Bradford Baby Week is here! Running from 14ᵗʰ–20ᵗʰ November, Baby Week celebrates services, raises awareness about the importance of early childhood, and promotes the best start in life.
This year’s theme is:
“Healthy Parent, Healthy Baby”
To help you make the most of Baby Week, Living Well have created a PowerPoint pack packed with ideas and resources to bring the week to life in your setting. Please download the pack below and click here find out more about Bradford Baby Week.
What’s inside the pack?
• A breakdown of topics you can use throughout the week
• Links to activities you can signpost parents to, or use in family groups and one-to-one sessions
• Practical ideas and resources to use in your setting
Open to all schools
(Free)
Living Well have developed a leaflet with a wide range of low-cost and free food options to support people experiencing food insecurity in Bradford district.
The leaflet includes practical information on schemes including NHS Healthy Start, the Nourishing Communities Voucher Scheme, FoodSavers Network, free school meals, emergency food support, and more.
QR codes are included with each scheme for easy access to eligibility checks and applications to help people find nutritious food, budget-friendly recipes, and additional support services.
Help us to ensure no family in Bradford goes without the food they need.
Open to all schools
(Free)
On this Garden Organic page you'll find links to practical advice and activities for all ages on how to start and maintain an organic food growing garden. Their handy, quick-reference instruction cards and activity sheets include:
• Games
• Growing Activities
• Wildlife Projects
• Planning Advice and Activities
• Posters
• Information Sheets & Booklets
Open to all schools
(Free)
At Rethink Food, they understand the challenges teachers face in delivering engaging, impactful lessons that support their students’ health, well-being, and understanding of sustainability. That’s why they’ve created a range of free resources to make learning fun, interactive, and accessible for all.
Their resources are designed to support the curriculum, save tine and effort, engage students and champion positive change.
Resources cover:
• Eco, Healthy Eating, Nature and Feel Good Clubs, Vocabulary and Quizzes
• Planet Pizza Challenge (Climate Change)
• Values Themed Assemblies
• Roots, Shoots and Scores
• High School Ready & more
Open to all schools
(Free)
Their mission is to inspire kids to love vegetables and to share that joy with their parents today and their own children tomorrow. Aiming to lead to an increase in nutrition education in children, families, and teachers and subsequently increased vegetable intake.
On-boarding by September 25:
• Attack the Snack: runs Jul-Oct 25, reception & KS1, free
• Boosting Beans: runs Nov 25, whole school, free
• The Big Bean Boost: Schools Programme: runs Nov 25-Jul 28, whole school, 10 free Bradford reserved places
Funding deadline, 28th November 2025:
• Eat Them to Defeat Them: runs Mar 26, whole school, community sponsor
Funding deadline, 31st December 2025:
• Growing to Love: runs Apr-Jul 26, KS1 & KS2, community sponsor
Continuous:
• Eat The Rainbow: classroom/HAF, cost
• Simply Veg: parents/carers, free
Primary schools only
(Mostly free)
Trees for Cites are the only UK charity working at a national scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities.
They get stuck in with local communities to cultivate lasting change in their neighbourhoods, whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or getting people excited about growing, foraging, and eating healthy food.
Choose from a whole host of exciting school resources to support teachers and children learn covering:
• Tree, Woodland & Nature
• Food Growing
• Air Quality
• Kenyan Tree Planting
Primary schools only
(Free)
Chefs in Schools support schools with practical advice and training to improve their food and food culture. Every child deserves to eat and learn about real, nutritious, and delicious food in school. Their mission is to unleash the superpowers of school food through training kitchen teams.
Toolkits and resources include:
• Brightening up your breakfast club
• School food toolkit
• A governor's guide to improving school food
• Create you own 'school of food'
Guidance from the government:
• The school food plan
• School food standards
• Portion sizes and food groups
• Checklist for school food
Research & evidence:
• School food environment, impacts and needs
Open to all schools
(Free)
The National Education Nature Park programme empowers children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and to nature’s future, through connecting to nature while developing vital skills and boosting biodiversity.
Children and young people are leading the way creating a network of green spaces at schools, nurseries and colleges across England. From digging ponds and building green walls, to mapping and caring for their spaces, they make improvements to make the ‘grey’ areas a little bit greener. Every small act makes a big impact, by monitoring wildlife on their sites, seeing the collective difference they are making on an online map and contributing to scientific research on nature recovery.
