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Supporting families affected by online sexual offending
Author: Children and Young People Now -
‘Children are struggling – let school nursing help’
Author: Sallyann Sutton/Sharon White – published on LGA -
RCN launches new definition of nursing
Author: RCN -
‘When the visible body is no longer the seer’: The phenomenology of perception and the clinical gaze in video consultations
Author: WILEY online library -
Hunger leading to deterioration in children’s health, school nurses warn
Author: Nursing in Practice -
The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech
Author: Financial Times -
Responding to misogyny in schools
Author: Andrew Tate - Open The Times: School nurses at risk from ‘cliff edge’ in health funding
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Suicidal Crisis among Children and Young People: Associations with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Socio-Demographic Factors
Author: MDPI – open access journals -
Neglect: learning from case reviews
Author: NSPCC Learning -
Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2022 – wave 3 follow up to the 2017 survey
Author: NHS Digital -
How do dads brains and bodies change during pregnancy?
Author: Fathers Network Scotland -
Children’s voices must be heard when developing policies that affect them, says the British Academy
Author: TBA - Open How can we optimise learning from trials in child and adolescent mental health?
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Effectiveness and safety of lotion, cream, gel, and ointment emollients for childhood eczema
Author: The Lancet Child & adolescent Health -
Anti Bullying Alliance expressions of interest for the FREE of charge United Against Bullying (UAB) Programme, 2022-23.
Author: Anti-bullying Alliance -
CSE If you want to help us, you need to hear us
Author: Contextual Safeguarding - Open NSPCC Safeguarding in Education bulletin Feb 2022
- Open Why money spend on public health is a good value investment not a cost drain
- Open Bank economist calls for counselling for primary school pupils
- Open How can public health nurses help deliver the Healthy Child Programme this winter?
- Open School screener; Modernising the healthy child programme
- Open Ofsted: culture change needed to tackle ‘normalised’ sexual harassment in schools and colleges
Best practice examples
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Managing Childhood Immunisation Clinics
Author: RCN - Open PROFESSIONAL ADVICE TO SUPPORT BEST PRACTICE VIRTUAL CONTACT BY SCHOOL NURSES
- Open Sallyann Sutton, SAPHNA committee and consultant
- Open Supporting a young person with anxiety
- Open Natasha Dawe presents poster at the ERIC Paediatric Continence Care Conference
Childhood Immunisations
Childhood obesity
- Open Barnado’s education community
- Open Calderdale: using the national child measurement programme (NCMP) to run a school health day
- Open Lambeth Council: the benefits of a healthy weight school nurse
- Open Local Government Association case studies
- Open Swindon Borough Council: keeping an eye out for the very underweight
Children and young people
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Protecting children from emotional abuse
Author: NSPCC Learning -
Children’s media use and attitudes
Author: Ofcom - Open The Proud Trust home of LGBTQI
- Open RAiISE Your Voice is a blog series in which we provide a platform for young people to share their stories and speak up about issues they face whilst living with invisible illnesses and conditions
- Open Talking to children about abuse
- Open Sexual abuse in schools: helpline and Ofsted review
- Open FREE Teen Sleep Hub – Digital Schools Pack
- Open Government launches review into sexual abuse in schools
- Open SAJID JAVID: We need to bring the school nurse back to help protect children from sexual abuse
- Open Reading Well for young people recommends expert endorsed books about mental health, providing 13 to 18 year olds with advice and information about issues like anxiety, stress and OCD, and difficult experiences like bullying and exams
- Open Reading Well for children provides quality-assured information, stories and advice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing
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What is the relationship between teenage ADHD and stress?
