Useful resources and practical tools for schools produced by the School Food Plan team on behalf of the Department for Education. These resources and tools contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (as the same may be updated and/or amended from time to time).
Resources include:
• School Food Standards
• Food Education Toolkit
• Universal FSM Toolbox & FSM Evidence Pack
• The School Food Plan
• Checklist for School Lunches/Food
• Ofsted and School Governor Guidance
• Training Resources
• The Importance of a Good School Food Culture
(Free)
Department for Education
Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools and practical guidance on how to apply the school food standards.
The resources include:
• School food standards poster
• School food: guidance for governors
• Advice on creating a culture of healthy eating
• Headteacher and school lunch/food checklists
• Guidance on food groups, portion sizes and allergies
• Preparing varied and tasty menus
(Free)
A selection of practical tools and key resources for schools produced by the School Food Plan team on behalf of the Department for Education.
Resources include:
• School Food Standards
- Guidance
- Summary/Poster
- Checklist for school lunch
- Checklist for school food other than lunch
- Portion sizes and food groups
• Checklist for Headteachers
• Ofsted and School Governor Guidance
• Training Resources: The Importance of a Good School Food Culture
• ‘What Works Well’ Recipe Hub
• Small Schools Toolkit
• The School Food Plan
(Free)
TastEd
Food education like you’ve never TastEd before. We offer primary schools a fully funded scheme of work designed to give children the chance to experience new vegetables and fruits in a positive way. You can access a teacher training video and easy to use lesson plans and PowerPoints, meaning in no time you’ll be ready to deliver TastEd lessons.
(Free)
Department for Education
Guidance on the standards for planning and providing food in schools.
It includes information on:
• Planning and provision of school food
• The school food plan
• The provision of milk
• The free fruit and vegetables scheme
(Free)
Public Health England
Support for primary schools to implement the requirements for food teaching within the new National Curriculum for Design and Technology (D&T) in England and the Core Competences for Children and Young People.
(Free)
Veg Power
Our mission is to inspire kids to love vegetables and to share that joy with their parents today and their own children tomorrow.
Our campaigns to get involved in:
• Eat Them to Defeat Them
(whole school - community sponsor)
• Growing to Love
(classroom - community sponsor)
• Eat The Rainbow
(classroom/HAF - cost)
• Simply Veg
(parents/carers - free)
Department of Health & Social Care
Welcome to the new home for School Zone. Our look has changed but you can still find our flexible teaching resources for both primary and secondary schools. They cover a range of topics including nutrition, physical activity and mental wellbeing.
You will need to register for an account and sign in to download School Zone resources.
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Supporting all children with a view though the perspective of the poorest child in school though leadership and governance. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on leadership.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Supporting all children with a view though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on pupil support.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Seeing the curriculum and ability groups though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on curriculum and ability groups.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Seeing additional opportunities though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on additional opportunities.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Addressing bulyling though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on bullying.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Seeing homework though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on homework.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Seeing school food though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on school food.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Understand how you can supporting parents and families can support the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on how to support parents and families.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Ensuring pupil voice that is captured represents the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on pupil voice.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
Seeing school uniform though the perspective of the poorest child in school. A document providing guidance and case studies around Bradford practice on school uniform.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
A step-by-step process to support your school council or pupil representatives to write to their local ward Councillors and invite them to a meeting. The guide includes an example meeting template that will enable children to share what is important to children both in your school as well as in the local community.
(Free)
Living Well Schools
A guide to enable children on your school council or pupil voice body to invite representatives from your schools’ governing body to attend a meeting to discuss children’s ideas on what would make your school a better place for everyone.
(Free)
Living Well Schools
The pupil voice survey is designed to gather pupil perceptions and insights across three key elements of health and well-being: physical activity, eating well, and emotional well-being.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
Living Well Schools
A model whole-school Pupil Voice policy that can be adapted for your school, in partnership with children. It has been designed to give you a framework to build from, to generate ideas and to demonstrate a whole-school approach to giving your pupils a voice and influence.
For this document in a "Word" format please contact:
schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
(Free)
National Education Union, Child Poverty Action Group & Children North East
A practical guide for education staff to help tackle poverty and the cost of the school day, including:
• How to talk about poverty
• Supporting families
• Communications with parents - templates
• Costs of your school day exercise
(Free)
Holme Wood, TFD centre
A volunteer-run "swap shop" aimed at helping families struggling with the cost of school uniforms open in Bradford in Holme Wood at the TFD centre.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group In Scotland
This document covers how to talk to families about money and includes case studies.
