News archive
Some changes have been made to the NCMP programme for the 2013/14 school year and a new booklet has been published to inform parents of what to expect when deciding whether to participate... Read more
Health Promotion News Spring 2013 16 May 2013
The latest edition of the Health Promotion Service's newsletter is out! The Spring/Summer 2013 news has updates on the latest happenings in health promotion... Read more
What is the NCMP? 13 May 2013
Public Health England have produced a guide to the National Child Measurement Programme... Read more
Not Yet Good Enough... 9 May 2013
An Ofsted report has evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education in primary and secondary schools in England, based on inspections carried out in 2012... Read more
Let's Get Physical! 9 May 2013
For one week each May, the Mental Health Foundation holds campaign around a specific theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, a week in which we help raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues... Read more
PSHE in the 2014 Curriculum 29 Apr 2013
In February 2013 the Department for Education (DfE) launched a consultation on a revised National Curriculum that is due to take effect in September 2014... Read more
A teacher's experience of consulting primary pupils about SRE 29 Apr 2013
A teacher's experience of consulting primary pupils about SRE Year 2 teacher, Melonie Syrett, who is also the school lead for PSHE, tried out some of the Sex Education Forum 'Let's Get it Right' activities with pupils at Goose Green Primary School... Read more
Need Drug and Alcohol resources and training for your school? 26 Apr 2013
We've still got places on our Christopher Winter Project (CWP) Drug and Alcohol resource interesting and interactive training day for primary schools... Read more
We're coming to get you! 23 Apr 2013
Fancy getting your school involved in Race for Life this year? Race for Life is a great opportunity to kick-start a healthier lifestyle and a brilliant chance to get the subject of healthy living into lessons too... Read more
Get involved in Mental Health Awareness week 22 Apr 2013
The Mental Health Foundation is holding its annual Mental Health Awareness Week from 13-19 May 2013 and this year it is themed around physical activity and wellbeing... Read more
Healthy Snack Confusion? 22 Apr 2013
Are you feeling a little confused about what snacks you should be giving your children? Know that they shouldn't be eating too many sugary things to help protect their teeth? Wondering if savoury snacks are good for their waistline? Maybe a quick look at the Cornwall Healthy Weight team's healthy snacks guidance and snack ideas for early years might help clear things up for you... Read more
Food and Nutrition Course for Schools 18 Apr 2013
We've been sent details of two training sessions in the South West on the whole school approach to food and nutrition for schools... Read more
Just in case the sun ever shows up! 11 Apr 2013
Just in case the sun ever does come out again in Cornwall you might want to have a look at the Sun Safe app... Read more
Secondary Schools: EEFO needs your help! 11 Apr 2013
EEFO is about ensuring there are Young People Friendly Services available to 13 - 19 year olds throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly... Read more
Ready to Make a Move? 9 Apr 2013
Make a Move is a new programme from the British Heart Foundation which uses an innovative approach to increase the physical activity levels of young people in secondary schools, in particular the least active... Read more
Walk to Work Week 9 Apr 2013
Walk to Work Week is Living Street’s biggest campaign, and is part of National Walking Month, their annual campaign to get everyone walking more each May... Read more
Want to raise money for your school gardening project? 5 Apr 2013
Rocket gardens aim to help schools achieve the most succesful year of growing your own without all the hard work... Read more
Fancy a chat with Jodie later? 3 Apr 2013
Anti-bullying webchat with Jodie Marsh – Wednesday 3 April, 3... Read more
Reducing Teenage Pregnancy 27 Mar 2013
Reducing the rate of Under 18 conceptions is a joint priority for Cornwall Council and NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly... Read more
Need Drugs and Alcohol Education in your school? 26 Mar 2013
We're holding one of our Christopher Winter Project Drugs and Alcohol Education workshops for Secondary School staff on Monday 15 April 2013 at the Health Promotion Service, Pool... Read more
Read all about it! 26 Mar 2013
The latest edition of the Cornwall Healthy Schools newsletter is out! For all the latest on what's happening in this exciting team click here Read more
Luke! I'm Not Your Father! 21 Mar 2013
Cornwall Health Promotion Service's Sexual Health team have created two new posters promoting the C Card scheme (the free Condom distribution scheme) Feel free to download the posters and display them in an appropriate place! Darth Vader C Card For more information about training or the C Card Scheme call 01209 313419or email emma... Read more
HIVhop Campaign Wins! 18 Mar 2013
The HIVhop campaign, a comedy style rap video tackling common misconceptions and stigma surrounding HIV, has won the media campaign/storyline of the year at the UK Sexual Health Awards 2013... Read more
Where's your head at? 14 Mar 2013
The young people's mental health service Hear Our Voice is holding a youth-led conference for professionals working with young people and mental health... Read more
Petition for minimum Alcohol Pricing 14 Mar 2013
Minimum unit pricing is an evidence-based policy that is supported by health professionals, police and many people who witness the harms caused by alcohol... Read more
Sex education: what 10-year-olds want to know 12 Mar 2013
Pupils want to know about puberty and their changing bodies, rather than the mechanics of sex, according to a report in the Guardian... Read more
School Council Success! 11 Mar 2013
Kate went to a great PADL school council assessment and award day at Berrycoombe school on Thursday 7 March... Read more
NHS 111 11 Mar 2013
The new NHS 111 service being introduced across England will be launched in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on 19 March... Read more
Healthy Eating Week - Have you registered? 5 Mar 2013
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) will be launching a Healthy Eating Week for all nurseries and schools to join in throughout the UK... Read more
Want to get your mitts on our new logo? 5 Mar 2013
Are you new to Healthy Schools and don't really know how to go about getting validated? Need help getting started with your Annual Audit? Registered on the website but really not got any further than that? Come along to our Annual Audit training session for any help with completing (or even starting!) your school's Annual Audit to ensure you maintain your Healthy Schools status... Read more
CiCESS Annual Conference - Book now! 1 Mar 2013
The Children in Care Education Service is holding it's annual conference on 19 March 2013 at the Wadebridge Show Ground... Read more
More free training? We're good to you! 27 Feb 2013
Friday 22 March 2013 sees another great Resilience and Self Esteem Toolkit (ReSET) workshop by our emotional health and wellbeing guru Jilly... Read more
Why is emotional wellbeing and mental health so important for Children and Young People? 25 Feb 2013
The Children's Trust Cornwall and the Council of the Isles of Scilly are holding an engagement event to help develop a new strategy for the children and young people of Cornwall, which will help shape emotional wellbeing and mental health services... Read more
BHF Olympic Legacy Programme 21 Feb 2013
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to access a series of free physical activity related training events and resources... Read more
Calling all volunteers! 21 Feb 2013
Energy Club is enabling a new generation of active kids Energy Club is a fun, free physical activity club for kids aged 4-11, delivered by trained volunteers at Primary Schools across England... Read more
New web address for BHF Hearty Lives Cornwall 20 Feb 2013
