Wellbeing

Across the UK, school children, universities and workplaces will be taking part in the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) Healthy Eating Week 2017, from 12 – 16 June. With three months still to go, 7,500 organisations have already registered, representing a 10% increase on last year’s total. This year, the theme …

Schools across the country are being invited to sign up for The Big Pedal 2017 – a national challenge to get more young people cycling and scooting to school, backed by double Olympic gold medallist cyclist Joanna Rowsell Shand. The Big Pedal 2017, which runs from Monday 20 to Friday …

Character education – important for building strong, resilient learners – is once again top of the agenda thanks to Inspiring Learning, winner of Best Residential Experience in this year’s School Travel Awards, who have announced plans to expand its network of award-winning Kingswood outdoor learning centres, designed to help develop …

Education students at Leeds Beckett are helping to fuel primary schools in Leeds as they join forces with the Real Junk Food Project to promote the benefits of recycling wasted food. Fuel for School began as a partnership between the Real Junk Food Project and Richmond Hill Primary School in …

A new study for Anti-Bullying Week by not-for-profit organisation Internet Matters,  has found that parents were significantly more likely to be concerned about children aged 13 and under compared to those 14 and above. With smartphone use amongst children now increasingly common, cyberbullying ranks alongside online grooming and sexting in the …

Childnet has announced that it is extending its innovative Childnet Digital Leaders Programme to all UK schools; putting young people at the forefront of educating their peers about staying safe online. The new programme for primary schools was announced today, following a successful first year of the secondary schools programme …

The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), part of leading children’s charity the National Children’s Bureau, has launched its prestigious ‘Power for Good’ award for teachers and school staff as part of this year’s celebrated Anti-Bullying Week. The England-wide search will see children and young people nominate teachers and school staff who go above and …

UK secondary schools are being urged to put themselves forward as potential candidates for a ground-breaking pilot, which will see a Head of Wellbeing seconded to the school, in a bid to help combat rising levels of poor physical and mental health among pupils and teachers. Nuffield Health has committed …

Hereward College’s students have secured themselves a commendable 2nd place in the Boccia tournament held at St. Nicholas Park Leisure Centre. Narrowly missing out on 1st place, the team competed against 16 teams from 9 other further education schools and colleges from around the West Midlands. Ever increasing in popularity, …

Our Sorority, a London based CIC (Community Interest Company), has today opened its doors to support and act as an advocate to empower young women and mothers aged 15-25 to progress into successful inspiring women. Mentoring the young women will be Alicia Barnes and Chantelle Fearon who both have a …