Author: ADHD Foundation -
Not Fine in School – School Refusal, School Attendance
Author: Not fine in School - Open Racism is racism: The impact of “every day” racism on the mental health of young people
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Fact sheet: Children and young people’s mental health
Author: Centre for Mental Health - Open Principles for conducting virtual consultations with children and young people
- Open Move Mood, by coalition members stem4, is a clinically developed App and video to help young people manage behaviours associated with low mood and depression using principles of Behavioural Activation Therapy (BAT)
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Developing Contextual Interventions in Oldham with the Youth Now Project
Author: Contextual Safeguarding -
Let children know you’re listening; Helping adults respond to children disclosing abuse
Author: NSPCC - Open Marcus Rashrord; Lets end child poverty
- Open The Teen Sleep Hub
- Open Understanding and quantifying vulnerability in childhood
- Open Public Health approach to vulnerability in childhood
- Open Adolescent violence to parents
- Open recommended free book to help young children disclose abuse
- Open Bedwetting in under 19s
- Open Drugs awareness
- Open Online safety
- Open Safe space health
- Open Same risk different gender
- Open School refusal
- Open Support for young people & families
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Mental health of young people charity
Author: Charlie Waller memorial trust
Continence
COVID19 Info and resources
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Long Covid Kids: Educators’ Guide to Supporting Children and Young People with Long COVID
Author: LONG COVID KIDS - Open Safeguarding Victims of Domestic Abuse during Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities
- Open Children’s Commissioner The Big Ask
- Open Priorities for the child public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery in England
- Open Safeguarding children and families during the COVID-19 crisis
- Open TES Childhood obesity and COVID
- Open How will schools catch up on routine vaccinations
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Back to school – mental health resources
Author: Mentally Healthy Schools – Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families - Open Smoking and tobacco: working towards the endgame as a vital part of post-COVID-19 recovery
- Open COVID Message for paediatricians and general practitioners on children and young people and the COVID-19 vaccination programme | RCPCH
- Open Samaritans policy briefing: Coronavirus, young people and self-harm
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This resource is designed to signpost RCN members to the available information, guidance and relevant RCN positions on the UK COVID-19 vaccine programmes
Author: Royal College of Nursing -
Covid-19 Vaccinations and Allergies
Author: Anaphylaxis Campaign -
COVID-19 Vaccination programme
Author: eLearning for Healthcare - Open Uni students blog during COVID19
- Open 7 ways we’re maintaining bubbles to continue learning
- Open A range of useful Public Health guidance and resources for Bradford schools which can be usefully adapted
- Open Teaching resources. Back to School
- Open South Asian Health Foundation
- Open NSPCC safeguarding in education update
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Children’s guide to coronavirus
Author: Children’s Commissioner
CSE
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Blocking out online sexual abuse
Author: Gurls Out Loud - Open MAKE SURE YOUR HOME DOESN’T HAVE AN OPEN DOOR TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSERS. Follow the TALK checklist to help keep your child safe online.
- Open Child sexual exploitation underreported with authorities struggling to keep pace, Inquiry report finds
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Online Grooming report
Author: IWF - Open Ofsted review of sexual abuse
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Everything you need to know about the Government’s newly launched ‘Abuse in Education’ Helpline
Author: GOV.UK – The Education Hub -
Are you listening?
Author: Leicestershire Police – Violence Reduction Network
Funding opportunities
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PHE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HIV/REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH
Author: Public Health England -
Complex Needs in Primary Care
Author: The Queen’s Nursing Institute - Open Period product scheme for schools and colleges in England
Growing against violence
- Open Introduction to the four films and channel
- Open This is an interactive video for young children, Primary School Year 5 & 6 and Parents. The video provides awareness of the online dangers that include: • Cyberbullying • Grooming • Tracking Moves • Gaming • Oversharing and • Inappropriate photographs. We recommend that the video is viewed by young people with adult supervision in order to encourage open dialogue in respect of the important topics that could have a detrimental impact on well-being
- Open This is an interactive video for young people in Secondary School, Year 7 and above including parents. The video provides age appropriate awareness of the dangers associated with online activity that include. • Determining who is a true friend • What is Remote mothering • Oversharing of information • Grooming and • Sexting
- Open This is an interactive video, 14 minutes long that provides social media safeguarding tips and advice. The video is age restricted and not recommended for viewing by anyone under 18 years of age. The current pandemic has highlighted an increase in online offenders targeting young people using social media platforms. The video identifies risks concerning: • Privacy Locations settings • Remote Controlling • Oversharing • Grooming • Indecent Images • Sexting and • Gaming
- Open Criminal Exploitation – County lines This video is age restricted and not recommended for viewing by anyone under 18 years of age. The video is 11 minutes in duration. The video provides in depth information for Parents, Teachers and Professionals associated with the criminal exploitation of young and vulnerable people by gangs involved in ‘County Lines’ activity. ‘County Lines’ refers to exploitation and drug dealing among urban street gangs. The video features definitions used in connection with ‘County Lines’ and highlights the associated risks, such as: • Grooming • Cuckooing • Trapping The Myths and Realities of ‘County Lines’ are exposed along with the use of remote controlling and technology to constantly track exploited people. Importantly the video sets out how to spot the signs of young/vulnerable persons being exploited.