Our Hearty Lives programme has its own web address... Read more
Safer Cornwall - Have your say survey 19 Feb 2013
Agreement has been reached between Devon and Cornwall Police and Safer Cornwall, to introduce the new Safer Cornwall ‘Have your say’ survey for all community safety related issues within Cornwall... Read more
What is Mindfulness in Schools? 18 Feb 2013
Thinking of coming on the free Mindfulness in Schools training but want to know more about Mindfulness in Schools? Watch this You Tube video of Richard Burnett founder of Mindfulness in Schools introducing the programme http://www... Read more
Free body image/self esteem training for KS3 15 Feb 2013
The Dove Self-Esteem Programme is offering teachers the chance to attend a flexible free training session or to invite a professional expert into school to deliver workshops directly to your pupils... Read more
R Time Training - new date! 13 Feb 2013
R Time Cornwall have planned a new Practitioner Training date for April 2013... Read more
Mindfulness and your school - an introduction 1st March 10 Feb 2013
Just a reminder about our free introduction to Mindfulness for Schools at Epiphany House, Truro on Friday 1st March 2013 09... Read more
BHF Early Years Physical Activity Guide 8 Feb 2013
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has just published a new early years physical activity guide... Read more
Don't Forget the Big Pedal! 6 Feb 2013
The Big Pedal 2013 will run from 28 February to 20 March The Big Pedal is a massive cycle and scoot to school event... Read more
Want to win £210 for your school? 4 Feb 2013
The British Heart Foundation are running a No Smoking Day poster competition and are asking as many Primary schools as possible to become involved... Read more
Will you rock up in red? 29 Jan 2013
February is National Heart Month and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) are going to kick it all off with a bang... Read more
Young People call for Relationships and Sex Education 25 Jan 2013
Excellent and timely article in the Guardian today http://www... Read more
Is your school ready for Mindfulness? 17 Jan 2013
Mindfulness. If you’re not yet au fait with the concept, it might be a good idea to familiarise yourself with it, because you’ll be hearing a lot about it in 2013; from business leaders, academics, politicians and educationalists... Read more
Teenage Cancer Trust School Visits 16 Jan 2013
For many young people, the first time they hear the word cancer is when someone in their family, often an older relative, is diagnosed... Read more
Amber and Lance are ready to respond! 10 Jan 2013
Launch of an exciting new public health resource for children in Cornwall After a summer of road testing, we're really pleased to announce the launch of the Early Years Emergency Healthcare Toolkit... Read more
There's still time! 7 Jan 2013
If you haven't yet booked your place on one of our fabulous workshops, there's still time! Our training programme has been planned for the remainder of this academic year and we have got some great sessions lined up... Read more
Don't Miss Your Chance to GYOP 7 Jan 2013
Grow Your Own Potatoes is a project that teaches primary school children about potatoes... Read more
Free trees for your school! 20 Dec 2012
Free trees for schools, communities and youth groups The Woodland Trust is offering free tree packs for your school or community group Don't miss out on one of 1,250 free tree packs available to groups to plant in spring 2013... Read more
FREE downloadable gardening posters from RHS 19 Dec 2012
If you have a garden at your school and need a little inspiration about what to do next, or even if you haven't started yet you can download some great posters for FREE from the Royal Horticultural Society website... Read more
Director of Public Health Report 2012 out now! 11 Dec 2012
This year’s Annual Report from the Director of Public Health presents an important overview of local action and challenges based on the national Public Health Outcomes Framework... Read more
Can you identify the 4 Ts? 10 Dec 2012
As many as one in four children are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when they are in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) – a life-threatening condition that requires urgent medical treatment... Read more
Emotional & social wellbeing leads to higher levels of academic achievement? 7 Dec 2012
The Department of Education has just published it's report The Impact of Pupil Behaviour and Wellbeing on Educational Outcomes suggesting that wellbeing and learning are associated with one another... Read more
How many mince pies have YOU walked off? 6 Dec 2012
It's that time of year again where we all over indulge a little in festive cheer... Read more
"Grandma Remember Me" 3 Dec 2012
The Az2B Theatre Company is a new theatre company based in Penryn, created with the intention of bringing high quality, inspirational theatre which is exciting, entertaining and has something to say! Their latest production is the story of Lilly and how she perceives the world surrounding her grandmother's life with Alzheimers... Read more
Unique opportunity to enhance EHWB in school with Professor Robin Banerjee... 2 Dec 2012
Join our unique "EHWB in the Classroom" project working in partnership with Professor Robin Banerjee of Sussex University... Read more
New Training Dates Announced for 2013 29 Nov 2012
Our new dates for training sessions have been announced for the Spring and Summer terms 2013! As ever, all of our training is FREE, super easy to book and can count towards your CPD... Read more
The campaign for ELS to be included in National Curriculum..part two 28 Nov 2012
The campaign for Emergency Life Saving skills to included in the national curriculum was debated in the House of Commons last Thursday and was very positively supported by all MPs in the house, except the Junior Minister for Schools... Read more
Have you been Vinnied? 26 Nov 2012
Not seen the new British Heart Foundation's Hands-Only CPR TV advert with the fabulous Mini Vinnie? Let Mini Vinnie teach you a lesson you'll never forget... Read more
School Kids in Partnership... SKIP 21 Nov 2012
School Kids in Partnership... ...is the new name chosen by students for the newly created Helston and Lizard Cooperative Trust Council at their first meeting today at Germoe School... Read more
Great Grub Club 8 Nov 2012
The Great Grub Club have just launched the first in a series of free downloadable toolkits for parents and teachers... Read more
Face2Face with Scope 6 Nov 2012
The disability charity Scope has launched a free and confidential one to one parent befriending service in Cornwall... Read more
ChiMat resources for teachers 1 Nov 2012
Need to find out information about the ChiMat resources available for teachers? Click here to go to the www... Read more
ThinkUKnow new film for Secondary Schools 31 Oct 2012
First to a Million is a new film for secondary pupils launched on the ThinkUKnow internet safety website this week... Read more
Heard about minimentors? 31 Oct 2012
What is MiniMentors? The MiniMentors programme aims to help primary school children learn the importance of looking after themselves and respecting each other... Read more
Primary School Council Masterclass! 26 Oct 2012
We are really excited to be hosting a primary school council masterclass by Involver, the award winning school council and student voice social enterprise! The day will include ideas and resources to: Make school council meetings more action-focused... Read more
Read all about it! 24 Oct 2012
The latest edition of the Cornwall Healthy Schools newsletter is now out! Click here to find out all the news from the team. Read more
A Junk-Free Childhood? 22 Oct 2012
The 2012 StanMark report on standards for marketing food and beverage to children in Europe has been published... Read more
Referral Opportunity for Overweight Children 19 Oct 2012
MEND is aimed at overweight and obese children aged 7 – 13 years old and their families... Read more
Do you know how to save a life? 18 Oct 2012
Would you know what to do in a life-threatening situation? Would the children in your school know? Learning Emergency Life Support (ELS) skills can help you keep someone alive until professional help arrives... Read more
