Schools Newsletter Archive

Eco Schools Healthy Summer Toolkit – has JUST launched.   The Toolkit is FREE and packed with fun activities designed to boost the health and wellbeing of both pupils and planet. It also connects with lots of Summer Term education events and can be slipped easily into...

Growing & outdoor learning training for Early Years, primary & special schools Thursday 21st March; Ripon Walled Garden; with Grow 2 School and the Healthy Schools team. Explore ideas and resources for teaching growing & outdoor learning. Find out what’s...

Welcome back.  Please find attached courses and events for the new school year.  All bookable via Training & Events | NYES Info  Do let us know if you have any queries or would like any support working on the scheme by emailing healthyschools@northyorks.gov.uk

Welcome back.  Please find attached courses and events for the new school year.  All bookable via Training & Events | NYES Info  Do let us know if you have any queries or would like any support working on the scheme by emailing healthyschools@northyorks.gov.uk

Just a quick reminder that our next Getting Started on Healthy Schools training is running online on the 10th October 1.30-3pm.  If you haven’t already, please book your place via NYES using course code: SI-1023-T001 We’re also really pleased to invite you to join us...

We are working with others across the education sector to highlight the effects of child poverty on pupils, schools and the wider education system and to advocate for change. In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Education Anti-Poverty Coalition, coordinated by Child...

27 March – 2 April 2023 The RHS Big Seed Sow is a new community growing campaign, inviting school gardeners of all abilities to come together to sow and share seeds as part of a week of...

This year’s theme is Eat well for you and the planet! New resources are available for primary and secondary schools now. Primary and Secondary school resources Our Healthy Eating Week Primary school and Secondary school resources are now online! Get started by taking...

Plant Investigators and Food Investigators workshops, for KS1 or KS2, include a planting demonstration that students can then try for themselves, a taught session, live quizzes and video demonstrations to explore our fascinating plants. Each webinar is led by an...

On Friday 18 March it is World Sleep Day. Access a range of flexible and accessible NHS approved Sleep resources created for teachers to use in the classroom to spark discussion among young people. Please download the newsletter in the link below to help educate...

The Outdoor Essentials Grant is a £500 award to UK state funded Primary and Secondary schools to enable them to get their pupils learning & growing outdoors. The current round of funding is for grants to be used for: Transport & Travel costs to Outdoor...

Research from this project will be carried out by Leeds University. Find out more at an online school briefing session.   Dates available are: Tuesday 11th January 2022 -  4 till 4.30pm...

Sign up for free resources to get your pupils eating more veg! Register to take part in VegPower campaign 2022. If you registered in 2021 just login and update, or it only takes a few minutes to register for the first time at Sign in | Veg Power Any questions please...

Has your school or group been looking for funding to support a new or ongoing gardening project? The new RHS Connected Communities Fund, provides grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 to groups who are using gardening and growing as a way to bring people together within...

Learning Through Landscapes is accepting applications for the fourth and final round of funding for outdoor learning grants in England, Scotland, and Wales for 2021.  The final deadline for applications this year is 12 November 2021. The aim of this fund is to promote...

Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10th – 16th May 2021. The theme for this year’s week is ‘nature’ [siteorigin_widget...