Medical conditions
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Thalassaemia – Educational series for children
Author: UKTS - Open Anaphylaxis Campaign
- Open Asthma UK
- Open Children and young people with M.E/CFS
- Open Diabetes UK
- Open Epilepsy Action
- Open Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
- Open Managing Allergens in Schools with Tracey Dunn – Headteacher of the Fitzmaurice Primary School
- Open Sickle Cell Society
- Open Teenage Cancer Trust
- Open Teenagers and young people with Thyroid Disorders
Online learning
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The 5 Stages to building a great NHS business case: Our recommended framework for your next proposal
Author: SchoolScreener -
eLearning for the safe management of medicines
Author: Script - Open How to understand and measure impact of integrated care
Podcasts / Videos
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Lives of Young Hearts Living with CHD
Author: Tin Arts -
Stigma to Strength – Male Body Image with Ben West
Author: Charlie Waller - Open CFHS Watch new videos from our NHS nurses and sleep experts for tips, advice and information on supporting your child’s sleep.
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Roman Kemp: The fight for young lives
Author: BBC Three - Open Coeliac Uk: Frankie and Rocco share their stories
- Open Child sexual abuse; Tilly’s story
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Nursing Associate – What does a Nursing Associate do? How to become a Nursing Associate
Author: Carol Forde-Johnston -
For parents of children with Asthma
Author: Asthma Spotlight -
Safeguarding Children with Disabilities and Complex Health Needs
Author: Hosted by SAPHNA, presented by Sally Shearer – The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel -
Recruitment videos School Nursing South east
Author: NHS South East -
Celebrating autistic strengths and differences
Author: Autism Education Trust -
Behaviour and mental health in schools report
Author: Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coaltion -
Orkney school nurses Transition from Pri to high school
Author: NHS Orkney School Health Team -
ADHD walk in my shoes
Author: Donaldson Trust -
Vaping: responding to peer influences
Author: Ophea - Open BBC Sounds has released a new podcast series on school absences which investigates why children are missing from schools across Britain.
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An introduction to Report Remove, an online self-reporting tool for young people | NSPCC Learning
Author: NSPCC - Open School Nursing in the Time of Covid
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Cost of living: Grandmother sells her home to pay for childcare
Author: Sky News broadcast -
Poverty, Child Protection and an Uncertain Future w/ Professor Brid Featherstone
Author: Association of Child Protection Professionals -
The case for Cabinet Minister for Children and Young People
Author: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood -
Emotionally based school avoidance (recording)
Author: ACAMH -
A video to summarise the research findings on the potential of school-based digital health and wellbeing screening programmes.