Lady mistaken for Lion! 17 Oct 2012
Jilly ran her Resilience and Self Esteem Toolkit workshop for primary schools last Friday (12th October)... Read more
Callling all young film makers! 12 Oct 2012
Smokefree South West and Cut Films are proud to announce a very special short film competition for young people (under 25 years) in the South West... Read more
Health Promotion News! Read it Here First! 10 Oct 2012
The latest newsletter from the Cornwall Health Promotion Service is out now! Find out what is happening with the teams in the Health Promotion Service by reading the news letter here Read more
ReSET - Because you're worth it! 2 Oct 2012
We've got three places left on our Resilience and Self Esteem Toolkit (ReSET) for Primary Schools workshop on Friday 12 October 2012 at the Health Promotion Service in Pool, Redruth... Read more
School Meal Contract Consultation - Have you replied 26 Sep 2012
Cornwall Council are currently carrying out a consultation with schools about the contract with Chartwells... Read more
Mindfulness - Want to Know More? 24 Sep 2012
Mindfulness Cornwall is running an 8 week course for stress reduction for health professionals and teaching staff... Read more
More Skipping?! 24 Sep 2012
Because we know you love it, your fabulous Cornwall Healthy Schools team have added another date to the training diary for BHF Active Club training! Who wouldn't want to spend their day double dutching, hopscotching and hoola hooping their way around Blisland Village Hall?? Jilly and Aimee have a treat in store for you if you book on the course on Friday 30 November 2012 at Blisland Village Hall! Free training, free lunch and a skipping demonstration! To book your place complete the online form or download a word version... Read more
Did you remember to wash your hands?? 21 Sep 2012
Remember a few weeks ago we told you that e-Bug has teamed up with School Councils UK to set a nationwide Hand Hygiene Challenge Day? We'd love to know if your school is taking part! It's being held on 15 October 2012 and is part of a Guinness World Records Record Breaking attempt... Read more
Want to become a Heartstart Instructor? 19 Sep 2012
We've still got places left on our Cornwall Heartstart Instructor Training session at the Flashpoint Safety Centre in Bodmin on Tuesday 25 September 2012... Read more
Fancy a Spin? 17 Sep 2012
We've just bought a new set of wheelchair odometers! They work in the same way as the pedometers do, they're just for wheelchairs! They come with a handy leaflet which shows how to calculate how far you've travelled... Read more
Looking for a School Nurse? 17 Sep 2012
Do you want to find out more about the role of a school nurse? Need to know who to contact for your school? We've set up a new site www... Read more
Time to Change? 14 Sep 2012
Get ready - the mental health anti-stigma campaign Time to Change is launching it's children and young people campaign in the West Midlands on 17 September! To find out more and for more information on mental health issues for children and young people click here Read more
Healthy Weight Conference 14 Sep 2012
In collaboration with a number of NHS services and some local businesses a Healthy Weight conference is being held at the Eden Project on 17 October 2012... Read more
Youth Panel Wanted! 12 Sep 2012
The Department of Health are ever closer to launching a new marketing programme to help young people make informed choices about their health, with a particular focus on risky behaviours (smoking, drinking alcohol, taking drugs and relationships)... Read more
R Time Training 11 Sep 2012
We've just had news of a new R Time Practitioner Training date! R time is an exciting and dynamic structured programme for schools/groups and clubs that develops social skills and positive relationships between children... Read more
New term news - good and bad! 10 Sep 2012
Our latest newsletter is out! Check out what's happening in the Cornwall Healthy Schools team this term (it's not all good news!) We got lots of training dates lined up, the Hearty Lives project is up and running but poor Cheryl has a broken leg! See here for more fascinating facts and info... Read more
FREE Training! Yes, that's right! FREE! 7 Sep 2012
We've arranged lots of new dates for training courses for this autumn term... Read more
Mucky Hands? 5 Sep 2012
e-Bug has teamed up with School Councils UK to set a nationwide Hand Hygiene Challenge Day... Read more
Planning for the Future? 4 Sep 2012
Are you worried about how your family member with a learning disability will manage financially when you are not around to support them? Mencap have organised FREE 2 hour seminars for families and carers, with information and advice provided by a specialist local legal professional... Read more
New Training Dates for Autumn Term Announced! 20 Aug 2012
We've announced our new dates for training sessions for the Autumn term 2012... Read more
Potato! Delabole School Win National Growing Prize! 16 Aug 2012
Delabole School are celebrating after seeing off the challenge of thousands of other schools to be named as the national winner of Potato Council’s Grow Your Own Potatoes competition... Read more
All new website for the Health Pormotion Service 15 Aug 2012
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Promotion Service has just relaunched its website with a brand new look and feel... Read more
We're helping with reseach into Health Promotion in Schools 15 Aug 2012
Cornwall Healthy Schools Team has been invited to take part into research into the effectiveness of Health Promotion work in schools... Read more
Reassuring news about young people's drug use 7 Aug 2012
The report Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2011 shows that drug-taking among secondary school children fell by 12 percentage points in the past ten years... Read more
We've joined facebook and Twitter! 2 Aug 2012
The Cornwall Healthy Schools Team have joined the world of social media and now have facebook and Twitter accounts... Read more
Obese children show early signs of heart disease 31 Jul 2012
“Two thirds of obese children show early signs of heart disease”, the Daily Telegraph has reported... Read more
New Healthy Weight Programme for Children and Families 20 Jul 2012
MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!) is a new healthy weight programme for children and families in Cornwall! Nutrition, healthy foods, food labelling,behaviour change and cooking skills will all be covered along with lots of fun games to encourage children to become more active and to help increase confidence and self esteem... Read more
Global Children's Challenge 2012 - FREE pedometers! 12 Jul 2012
Registrations for the Global Children’s Challenge™ 2012 are now open! There are 165,000 child places available globally for this free of charge activity programme and this is a great project to be involved in in this momentous year! • The 50 day challenge starts on Wednesday, 19th September and finishes Wednesday, 7th November 2012... Read more
Grief and Bereavement in Schools - Let's talk about it 9 Jul 2012
The Child Bereavement Charity are holding a conference for professionals to gain awareness and understanding on giving support to young people/children during grief and bereavement, and also for children with a parent who has a life-limiting/terminal illness... Read more
2012 Health Profiles Summary Out Now! 27 Jun 2012
The Health Profiles contain a summary of information on the health of the people in our local authority area and some factors that may influence their health... Read more
Health Promotion Service News June 2012 21 Jun 2012
The latest version of the Health Promotion Service's newsletter is out! To find out what's been happening in the Health Promotion teams read the June 2012 HPS newsletter! Read more
Annual Audit Drop-in Days Announced! 15 Jun 2012
We have announced a couple of new dates for our popular annual audit drop-in days! These days are designed so that you can pop along and get some help from our School Support Workers with your Annual Audit or Healthy Schools Plus work... Read more
Pupils have their say at PADL Awards 11 Jun 2012
