Category: Health and Wellbeing

Cyber Scotland Week- Online Safety 28th February – 6th March 2022

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Cyber Scotland Week runs from 28^th February – 6^th March and draws together events across Scotland designed to make businesses, organisations and individuals more cyber aware and resilient. Bringing together influencers, experts and the next generation of talent, to educate, inform and support cyber resilience in our businesses, charities, education and homes.

https://cyberscotlandweek.com/

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CHILD ONLINE SAFETY CAMPAIGN

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CHILD ONLINE SAFETY CAMPAIGN

On Tuesday (8th February 2022) the Scottish Government launched its national Child Online Safety campaign.

The campaign aims to increase awareness of the importance of online safety to parents and carers of children aged 8-11 year olds, and reassure and inform them that the skills they apply offline to help keep their children safe can be used to protect them online too.

The campaign provides practical advice for parents and guardians on how to check and monitor their child’s online activity by speaking regularly about online safety and taking an interest in what they do online; discussing and agreeing boundaries; setting safety measures. The campaign also provides clear signposting for parents and children towards additional support.

The campaign includes Digital TV and radio coverage, social media activity, website advertising, and press coverage. A supporting hub at parentclub.scot/online-safety is packed with practical ideas and advice for parents to feel more confident and informed on the steps they can take to keep their children safer online.

A stakeholder toolkit can be found here – https://www.parentclub.scot/online-safety/partner-resources. It sets out simple ways in which partner organisations can further support the campaign. This includes suggested social media posts, newsletter copy, a parental safety sheet and a parent/child conversation tool.

Scottish Government are asking for your support to help get these important messages to families throughout Scotland by simply downloading the resources relevant to your organisation and sharing them across your communications channels.

Frank Martin and Jenny Stenton have led this work for the Scottish Government and are happy to answer any questions you may have. Contact Jenny at Jennifer.Stenton@gov.scot

Health and Wellbeing Key Events Calendar

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To access resource links to each event, please click on the three dots underneath the book and select ‘download PDF ‘. Once downloaded, the ‘book’ will contain clickable links. Please note that FVWL RIC is not responsible for the content on these external sites. Please be aware that some of the resources are not prepared by the organisations yet so, in using some links you may be taken to 2021 resources for a flavour of what the day is about.

If you don’t wish to download the ‘book’ the links are provided below.

February 2022–

National Heart Month (1-28) https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2015/january/take-10-minutes-to-change-your-life-this-heart-month

Time to Talk Day (3) –https://timetotalkday.co.uk/

World Cancer Day (4)- https://www.worldcancerday.org/

Safer Internet Day (8)- https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2022/educational-resources

Children’s Mental Health Week (7-13)- https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/

Eating Disorder Awareness Week (28 Feb- 6 Mar)- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-involved/nedawareness

MARCH

Ovarian Cancer Awareness (1-31) –

https://ovarian.org.uk/march-ovarian-cancer-awareness-month/

Prostate Cancer Awareness (1-31) –

https://prostatecanceruk.org/get-involved

No Smoking Day (9) https://www.ashscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/campaign/no-smoking-day/

Nutrition and Hydration Week (14-20) –

https://nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk/

World Sleep Day (18) https://worldsleepday.org/

World Oral Health Day (20) https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/

World Bipolar Day (30) https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/world-bipolar-day/

APRIL

Stress Awareness Month (1-30) https://www.stress.org.uk/national-stress-awareness-month/

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month (1-30) https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/testicular-cancer-awareness-month/#:~:text=April%20is%20Testicular%20Cancer%20Awareness%20Month.,cure%20all%20forms%20of%20cancer.

World Autism Awareness Day (2) https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/raise-money/world-autism-acceptance-week-2022

World Health Day (7) https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2022/en/

On your feet Britain (28) https://onyourfeetday.com/

MAY

National Walking Month (1-31) https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/national-walking-month

UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (4-9) https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/event/2022-05-03/maternal-mental-health-awareness-week

Mental Health Awareness Week (3-9) https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/mental-health-foundation-announces-loneliness-theme-mental-health-awareness-week-2022

Sun Awareness Week (3-9) https://ukpublichealthnetwork.org.uk/events/sun-awareness-week-2022-05-06/

Deaf Awareness Week (3-8) https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/event/2022-05-04/deaf-awareness-week

Global Hand Hygiene Day (5) https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2022

Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week (9-13) https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/equality-diversity-and-human-rights-week-2021

Global Accessibility Day (19) https://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/

JUNE

LGBT Pride Month (1-30) https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pride-month/

Bike Week (6-12) https://www.cyclinguk.org/bikeweek

Carers Week (7-12) https://www.carersweek.org/

Men’s Health Week (13-19) https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw

Healthy Eating Week (13-17) https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthy-eating-week/#:~:text=Healthy%20Eating%20Week%202022%20will,Why%20Healthy%20Eating%20Week%3F

Diabetes Awareness Week (14-19) https://ukpublichealthnetwork.org.uk/events/diabetes-week-2022-06-10/

National Smile Month (May 16 -Jun 15) https://www.dentalhealth.org/national-smile-month

National Clean Air Day (17) https://www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/campaigns/clean-air-day

Autistic Pride Day (18)- https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-pride-day/

JULY

Thank You Day (3) https://thankyouday.org.uk/

National Schizophrenia Awareness Day (25) https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/national-schizophrenia-awareness-day/#:~:text=National%20Schizophrenia%20Awareness%20Day%20on,UK%20and%20millions%20more%20worldwide.

AUGUST

World Breastfeeding Week (1-7) https://waba.org.my/wbw/

Cycle to Work Day (4) https://nationaltoday.com/cycle-work-day/#:~:text=CYCLE%20TO%20WORK%20DAY%20%2D%20August%206%2C%202022%20%2D%20National%20Today

SEPTEMBER

Know Your Numbers Week (6-12) https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/know-your-numbers/know-your-numbers-week/

National Fitness Day (TBC) https://www.nationalfitnessday.com/

World Suicide Prevention Day (10) https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/world-suicide-prevention-day/

International Day of Sign Language (23) https://www.un.org/en/observances/sign-languages-day

OCTOBER

Stoptober (1–31) https://www.blf.org.uk/take-action/campaign-with-us/stoptober

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (1- 31) https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/node/330411

National Cholesterol Month (1-31) https://ukpublichealthnetwork.org.uk/events/national-cholesterol-month-2022-10-01/

Back Care Awareness week (3-7) https://backcare.org.uk/event/2022-back-care-awareness-week/#:~:text=October%203%20%2D%20October%207

World Mental Health Day (10) https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

National Work Life Balance Week (10-14) https://workingfamilies.org.uk/nationalworklifeweek/

Coming Out Day (11) https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/why-do-we-need-national-coming-out-day

World Menopause Day (18) https://menomartha.com/health-topic/world-menopause-day-2022/

International Stammering Awareness Day (22) https://www.thereisadayforthat.com/holidays/united-kingdom/international-stuttering-awareness-day

NOVEMBER

Men’s Health (1-30) https://uk.movember.com/mens-health/general

International Stress Awareness Week (1-5) https://isma.org.uk/isma-international-stress-awareness-week

Talk Money Week (9-12) https://maps.org.uk/talk-money-week/

Alcohol Awareness Week ( 11-16) https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/alcohol-awareness-week-1

Trans Awareness Week (13-19) https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/happy-trans-awareness-week

Anti-bullying Week (14-18) https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week#:~:text=ABA%20are%20official%20organisers%20of,be%20launched%20in%20May%202022.

Self-Care Week (TBC) https://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week/

16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence (25 Nov – 10 Dec) https://16daysofaction.co.uk/

DECEMBER

World Aids Day (1) https://www.worldaidsday.org/

National Grief Awareness Week (2-8) https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/

International Day of People with Disabilities (3) https://idpwd.org/

#PurpleLightUpDay (3) https://www.purplespace.org/purple-light-up/get-involved

Safer Internet Day 2022

Safer Internet Day 8^th February 2022

Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and national Safer Internet Centres across Europe

The UK Safer Internet Centre co-ordinates Safer Internet Day for the UK on an annual basis. They promote Digital Safety through a themed campaign.

This year the focus of their action centres around ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. Safer Internet Day 2022 is on 8th February 2022

Some resources you may like to explore are shared below.

https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2022 U

https://www.saferinternetday.org/en-GB/ U

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/o nline-safety/ U

https://www.netsmartzkids.org/ P

https://www.commonsense.org/education/SEL U

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ U

https://www.webwise.ie/ U

https://projectevolve.co.uk/about/ U

https://safety.google/families/ U

https://www.pacey.org.uk/working-in-childcare/spotlight-on/online-safety E

https://tinyurl.com/y99t6sdz U

Videos-

Detecting Lies Online- https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=KFdUBjtE45Y OP/YS

Staying Safe on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX1XeJLop bg OP/YS

What can you trust online?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXYJMrZL-w P

Online Safety Tips- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU OP/YS

CyberSecurity- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOtQ21hXJ7k OP/YS

Protective Behaviours – Online safety and learning disabilities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nzwFsw5Tn0 A

Online Safety & Sexting – Just Send it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7z6lMbL3mw S

For very general guidance, the resources have been categorised in the following way-

E– Early P– Primary Resources OP/YS– Older Primary/Younger Secondary S- Secondary A-Additional Support Needs U– Universal

Refreshed, Rebranded and Refocussed

Central E-Safety Partnership has transformed into WIZE – Digital Wellbeing

The Health and Wellbeing work stream within our RIC has taken on the hosting of online safety resources from the ‘Central E-safety Partnership’ blog and Facebook page, which will soon both close. The Partnership has now been rebranded as ‘WIZE- Digital Wellbeing’ and can be accessed here within our FVWL RIC blog space.

