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ABC: Anti-bullying Cornwall annual conferenceAnti-bullying Cornwall invites you to its annual conference to be held at the Cliff Head Hotel, Carlyon Bay, St... 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
Anti-bullying week 2010 15 Jul 2010
Anti-bullying weekEvery year the Anti-Bullying Alliance organises Anti-Bullying Week... 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
The relationship between SEAL, PSHEE and Healthy SchoolsThe DCSF has published a short paper on the relationship between SEAL, PSHEE and the Healthy Schools programme... Read more
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
Why let drink decide? 18 Jan 2010
Why let drink decide?The DCSF has launched a new campaign to show how alcohol makes children and young people vulnerable... 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
DCSF consultation on recording of bullying 18 Dec 2009
DCSF consultation on the recording of serious and persistent bullyingThe DCSF has opened its consultation on the new duty on maintained schools and short-stay schools to record serious and persistent incidents of bullying between pupils, racist incidents and incidents of verbal and physical abuse against school staff... 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
R Time training day 17 Dec 2009
R Time in support of primary SEAL, behaviour, anti-bullying and PSHEEThis training day, to be held on Friday 15th January 2010, will equip primary practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the practice of running the R Time programme... 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
DCSF consultation on revised drugs guidance 18 Nov 2009
DCSF consultation on revised drugs guidanceThe DCSF has begun a consultation period on the revised drugs guidance for schools... 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
Resources for Anti-bullying week, 16-20 November 2009 2 Nov 2009
Beatbullying has created a range of resources, lesson plans and assembly plans for both primary and secondary schools... Read more
Your Snack Swappers are on their way! 23 Oct 2009
What is a Snack Swapper?A Snack Swapper is a little wheel device that reveals healthy alternatives to sugary, salty or fatty snacks... 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
Swine flu information sheet issued 1 Sep 2009
Government issues swine flu information sheetThe government has issued a swine flu information sheet for parents of school-aged children... 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
The Really Good School Dinner 24 Nov 2008
Together with the UN World Food Programme, the School Food Trust has created The Really Good School Dinner initiative, designed to demonstrate the value of a school meal not only in the UK but also in parts of the developing world... Read more
Anti-bullying 24 Nov 2008
For Anti-Bullying Week, Secretary of State Ed Balls announced a new DVD resource for schools... 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
News about the revalidation process 12 Jul 2008
Information update, June 2008 National Healthy Schools Programme Revalidation ProcessIn June 2008 the National Healthy Schools Team announced that the revalidation process for schools holding national healthy schools status would offer schools a marvellous opportunity to ensure that their hard work around healthy schools would contribute directly to the pupil wellbeing indicators introduced in the Children's Plan, currently being developed by Ofsted and the DCSF and due to be implemented in September 2009... 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