Resource Hub

Statutory guidance about the support that pupils with medical conditions should receive at school.

The Health Conditions in School Alliance is made of over 30 organisations, including charities, healthcare professionals and trade unions who work collaboratively to make sure children with health conditions get the care they need in school.

This site is to offer guidance and tools to schools who are...

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.

Many children may have questions about the images, stories, and conversations they hear on the news and around them. We can't solely rely on schools to ensure children fully understand the Black Lives Matter movement and the issues that fuel the movement. As parents, if we haven't already, it is also...

'Leading in Colour - the fierce urgency of NOW' is aimed at white leaders across the public sector, and in particular, at Chief Executives, Council Leaders, Partnership Boards and their teams. It's designed to be both an urgent call for action and a helpful resource to support you to become and stay...

This toolkit was created on the premise that every person throughout an organisation should be working towards being an ethnicity ally, and accountable for inclusion and culture within your organisation.

Following a pilot with a number of Leicestershire primary schools, Leicestershire County Council have produced an anti-racist audit tool for primary 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.

• Quit Ready have have advice and guidance about having a smoke-free home and car which helps to keep you, your family, and your pets healthy.

Turning Point have put together a 'vaping risks' leaflet, please find below

• Kick Ash Smoke Free/Vape Free Policy template can be found below.

• National Institute for Health care Excellence (NICE) offer guidance on smoking prevention in schools for both primary and secondary schools.

Quit Ready Leicestershire & Rutland offer free help and advice on quitting smoking available via phone on 0345 646 66 66. Stop Smoking advisors also offer interactive workshops and/or presentations to raise awareness in schools and community settings

• NHS useful information on highlighting dangers of passive smoking to children.

https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

• NSPCC information and advice on how to keep children safe and aware of the risks with underage drinking.

Newsround - real life stories of how children can be affected by their parents relationship with drink.

The Leicestershire Healthy Schools Team have created guidance to support schools to develop their own Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Policy

• DfE Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco training (primary)

• NSPCC information and advice on how to keep children safe and aware of the risks with underage drinking.

• Turning Point: This service has created an online app called My Turning Point.

• Drinkaware: here you can find a campaign toolkit on drink free days.
• Drink Aware - Provide support, information and advice about the impact of alcohol on you, your family or friends. Free webchat service available (hours vary). Call on 0300 123 1110.

Various toolkits, including for parents and educators, are provided giving advice for various supporters of children and young people suffering with eating disorders.

On this website Mind offer more information on eating problems, types of eating disorders, causes of eating problems, recovery & self-care and treatment and support.

The UK's eating disorder charity who provide additional information and support around eating disorders. In addition they also offer a helpline and one-to-one web chat service.

Frank a range of facts about drugs with access to A-Z list of drugs, news articles and support

Provided by the BBC for KS2/KS3, there is an animated video called 'Anorexia - Kirsty's story'. This resource could be used by teachers in PSHE sessions to start conversations about eating disorders.

Anorexia & bulimia care provide a free educational resource, Body Positive Schools, designed to support flexible teaching, with classroom activities, videos, group project ideas and whole school approaches to promoting body positive confidence and culture.

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

• The Department for Education have created a guidance document, drug advice for schools, which you can view below.

• Drug Education Forum how to engage parents in schools and in the community.

• DfE Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco training (primary)