*UPDATED* Parent and Carer Home-school Toolkit

A parent/carer toolkit to support families balancing homeworking and home-schooling during the Covid-19 outbreak.

*Update includes supporting your child through loss and bereavement

*UPDATED* Teacher Toolkit - Responding to COVID-19

A teacher toolkit to support schools staying open and teaching remotely during the Covid-19 outbreak.

*Update includes supporting pupils returning to school, recovery curriculum signposting and supporting pupils who have been affected by bereavement.

Asthma & Anaphylaxis Staff Training

Videos of our school nurses delivering staff training.

Includes:

• Asthma Training (inc inhaler demo)
• Anaphylaxis Training (inc adrenaline pen demo)
• Staff FAQs videos

This download includes YouTube links to these video lessons as well as the PowerPoint slides for staff wishing to deliver the workshop themselves. These training sessions are for all staff annual training and can be used as part of staff CPD.

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17

Supporting families into work, improving living standards and raising educational attainment are the fundamental aims set out in the government’s child poverty strategy. Part of the government's long-term economic plan, the strategy sets out what is being done to tackle the root causes of child poverty, building on the first strategy published in 2011.

Early Help Leaflet for Parents and Carers

Information for parents and carers on the Early Help Service and what might be involved in the Early Help Assessment process.

Healthy Schools Newsletter - Autumn 2017

For exciting updates, information and events from the Healthy Schools team.

Healthy Schools Newsletter - Autumn 2018

For exciting updates, information and events from the Healthy Schools team.

Healthy Schools Newsletter - Spring 2019

For exciting updates, information and events from the Healthy Schools team.

Healthy Schools Newsletter - Summer 2017

For exciting updates, information and events from the Healthy Schools team.

Healthy Schools Newsletter - Summer 2018

For exciting updates, information and events from the Healthy Schools team.

Healthy Schools Newsletter - Summer 2021

For exciting updates, information and events from the Healthy Schools team.

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Home-Learning Resource List

A list of websites categorised by school subject offering free educational games, activities and/or learning resources for teachers and parents to access. Please note: it is for the parent/teacher/school to assess the quality and suitability of these resources for their children.

Primary Health and Wellbeing Challenges

Health and Wellbeing challenges for primary-age students who may be at home due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Secondary Health and Wellbeing Challenges

Health and Wellbeing challenges for secondary-age students who may be at home due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Signposting for Schools

Sources of support and useful links

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

The Knowledge Service

Greater Manchester Mental Health Library and Knowledge Services is open to all Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) staff, community health and social care staff, third sector staff, students, learners and anyone working within public health.The library offers a range of services: health promotion models and teaching resources, access to electronic resources, books, reports, journals and mutimedia resources, leaflets,tailored bulletins on a range of topics and access to books from other libraries.

The team are base at The Knowledge Service, 1st Flor, Fallowfield Library, Platt Lane, Manchester M14 7FB.

Monday to Friday 9am-4:30pm

Tel. 0161 271 0505 (Ext.5)

www,gmmh.nhs.uk

Voicebox Primary 2 - 25th Jan 2022

Our second Voicebox Primary event will be focused on the following campaigns-

• Children's Mental Health Week (7th - 13th February)
• No Smoking Day (9th March)

All resources are free to download when signing up to Voicebox. Just log in with your HS log in details.

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Voicebox Slides - December 2018

This session focused on Human Rights Day and World AIDS Day and inlcuded:

• The Big Health Challenge review
• Human Rights workshop with Amnesty International
• HIV and AIDs Fact-Finding Workshop
• Q&A with George House Trust

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Voicebox Slides - February 2019

This session focused on No-Smoking Day and International Women's Day and inlcuded:

• No Smoking Day competition launch
• Gender Stereotype workshop
• Saheli - understanding forced marriage
• How to promote and fundraise for Saheli on International Women's Day

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Voicebox Slides - March 2019

This session focused on First Aid and Organ Donation education:

• Update on Health Challenge 2018/2019
• First Aid Workshop with Millie's Trust
• Organ Donation education
• Update on No Smoking Competition

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Voicebox Slides - October 2018

This session focused on World Mental Health Day and Anti-Bullying Week and includes:

• Take Ten Reading Campaign and Shelf Help with Loreto High School
• Big Health Challenge initial launch
• Mental Health, Social Media and Cyberbullying workshop with Kooth
• 'Should social media be banned?' Debate
• Anti-Bullying Week poster competition launch

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Voicebox Slides 8th February 2023

This session focused on No-Smoking Day and International Women's Day and inlcuded:

• No Smoking Day workshop and challenge 2023
• International Women's Day workshop
• The Big Health Challenge 2023 Information
• Publish an Article on Health for Teens Competiion

This resource is only available for Manchester Schools

Who are Manchester Healthy Schools?

Our profile page gives a great overview of who we are, what we do and how we can help schools in Manchester.