Author: DHC Research Summary – ChatHealth -
Me Fisrt: How to have tricky conversations with children/safeguarding
Author: GOSH Learning Academy -
Growing Up Grieving: The National Childhood Bereavement Project Final Report
Author: National Childhood Bereavement Project -
WACIT; Refugee Mental Health and the Impact of Trauma
Author: ACAMH -
Introduction to our videos
Author: CSA Centre -
Understanding the scale and nature of child sexual abuse: helpful resources
Author: CSA Centre - Open Speech and Language resources (Barnsley)
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Supporting practice in tackling child sexual abuse film series
Author: Centre of Expertise on child sexual abuse -
VAX Facts – Animation
Author: Spotlight and Everything Covid -
Being black and being me
Author: Mentally Healthy Schools.org: A short video featuring the voices of many young Black British people, talking about their mental health and the impact discrimination has on their wellbeing - Open Preventable. A short film about asthma
- Open Podcast: direct work with children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
- Open A short video explaining what ACEs are, how they are measured, and the pros and cons of routine screening. Featuring Professors Andrea Danese and Helen Minnis and UKTC Co-Director David Trickey
- Open Adoption and Fostering Podcast Dr Karen Triesman
- Open Understanding gender diversity
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The Adoption & Fostering Podcast
Author: Dr Karen Treisman -
Inside the teen mind: what’s happening to mental health?
Author: The Health Foundation - Open Care leavers Primary Care
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Freedom Is a Must; Young prisoners/Gangs
Author: Robyn Travis -
Sammy’s story – growing up with asthma
Author: #AskAboutAsthma -
Young in Covid – The Silent Pandemic
Author: A Film by Khidmat Centres - Open This episode of the BJN podcast focuses on the importance of public health going forward after the pandemic
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Podcast: Safeguarding young people
Author: westsussexab.org.uk - Open Podcast: why domestic abuse is a child protection issue
- Open LGBTQ+ educational resources for children
- Open Dunfermline based School Nurses respecting what young people in Fife have said is important to them
- Open PANS PANDAS – Sudden Onset of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Children
- Open Anaphylaxis campaign, Tracey Dunn, Headteacher, Education ambassador
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Long Covid in Kids
Author: Spreaker - Open Northants School Nursing Wellbeing video Thoughts feelings behaviours
- Open World Obesity are excited to announce a new three-episode podcast mini-series
- Open Video: YP Rights: was not heard!
- Open Video: Young people explain autism | Ambitious about Autism
- Open Podcast: building children and young people’s digital resilience
- Open School Readiness – a mission impossible!
- Open Looked after children: ‘I LAC nothing’
- Open St Helens Mental Health and Self Isolation Video
- Open Digital Health Passport
- Open Radio 4 Young Carers
- Open Reaching out during COVID:Doncaster school nursing service
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The film uses science-fiction and fantasy story telling to imagine a world where young people with HIV are cared for in every respect. – Video
Author: Association for Young People’s Health - Open Supporting someone whose parent has a mental health issue – video
- Open Vision and Hearing Screening for 4/5 year olds in school – YouTube
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Children and Laura the dentist explain all about Silver Diamine Fluoride
Author: British Society of Paediatric Dentistry -
A live Q&A with Dr Pooky Knightsmith – Creative Education; supporting children with anxiety
Author: Dr Pooky Knightsmith – Creative Education -
Why are so many autistic girls missed in schools?