Children from five North Cornwall primary schools took part in Cornwall Healthy Schools' inaugural PADL (Promoting Active Democracy Loudly) awards, held at St Issey School near Wadebridge... Read more
Anti-Bullying Alliance Competition! 1 Jun 2012
Anti-Bullying Week 2012's theme is 'We're better without bullying' and aims to shines a light on bullying and its effect on achievement... Read more
Get Active with Games4Life! 21 May 2012
Being active can help keep your heart healthy and your bones strong, and avoid the risk of serious illness... Read more
Outdoor Learning at the Eden Project 18 May 2012
A one-day practical training event at the Eden Project, celebrating the opportunities for outdoor learning, school gardening and outdoor play is taking place on Friday 28 September 2012... Read more
FREE Healthy Eating Resources from NSP and Morrisons! 16 May 2012
To celebrate the new Morrisons M Savers range the National Schools Partnership have created free educational resources to inspire pupils and their parents to try out some delicious, easy recipes themselves... Read more
Rtime Roadshow! 11 May 2012
We are pleased to announce that Rtime has hit the road! John Pascoe (Rtime Consultant) will be travelling throughout Cornwall offering FREE Rtime taster sessions to all schools... Read more
PSHE Association Newsletter 8 May 2012
The latest newsletter from the PSHE Association has been published... Read more
Relationships and Sex Education Training for Schools - FREE Places 1 May 2012
We are running another of our hugely successful Christopher Winter Project Relationships and Sex Education training days here at Health Promotion in Pool on Friday 15 June 2012... Read more
Drug and Alcohol Training - FREE Places! 24 Apr 2012
We are running another of our hugely successful Christopher Winter Project Drug and Alcohol training days here at Health Promotion in Pool on Thursday 3 May 2012... Read more
School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme - Update 17 Apr 2012
We have been innundated with calls from schools re the apparent changes to the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme this term... Read more
R Time Training 10 Apr 2012
John Pascoe and Trina Missons are holding another R Time practitoner training session on Friday 29 June 2012 at Old County Hall in Truro... Read more
Head Lice! Latest Guidance 27 Mar 2012
We've got the latest guidance on how to deal with those pesky little critters - head lice! Click here for more information from the South West Health Protection Unit Read more
Health Promotion News Spring 2012 21 Mar 2012
The latest edition of the Cornwall Health Promotion Service newsletter for Spring 2012 is now available... Read more
The Great Food Journey - Free Peas! 15 Mar 2012
As part of Birds Eye's 65th anniversary celebrations they are introducing The Great Food Journey - a brand-new, hands-on project for primary schools developed with National Schools Partnership... Read more
Sport Relief 2012 - Free Goodies! 9 Mar 2012
Sport Relief 2012 is kicking off in schools on Friday 23rd March and, with the help of their partners the Premier League, it’s going to be a day of fantastic, active fundraising that the whole school can enjoy! Whether you do your own Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile, hold a fancy-dress sports day or pit the staff against the students in a series of sporty activities, your school can make a massive difference and have bundles of fun at the same time! Order your free fundraising pack (including lots of free goodies!) by clicking on the Sport Relief website. Read more
Want to share your views? 8 Mar 2012
The Children's and Family Commissioning Team want to hear your views about the emotional wellbeing and mental health of young people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly... Read more
Tobacco Plain Packaging Competition 5 Mar 2012
Smokefree South West has announced an exciting new competition to encourage young people under 24 years old to think about the importance of the plain packaging of tobacco... Read more
We've got a new Heartstart Co-ordinator! 28 Feb 2012
We're really thrilled to welcome Katherine Bassey, our new BHF Heartstart Co-ordinator to the Cornwall Healthy Schools team! Katherine used to be a Resuscitation Officer for an acute hospital trust and has experience in resuscitation practise and teaching for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital situations... Read more
Miracle Cures and Health Panics! 8 Feb 2012
Ever been confused by health news headlines? Ever felt that you get conflicting information and advice from newspapers and the media? The National Institute for Health Research (South West Peninsula) are holding an interactive workshop to give members of the public, patients and carers the chance to explore health stories and learn how to read news reports critically... Read more
The Cornwall Health Promotion Newsletter is out! 7 Feb 2012
The Winter/Spring edition of the Cornwall Health Promotion Service newsletter is out now! Find out all about what the teams within the service have been up to and see what a massive contribution the Healthy Schools team have made! Click here to see the latest edition. Read more
PSHE Education and the New Ofsted Inspection 1 Feb 2012
The PSHE Association has released a new briefing on the revised Ofsted Framework... Read more
Blitz Project No Longer in Secondary Schools 27 Jan 2012
The Blitz Young People’s Alcohol Project is currently being reviewed in relation to impact, learning outcomes and effectiveness... Read more
Massage in Schools! 25 Jan 2012
The Massage in Schools Programme (MISP) is an established, accredited programme of clothed peer massage and positive touch activities for children of 4-12 years, based on the concepts of RESPECT and CHOICE... Read more
Jumps not Bumps! 18 Jan 2012
You may remember that during Child Safety Week last summer the NHS in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly launched a safety campaign called Jumps not Bumps... Read more
Sustrans Big Pedal 10 Jan 2012
Sustrans Big Pedal is Back In March 2011, over 800 schools helped pedal more than 600,000 journeys to school by bike in just 15 days... Read more
We've trained our 100th Heartstart Instructor in Cornwall 7 Jan 2012
At the instructor training day on the 5th January 2012 we trained our 100th Heartstart Instructor since the British Heart Foundation approached the Healthy Schools Team to offer us funding to appoint a coordinator and set up a Heartstart Programme in Cornwall... Read more
Push Hard Push Fast - New ELS Campaign 4 Jan 2012
The BHF have just launched their latest Emergency Life Skills Campaign, Hands-Only CPR... Read more
HPS Newsletter 14 Dec 2011
The Winter 2011 edition of the Health Promotion News (now including Healthy Living Network News) is now available... Read more
BHF Heartstart Emergency Life Support Training Redruth and Helston 13 Dec 2011
In the new year the Cornwall Heartstart Healthy Communities will be offering FREE 2 hour Heartstart ELS Courses to members of the public at venues in Helston and Redruth... Read more
We need a new BHF Heartstart Coordinator 12 Dec 2011
We are looking for a new BHF Heartstart Coordinator to carry on the wonderful work of Bex Kessell... Read more
Robin Banerjee Visit to Cornwall 17 Nov 2011
Excitement is mounting here at Healthy Schools at the approach of the visit of Robin Banerjee to Cornwall to do a day's training and workshop about his fantastic work on children's emotional health and wellbeing... Read more
RTime Training Day 16 Nov 2011
John and Trina are running another of their RTime courses at County Hall, Truro on 25th November... Read more
Where are all newsletters going? 7 Nov 2011
We've recently changed the way we manage and send out our Healthy Schools Programme Newsletter to what we hoped was a more efficient system... Read more
Health Inequalties Strategy 2011 - 2016 24 Oct 2011
Today sees the launch of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Inequalities Strategy for 2011 - 2016... Read more
Take 10 free trial 12 Oct 2011
Take 10 have launched a new resource - Take 10 Every Move Counts http://take10... Read more
