Loan resources

The Take 10 collection 

Take 10: Fit to succeed a resource for integrating daily physical activity into the primary school. Published by Devon Education Services, this resource includes a teachers' handbook, three activity books, three DVDs (action rhymes, skipping and aerobics) and a music CD.

Take 10 En Francais also published by Devon Education Services, this resource seeks to enable teachers to help primary school children to practise their French in a fun way whilst taking part in short tasks of physical activity.  The book contains three discs: a DVD and a CD of action rhymes and a pronunciation guide on CD.  Take 10 En Espagnol and Take 10 auf Deutsch are also available.

Wake Up! Shake Up!

Wake Up! Shake Up!  DVD produced by Ruth Mitchell formerly of Callington Sports College. Contains fun routines to music for all abilities, including basic stretching excercises.  Produced to make it as easy as possible for primary schools to introduce daily wake up activity to music in a fun way.

Wake Up Shake Up 2 gives new routines.  Each is presented in a teaching/learning section to give leaders all they need to get started, followed by an activity section which is the full routine to music for everyone to follow.

Wake Up Shake Up 3 builds on the success of the first two products and provides more new routines.  Rachel of St. Kew CP School used the resource to teach Wake and Shake leaders routines.  St. Kew also had an "activity assembly" enabling the rest of the school to learn the moves. "Excellent routines and music, good new moves.  It's lovely having a resource that's complete with no need to search for parts or music.  More of the same, please!!!" said Rachel.

And now there is Wake Up Shake Up 4!

Thinking outside the PE box

Thinking outside the PE box is a DVD resource which aims to help introduce daily physical activity into secondary school settings during tutor time.  It includes film clips form Norton Hill Secondary school where the programme was produced and a schools information pack on running the programme.  It has been produced with the help of the Department of Health and the National Healthy Schools Programme.

Active playtimes

Active playtimes by Wendy Collin. She wrote the book for those adults who supervise or teach primary school children, to remind them of old games and introduce them to new ones, so that the children in their charge may benefit from positive, active playtimes.  It provides a wealth of games, with and without equipment, and lots of supplementary ideas.

Simply behave  

Simply behave a practical guide to improving behaviour, by Greg Sampson.  This book takes a fresh look at improving behaviour in and around schools. It is a practical toolkit providing some simple, proven, easily implemented strategies that work. It empowers teachers, mealtime supervisors and other staff to communicate, clearly and positively, their behavioural expectations to the children.

Ideas for a health and wellbeing week

Ideas for a health and wellbeing week by Karen Taylor of Callington Sports College. This video and booklet provide guidance, information and examples to help with the planning of a health and wellbeing week.

Values for life

Values for life is a resource to support primary schools in promoting the teaching of Christian values, produced by Jumping Fish (Diocese of Gloucester). The selected values are courage, trust, creativity, justice, forgiveness, peace, humility, truth, thankfulness, compassion, hope, friendship, generosity, respect and reverence, wisdom, service, perseverance and responsibility. For each value, the ring binder gives Bible stories, literacy resources, SEAL-related resources, stories from other religions and teachers' notes. The CD ROM contains a Powerpoint file for each value, with pictures, music and songs.

Living and growing

Living and growing This SRE resource consists of a CD and three booklets.

Schools in Cornwall may borrow any of our resources. Call us on 01209 310061.

Health Promotion Service Information and Library 

The Health Promotion Service also loans resources through the virtual library. You may find some useful materials through the online catalogue and booking system.