Author: Dr Pooky Knightsmith – Mental Health - Open Dr. Pooky – mental health
- Open NSPCC learning podcast
PSHE
Reports
- Open The implementation of family hubs: Emerging strategies for success
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ChatHealth (Digital transformation service) Impacts report
Author: Digital Health Transformation Services - Open Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
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Vulnerable Children Report – Highlighting online risks vulnerable children may face and the support they need
Author: Internet Matters.org -
Vulnerable children in a digital world report
Author: SAFEcic The Safeguarding Specialists -
Being a young carer is not a choice; it’s just what we do
Author: Carers Trust -
Coram Voice analysis finds that more children in kinship foster care rate their wellbeing as high compared with children in unrelated foster care
Author: Coram Group -
Broken promises on RSE leave young people unprepared – RSE Poll
Author: Sex Education Forum
Resources
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Vaping – KS3 form time activities
Author: PHE -
Gender Identity Briefing
Author: This briefing uses insight from Childline counselling sessions and NSPCC Helpline contacts -
Webinar: SEND and mental health slides
Author: Dr Pooky Knightsmith - Open Rehabilitation: self-management of long COVID for adolescents
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Healthy Snacks, Healthy Recipes, Sugar Free Diet – Save Kids from Sugar
Author: Save Kids from Sugar -
Sibling sexual behaviour. A guide to responding to inappropriate, problematic and abusive behaviour
Author: CSA - Open Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending
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Clinical Supervision resources
Author: FoNs -
Vaping resources
Author: PHE - Open HPV vaccination programme moves to single dose from September 2023
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BEAT have worked in partnership with NHS England to develop an Eating Disorders Community of Practice
Author: BEAT -
Children and young peoples mental health
Author: Banardos -
Artificial Intelligence: Considerations for Schools
Author: SWGfL -
Supporting Children and Young People’s Mental Health – An insight for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers
Author: ACAMH -
Autism and bullying
Author: Anti-Bullying Alliance -
Bullying: Children and young people who are refugees
Author: Anti-Bullying Alliance -
Stem4 supporting teenagers mental health
Author: Stem4.org -
A hub of resources to share ideas and expertise in communicating with children and young people
Author: Me First -
Raising awareness of testicular cancer
Author: Oddballs Foundation -
To help children and young people remember and grieve for someone that has died
Author: Phoenix Group -
ADHD The teenagers booklet
Author: ADHD Foundation -
Supporting young people to take down nudes shared online
Author: NSPCC Learning -
Celebrate Vaccines!
Author: British Society for Immunology -
PSHE KS3 – EDUCATE HPV
Author: University of Bristol - Open Mental health issues affecting a pupil’s attendance: guidance for schools
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Early physical maturation and subjective health complaints in adolescent girls: a pooled cross-sectional analysis
Author: BMJ Jornals - Open Helping education settings identify and respond to concerns
- Open Children and Young people with mental health needs Autism or learning Disability
- Open Eczema Care online
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An overview of existing research on approaches to preventing serious youth violence: YEF TOOLKIT
Author: YEF - Open E-learning for health The importance of a conversation: internet safety, suicide and self-harm
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Friendship Programme
Author: The East Midlands Education Support Service -
Child health inequalities
Author: RCPCH -
Parents’ tips on supporting children’s wellbeing in the cost-of-living crisis
Author: Young Minds -
Money, the cost-of-living crisis and mental health
Author: Young Minds -
Mood Boosters: Fun curriculum-linked resources to inspire children to get moving for mental health and wellbeing
Author: BBC Teach - Open CreActive x Ladslikeus PRESENTS: Manchester Hypes – ‘Ask Why’ (Professional Curiosity)
- Open CSA Supporting parents and carers: A guide for those working with families affected by child sexual abuse
- Open CSA Signs and Indicators: A tempSigns and Indicators: A template for identifying and responding to concerns of child sexual abuse
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Measuring school children’s experiences of the school health services in Sweden: a pilot study
Author: BJCH - Open Resources from the Children as victims of Domestic Abuse webinar
- Open Health inequalities: Children Explore case studies from councils looking at the impact of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis on children.