St Issey pupils rewite the Audit 10 Oct 2011
... but don't panic if you've already started the Annual Audit! It's the children's version they've rewritten for us... Read more
Sign the Heartstart Petition 9 Oct 2011
The BHF has launched a petition to back the campaign for all children to be able to leave school having learnt the essential skills to save a life in an emergency situation... Read more
Drinkaware launch new on-line alcohol resource for schools 9 Oct 2011
Drinkaware have just produced an excellent on-line resource for both primary schools, secondary schools and parents who want to talk to their children about alcohol... Read more
Stonewall Homophobic Bullying Work 3 Oct 2011
Stonewall offer schools support, guidance and resources to help tackle homophobic language and bullying in schools... Read more
Anti-Bullying Week 2011 3 Oct 2011
Anti-bullying Week 2011 will be held from 14-18 November... Read more
Hearstart Training October 29 Sep 2011
Bex Kessell our Heartstart coordinator is running some more of the very popular FREE Heartstart training for schools and community wishing to offer Heartstart... Read more
Health Promotion Service Newsletter Autumn 2011 21 Sep 2011
The Autumn 2011 edition of the Health Promotion News (now including Healthy Living Network News) is now available... Read more
Water Bottle Tops 16 Sep 2011
In the last few days we have been alerted to a potential problem with some of the caps on our HS water bottles... Read more
Extra Annual Audit Training Day added! 12 Sep 2011
Due to the high demand from schools wishing to attend the Annual Audit launch / training we've added another date... Read more
Cornwall Healthy Schools awarded Big Lottery Fund Grant 4 Aug 2011
The Cornwall Healthy Schools Team are delighted to annouce we have been awarded a Big Lottery Fund Grant to support the development of the Cornwall Families in it Together Programme... Read more
Cornwall Conversations 22 Jul 2011
Cornwall ConversationsCornwall Council is holding a consultation with community leaders, stakeholders, residents and employees about the issues and opportunities affecting Cornwall and the people who live here... Read more
Health Promotion Information and Resource Centre News 22 Jul 2011
News from the Health Promotion Information and Resource CentreThe Health Promotion Information and Resource Centre holds an excellent collection of leaflets, media and books on all health promotion topics... Read more
Free pedometers! 19 Jul 2011
Free pedometers from the 2011 Global Children's Challenge!The application process for this year's Global Children's Challenge has begun... Read more
Health Promotion and Healthy Living 14 Jul 2011
Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network NewsThe Summer 2011 editions of Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available, follow the links below... Read more
Physical activity guidelines published 12 Jul 2011
Physical activity guidelines publishedThe Department of Health has published Physical activity guidelines for children and young people (5-18 years). Read more
Taste of the West Award 2011 8 Jul 2011
Taste of the West Award 2011The Taste of the West South West Local Food in Schools Award 2011 will be awarded to a school or college committed to sourcing local produce and to educating its pupils about healthy, locally-sourced food and drink... Read more
Sun Smart information for schools 1 Jul 2011
Sun SmartCommissioned by the Department of Health and run by Cancer Research UK, SunSmart is the UK's national skin cancer prevention campaign... Read more
FREE trampoline lessons! 21 Jun 2011
Jumps not bumps!In local work to support Child Safety Week (this week!) NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly is encouraging us to be safe when we trampoline... Read more
Unfortunate Eric 6 Jun 2011
Unfortunate EricWho is Unfortunate Eric? He's the face of the British Heart Foundation's campaign to make sure that all children leave school knowing the necessary skills to save a life... Read more
Health Promotion Service training programme 26 May 2011
Health Promotion Service: trainingRead about all the training being run by Cornwall and Isles of Scilly's Health Promotion Service: Health Promotion Service training programme 2011-12... Read more
BHF and Resuscitation Council UK campaign 16 May 2011
BHF and Resuscitation Council UK campaignThe British Heart Foundation and the Resuscitation Council UK have jointly launched a campaign to make Emergency Life Support (ELS) a compulsory part of the curriculum in England... Read more
Healthy Living Kit from BHF 5 May 2011
Healthy Living KitThe British Heart Foundation has produced a Healthy Living Kit, part of their Food4Thought campaign... Read more
BHF Ultimate Dodgeball 8 Apr 2011
Ultimate DodgeballUltimate Dodgeball is one of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) newest fundraising events... Read more
BHF Jump Rope For Heart 8 Apr 2011
Jump Rope For HeartThe British Heart Foundation's Jump Rope For Heart is a popular sponsored skipping challenge that can be held at any time during the school year... Read more
Know before you go 7 Apr 2011
Know before you goThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has produced a free resource for KS 5, "Know before you go" which aims to teach young adults how to travel safely... Read more
Department for Education advice 6 Apr 2011
Preventing and tackling bullyingThe Department for Education has published Preventing and tackling bullying: advice for school leaders, staff and governing bodies... Read more
Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News 6 Apr 2011
Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network NewsThe Spring 2011 editions of Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available, please click on the links below... Read more
CWP drugs education resource launch day a superb success 29 Mar 2011
Christopher Winter Project drugs education launch day a superb successKirsten Jowett is the author of the Christopher Winter Project's Teaching Drug and Alcohol Education with Confidence in Primary Schools and we were delighted that she came to Truro to run a workshop for us... Read more
FIT Cornwall 29 Mar 2011
FIT CornwallOur website just got even better! We're preparing to launch our flagship healthy lifestyles website for schools and families, FIT Cornwall... Read more
Walk to School Week competitions 29 Mar 2011
Walk To School Week competitionsWe're working closely with Cornwall Council's School Travel Plan team on events for Walk to School Week (16th to 20th May) and two Walk To School Week competitions... Read more
EEFO.fm 29 Mar 2011
EEFO.fmDo you want to be EEFO's big voice? One young person (aged 13-19) will get the opportunity to do some presenting on EEFO... Read more
KICK 2011 for CLIC Sargent 28 Mar 2011
KICK: the fun football fundraiserKICK is a nationwide initiative that encourages schools, groups and youth football clubs across the country to organise their own football-themed fundraising events in support of children with cancer... Read more
South west e-safety helpline 17 Mar 2011
South west e-safety helpline for professionalsThis pilot helpline is part of the UK Safer Internet Centre... Read more
Speaker's School Council Awards 11 Feb 2011
Speaker's School Council Awards Last year, more than 2,000 schools entered the Speaker's School Council Award scheme and the winners attended an wonderful celebration event in Parliament... Read more
Speakeasy Facilitator Training 4 Feb 2011
Speakeasy Facilitator Training Two-day OCN accredited course, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd March, 9... Read more
The Big Pedal 3 Feb 2011
The Big PedalRead all about The Big Pedal and if you’d like your school to be involved and have the chance to win some great prizes, sign up and join the Big Pedal. Read more
Is your Healthy School plaque out of date? 26 Jan 2011
Is your Healthy School plaque out of date?Do you have a Healthy Schools plaque that is dated 2009 or 2010? Have you recently completed your Healthy Schools Plus work and / or your Annual Review? If so, we've got a replacement plaque plate for you - we'll be sending them out soon... Read more