• How it works
• Webinar: how to map your site
• Mapping your site planning tool
• Finding funding page
Key contact: YorkshireNaturePark@rhs.org.uk
Open to all schools
(Free)
WWF’s dedicated Plant2Plate resources focuses on what can be done to produce and consume food in a sustainable way that is less harmful to our shared planet and healthier for us. You can also download their new 'Growth' activity pack; a one-stop shop to support you during British Science Week that you can use it all year! Feel free to adapt or extend the activities to suit your pupils’ needs or the curriculum you are delivering.
Classroom resources and activities include:
• Growing food at school
• Healthy food for a healthy planet (climate change)
• Growing calendar and more
Primary schools only
(Free)
School Food Matters work with schools everyday, make use of their helpful resources covering:
• Food education
• Nourish (school food)
• SEND resources and recipes
• School food policy
Key contact: enquiries@schoolfoodmatters.org
Open to all schools
(Free)
Research consistently shows that having a nutritious breakfast is hugely beneficial for children’s health and learning.
Scope of existing resources:
• School Food Matters: Breakfast Club Guide (handy tips & tricks to make your breakfast offer nourishing & healthy), Better Breakfasts webinar & blog post
• Chefs in Schools: three guides on how to brighten up your breakfast club.
• British Nutrition Foundation: Good Breakfast Guide (a guide to healthy breakfast for school-aged children) & National Schools Breakfast Week Guide
• Magic Breakfast: meeting the nutrition challenge
• Food a Fact of Life: Breakfast Clubs & Breakfast Search
• NHS Better Health, healthier families: Healthier Breakfast Swaps & Healthier Breakfast Recipes
Open to all schools
(Free)
Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating. The programme meets the requirements of food and nutrition curriculum across the UK.
It also aligns with other subjects including:
• Sustainable healthy food - NEW!
• Roadmaps for Healthy Eating, Cooking & Where Food Comes From
• Explore Food: Nutritional analysis tool
• Design and Technology
• Health and Wellbeing
• Science and Geography
• Numeracy and Literacy
• Religious Education
• RSE and Health Education
Open to all schools
(Free)
Countryside Classroom helps teachers to find resources, places to visit and school support relating to the themes of food, farming and the natural environment. Their website contains a range of quality assured educational content from hundreds of contributors.
They aim to inspire and enable teachers to use food, farming and the natural environment more often, in and out of the classroom, because they want all children to have the opportunity to learn about and experience these essential topics.
Countryside Classroom is a managed by a partnership of organisations that represent the very best in food, farming and environment education. They are committed to working together to increase the quality of our services and reduce duplication in the sector.
Open to all schools
(Free)
Carlton Keighley is committed to meeting the needs of young people with a range of special educational needs. Since COVID, the school has seen a rise in SEMH and behavioural issues, in response to this more therapeutic sessions such as gardening and practical work was implemented to help support pupils. Fruit Works Co-operative, in partnership with Living Well Schools and Trees for Cities, worked with a group of KS3 pupils with mixed abilities and different learning needs, to establish an orchard on the school grounds.
The project was carried out over six visits which involved:
• October 2024: Apple pressing
• November - December 2024: Orchard planting
• January 2025: Watering, mulching and staking
• February 2025: Grafting
• June 2025: Tree maintenance & health check
Open to all schools
(Free)
Public Health England
Support for secondary schools to implement the requirements for food teaching within the new National Curriculum for Design and Technology (D&T) in England, the GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition and the Core Competences for Children and Young People.
Use the framework to:
• Review and plan courses for trainee teachers, and set out expectations for qualified teacher status
• Audit current practice by existing teachers, supporting performance related development
• Support professional reviews with colleagues
• Plan and run professional training courses to support best practice
Secondary schools only
(Free)
The West Yorkshire Neurodiversity Programme and All Star, have developed high-quality, practical, and accessible resources to support neurodivergent individuals and their families across Bradford.
Self-help and support for neurodivergent children and young people were identified as gaps in the following key areas:
• School transitions
• Sleep
• Food
The resources created include videos, booklets, and audio formats, available in plain text, with or without subtitles, and with or without sound to suit different learning preferences.
Open to all schools
(Free)
British Nutrition Foundation are a public-facing charity which exists to give people, educators and organisations access to reliable information on nutrition. Their vision is for a future where everyone has a healthy, sustainable diet.
British Nutrition Foundation advocate science and work with experts across the nutrition and food community to provide impartial, evidence-based information, education and expertise. Ultimately, British Nutrition Foundation want to change the food environment and motivate people to adopt healthy, sustainable diets – for life.
