May 23, 2005

Young Sports Achievers: 2004-2005

Gateshead Schools 2004-2005 Young Sports Achievers

Nominations
Please nominate your school teams and individuals for this years Young Sports Achievers Award as soon as possible (May -June) nominations deadline Monday 27th June.

Reminder
This year's "Presentation Evening" will be held at the GAteshead Leaisure Centre - Maple Hall on Tuesday 5th July 6.00-8.00pm.

Staff pupils and parents will be invited to velebrate our young peoples sporting achievements during 2004-2005

For further information please contact: Keith Walker, Physical Education School Sports Officer or Yvonne Hoyland, PDM Gateshead/Whickham SSCo Partnership at Dryden PDC Evistones Road, gateshead NE9 5UR. Tel 0191 4338668

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Gateshead Healthy School Awards: 2004-2005

Annual presentation of Awards will be held on Monday 4th July 9.30-11.45pm at the Gateshead Leisure Centre Maple Hall.

School Co-ordinators are reminded to return their application forms by Friday 27th May 2005. Application forms may be found within the Gateshead helathy School Award Guidance for 2004-2005 on page 1.5.

Please return application forms to Alun Davies - Health Education Adviser, Dryden PDC Evistones Road, Gateshead NE0 5UR FAX 0191 4826500.

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May 07, 2005

Primary Schools: Athletics Festival 2005

Friday 24th June 9.30-3.30 at the Gateshead International Stadium

Schools are reminded to return confirmation slips and team selection sheet by Friday 13th May

Teachers of Athletics are invited to a briefing meet at the Gateshead International Stadium on Wednesday 18th May 4.15 - 5.15pm

REMINDER
please remember to book your coaches for the 24th June

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May 05, 2005

Bullying: Guidance, Resources and Websites

- Bullying : Protect your pupils and protect your school.
Available from Optimus - price �45.00
Tel: 020 7251 6542
www.optimuspub.co.uk

- Bullying : Don't suffer in silence.
Anti-bullying pack for schools available from DfES
Tel: 0845 602 2260
Ref: DfEE 0064/2000 and further information available from www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying

- Bullying : A Guide to the Law - The Children's Legal Centre
Tel: 01206 872466
www.childrenslegalcentre.com

Living it
A powerful teaching resource on homophobic bullying. 20 minute video and teacher resource guide: cost �34.03.
Published by d2 for Bolton Primary Care Trust 2004 ISBN 1 900587 297
Available from www.d2digitl.co.uk

Celebrating Diversity : Inclusion in practice
Video and support book for Early Years and Key Stage 1
Pack available from Persona Doll Training - �25.00 plus VAT
www.persona-doll-training.org

Throwing Stones
a resource pack and video aimed at tackling the issue of racist bullying aimed at young people 9 to 13 years old
Cost �39.95
www.networkexpress.co.uk/Tstones.html

Promoting Childrens Mental Health within Early Years and School Settings
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/mentalhealth or
Tel: DfES publications 0845 60 22260

What's the Score on Bullying Primary/Secondary resource pack, produced by Rowantree and Nelson Thomas company www.rowantreegroup.com

Primary National Strategy Behaviour and Attendance Developing Skills DfES Red 0322 2004, DfES Publications Tel 08456022260, Fax 08456033360, email dfes@prolog.uk.com

Key Stage 3 National Strategy Secondary Strategy (2005)
DfES. Guidance Ref 0183 2005 g
Developing emotional health and well-being: a whole-school approach to improving behaviour and attendance.

Websites

Beat bullying
www.beatbullying.org

Childline
www.childline.org.uk

ContinYou
www.continyou.org.uk

County Durham Education
www.durham.org.uk/cbs

Kidscape
www.kidscape.org.uk

Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org.uk

Young Minds
www.youngmindsnet.org.uk

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Risk Watch UK - Gateshead Community Coalition

A pilot involving St Peter's R.C Primary School and High Spen Primary School was launched in 2004.