Free potato growing kit 18 Jan 2011
Free potato growing kitGrow your own potatoesLinked to the curriculum, this Potato Council project teaches primary children how potatoes grow and how they fit in to a healthy balanced diet... Read more
Credit crunch cooks 18 Jan 2011
Raising awareness of cancer among teenagers 17 Jan 2011
Raising awareness of cancer among teenagersThe Teenage Cancer Trust is a UK-based charity that aims to ensure that every young person with cancer and their family receive the best possible care and professional support throughout their cancer journey... Read more
Really Good School Dinner 2011 14 Jan 2011
The Really Good School Dinner 2011For the third successive year the School Food Trust is running the Really Good School Dinner campaign... Read more
E-safety for professionals 13 Jan 2011
E-safety for professionalsThe South West Grid for Learning is running E-Safety Live events to help delegates to protect their professional identities as they embrace the opportunities created by social networking and online technologies... Read more
Young carers - hidden from view? 13 Jan 2011
R Time Practitioner Training 11 Jan 2011
R Time Practitioner TrainingJohn Pascoe and Petrina Missons will run R Time practitioner training at the Health Promotion building in Wilson Way, Pool near Redruth on 3rd March 2011... Read more
The Great Swapathon has arrived! 5 Jan 2011
The Great Swapathon has arrived!The Great Swapathon is a fun New Year activity from Change4Life to help you and your family make small, simple changes to eat well, move more and live longer... Read more
Advice from the Health Protection Unit 14 Dec 2010
The Spotty BookThe Health Protection Unit (South West Peninsula) published The Spotty Book which provides general guidance for schoolteachers and others with children in their care about the prevention and control of infectious diseases... Read more
Children's University annual 14 Dec 2010
Children's University annualThe Children's University has published See You, showcasing and celebrating some of the work it has done throughout the UK... Read more
SHEU survey results for Cornwall 10 Dec 2010
SHEU survey results for CornwallFor two years now, we've been working with the Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) to enable schools in Cornwall to survey pupils, gather trend data and measure improvement... Read more
Excellent health promotion work 7 Dec 2010
Excellent health promotion workThe Autumn 2010 editions of the Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available... Read more
White papers secure the future of Healthy Schools 4 Dec 2010
Two white papers, on schools and public health, recently published by the coalition government sound a positive note for the place of pupils' health and wellbeing in schools (and confirm that there is a future for Healthy Schools... Read more
Research into sexting 2 Dec 2010
Research into sextingResearch carried out by South West Grid for Learning and the University of Plymouth found that around 40% of respondents said that they know friends who have been involved in sending sexually explicit images by mobile phone, and that the majority know that these images are sent on beyond the people for whom they are intended, read more. Read more
Reviewing your school catering service 2 Dec 2010
School Food Trust guideThe School Food Trust has developed a guide to help schools considering a change in their catering service arrangements... Read more
Early Learning Fire Safety 2 Dec 2010
Cornwall Early Learning Fire Safety (elfs)Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is piloting a new resource called elfs, which stands for early learning fire safety... Read more
Give it a go funding 30 Nov 2010
Give it a go!Just as a reminder for those who work with economically disadvantaged young people and children in care that there is funding available for eligible children... Read more
Cineclub 23 Nov 2010
Cineclub: real skills for the real world!Cineclub, the young filmmakers network, provides the skills, structure, resources and support to enable teachers to use filmmaking and animation both within and out of the classroom... Read more
National Schools Partnership: fun fruity world 19 Nov 2010
National Schools Partnership: fun fruity world Free resources for Healthy Schools CoordinatorsThe National Schools Partnership, together with smoothie-maker Innocent, has created the Fun Fruity World website... Read more
Free Your Feet 19 Nov 2010
Free Your Feet Run by Living Streets with Big Lottery funding, Free Your Feet is a whole-school walking challenge for secondary schools... Read more
World AIDS Day 18 Nov 2010
World AIDS Day, 1st December 2010Plymouth-based charity The Eddystone Trust is encouraging schools to take part in World AIDS Day by asking pupils and staff give donations and wear something red... Read more
Mencap Spellathon 5 Nov 2010
Take part in Mencap's SpellathonMencap's spelling competition is a great way to improve spelling at your school whilst also raising money for people with a learning disability, their families and carers, read more on Mencap's website. Read more
CIOSPCT Annual Report published 28 Oct 2010
CIOSPCT Annual Report publishedThe Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust (CIOSPCT) announced publication of the Director of Public Health's Annual Report 2010... Read more
Alcohol toolkit 27 Oct 2010
Alcohol toolkit and associated training sessionsFor the attention of staff in secondary settings and short stay schoolsThe South West Alcohol Improvement Programme and Alcohol Concern have developed a toolkit providing guidance for those working with vulnerable young people at risk of alcohol-related harm... Read more
Get Set 20 Oct 2010
Get SetGet Set is the official education programme for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games... Read more
Keep it in the family 15 Oct 2010
Keep it in the familyThis course helps families with healthy eating and also demonstrates some fun physical activities that families can do together... Read more
RTime training in December 8 Oct 2010
Improving young people's life-saving skills 8 Oct 2010
Improving young people's life-saving skillsThe British Red Cross has launched a campaign to improve young people's life-saving skills... Read more
Massage in Schools Programme training 6 Oct 2010
Massage in Schools ProgrammeMary Gander is running Massage in Schools Programme training on the 8th and 9th of November in Falmouth... Read more
Schools Health Education Unit 23 Sep 2010
Schools Health Education UnitThe Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU) has redesigned its website, take a look... Read more
Anti-bullying resources 2010 22 Sep 2010
Anti-bullying resources 2010Download your free Anti-Bullying Week 2010 resources pack! This year's pack is now available free from the Anti-bullying Alliance's website... Read more
PSHE Association events 20 Sep 2010
PSHE Association eventsThe PSHE Association is running four events for PSHE practitioners this autumn:Workshop (KS3 and above): Working with young people who self-harm, 8th October 2010CPD course (KS3 and 4): Assessing learning and progression in PSHE education, 8th November 2010CPD course (KS3 and 4): Effective coordination of PSHE education, 24th NovemberCPD day for citizenship and PSHE teachers (KS1 and 2): Equipping children with skills for living in Britain's "Big Society", 15th November... Read more
Global Children's Challenge reminder 8 Sep 2010
Global Children's Challenge - reminderThe organisers of the Global Children's Challenge (part of the Global Corporate Challenge) reminded us that the Global Children's Challenge begins on Wednesday 29th September and finishes on Wednesday 17th November, read more here. Read more
News from Health Promotion 7 Sep 2010
Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network NewsThe summer 2010 editions of the Health Promotion News and Healthy Living Network News are now available, click on the links below to download them... Read more
Ofsted report on PSHE 28 Jul 2010
Ofsted report on PSHEeThe report Personal, social, health and economic education in schools shows provision for PSHEe was good or outstanding in more than three quarters of the 165 maintained schools visited across England... Read more
