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Leicestershire County Council does not currently have its own Trans inclusive guidance for schools, however, we are proud to have been involved in the review of and to share this updated version of the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit, agreed by Brighton & Hove City Council's Children, Young People...

Leicestershire County Council are proud to be members of Stonewall's CYPS Champions programme. The CYPS Programme is a recognition of the support we, as a Local Authority offer to LGBTQ+ young people across the county and we currently hold gold status.

There is a range of information and guidance on how...

Following a pilot with a number of Leicestershire secondary schools, Leicestershire County Council have produced an anti-racist audit tool for secondary schools to use in order to identify where they might have existing good practice and/or gaps in how they can work to become an anti-racist school.

• A guide for school staff to use to spot distressing signs in a child's behaviour.

• Addressing trauma and adversity resources to support children and young people.

• Please see information and guidance for all CYP on how to stay safe, services available to them and general support for maintaining positive health and wellbeing

• Trauma Informed Relationships and Behaviour Policy template from the Violence Reduction Network (VRN). Find it below.

• Trauma Informed Guidance for schools to support children return to school after a trauma.

• A guide for school staff to use to spot distressing signs in a child's behaviour.

• Addressing trauma and adversity resources to support children and young people.

YEF Toolkit an overview of existing research on approaches to preventing serious youth violence

• Supporting Transitions: How To Weather The Transition Storm

Using PACE in School

Becoming a Trauma Sensitive School!

Transition Cards

Moving From Behavioural to Relational Responses

• Helen Oakwater: Why Are These Children Any Different?

Attachment Strategies In The Classroom: What Can You See? What Does It Mean

• This simple worksheet may help your pupils to express their feelings and understand what may have triggered them.

• Oral Health Foundation - Have a Dental Helpline to help give you the very best information, advice and support about the health of your mouth. Tel 01788 539780.

• NHS: 'Take care of your teeth and gums' - information for how you and your children can have healthy teeth and keep trips to the dentist to a minimum.

• Oral Health Foundation - Teen's Teeth: This website provides a range of information on dental health.

• Change4Life: This family snack challenge leaflet is filled with fun challenges for families to try at home. You can also find information about 'sugar swaps' here.

It is important for young people to attend the dentist as regularly as the dentist advises. Use this tool from the NHS to find a dentist.

• Oral Health Foundation: The Dental Buddy programme hosts a series of educational resources for early years learning in KS2.

• Change4Life: This Healthier snacking school council toolkit for KS2 was developed with teachers and has a range of fun activity ideas for school councils to promote healthier snacking.

• Change4Life: Here you will find a KS2 comic-style story, keeping our teeth healthy, for science lessons to teach pupils about dental health.

• NHS - Practical, quick and simple steps you can take straight away to quit smoking.

• Rise Above Smoking Lesson Plan KS3 KS4
• Rise Above Smoking PowerPoint KS3 KS4
• Rise Above Teacher Support Sheet E-Cig KS3 KS4

• The Leicestershire Healthy Schools Team have created guidance to support schools to develop their own Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Policy. Please find the document below.