• Page 9-10 - Talking about Costs and Money at School
• Page 22-30 - Make no assumptions and let everyone know (includes poverty statement for letters)
• Page 34, 36 & 37 - Tackling the Cost of the School Day
• Page 41-43 - Making space for conversations
(Free)
Child for the North, N8 Research Partnership, Health Equity North & Centre for Young Lives
A Country that Works for all Children and Young People – An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings
This report explores the evidence behind the impact of poverty on education and interaction with health, including national data.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group & Children North East 2022
A report focusing on research carried out in England. It highlights ways pupils from low-income families face exclusion and stigma.
The report includes key recommendations for schools to ensure that opportunities are affordable and inclusive.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group Scotland & The Scottish Attainment Challenge
This toolkit provides a range of resources to support schools, including:
• Why the ‘Cost of the School Day’ matters
• What works
• Cost of the School Day in the curriculum
• Gathering community and pupils' voice
• The cost of the school day clock
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group
The survey will help schools check whether school costs are causing concern for their families and children and will help determine how schools can help.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group
This survey is a chance for staff members to contribute their thoughts on costs, highlight any good practices in school, and address additional support needed.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
A tool to capture the voice of children and young people around how finance impacts their experience of education.
This survey asks questions about costs at school and what would happen if a pupil wasn’t able to afford some costs.
(Free)
Bradford for Everyone
Collection of ‘human books’ in the form of short videos highlighting people who live in all parts of the district. The videos cover a range of topics from LGBTQ+ to refugees.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group & Children North East
Information includes what a working group is and how to set one up in your school.
(Free)
Child Poverty Action Group
A calendar of possible financial barriers during the academic year. To allow you to think about cost-conscious alternatives to mark important dates and events so that all children and young people can take part.
(Free)
Bradford Council
This strategy explores the impacts of poverty and gives a comprehensive overview of poverty across the Bradford District. It includes the challenges faced by residents who live in poverty and details the approach to tackling poverty in Bradford.
(Free)
The Children’s Society, Child Poverty Action Group & Children North East
The document includes ideas and examples of good practice from schools around uniform provision and support on how to:
• Update your uniform policy
• Set up pre-loved uniform provision
• Reduce stigma around accessing pre-loved uniform
(Free)
National Education Union, Child Poverty Action Group & Children North East
A practical guide for education staff to help tackle poverty and the cost of the school day.
Includes:
• How to talk about poverty
• Supporting families
• Communications with parents - templates
• Costs of your school day exercise
(Free)
Breakthrough T1D
Take our free e-learning module for schools to learn more about supporting pupils with type 1 diabetes in educational settings. Free to register and CPD-certified
Both courses are available FREE of charge, and take about an hour to complete and are CPD certified.
On successful completion learners can download and print a certificate.
(Free)
Young Epilepsy
Gain a better understanding of the impact epilepsy can have on a young person’s ability to learn, their psychological, social and emotional wellbeing. Epilepsy awareness for schools This course provides valuable information about how primary, secondary or special schools can support pupils with epilepsy. It is suitable for all school staff as part of their CPD.
(Free)
Living Well Schools
A well balanced healthy lunch box provides kids with all the energy and brain power they need for a busy day at nursery or school. Here are some ideas to help you create a healthy lunchbox for your family and avoid waste.
(Free)
Department for Education
The period product scheme provides free period products.
This guidance contains information on:
• choosing and ordering period products
• distributing products within institutions
• tackling stigma
(Free)
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
Introducing the Asthma Friendly Schools initiative, a comprehensive programme to create a safe and supportive environment for pupils with asthma. This initiative focuses on eight simple steps to ensure schools are equipped to manage asthma-related issues effectively.
(Free)
Anna Freud
Mentally Healthy Schools brings together quality-assured mental health resources, information & advice for schools and further education settings in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
(Free)
Internet Matters
Online safety teaching resources to help educators guide children and parents to stay safe online in their daily lives.
The resources can be used in the classroom to help encourage pupils to take ownership of their digital safety.
(Free)
Skills 4 Bradford
This page is a ‘one-stop-shop’ dedicated to fostering a safe environment for women and girls, using a range of valuable tools and information tailored for schools, young people, governors, Senior Leadership Teams, parents and carers. The page is updated on regular basis with new content.
(Free)
Step 2
Free workshops to schools for staff and young people to increase their understanding of vaping.