Global Children's Challenge 20 Jul 2010
Global Children's ChallengePart of the Global Corporate Challenge, the Global Children's Challenge begins on Wednesday 29th September and finishes on Wednesday 17th November, read more on the website. Read more
Sing-up resource 14 Jul 2010
Sing-up!Sing-up! (the government-funded national singing programme for primary schools) has collaborated with the national Healthy Schools programme to produce a resource that brings singing and health and wellbeing together... Read more
News from the coalition government 7 Jul 2010
News from the coalition governmentThe Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, has been speaking at a public health conference today and here are a couple of extracts that cheered us up immensely: "Working with communities and schools to develop young people’s confidence and self-esteem... Read more
Move It! Challenge pack for schools 7 Jul 2010
Move It!For more information about MEND's Move It! challenge pack for schools go to the Move It! website. Read more
Ofsted published report on food in schools 25 Jun 2010
Ofsted has published a report on food in schoolsThe research looks at the progress schools are making in encouraging healthy eating and in meeting food-based and nutrient-based standards for school lunches and for food other than lunches... Read more
NICE guidance on PSHE 21 Jun 2010
Draft NICE guidance on PSHEThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is developing public health guidance on PSHE education focusing on sex and relationships and alcohol education, download the draft document... Read more
Changes to Vetting and Barring 15 Jun 2010
Changes to Vetting and BarringThe coalition government says it aims to "review the criminal records and vetting and barring regime and scale it back to common sense levels"... Read more
Secondary settings invitation 9 Jun 2010
Secondary conference 2010If you work in the secondary sector in Cornwall you are invited to our conference... Read more
Should boys and girls be separated for SRE? 7 Jun 2010
Should boys and girls be separated for SRE?Knowsley Council is considering teaching boys and girls sex education separately in a bid to cut the area's high teen pregnancy rates... Read more
Live 4 Life 1 Jun 2010
Live 4 Life programme in FalmouthLive 4 life is a programme for families of children aged 7-16... Read more
Free KS5 teachers' resource 27 May 2010
Teaching young adults how to travel safelyThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has produced "Know before you go", a free KS5 resource... Read more
2010 Scolly Awards 12 May 2010
2010 Scolly AwardsWe're seeking nominations for this year's Scolly Awards, go to our Scolly page to read about the categories for nominations and to download the nomination form... Read more
Healthy Schools Award Ceremony 12 May 2010
It's that time again! The 2010 Cornwall Healthy Schools Awards will be presented on Friday 18th June at the Sands Resort Hotel, Newquay starting at 10... Read more
Health Protection Agency guidance 29 Apr 2010
Health Protection Agency guidanceThe Health Protection Agency issued Guidance on infection control in schools and other childcare settings... Read more
Sun Week Protection packs 31 Mar 2010
Sun Week Protection packs for schools The National Schools Partnership is making Sun Week Protection packs available to schools for Sun Awareness Week... Read more
The relationship between SEAL, PSHEE and Healthy Schools 26 Mar 2010
Progress of the Bill 26 Mar 2010
Progress of the BillThe Children Schools and Families Bill has been to the House of Lords for its second reading... Read more
PSHEE and wellbeing news network 26 Mar 2010
PSHEE and wellbeing news networkThe NCB's PSHEE and wellbeing news network is a very useful source of information... Read more
Canteen Rescue 26 Mar 2010
Canteen Rescue!The School Food Trust has extended the deadline on its Canteen Rescue competition... Read more
Healthy lunch tools 22 Mar 2010
Healthier lunchbox resourcesWe've extended our deal with www... Read more
The Speaker's School Council Awards 4 Mar 2010
The Speaker's School Council AwardsThe Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is giving awards to school councils who have completed great projects, see http://speakersschoolcouncil... Read more
Kick for children with cancer 4 Mar 2010
Kick for Children with CancerThis nationwide initiative encourages schools, groups and youth football clubs across the country to organise their own football-themed fundraising events in support of children with cancer, whilst also getting active and healthy... Read more
Grants for Cookits for primary schools 3 Mar 2010
Grants for Cookits The Food Standards Agency is offering grants towards half the cost of Cookits for primary schools... Read more
Children Schools and Families Bill 24 Feb 2010
Progress of the BillOn 23rd February MPs passed the Bill that will make PSHE statutory... Read more
A helping hand for schools 22 Feb 2010
A HELPING HAND FOR SCHOOLSThe Food Standards Agency is offering grants towards half the cost of Cookits for primary schools... Read more
Want the chance to win £200 of sun safety resources? 1 Feb 2010
Sun protection online surveySun safety is one of the priority areas for Healthy Schools Plus and enhancement in Cornwall so the CHSP team are strongly encouraging you to take part in this survey... Read more
Couch kids report 19 Jan 2010
Couch kids report from the BHFFollowing up on research it carried out four years ago, the British Heart Foundation has taken another look at children's activity levels... Read more
Parliament Education Service: consultation 19 Jan 2010
Parliament Education Service: consultationDo you have an active School Council? Do you want to assess the extent of its reach and its success in specific projects? Parliament's Education Service is offering a free evaluation tool to school councils to enable them to assess their own effectiveness and to evaluate a specific project... Read more
2010 National Breakfast Club Plus Awards 18 Jan 2010
2010 National Breakfast Club Plus AwardsIs your breakfast club something to be proud of?Do you know of a breakfast club whose good work should be celebrated?If so, why not enter the 2010 National Breakfast Club Plus Awards - you could win £2,000!Breakfast Club Plus, the partnership between learning charity ContinYou and Kellogg's, is offering over £15,000 worth of cash prizes to the best breakfast clubs in the UK... Read more
Mayday Action Pack 18 Jan 2010
Mayday Action PackThe Maritime and Coastguard Agency is delighted to offer all UK primary schools a free Mayday Action Pack suitable for creative, cross-curricular teaching of 9-11 year olds... Read more
No smoking day 2010 4 Jan 2010
No Smoking Day is 10th March 2010 No Smoking Day is a long-established and effective health awareness campaign... Read more
Inspire! competition 18 Dec 2009
Inspire! competitionThe Grain Chain and Licence to Cook have announced a competition with a chance for schools to win up to £1,500... Read more
Stonewall film clip competition 18 Dec 2009
Stonewall film clip competitionStonewall is running an anti homophobic bullying filmclip competition, read more. Read more
Medicines management training 15 Dec 2009
Medicines management training for teachersCornwall Partnership NHS Trust and the Skills Development Programme are running a study morning to equip teachers and other staff in education with basic skills and knowledge about medicines management... Read more
Parental questionnaire from SHEU 2 Dec 2009
Parental questionnaire from SHEUSHEU (the Schools Health Education Unit) has just completed the development of the parental questionnaire, complementing the pupil questionnaires which many schools have already been using to gather data for the pupil wellbeing indicators and to collect baseline data for Healthy Schools Plus work... Read more
Hands up for Max! 26 Nov 2009
Hands up for Max!The Health Protection Team in Cornwall has arranged for a "Hands up for Max!" pack to be sent to all primary schools in Cornwall - look out for yours! The packs are being sent out via Cornwall Council's school dispatch system on 10th December... Read more