Schools specific:
• Education – Nurturing Healthy Habits
• Snack-tember 2025
Other:
• Nutritional Information
• Creating a Healthy Diet
Open to all schools
(Free)
The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
Allergy School offers free, practical resources to help teachers create inclusive and safe environments for children with food allergies. Our resources empower educators to protect every child and foster confidence and understanding among pupils, ensuring those with food allergies feel supported. Resources are for nurseries, primary schools, and out-of-school clubs for children aged 3-11, featuring Arlo, the friendly food-allergic armadillo who makes learning about food allergies fun and engaging.
Resources include:
• Films
• Lesson plans
• Assembly packs
• Self-assessment checklist
• First aid advice and more
Primary schools only
(Free)
TastEd is a charity dedicated to transforming food education in schools and nurseries across the UK. Our mission is to help children develop a lifelong, healthy relationship with food through sensory food education: a fun, pressure-free way to explore fruits and vegetables using all five senses. 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.
Resources include:
• A teacher training video
• Teacher guides
• 50+ lesson plans
• 50 + Powerpoints
• Student worksheets
• HAF activity plans
• Continuous provision ideas for EYFS
Primary schools only
(Free)
It is important that children have nutritious food at lunchtime, so we have worked with a nutritionist to develop this toolkit for packed lunches. To ensure children have a nutritious, tasty and well-balanced packed lunch, to keep them focused and to maximise their learning. Please download the free toolkit below.
Other healthy lunchbox resources:
• Veg Power - lunchboxes webpage & Veg Power - lunchbox planner
• Living Well – healthy lunch boxes
• NHS Better Health, Healthier Families – healthier lunchbox recipes
• Food a Fact of Life – healthy lunchboxes
Key contact: schools@mylivingwell.co.uk
Primary schools only
(Free)
Belly Bugs curriculum is for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. These lessons teach children about their gut microbiome and how looking after their Belly Bugs significantly improves their health. All lessons fit the National Curriculum with the ELG's. Lessons are cross curricular with maths, english, science, art & DT, PA and PSHE. Every lesson is backed by the latest research. It goes without saying that both teachers and pupils love Belly Bugs lessons.
Resources include:
• Teacher plans
• Lessons
• Teacher support
• Menu posters
• Songs
• Games
Key contact: zoe@bellybugs.co.uk
Primary schools only
(Free)
This education programme teaches children about the food they eat: where it comes from, how it is made, and its impact on our health and the planet. Each of their 24 lessons is aligned to the national curriculum and ‘ready-to-go' and come with an evidence-based plan, engaging presentation and additional resources.
Resources topics include:
• ProVeg School Plates
• Pro Taste
• Pro Health
• Pro Justice
• Pro Animals
• Pro-Environment
Key contact: martin.skingley@proveg.org
Open to all schools
(Free)
Soil Association
Food for Life Learning and Skills Hub have developed a wide range of resources and inspiring case studies to support you in running food and farming related activities. Browse the different sections on farming, climate and nature, cooking, growing, nutrition and early years education. Resources include downloadable PDFs, films and even some online interactive activities.
Categories include:
• Cooking and Nutrition
• Farming, Climate and Nature
• Kitchen Garden Projects
• Growing
• Early Years
Primary schools only
(Free)
Free lesson plans, guidance and activities.
Grow to School exist to support schools to take their pupils outside for learning and exploration. On this page we’re sharing a selection of useful lesson plans, gardening and nature-based activities, plus videos and guidance to support even the most cautious teacher to take their class outside.
• Food Growing
• Online tutorials
• Nature-based Learning
• Outdoor Learning
• Back-to-School Wellbeing Pack
Primary schools only
(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
Open to all schools
(Free)
Our campaigns are aimed at people living and working in Bradford district. We want to make it easier for everyone to live healthier, more active lives and our innovative campaigns are designed to show people how to get started and find local support.
Campaigns your school could get involved in:
• 20 Minute Movement
• Swap Well to Eat Well
• Grow Well to Eat Well
• You CAN quit - We CAN help!
• New Year Resolutions 2025!
Open to all schools
(Free)
It is a difficult time for everybody right now. The rising cost of everything, from groceries to utilities, is making it difficult to make ends meet.
This does not mean that you have to be in crisis to be struggling, and it is affecting all of us, not just the lowest earners.