Workshops will look at topics including:
- The reason people might choose to vape
- Potential consequences and the impact of vaping
- Marketing techniques used by vaping companies and how they target young people
For more information or to book a session, please get in touch with Liz Robinson –
Liz@step2.org.uk
(Free)
Food Active
GULP is a campaign from Food Active which aims to raise awareness of the health harms associated with consuming too many sugary drinks, and promote milk and water as the best sources of hydration. As part of the campaign, a range of free resources are available for schools to use to promote these messages to KS2 and KS3 pupils including assemblies, activities, games, posters and policy toolkits.
For more information please contact: info@foodactive.org.uk
(Free)
GOV.UK
The education staff wellbeing charter is a declaration of support for, and set of commitments to, the wellbeing and mental health of everyone working in education.
All state funded schools and colleges are invited to familiarise themselves with the charter, and to sign up when it is available in the autumn, as a shared commitment to protect, promote and enhance the wellbeing of their staff.
It is voluntary and there is no deadline to sign up.
(Free)
Stonewall
Free resources to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in education environments and help create more inclusive spaces. Stonewall is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights charity in the United Kingdom.
(Free)
Unicef
This resource aims to allow teachers to help their students – primary (age seven upwards) and secondary – make sense of the current refugee and migrant crisis in Europe, within a children’s rights framework. A range of films, images and information is provided to help you explore this topic with children and to bring the activities in this resource to life.
(Free)
Bradford Forest School Network is a group of individuals and organisations with a mission is to promote to develop and promote Forest Schools in the Bradford District.
They offer children, young people and adults’ regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a local woodland or natural wooded environment.
For more information, please visit their website.
Bikeability has a vision to ensure everyone has the confidence to cycle and enjoy this skill for life.
They deliver cycle training to both children and adults, but the majority of delivery is helping children learn the life skill of cycling.
Register your schools interest by visiting their website below.
Youth Sport Trust
Physical Literacy can be described as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding that provides children with the movement foundation for lifelong participation in physical activity. Enabling them to be physically literate supports their development as competent, confident and healthy movers.
(Free)
Brook.org
Free & confidential sexual health and wellbeing experts for young people. Offering information on: contraception, STIs, pregnancy, sex, gender, sexuality, my body, abuse, relationships, wellbeing, staying safe online and vaginas & vulvas.
(Free)
Living Well
The 20 Minute Movement is about making a promise to yourself to be active every day.
An activation pack is available with free resources for schools to make it easier to support their staff and pupils to be more active.
Please visit the website below for more details.
(Free)
We have put together some useful links and sources of mental health support so that children and young people, parents, carers, and school and college staff can get the advice and help they need.
Bradford for Everyone.
Bradford’s People Library is a collection of ‘human books’ highlighting the many things we have in common as human beings, as well as celebrating our differences. It features inspiring stories from people born and bred or newly arrived and who live in all parts of our wonderful district. Demonstrating that there is always more to a human ‘book’ than just its cover.
Visit the website to watch the stories from people across Bradford.
(Free)
Bradford for Everyone brings you critical thinking resources. Your school will be constantly doing lots of work on Internet Safety, and hopefully you will know how to be online in the safest way possible. Critical thinking workshops aren’t designed to be an online safety course. They are designed to help you think about the information delivered to you each day, and how to think about things from a different perspective. It’s not always about checking if something is “TRUE” or “FALSE”, as often, it’s not that straightforward. It’s about thinking what information is being presented to you, thinking about where it came from, how it makes you feel and learning to take a moment to pause and think about what you want to do with it.
Support and advice to guide schools through the process of self-evaluation and action planning in order to achieve chartermark status. Schools can put themselves forward for this award programme.The focus of the Bradford Healthy Minds Chartermark is to provide an opportunity for schools and settings to showcase the development of their whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing. The outcome will ensure a school ethos of attunement, relationships and connection alongside limits, safety, structure and high expectations. The Chartermark is based on eight key principles for mental health and wellbeing as recognised by Public Health England as is the DfE Mental Health Senior Lead Training. Bradford schools undertaking the Chartermark will benefit from accessing the DfE Mental Health Senior Lead Training.
A physical activity partnership from across the Yorkshire and the Humber region is excited to announce the launch of a new resource for schools to help further integrate ‘moving more’ into regular school life.
“If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure, due to the great many illnesses it can prevent and help treat.” UK Chief Medical Officer
This new one-minute guide will help bring to life some of the many benefits that schools could achieve through moving more and sitting less. The resource focuses on 4 key themes:
1) Academic achievement
2) Behaviour and social development
3) Sleep
4) Emotional wellbeing (mental health)
We hope that this new resource will help further the health and wellbeing of your pupils (and staff!) and support you with achieving wider school objectives.
Tick-off 50 fantastic things for you and your child to experience together.
