Let’s Talk Maths
Grace Coker explains how to develop mathematical talk within classrooms.
World Oral Health Day - 20th March 2023.
World Oral Health Day encourages families, schools and health professionals to come together to reduce the burden of oral diseases. WOHD information pack offers facts about excessive sugar consumption.
You can also download interactive worksheets for children and young people to manage their sugar intake!
Your March health and well being update by Compass 4 Health
In the March newsletter, crucial information is shared about spotting the signs of Child Exploitation for CE Awareness Day, on 18th March. Scroll down to the bottom to see how you can get involved on social media to raise awareness in Warwickshire.
C4H celebrate Nutrition and Hydration week between 13th - 19th March, providing websites, resources and interactive worksheets to help improve children’s nutrition and hydration.
Finally, you can find useful links about Sign Language Week, which is also celebrated between the 13th - 19th March. Why not sign up to learn British Sign Language?
Toxic stress and child wellbeing
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has released a session on mindful emotion coaching as part of a series of seminars around adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The session aims to explore what can occur when babies and children are exposed to toxic stress and the science behind it.
See also on NSPCC Learning - How childhood trauma affects child brain development http://email.nspcc.org.uk/
Sustainability Matters in Early Childhood
The vocational and technical learning charity NCFE has published a new resource containing ideas, activities and experiences that encourage early years practitioners, young children and their families to take steps towards a greener future by engaging with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The resource also aligns with the Department for Education’s strategy for sustainability and climate change for education and children’s services. The resource contains activity ideas, case studies and links to the EYFS and can be downloaded via this link.
Transitions - starting a new school or college
Starting a new educational setting, or moving to a new phase in their education, can bring out a range of emotions for a child, young person, and their family, including excitement, anticipation, and anxiety. Some children and young people will take these changes in their stride, while others will need some additional support. To help provide a positive experience and enable a successful transition, it is important to start thinking about how the child or young person will cope with this change in good time, so that any support required can be put in place.
We are delighted to let you all know that the Transitions website is now up and running to support you with this process. The guidance on these pages have been carefully selected with the aim of ‘Supporting good transitions for all’ so the resources will be helpful for all children and young people and their families and includes a suggested timeline which highlight good practice.
You can find the information here.
REMINDER - Scarlet fever and invasive Group A strep
UKHSA update on Scarlet Fever and invasive Group A Strep The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that scarlet fever cases continue to remain higher than we would typically see at this time of year. To learn more click here
Scarlet Fever and Invasive Group A Strep are notifiable illnesses. Notifiable illnesses mean you need to notify Ofsted Click here and Public Heath England.
Please report ALL cases of notifiable infectious diseases, and any outbreaks of infectious disease (2 or more linked cases) to your Regional Health Protection Team at UKHSA: Phone: 0344 225 3560 Option 2
Further information can obtained below:
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Promoting Early Language Development
NSPCC Learning has published the latest post in its Why language matters blog series. The blog looks at why it's important to focus on the reasons behind a child’s behaviour, rather than labelling them as 'attention seeking'.
The blog looks at the reasons why children might use behaviour to indicate that something is wrong and argues that reframing 'attention seeking' as 'in need of attention' can help prompt professionals to consider the child's underlying needs.