Healthy environments
Healthyville SHINE For primary school children – how healthy is your area?
Fire Safety
Materials for primary and secondary pupils from Scottish Fire and Safety
https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-safety/fireworks-safety/schools-and-community-groups.aspx
This includes:
Fireworks & Bonfire Safety Presentations – PRIMARY SCHOOL (P6-P7)
Lesson plan for above presentation – PRIMARY SCHOOL (P6-P7)
Fireworks & Bonfire safety Presentations SECONDARY SCHOOL ?
Fireworks & Bonfire safety Presentations – SECONDARY SCHOOL –
Merseyside Junior film (P6 to P7)
Merseyside Senior film (S1 to S6) This Video is included in the
SECONDARY SCHOOL Presentation
Mental Health and Self-esteem
SeeMe Their ‘What’s on your mind?’ pack (see below) is designed to help teachers and young people to learn about mental health and to develop skills and confidence to tackle stigma and discrimination
DOVE SELF ESTEEM PROJECT a series of resources that promote self-esteem and positive body image
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) This is a whole-school, curricular pre-school and primary level programme that aims to develop emotional literacy and social problem solving skills.
whats-on-your-mind-full-pack designed to help teachers and young people to learn about mental health and to develop skills and confidence to tackle stigma and discrimination – developed by SeeMe.
Hands On is a resource developed by Fife that provides help and practical advice for supporting children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
‘I am me’ a charity that produces a range of resources that raise awareness of disability bullying and hate crime
Headstrong provides workshops and individual support on a range of issues from bullying, self-esteem, goal setting and employability to resilience and attitude
Living Life to the Full, FRIENDS for Life, The Decider life skills. These provide training and other resources based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).Samaritans A long-established Charity that provides mental health and resilience support to schools throughout the UK through prevention services, lesson plans and school talks. Their Deal resources for use by teachers for young people 14+ are free to download.
Resilience
resilience-toolkit This Emotional Resilience Toolkit produced by NHS Glasgow provides practical guidance in promoting the resilience of young people as part of an integrated health and wellbeing programme. The resource is designed to be used by workers and volunteers working with young people aged 10 and over.
hwb-resilience-alphabet A series of messages about resilience and good emotional health set up during the pandemic but could be adapted to other contexts.
resilience-alphabet-with-sound
thejourney A series of activities and reflective questions aimed at young people with relevant to Covid19 crisis but could be adapated to other contexts.
Anti Bullying
RESPECT-FOR-ALL-FINAL National Anti-bullying Policy produced by the Scottish Government in 2017
Anti-bullying Policy July 2019 Argyll and Bute’s updated policy July 2019
20190918 – Letter re anti bullying policy Letter to schools from Heads of Service issued September 2019
Level 1 & 2 anti-bullying survey
Policy-throught-to-Practice-2017 Toolkit for creating your own school policy produced by respectme
Guidance on delivering safer technologies in schools Scottish Government Guidance on Developing Policies to Promote the Safe and Responsible Use of Mobile Technology in Schools
Addressing Inclusion: effectively challenging homophobia, biphobia and transphobia (respectme LGBT Youth Scotland, Smarter Scotland). Very comprehensive document with useful links to support schools in tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
respectme video resources
Short films from respectme that highlight for children and young people what they can do if they are being bullied. See also the leaflet of the same name from respectme.
Bullying…a guide for parents and carers (respectme, 2016). Provides parents with a definition of bullying and offers many tips on how to support their children.
Visibility Matters. From this organisation you can purchase packs (Celebrating the ‘L’ in ‘LGBT and Talking Transgender) which promote LGBT equality and raise awareness to help prevent homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.
Police Scotland ‘Pitchin’ In’ SOS is a programme of lessons and activities developed by Glasgow City Council Education Services and Police Scotland . Aimed at S2 or S3 stage but can be appropriately delivered across the Secondary school curriculum.
Violence Prevention, gender equality
Mentors in violence prevention (MVP) a programme that raises awareness of bullying and gender violence. Aimed at secondary pupils.
No knives, better lives a Scottish programme that promotes personal safety and raises awareness of knife crime
NSPCC Offers assemblies and workshops for primary school children as part of their Speak Out. Stay Safe programme as well as teaching resources, free training for schools on Child Protection and workshops for parents on online safety. The Assembly lasts 30 minutes and is for children aged 5-11. The additional hour-long workshop is for those in primary 6 and 7.
Police Scotland One punch campaign seeks to raise awareness of keeping yourself safe and the impact of violence.
Gang Life (BBC) Three clips telling the stories about how gang violence has affected the lives and families of young people.
Power Up Power Down Domestic abuse. Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland/Women’s Aid). Resources, including powerpoint and videos that support children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, including raising awareness of court-ordered contact.
Zero Tolerance The aim of this Scottish Charity is to raise awareness of gender inequality and violence against women.
Asylum Seekers – The Glasgow Girls – BBC film based on the experiences of seven 15 year old school girls from Drumchapel High School in Glasgow whose liveschanged for ever when one of them, Agnesa Mursulaj, was removed in a dawn raid carried out by UK immigration authorities.
Waverley Care Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C Charity. The Charity also offers training for teachers, workshops for children, young people and parents on Sexual Heath and Equality and Diversity. There is also individual support for young people who are, or who think they might be LGBTQ+. They also provide ‘Tartan Ribbon’ resources and support and information for World Aids Day.
Racism and sectarianism
Black-Lives-Matter-powerpoint Powerpoint lesson created by the British Red Cross for S4 to S6 pupils to raise awareness and generate discussion about the history of Black Lives Matter and the recent tragic events that have given rise to protests throughout the world.
Black-Lives-Matter-session-plan Lesson plan to accompany the powerpoint above.
Black Lives Matter media resources
Show Racism the Red Card An anti-racism education charity that provides training for educational professionals, school workshops and materials both free and to purchase.
Show Racism the Red Card Film and education pack Costs £20 and is for second level through to S6. Covers an introduction to racism, history of racism, dealing with racism and celebrating diversity.
Travelling Communities Guidance produced by the Scottish Government in November 2018 on Improving educational outcomes for children and young people from travelling cultures
Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP) This site provides resources, toolkits and information to support new approaches to learning for the children, young people and families of the traveller families and communities
No Place For Hate Sense Over Sectarianism resources for pupils in Third and Fourth Levels and Senior Phase