50 Things To Do ages five to eleven gives you 50 activities that parents and carers can support their children to try out and repeat. We have made sure that children with special education needs are included and that each of the 50 Things means something across our culturally diverse communities.
Skills 4 Bradford is the Traded Services Hub of Bradford Council bringing together a comprehensive range of services for schools and early years providers in Bradford and beyond. These teams of professionals have significant experience and expertise working in Education and Early Years for Bradford Council. We can cover all your school's / provider's needs in a professional and cost-effective manner.
For general queries please email: Info@skills4bradford.co.uk
The School Games aims to provide every child with a positive experience in an environment where the young person’s motivation, competence and confidence are at the centre of the competition. The toolkit is designed to support teachers of all children (i.e. primary, secondary, special and alternative provision settings) to carefully consider their part in reducing the risk of a negative experience in sports competitions. It is intended to help you to select, prepare and support more young people to have a positive experience of competition. The toolkit can be accessed on the link below.
Through examples from people who have lived experience with racism, this 5-minute video shares useful tips for school staff on supporting Black students. In this video, Black students and teachers share their experiences of racism in school and offer tips for safeguarding students.
This resource is designed for use by school staff. This video could be shown as part of a staff meeting, to generate discussion about the school's policy towards equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). It is recommended that the resource be facilitated by an experienced member of staff within the wider context of school–wide CPD or EDI policy. There should be time available for discussion and reflection after the video is shown.
Michael Syddall Primary School in Catterick have been embracing physical activity and the benefits it can have on children’s lives/learning and have made several changes to the school day over the last few years. At the start of the academic year 2018/2019 they took the decision that no child should sit for longer than 20 minutes at a time throughout the school day. This was partly based on the direction the school had taken around the importance of physical activity and exercise, looking at research and evidence that backed up the assertion that physical activity improves concentration and engagement and the benefits to children’s wellbeing and enjoyment.
These Programme Insights aim to collate and share the learning emerging from A Better Start (ABS) on a range of key programme outcome areas in order to inform the work of others in improving outcomes for young children.
This issue is number four in the series. It provides a summary of emerging evidence in the area of childhood trauma and adversity, and shares the learning on how ABS partnerships have embedded an awareness of the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) within their work, and how they are supporting the development of trauma informed practice, within and outside of their partnerships.
The Healthy Minds website is a place for everyone in Bradford and Craven to access local mental health and wellbeing support services, resources and information. The Wellbeing Resources cover a range of topics and provide self-help materials to help people understand and improve their thoughts and feelings.
The Daily Mile is a fully-inclusive, free and simple initiative which improves the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children. There is no extra workload for teachers. For further and information and to sign up
Mentally Healthy Schools brings together quality-assured mental health resources, information & advice for schools and further education settings in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
University of York
FixOurFood in Schools is part of the FixOurFood research project, working to transform the Yorkshire food system to provide healthy, sustainable and tasty food for children with less harm to our planet. If you are a primary school based in Yorkshire, please join us!
(Free)
We are the national body for PSHE education. PHSE Association has lesson plans, slides, accompanying resources and teacher guidance covering:
• Physical Health (includes food choices, physical activity, balanced lifestyles, drugs & alcohol education, first aid, sleep and dental health).
• Mental Health
• Growing and Changing
• Personal Safety
• Relationships and Sex Education
• Bullying and Discrimination
• Media and Digital Literacy
• Money and Careers
• Community and Responsibility
Mentally Healthy Schools have put together some resources around Black history. The resources shared here are split into sections for primary schools and secondary and FE settings. There is also a section sharing whole-school approach resources.
All the resources included focus on mental health themes, helping schools to explore ideas around diversity, self-belief, identity and the impact of racism on those who experience it.
WACA's Children's Social Prescribing Service and Children's Counselling Services are available in all of the WACA GP practices
This is an independent voice of primary care within the three diverse communities of the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group region.
It is a provider organisation and aims to both represent and facilitate general practice at scale to our member practices, whilst maintaining our individuality.
As a CQC-registered limited company, we will also provide innovative services in conjunction with our member practices and other provider organisations.
Link to websites that give support and advice to help with children and young people's mental wellbeing
FREE teaching resources to support RSE for secondary pupils.
These resources have been written by Catherine Kirk from the RSHE Service on behalf of Fastn. The resources draw on research from the Media Trust and Fastn around young people and the representation of relationships in the media. The two lessons encourage young people to explore their own and others values around relationships and become agents for change in order to challenge unhelpful media messages. We hope you enjoy using these lessons with your students.