Risk Watch is an injury prevention programme led by the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service supported by Northumbria Police, Gateshead Health Promotion, Leisure Services, Gateshead School Health Advisors, Whoops - Child Safety Injury Prevention Service and many other health promoting organisations.

The "Coalition" led by Graham Shiel and Jillian Rees Community Safety Education Officers for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service have met with the two schools to outline the injury prevention programme which is being piloted during the spring/summer term 2005. If the evaluation is good and further funding is found it is proposed to extend the programme to other schools in 2006.

Risk Watch is an injury prevention programme for children from the ages 4-13. It is designed to help children and families create safer homes and communities by teaching them the skills and knowledge they need to make positive choices about their personal safety and well-being.

Risk Watch seeks to prevent the major unintentional injuries that threaten children in this early age group.

The Risk Watch topics include:-
- Motor vehicle safety
- Fire and burn prevention
- Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention
- Poisoning prevention
- Fall prevention
- Weapons injury prevention
- Bike and pedestrian safety
- Water safety

Risk Watch modules are delivered through different characters - roles appropriate to their age e.g:

A - Storytellers
B - Detectives
C - Reporter
D - Promoters
E - Coach

For further information contact Jillian Rees Community Safety Education Officer - Tel: 0191 2359472.

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Safety and Environment - Safer Routes to Schools

The Safer Routes to Schools Newsletter is aimed at transport, health, education and environmental professionals.

The "Newsletter" can be downloaded on www.saferroutestoschools.org.uk as a pdf.

Other information on Safer Routes to School Initiatives can be obtained by logging on to www.sustrans.org.uk/travelsmart

Dates for your diary

23rd - 27th May
National Walk to School
www.walktoschool.org.uk

5th June
World Environment Day - theme "Green Cities" with the slogan "Plan for the Planet"

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Tesco Great School Run (Part of the million mile challenge)

Everyday Sport Campaign 2005
Tesco Great School Run (Part of the million mile challenge)

2k run held in schools on Tuesday 12th July 2005 for all 7 to 11 year olds.

For further information and for schools to register from the 30th April visit www.greatschoolrun.org.

The programme includes a 5 week activity/educational pack which should be completed after the may half-term to the 12th July.

Each of the 5 weeks will have a theme:

What do I do (self evaluation)
What I eat/drink
Where I go (health and safety)
What I am (effects of exercise on the body)
What I think

Further information to follow

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Emotional Health and Well-Being (Charter Point 8)

Promoting emotional health and wellbeing - through the National Healthy School Standard.

www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk/ehwbevidence

- National Education Strategies
Key Stage 3 Strategy (Secondary Strategy)
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3

- National KS3 Behaviour and Attendance Strategy
www.dfes.gov.uk/behaviourimprovement

- Primary National Strategy
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary

- National Healthy School Standard (NHSS)(now NHSP)
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk

- Excellence in Cities (EiC)
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/excellence

- Children's Fund
www.cypu.gov.uk/corporate/childrensfund

- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
www.doh.gov.uk

The future of children's services www.dfes.gov.uk/everychildmatters
www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/children.htm

Useful Organisations

Antidote: Campaign for Emotional Literacy
www.antidote.org.uk

The National Emotional Literacy Interest Group
www.nelig.com

National Children's Bureau
www.ncle.org.uk

Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk

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Physical Activity (Charter Point 7)

Re: The National Physical Education and School Sport Professional Development Programme

Schools at the heart of Physical Education and School Sports improvements.

Launched in April 2003 - the national PESSCL Strategy is on course to achieve the initial Government target - ensuring that 75% of children undertaken 2 hours of high quality Physical Education and school sport a week by 2006.