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A snapshot of child sexual abuse
Author: CSA Centre -
Explaining my diagnosis: primary enuresis
Author: ERIC – The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity - Open Your guide to Contextual Safeguarding
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Safeguarding: Be vigilant for signs of incel culture
Author: SecEd -
Harmful sexual behaviour: learning from case reviews
Author: NSPCC - Open How to help someone who you think is self-harming
- Open Understanding child brain development | NSPCC Learning
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Sepsis UK; Become a sepsis savvy school
Author: Sepsis UK -
Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 8th February 2022
Author: UK Safer Internet Centre - Open Free CPD online training – Anti-bullying alliance
- Open Building your wellbeing and helping you cope
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LGBT Education
Author: https://lgbteducation.scot/ - Open FRANK Spiking – top tips to stay safe
- Open YP alcohol teaching game
- Open Support for Care Leavers
- Open Childline posters and wallet cards
- Open COVID-19 Young people and vaccines Toolkit
- Open Brook free guide on how to manage disclosures of sexual harassment and assault for teachers/professionals working with young people
- Open Helping practitioners to manage medicines safely
- Open HEE Flu immunisation programme
- Open Safeguarding Children and Young People – Every Nurse’s Responsibility | Royal College of Nursing
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PROTECTING CHILDREN AT A DISTANCE. A multi-agency investigation of child safeguarding and protection responses consequent upon COVID-19 lock-down/social distancing measures
Author: King’s College London - Open Early evaluation of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Trailblazer programme
- Open case study: The school nurse team in Sefton helped children spot the signs of worry, and how to build resilience
- Open Young Carers App
- Open DfE Mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges
- Open Resources to help you protect children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and additional needs
- Open Mentally Healthy Schools: Transitions toolkit
- Open TikTok Users Get New Tools to Combat Bullying and Online Abuse
- Open Digital Passport A resource for care experienced children and young people, and their carers
- Open Fundamentals of compassionate care – We Can Talk; An online training tool to improve staff knowledge and confidence when supporting children and young people attending hospital due to their mental health.
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Free, evidence-based resources to support schools, colleges and practitioners working with traumatically bereaved children and young people
Author: UK Trauma Council - Open FREE TRAINING THE SCHOOL FOR CHANGE AGENTS. Develop the skills to make a difference and create change in your organisation on this course targeted at health and care staff
- Open Learn to navigate difficult conversations with children about abuse with ‘Talk to Me’
- Open Preventing suicide in England: Fifth progress report of the cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives
- Open Free period products for schools England
- Open Free online toolkit to help nurses with mental health
RSE resources and info
- Open Top tips from young people on how to lead successful Relationships, Sex and Health Education in secondary schools
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RSE for pupils with SEND – short guide
Author: Sex Education Forum - Open SEND Online Safety Hub
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RSE for pupils with SEND – new FREE resource
Author: Sex Education Forum - Open CoppaFeels! New RSE resources
School Nursing research
- Open Transforming nursing, midwifery and health professions roles
- Open Growing up in Scotland
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Supporting the health and well-being of school-aged children through a school nurse programme
Author: The University of Edinburgh -
A Realist Evaluation of the Refocused School Nurse Programme within Early Adopter Sites in Scotland: Summary Report
Author: Scottish Government -
School Nursing Services in Wales – Scoping Research Report
Author: Welsh Government -
Lightning Review: Children’s access to school nurses
Author: Children’s Commissioner -
School nurse toolkit Evaluation of behaviour change interventions
Author: Public Health England -
Performing school nursing: Narratives of providing support to children and young people
Author: Dr Sarah Sherwin -
Nursing in Schools
Author: National Children’s Bureau -
School nursing, children and young people
Author: Royal College of Nursing -
Addressing Health Inequalities in the Delivery of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Programme: Examining the Role of the School Nurse
Author: Plos One
Transition into adult services
- Open Transition from child to adult health services for people with complex learning disabilities
- Open Children and young people: transition to adult services
- Open Health transition resources
- Open Moving from children’s social care to adult’s social care
- Open School nursing
- Open Supporting young people through transition into adult care services
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Transition from children’s to adults’ services for young people using health or social care services
Trauma informed practice
Water Safety Resources
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RNLI Water Safety Passport 1 – Be safe and have fun around water – collect virtual stamps as you learn.
Author: Lifeboats -
Always follow the water safety code
Author: Royal Life Saving Society UK -
Learning to be safe near water is an important part of a child’s education.
Author: Canal and River Trust -
New Water Safety Booklet From STA Teaches Children How to Be Water Safe
Author: STA Health Leisure Life -
Swimming and Water Safety in Schools
Author: Swimming.org -
Water safety is at the heart of what we do
Author: Water Babies -
Summer Safety with Water Babies
Author: Water Babies