{"id":337,"date":"2023-05-24T07:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T06:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:32:27","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Dumfries and Galloway\u2019s Health and Wellbeing site for schools<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>On this site you will find a variety of information in relation to the Health and Wellbeing in schools including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>links to key policy and guidance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>curricular resources;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>links to opportunities for accreditation and wider achievement;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>information on partnership opportunities; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>professional learning opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use the buttons below to visit the subject or organiser area of this site. Each page contains links to related pages or documents for the subject. Click on the homepage button in the header to return to this page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2026\/03\/25161943\/DGC-Logo-RGB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2026\/03\/25161943\/DGC-Logo-RGB.jpg 538w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2026\/03\/25161943\/DGC-Logo-RGB-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#126a30;color:#126a30\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Health and Wellbeing Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/?page_id=2045\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114718\/500-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114718\/500-2-1.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114718\/500-2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114718\/500-2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114718\/500-2-1-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Wellbeing<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/?page_id=2047\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114138\/500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114138\/500.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114138\/500-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114138\/500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20114138\/500-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#126a30;color:#126a30\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Health and Wellbeing Calendar<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Our HWB calendar provides details of national awareness days\/weeks with links to websites and resources, as well as details of local training\/professional learning and events. If you have an event which you would like added to the calendar, please get in touch. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"eo_fullcalendar_1_loading\" class=\"eo-fullcalendar-loading\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/wp-content\/plugins\/event-organiser\/css\/images\/loading-image.gif\" class=\"eo-fullcalendar-loading-icon\" alt=\"Loading&#8230;\" \/> Loading&#8230;<\/div><div class=\"eo-fullcalendar eo-fullcalendar-shortcode eo-fullcalendar-reset eo-fullcalendar-responsive\" id=\"eo_fullcalendar_1\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/?page_id=2753\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/29122305\/Newsletter-banner-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2748\" style=\"width:1030px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/29122305\/Newsletter-banner-1024x158.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/29122305\/Newsletter-banner-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/29122305\/Newsletter-banner-768x118.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/29122305\/Newsletter-banner-800x123.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/29122305\/Newsletter-banner.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you require any additional information on Health and Wellbeing for schools, please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2026\/04\/08121622\/Stuart-5-round.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3636\" style=\"width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2026\/04\/08121622\/Stuart-5-round.jpg 451w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2026\/04\/08121622\/Stuart-5-round-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Stuart Louden<\/strong><br>Principal Officer Health &amp; Wellbeing<br><strong><a href=\"mailto:Stuart.Louden@dumgal.gov.uk\">Stuart.Louden@dumgal.gov.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/26115428\/Jess-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2661\" style=\"width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/26115428\/Jess-3.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/26115428\/Jess-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jessica Burnett<\/strong><br>Quality Improvement Officer &amp; Education Safeguarding Lead<br><strong><em><a href=\"mailto:Jessica.Burnett@dumgal.gov.uk\">Jessica.Burnett@dumgal.gov.uk<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><a href=\"mailto:gw23burnettjessica@ea.dumgal.sch.uk\">gw23burnettjessica@ea.dumgal.sch.uk<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/09\/10151640\/Alison.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2794\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/09\/10151640\/Alison.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/09\/10151640\/Alison-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/09\/10151640\/Alison-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Alison Gold<\/strong><br>PT Care Experienced Education Team<br><a href=\"Alison.Gold@dumgal.gov.uk\"><em><strong>Alison.Gold@dumgal.gov.uk<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2025\/07\/09162957\/Untitled-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3326\" style=\"width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2025\/07\/09162957\/Untitled-1-1.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2025\/07\/09162957\/Untitled-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2025\/07\/09162957\/Untitled-1-1-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Linda Biggar<\/strong><br>Principal Educational Psychologist<br><em><a href=\"mailto:Linda.Biggar@dumgal.gov.uk\"><strong>Linda.Biggar@dumgal.gov.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20122055\/Untitled-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2500\" style=\"width:202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20122055\/Untitled-1-3.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20122055\/Untitled-1-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/08\/20122055\/Untitled-1-3-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Louise Coupar<\/strong><br>Active Schools &amp; Community Sports Manager (Acting)<br>Louise.Coupar@dumgal.gov.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/10\/24143134\/Ruth-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/10\/24143134\/Ruth-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2877\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/10\/24143134\/Ruth-1.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/10\/24143134\/Ruth-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/healthandwelbeing\/uploads\/sites\/8792\/2024\/10\/24143134\/Ruth-1-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ruth Donnelly<\/strong><br>Education Support Officer Health &amp; Wellbeing<br><strong><a href=\"mailto:Ruth.Donnelly@dumgal.gov.uk\"><em>Ruth.Donnelly@dumgal.gov.uk<\/em><\/a> <\/strong><br> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dumfries and Galloway Council is not responsible for the content of external sites. If you find one of these links to be unsuitable or broken please let us know by emailing <a href=\"mailto:Lindsay.Greene@dumgal.gov.uk\">Stuart.Louden@dumgal.gov.uk<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"mailto:Jessica.Burnett@dumgal.gov.uk\">Jessica.Burnett@dumgal.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Dumfries and Galloway\u2019s Health and Wellbeing site for schools On this site you will find a variety of information in relation to the Health and Wellbeing in schools including: Use the buttons below to visit the subject or organiser area of this site. Each page contains links to related pages or documents for the subject. Click on the homepage button in the header to return to this page.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20564,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-337","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/20564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=337"}],"version-history":[{"count":88,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3638,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337\/revisions\/3638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}