PESSCL Strategy includes:
- Specialist Sports Colleges (SC)
- School Sports Partnerships (SSCo)
- Gifted and Talented programme (G&T)
- QCA PE and School Sport Investigation
- Step into Sport
- Professional development (PDP Modules)
- School/Club Links
- Swimming Charter

To find out more about PESSCL visit www.teachernet.gov.uk/pe and www.gatesheadgrid.org/peas

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Active Citizenship

Giving young people a say. Opportunities for participation in school life.

What is participation
"Participation is about the chance to have an influence - it's not just about having a say".

It's giving young people the chance to be active citizens.

The benefits of participation

Participation prepares young people for their futures, and can offer many benefits, which lead to:

- improved communication
- developed negotiation skills
- improved decision making skills
- a sense of responsibility
- the ability to work and socialise with different peer groups
- raised self-esteem
- improved understanding of democratic processes
- a sense of empowerment for pupils
- enhanced learning

Participation can allow pupils/young people to have responsibility for their own learning, with freedom to decide on the level of the tasks they approach.

Developing a more participative, culture allows schools and organisations to be more responsive to young people's needs, improve relationships between staff and pupils and develop links with their local communities.

These activities can also help address specific aspects of the Citizenship curriculum.

Research and Ofsted evidence has shown that participative schools have better attendance, behaviour and exam results.

Download Tips to Help Teachers and Areas to Consider (Word doc)

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Citizenship (Charter Point 2)

1. Please refer to Gateshead Healthy School Award Guidance Document Charter Point 2 Citizenship Essential and Developmental criteria.

2. Gateshead School Council Guidelines - October 2004

Contents include:

- Why have a School Council
- What are the benefits
- What is a School Council
- Suggestions on how to get your School Council started
- Draft Agenda - suggestions for the agenda
- Draft Constitution
- Measuring effectiveness
- Checklist of Good Practice

3. Making a success of citizenship education

Video and accompanying leaflets - Citizenship education in your school:

- an update for school governors
- a guide for parents and carers

Copies of the leaflets can be downloaded free of charge from www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship

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Citizenship - Introduction

Since September 2002, citizenship has been a statutory National Curriculum subject at key stages 3 and 4. It is also a non-statutory element of the primary curriculum, linked with the Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) programme.

Citizenship aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to:-

- become informed citizens aware of their rights, responsibilities and duties;
- play an effective role in relation to their local, national and international communities.

For further information refer to:-
QCA
Key Stage 1-2 and Key Stage 3-4 programme of study guidance
www.qca.org/uk/citizenship
also
DfES
www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship

Further guidance may be obtained from:
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk
www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Healthy Eating

Please refer to the Gateshead Healthy School Guidelines for further information with regard to Healthy Eating within Charter Point 6 Essential and Development Criteria.

Also refer to the Gateshead Healthy Eating Award - Guidelines and criteria.

For further information and advice please contact Don Sweeney at Dryden PDC Tel 0191 433 8667

Sources of further information linked to Healthy Eating in schools (Word)

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Certification of the teaching of PSHE

Certification of the teaching of PSHE - Personal Social and Health Education.

Teachers Handbook
Revised Edition, February 2004

The handbook is available on line and can be downloaded from:
www.teachernet.gov.uk/pshe and
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk under "PSHE CPD".

Hard copies are available from:

H.D.A.
Tel: 0870 1214194
Fax: 0870 1214195
e-mail: hala@twoten.press.net

Ref ISBN1-84279-174-5

Health Development Agency
www.hda.nhs.uk

Classroom resources quality assured through the Sex Education Forum - visit - www.ncb.org.uk/sef.

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May 04, 2005

DFES PSHE - CPD 2005 - 2006

SRE AND RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION (SRE)
DRUGS EDUCATION CERTIFICATION COURSE

Dates for Course Members

(Please mark these provisional dates in your diary and inform your Headteacher - to ensure supply cover can be planned.)