John Rankin is the Best! 26 Nov 2009
John Rankin is the Best!Fantastic news! John Rankin, chef at Penair School has won the Radio 4 Food and Farming award for Best Dinner Lady or Dinner Man... Read more
ASDA's School Matters website 23 Nov 2009
ASDA's School Matters websiteASDA's School Matters website enables children to learn about Food Safety, Diet and Health and Farm to Fork through various games played by on-screen characters The Binks: Jack (aged 5), Ellie (7) and Lucy (14)... Read more
New tools live on Healthy Schools national site 5 Nov 2009
New online toolsThe new Healthy Schools online tools are ready for use! The Annual Review is now available to schools that have achieved Healthy School status and are working towards maintaining it (principally the schools that validated in 2006 and 2007)... Read more
Regional Change 4 Life seminar at Eden 3 Nov 2009
South west regional Change4Life seminar at the Eden Project, 8 Dec 2009This seminar will showcase local supporters' toolkits, including Breakfast4Life, Swim4Life, Walk4Life, Bike4Life, Play4Life, Cook4Life and Dance4Life... Read more
Funding to prevent the misuse of alcohol 12 Oct 2009
Funding to prevent the misuse of alcoholUK organisations working to tackle alcohol misuse and raise awareness of the impact of alcohol misuse in the community have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Drinkaware Tust Awareness Project Grant scheme... Read more
Chef at Penair is in the final 2 Oct 2009
John Rankin, Head Chef at Penair School, is in the final of BBC Radio 4's Food and Farming awards... Read more
Change for Life Schools' Site 2 Oct 2009
The Change for Life programme has launched a new schools programme called Small Steps for Life... Read more
Food for Life Partnership 1 Oct 2009
Autumn newsletter publishedThe Food for Life Partnership has published its autumn newsletter. Read more
e-Bug provides teaching resources for hygiene 17 Sep 2009
Lots of hygiene resources at e-BugThe e-Bug website, endorsed by the Health Protection Agency, has a series of educational materials and games on topics associated with microbes and the spread, treatment and prevention of infection... Read more
Fit for the future 1 Sep 2009
Fit for the futureThe Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the British Dietetic Association have joined forces to produce Fit for the future, a leaflet giving top tips to help parents and teachers to encourage children to enjoy excercise and healthy food... Read more
Campaign on access to sexual health services 1 Sep 2009
Campaign on access to sexual health servicesUNICEF UK and the Terrence Higgins Trust are encouraging children and young people to send an email to their local councillor and MP, encouraging them to work towards ensuring that local sexual health services are accessible to young people... Read more
Healthy Schools Plus Cohort 2 6 Aug 2009
We are recruiting schools to take part in the next cohort of the pilot starting in September... Read more
R Time conference was very useful 3 Aug 2009
A useful and stimulating dayAimee and Cheryl went to the R Time conference, were thrilled to meet Greg Sampson and Pete Harvey, and were highly motivated by presentations given by John Pascoe and Petrina Missions... Read more
Big Birthday Bash - a fantastic day 31 Jul 2009
Our Big Birthday Bash and HS celebration at the Royal Cornwall Showground n the 8th July was a terrific success... Read more
Training Dates for 2009 - 2010 31 Jul 2009
The dates for HS workshops, events and training for 2009 - 2010 have been posted on the training pages... Read more
Get growing! 8 Jun 2009
Cornwall Out of Hours Learning is offering a free one-day session to help volunteers, such as parents and governors, who are interested in running a gardening club at their school... Read more
Wake Up Shake Up 3 is here! 8 Jun 2009
Wake Up Shake Up 3 has just arrived. The pack includes two DVDs and one music CD with pdf files of routines in written format... Read more
R Time conference 8 May 2009
This year's R Time conference will be held on Friday 3rd July at Exeter Racecourse... Read more
Something exciting is happening to Healthy Schools 28 Mar 2009
Something exciting is happening to the National Healthy Schools Programme from September 2009From September 2009 the National Healthy Schools Programme will evolve to further meet the changing needs of schools and pupils... Read more
Fieldfare Kielder Challenge 12 Mar 2009
This is an inclusive national outdoor adventure competition... Read more
Healthier Lunch Box Resources and New Website for Schools 13 Feb 2009
The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme are delighted to announce we are working in partnership with www... Read more
Free BHF Active Club training 10 Feb 2009
The Active Club pack from the British Heart Foundation is a resource designed for use as an extra curricular club... Read more
Tamar Trotters 9 Feb 2009
Mike Cherrington is the Junior Team Captain of Tamar Trotters Athletics Club... Read more
Date for Diary 6 Feb 2009
You are invited to our party! The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme Conference, Awards Ceremony and "Big Birthday Bash" (we're 10 years old!) will be held at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge on Wednesday 8th July 10... Read more
No smoking day 2009 23 Jan 2009
No Smoking Day on 11th March 2009 is an ideal time to remind pupils, staff and parents of the huge risks and disadvantages of smoking and of the help available to stop... Read more
SRE Support for Schools 22 Jan 2009
The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme has just produced "Sex and Relationships Education in the Healthy School Standard PSHE Core Theme: Support for Schools" which is intended to help schools across all Key Stages in Cornwall address SRE in the HS standard and help schools prepare for compulsory PSHE / SRE which was recommended in JIm Knight's recent review... Read more
Food for Life is coming to Cornwall 21 Jan 2009
The Cornwall Healthy Schools Programme is delighted to welcome the Food for Life Partnership to Cornwall in 2009... Read more
PSHE guidance issued at last! 25 Nov 2008
PSHE education guidance was issued to delegates at the National Healthy Schools Programme's conference (held in Solihull last Thursday)... Read more
Walk to School Week 18 Nov 2008
Pupils of Mevagissey CP School walk to school accompanied by "Billy the Boot"... Read more
Attention all school cookery clubs 10 Nov 2008
Apply now to become a Let's Get Cooking associate clubIf you are running an extra-curricular cooking club at your school, you can apply now online to join Let's Get Cooking as an associate club, and become part of our national network of cookery clubs... Read more
A report on the Believe Day 7 Nov 2008
The CHSP awards and celebration day went very well indeed for a full report and photos go to the believe page Kate Read more
Great news for SRE and PSHE 7 Nov 2008
The long awaited government review of SRE has come up with the 'gift' that every HS programme in the country has asked santa for, for a very long time!!!The review concludes that effective SRE is crucial to the well-being of pupils and that the best way to help deliver it is via a compulsory PSHE curriculum in schools... Read more
R Time CPD training 17 Oct 2008
R Time CPD training R Time practitioner Petrina Missons is running an R Time introduction course at the Sands Resort Hotel on 26 November 2008, from 9... Read more
SW Strategic Health Authority visit to Richard Lander School 1 Oct 2008
Pictured are Richard Lander pupils with members of the South West Strategic Health Authority on their visit to the school... Read more
Healthy Schools at the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival 30 Sep 2008
Pencoys Primary School and Tregony Primary school took part in the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival Schools cookery challenge at the festival on Sunday 28th September... Read more
Leap into Life 10 Jul 2008
Two members of the CHSP team, Aimee Crabtree and Claire Vargerson attended the Leap Into Life Train the Trainer training earlier this month... Read more
