This site provides comprehensive information on all the services currently available to schools, academies and other organisations from West Berkshire Council. West Berkshire Council has a great deal of experience and expertise in providing support and services to schools. There are many benefits to buying services from the Local Authority: • We are committed to supporting schools to make the best possible use of their resources in order to maximise the impact on raising educational standards for pupils. • We have an experienced and highly trained workforce familiar with the work of schools and in the context in which they operate. • We ensure our services are compliant with legal requirements and national standards • We are committed to improving the lives of children.

Health and Wellbeing in Schools – Update March 2019 After many years of campaigning and lobbying by educators, organisations, health and Public Health practitioners for statutory relationships, relationships and sex education and health education, The Department of Education has published the statutory guidance. The draft guidance, which is awaiting final parliamentary sign-off, will be compulsory from September 2020. So what now? · Read the guidance - attached · Review what is being taught now · Plan for updates, training, policy updates and resources ready for September 2020 · Celebrate that every child in England will learn how look after themselves physically and mentally and how to make positive relationships now and in the future. Schools can contact the Health and Wellbeing in Schools team to discuss the new guidance, training opportunities and resources for 2020. West Berkshire Wellbeing Workshops are available to develop knowledge and understanding to support delivery of the new Health curriculum. · Core elements of children’s healthy lifestyles ( primary) · 5 Ways to Wellbeing · Understating substances misuse · Sleep Well, Live well Support and guidance · PSHE Association – curriculum guidance, training and lesson plans · Sex Education Forum – curriculum and policy guidance and training · Alcohol Education Trust – curriculum guidance, lesson plans, resources and training · DO – lesson plans and curriculum development In this issue of the Hub discover more about Sleep, (now part of the health curriculum), local running events and how the Year 3 Healthy lifestyles workshops are being delivered in West Berkshire.

The Government has recently published the following guidance (4 Feb. 2019): Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online. It provides information for both practitioners and managers to reflect on when taking into account online safety. You can read the guidance online or download the attachments available on this page. Please copy and paste this text into your browser if the about link does not work: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-children-and-protecting-professionals-in-early-years-settings-online-safety-considerations

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Health and Wellbeing in Schools – update January 2019 Happy New Year The new issue of the Hub is now available and has been emailed far and wide. If you would like to receive the Hub direct please email publichealthandwellbeing@westberks.gov.uk Daily Mile in West Berkshire Thank you to all the schools that participated in the Daily Mile survey last October. It was fantastic to read the positive impact of the Daily Mile and how many schools are interested in starting in 2019. The report has also been shared with The Daily Mile Foundation, who were keen to read the survey results. Click here to find out how your school can get involved. Make a sugar swap There is a new Change4Life campaign for families focusing on the amount of sugar children and young people consume. The message for us all is “Make a swap when you shop” The Change4Life website has loads of helpful information and ideas, here is a small example - Get help with swaps and tips Change4Life is here to help your family cut back on sugar, with lots of great tips and ideas, so you can make some simple swaps: · try our top sugar swaps · discover easy ways to make a swap when you next shop · read our top swap tips · see the full list of Change4Life sugar swaps · use our sugar calculator to see how much sugar your kids could be having in a day If you work with primary age children whether in school, voluntary organisations, clubs and societies you may be interested in the West Berkshire wellbeing workshop, available to book here on West Berkshire Education portal. Just search in the training section Understanding the core elements of healthy lifestyles for children – workshop for professionals working with primary age children 26th February, 5th March and 13th March at Shaw House The 2 hour workshop identifies the core elements of healthy lifestyles for children, the tools and resources available and the key messages to support the delivery of healthy lifestyles for primary age children. To find out more email the team wellbeing@westberks.gov.uk