Take a look at their Cost of Living support, there might be something here that helps you get through it and keep checking back, we’ll be adding new content regularly.
Open to all schools
(Free)
Making it easier for everyone in Bradford District to live healthier more active lives.
Find support on:
• Smoking
• Mental health
• Eating well
• Drugs and alcohol
• Physical activity
• Long term conditions
• Pregnancy and health
• Family health
• Teen health hub
Open to all schools
(Free)
Green fingered colleagues interested in sharing and supporting the joy of nurturing plants from seeds, are invited to bring seeds from your garden or allotment to our Seeds Library and to take some seeds home with you. The Seeds Library is based within our Library and Health Promotion Resource Centre at Lynfield Mount Hospital.
If there’s a plant that brings you joy – why not share it with others? Browse the seed catalogue of flowers, herbs and veg and have a think what you could add. Download the Seed Library Catalogue below or also available in the Seeds Library and can be provided upon request. Visit the library to take & donate seeds to share the joy of nurturing the nature.
Key contact: library.lynfield@bdct.nhs.uk
Open to all schools
(Free)
Lynfield Library offers a selection of models, teaching packs, games and charts free to borrow for anyone promoting health within Bradford District. The Library is open and staffed Monday to Friday.
Resources cover topics including:
• Drugs & Alcohol
• Anatomy
• Contraception and sexual health
• Healthy eating and exercise
• Mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Oral health and personal hygiene
• Parenting, pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Dementia reminiscence
• Safety
• Self-examination, screening and cancer prevention
• Smoking
• Free leaflets/posters from a range of organisations such as British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK etc
Call: 01274 223900
Key contact: library.lynfield@bdct.nhs.uk
Open to all schools
(Free)
Welcome to Families and Young Persons Information.
We are a free, impartial service offering advice, information and signposting to children, young people and families within the Bradford district. Here you can find information and advice pages for all aspects of family life, a service directory and a guide to local activities and events. If you can't find what you are looking for, we are here to help!
Open to all schools
(Free)
Directory of support and help.
Offering a wheel of support on:
• Make friends
• My money
• My mind
• My family
• My health
• My work and skills
• Finding other support
Open to all schools
(Free)
Get help for your charity, community group or school. The Neighbourly platform is free to use and connects you with businesses that have volunteer time, money or product surplus to donate. The first step is to create your page and tell us what kind of help you need.
Product surplus - connecting you with local stores and distribution centres that have quality surplus to give, for free. We’ve supported the donation of millions of meals and thousands of tonnes of products from companies like M&S, Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury's and B&Q.
Open to all schools
(Free)
A healthy breakfast supported by physical activity can help regulate emotions, improve memory, and cognitive function, leading to better learning.
Here are 10 tips for how to set-up and develop Active Breakfast Clubs to optimise
these benefits, which is reinforced by compelling research.
Primary schools only
Emergency food parcels and low-cost food markets
Find out more information on:
• Emergency food
• Low-cost food
• An emergency meal
Open to all schools
(Free or low-cost)
A guide for looking after your baby's teeth
Find out more information on:
• Your baby’s teeth are important
• Visiting the dentist
• Eating and drinking
• Brushing your baby’s teeth
• Making brushing easier
• Family or friends
Open to all schools
(Free)
The Supervised Toothbrushing Toolkit
Optimising toothbrushing programmes in nurseries and schools. Supporting supervised toothbrushing programmes to reduce tooth decay in young children. This toolkit was developed to bring together new and existing resources to help support the implementation of supervised toothbrushing programmes and clubs.
Primary schools with EYFS only
(Free)
Supporting Whole School Approaches to Food
A free resource to help busy primary schools develop their whole school approach to food policy. Try out their free self-review tool for you to measure your current level of implementation, with generated text that you can use on your school website.
Primary schools only
(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
Open to all schools
(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
Open to all schools
(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.
Use the framework to:
• Review and plan courses for trainee teachers, and set out expectations for qualified teacher status
• Audit current practice by existing teachers, supporting performance related development
• Support professional reviews with colleagues
• Plan and run professional training courses to support best practice
Primary schools only
(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.
Open to all schools
(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
Open to all schools
(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
Open to all schools
(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
Open to all schools
(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
Open to all schools
(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.
Key contact: info@foodactive.org.uk
Open to all schools
(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 and 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
Open to all schools
(Cost attached)
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.
Key contact: Info@skills4bradford.co.uk
Open to all schools
(Mostly free)