WIZE is made up of representatives of Police Scotland, and Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling and West Lothian Councils, as well as Further Education and Higher Education and third-sector organisations serving the Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling and West Lothian Council areas.

WIZE will continue to help celebrate positive and safe uses of the Internet, mobile and digital technology, to reduce online and e-crime and risk of harm to children, young people, adults, and vulnerable groups in the Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling and West Lothian Council areas.

We are currently migrating relevant resources to the WIZE blog area and will also be adding fresh ones, so please check back regularly for up-to-date online safety resources and best practice ideas.

Collaboration

Our RIC is built on a culture of collaboration. We welcome any sharing of resources or best practice with regards to online safety to disseminate across our four local authorities. You are the innovators, so we really want to hear what you have been doing to promote digital wellbeing. Contact us using the forms on the Digital Wellbeing landing page and use our hashtag #FVWLwize in your Tweets to highlight the great work you are doing!

FVWL RIC Health and Wellbeing Survey

Health and Wellbeing is very much at the forefront of our minds in the light of our current situation. There is a plentiful supply of Staff Health and Wellbeing resources circulating currently and Forth Valley and West Lothian RIC want to find out your current knowledge of these, alongside how valid these are for you. We also want to know how you are interacting with these resources/initiatives.

The results of the survey will drive forward access to resources that are meaningful to you and provide a bank of relevant sources which will all be available, in one place, on our FVWL RIC HWB Blog Space. The results will also inform us of any CLPL that needs to be offered by our RIC, ensuring that it is bespoke to your health and wellbeing needs.

The closing date for the survey is 28^th February 2022 and can be accessed using the link below. Your participation with this survey is very much appreciated.

shorturl.at/yM026

Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award iDEA – mini course3rd Feb, 4pm shared from DigiLearnScot

The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, known as iDEA is helping people of all ages develop digital and enterprise skills, discover new talents and gain digital confidence, for free.

There are over 80 bite-sized modules available to try on iDEA which have been created with industry experts and innovative employers. iDEA enables learners to showcase their skills as they earn digital badges, certificates and Awards which can be added to LinkedIn profiles, CVs and applications to help them stand out from the crowd.

This is your opportunity to find out more about how iDEA works straight from the iDEA team and Mr Pyott, Principal Teacher of Computing Science at Grove Academy, Dundee.

Click here to book your place.

Education Scotland extend coaching offer to educational staff

We are delighted to announce that Education Scotland are offering an extension to the workforce support package offer to include group coaching sessions to support health and wellbeing.

Education Scotland coaching offer to support staff health and wellbeing

One to one coaching sessions have been offered to the education profession since 2020 as part of the workforce support package funded by the Scottish Government to help practitioners in navigating the challenges caused by Covid-19. This offer has now been extended to include five additional group coaching sessions and a ‘Supporting the Supports’ group to ensure practitioners and local authority staff who are supporting others do not face isolation in the challenges of their role.

Please share this information with your network and if you have any questions about this then please don’t hesitate to contact us using the contact form below:.

Our December FVWL RIC/Education Scotland SWAY Newsletter

FVWL RIC /ES December SWAY Newsletter

Just a reminder of our equity themed December SWAY Newsletter which showcases some of the amazing work going on across our Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative (FVWLRIC). You can see the work across our FVWLRIC workstreams, locally and nationally. This is #OurRIC so please get in touch if you would like more information, have any suggestions or if there is something you would like to share for upcoming February newsletter.

Professional Learning Video resources at your fingertips

The Education Scotland Professional Learning and Leadership Team recognise that educators, particularly now, are extremely busy and are likely to be engaging with professional learning in a different way.

They wanted to provide a library of previously recorded seminars and sessions, categorised by theme, to allow you to access professional learning at a time that best suits you.

Some of the themes discussed in these recordings will be expanded upon in their online professional learning activities that you may wish to explore. The themes are:

This library will continue to be updated and added to throughout 2022.

Click here to access the collection of recorded webinars and professional learning sessions led or supported by the Education Scotland Professional Learning and Leadership Team or on the clickable themes above.