food... Read more


Campaign on access to sexual health services   1 Sep 2009

Campaign on access to sexual health servicesUNICEF UK and the Terrence Higgins Trust are encouraging children and young people to send an email to their local councillor and MP, encouraging them to work towards ensuring that local sexual health services are accessible to young people... Read more


Healthy Schools Plus Cohort 2   6 Aug 2009

We are recruiting schools to take part in the next cohort of the pilot starting in September... Read more


R Time conference was very useful   3 Aug 2009

A useful and stimulating dayAimee and Cheryl went to the R Time conference, were thrilled to meet Greg Sampson and Pete Harvey, and were highly motivated by presentations given by John Pascoe and Petrina Missions... Read more


Big Birthday Bash - a fantastic day   31 Jul 2009

Our Big Birthday Bash and HS celebration at the Royal Cornwall Showground n the 8th July was a terrific success... Read more


Training Dates for 2009 - 2010   31 Jul 2009

The dates for HS workshops, events and training for 2009 - 2010 have been posted on the training pages... Read more


Get growing!   8 Jun 2009

Cornwall Out of Hours Learning is offering a free one-day session to help volunteers, such as parents and governors, who are interested in running a gardening club at their school... Read more


Wake Up Shake Up 3 is here!   8 Jun 2009

Wake Up Shake Up 3 has just arrived. The pack includes two DVDs and one music CD with pdf files of routines in written format... Read more


R Time conference   8 May 2009

This year's R Time conference will be held on Friday 3rd July at Exeter Racecourse... Read more


Something exciting is happening to Healthy Schools   28 Mar 2009

Something exciting is happening to the National Healthy Schools Programme from September 2009From September 2009 the National Healthy Schools Programme will evolve to further meet the changing needs of schools and pupils... Read more


Fieldfare Kielder Challenge   12 Mar 2009

This is an inclusive national outdoor adventure competition... Read more


Healthier Lunch Box Resources and New Website for Schools   13 Feb 2009

The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme are delighted to announce we are working in partnership with www... Read more


Free BHF Active Club training   10 Feb 2009

The Active Club pack from the British Heart Foundation is a resource designed for use as an extra curricular club... Read more


Tamar Trotters   9 Feb 2009

Mike Cherrington is the Junior Team Captain of Tamar Trotters Athletics Club... Read more


Date for Diary   6 Feb 2009

You are invited to our party! The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme Conference, Awards Ceremony and "Big Birthday Bash" (we're 10 years old!) will be held at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge on Wednesday 8th July 10... Read more


No smoking day 2009   23 Jan 2009

No Smoking Day on 11th March 2009 is an ideal time to remind pupils, staff and parents of the huge risks and disadvantages of smoking and of the help available to stop... Read more


SRE Support for Schools   22 Jan 2009

The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme has just produced "Sex and Relationships Education in the Healthy School Standard PSHE Core Theme: Support for Schools" which is intended to help schools across all Key Stages in Cornwall address SRE in the HS standard and help schools prepare for compulsory PSHE / SRE which was recommended in JIm Knight's recent review... Read more


Food for Life is coming to Cornwall   21 Jan 2009

The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme is delighted to welcome the Food for Life Partnership  to Cornwall in 2009... Read more


PSHE guidance issued at last!   25 Nov 2008

PSHE education guidance was issued to delegates at the National Healthy Schools Programme's conference (held in Solihull last Thursday)... Read more


Walk to School Week   18 Nov 2008

Pupils of Mevagissey CP School walk to school accompanied by "Billy the Boot"... Read more


Attention all school cookery clubs   10 Nov 2008

Apply now to become a Let's Get Cooking associate clubIf you are running an extra-curricular cooking club at your school, you can apply now online to join Let's Get Cooking as an associate club, and become part of our national network of cookery clubs... Read more


A report on the Believe Day   7 Nov 2008

The CHSP awards and celebration day went very well indeed for a full report and photos go to the believe page Kate Read more


Great news for SRE and PSHE   7 Nov 2008

The long awaited government review of SRE has come up with the 'gift' that every HS programme in the country has asked santa for, for a very long time!!!The review concludes that effective SRE is crucial to the well-being of pupils and that the best way to help deliver it is via a compulsory PSHE curriculum in schools... Read more


R Time CPD training   17 Oct 2008

R Time CPD training R Time practitioner Petrina Missons is running an R Time introduction course at the Sands Resort Hotel on 26 November 2008, from 9... Read more


SW Strategic Health Authority visit to Richard Lander School   1 Oct 2008

Pictured are Richard Lander pupils with members of the South West Strategic Health Authority on their visit to the school... Read more


Healthy Schools at the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival   30 Sep 2008

Pencoys Primary School and Tregony Primary school took part in the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival Schools cookery challenge at the festival on Sunday 28th September... Read more


Leap into Life   10 Jul 2008

Two members of the CHSP team, Aimee Crabtree and Claire Vargerson attended the Leap Into Life Train the Trainer training earlier this month... Read more


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