Briefing Tuesday 26th April 2005
4.00 - 5.30 DfES PSHE SRE Drugs, Dryden PDC

1.Wednesday 18th May 2005
9.00am to 4.00pm

all at Dryden Professional Development Centre

2. Wednesday 18th May 2005
9.00am to 4.00pm

3. Wednesday 28th September 2005
4.00 to 6.00pm

PORTFOLIO INTERIM SUBMISSION - NOVEMBER 5th

Provisional dates for 2006

4. Thursday 12th January
9.00 to 4.00pm

5. Wednesday 15th February 2006
4.00pm - 6.00pm

6. Tuesday 14th March 2006
1.00pm - 4.00pm

*FINAL SUBMISSION PORTFOLIO 31st MARCH 2006

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May 03, 2005

Gateshead NHS Primary Care Trust

Nutrition Strategy and a Strategy to prevent overweight and obesity and to support the reduction of overweight and obesity. January 2005

For further information visit www.healthpromotion.demon.co.uk

CEHI
CEHI Gateshead Centre for Enabling Health Improvement
Network for Health
For further information contact: CEHI Manager, Pat Elmes Tel. 0191 497 1475. email: cehi@ghpct.nhs.uk
www.cehi.org.uk

Choosing Health (DH) Department of Health
www.dh.gov.uk/publications

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Gateshead Schools Links with Environmental Issues

Local Agenda 21

ECO School Award

So far 2 Gateshead Schools have gained the Gold Award - Green Flag ECO School Award.
- Kibblesworth Primary School
- The Cedars School

A number of schools have registered and are at Bronze and Silver level.

For further information the ECO School Award Contact: www.eco-schools.org

Gateshead Schools Environmental Challenge

In 2004-2005 10 schools registered to take part in the "Challenge" linked to Gateshead/Local Agenda 21 environmental issues.

Schools were invited to develop school or local community based projects tackling one of the following areas of study:- energy conservation.

- air quality and noise management
- bio diversity
- sustainable transport
- waste management

Successful schools will be informed in May with a presentation and activity for representatives from the schools at Norwood Wildlife garden.

Community Environment Grants

Nine schools have received grants to develop school projects during 2004-2005

Congratulations to:-

South Street Primary - Wildlife Garden
Emmaville Primary - Wildlife Garden
Brandling Primary - Wildlife Garden
Bede Community Primary - Wildlife Garden
Gibside School - Wildlife Garden
Winlaton West Lane Primary - Wildlife Garden
St Augustine's RC Primary - Wildlife Garden
Front Street Primary - Garden Project/Hermitage Garden Project
Oakfield Infants - Outdoor Learning Area/Nature Vegetable Garden

Environmental Education (Local Environmental Services)

8 Gateshead schools have received support from Heather Tarvit - Local Environment Support Services Officer during 2004/2005:-

Glynwood Primary, Kepier Chare Primary, Kibblesworth Primary, Oakfield Infants, Roman Road Primary, Windmill Hills Primary, Gateshead St Joseph's RC Primary, Whickham St Mary's RC Primary.

For further information about the Environmental Education Programme contact Heather Tarvit Tel: 0191 4781037 at Central Depot, Park Road, Gateshead. NE8 3HN

Local Agenda 21

For further information on Local Agenda 21
Contact Tim Deveaux
Tel No. 0191 4333911 at the Civic Centre, Gateshead.

Environmental Challenge and Eco-School Award
Contact: Carole Robson (Healthy School Co-ordinator) at Dryden PDC.
Tel 0191 4338671 or Alun Davies Tel 0191 4338670.

Resource

Growing schools Garden

Links with Healthy Eating - Charter Point 6

DfES new website for schools focusing on food, farming and countryside education.

Growing schools website
www.teachernet.gov.uk/growingschools on Tel: 020 7925 5772
e-mail: growing.schools@dfes.gsi.gov.uk

Great North Forest

Contact: Emma Hawthorne, The Great North Forest, Whickham Thorns
Tel: 0191 461 9788

e-mail: emma.hawthorne@greatnorthforest.org.uk

Support to schools for ECO School Award and Environmental Challenge

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