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Manchester Healthy Schools Team has been working in partnership with Manchester schools for over twenty years - tackling health inequalities and improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
In November 2016, the team merged with the School Nursing service to create the School Health Service; closely aligning the work of both teams to the Healthy Child Programme.
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Behind the Behaviour
Communicating with parents/carers who have SEND
6th December 2023Online
The overall aim of this training session is to support services to improve and maintain effective communication with parents who have learni...
Social and Emotional Health
Promoting inclusion - A whole-school approach to understanding and supporting emotional wellbeing, engagement and behaviour
8th December 2023Online
The training will include:Exploring a range of emotional and behavioural problems.Exploring the whole-school approach.The influence that the...
Behind the Behaviour
Anti-Black Racism Awareness (Afrophobia)
11th December 2023Online
An introductory workshop exploring the various ways young black & brown people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing (11-25) are adver...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Engaging with parents/carers who have learning disabilities
11th December 2023Online
This session aims to raise awareness of the needs and vulnerabilities that parents may have that can significantly impact their parenting as...
Behind the Behaviour
The Teenage Brain
13th December 2023Online
This training covers the main changes that happen during the teenage years to the brain and how this can help us understand young people. In...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Emotionally Based School Avoidance Micro-Developmemt Session - Assessing and devising support plans
13th December 2023Online
This training follows on form the initial training session and is the first of the follow up micro-development sessions. The session will ex...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Teaching Body Parts, Positive Puberty & Body Diversity [1]
14th December 2023Online
This course is designed for KS1, 2 & 3 staff teaching the new statutory RSHE content. The session is an introduction to teaching pubert...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
*POSTPONED* Faith Inclusive RSE [1]
4th January 2024Face-to-face
This booking has been postponed. To sign-up for our next dates, please visit this link: Faith Inclusive RSE
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety (2)
10th January 2024Online
Anxiety can be a difficult topic to navigate, and we understand the pressures and demands placed upon teaching and pastoral staff to effecti...
PSHE
PSHE Coordinator Training (Half Day)
10th January 2024Online
For staff coordinating PSHE in primary, secondary or special schools. This course covers: -Developing skill and enthusiasm within your teach...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Advanced RSE Practitioner Programme [Session 2]
16th January 2024Face-to-face
A year long programme consisting of three standalone sessions, and one reflection session. Participants will get the most out of the program...
Behind the Behaviour
Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Awareness
17th January 2024Online
This session will be an introduction to gaming and gambling harms that children and young people may be experiencing. It will cover topics s...
Healthy Lifestyles
Understanding Childhood Obesity
18th January 2024Online
Childhood Obesity is a complex and often misunderstood disease which can massively impact an individual's physical and mental health. This...
PSHE
Introduction to the Pedagogy of PSHE
23rd January 2024Online
This session focuses on effective teaching and learning strategies in PSHE Education. Designed for teachers delivering PSHE content, the tra...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Exam stress awareness and strategies for tackling exam pressure and stress
24th January 2024Online
This training will raise awareness of exam stress, what it is, how it is caused and how it can be prevented. We will also explore students w...
Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Lifestyles for Happier and More Successful Learners
24th January 2024Online
This training course offers a brief overview of the importance of eating a healthy diet, getting high quality sleep, good oral health and be...
Behind the Behaviour
Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People’s Mental Health
26th January 2024Online
This full day training provides participants with a basic knowledge of LGBTQ+ identities and an understanding of how to support LGBTQ+ Young...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Engaging with Parents and Carers about Mental Health (2)
30th January 2024Online
The most crucial support a young person can receive is that provided to them by their parents or primary care giver. Strong, healthy and emp...
Healthy Lifestyles
Creating a Culture of Healthy Eating
1st February 2024Online
This session will look at how healthy eating practices around snack and lunchtimes can be incorporated into the school day. The focus will b...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Best Practice Teaching RSE: Classroom Practice, Tricky Questions & Sensitive Topics
1st February 2024Online
This course supports staff confidence to deliver safe and meaningful RSE lessons to primary and secondary-aged children. The session will of...
Healthy Lifestyles
Safer Active Travel
5th February 2024Online
This training covers the benefits of using active travel including walking, cycling and scooting while knowing how children can keep safe an...
Behind the Behaviour
Working with and Referring to CAMHS
6th February 2024Face-to-face
The training is 5 modules including; CAMHS & local offer, Overview of attachment & trauma, Common mental health presentations, Cycle...
Behind the Behaviour
Domestic Abuse Awareness
7th February 2024Online
Understand how to identify domestic violence and abuseHow to assess risk including how to complete the DASH (Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Ho...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Teaching FGM: Best Practice [2]
8th February 2024Online
This course is designed for KS2, KS3 staff teaching the new statutory RSHE guidance which includes; keeping children safe from FGM, the laws...
Drugs and Alcohol Education
The Teenage Brain - Parents Webinar
9th February 2024Online
This parents' interactive webinar covers the main changes that happen to the brain during the teenage years, and how this can help us unders...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Supporting the social, emotional and mental health of children and young people with SEND
14th February 2024Online
This training provides awareness of the common mental health problems experienced by children and young people and how to spot specific sign...
Social and Emotional Health
An Introduction to Emotion Coaching with Children and Young People
28th February 2024Online
Emotion Coaching is a tool or approach in supporting children’s behaviour, emotional mental health and well-being. This training will suppor...
Behind the Behaviour
Anti-Black Racism Awareness (Afrophobia)
4th March 2024Online
An introductory workshop exploring the various ways young black & brown people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing (11-25) are adver...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
Drowning Prevention: Open Water Safety in Warm Weather
4th March 2024Online
This one-hour training course is suitable for all staff. The session will explore the importance of teaching open water safety, the dan...
PSHE
PSHE Network Meeting - Spring
6th March 2024Online
This network meeting is for Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education Coordinators and staff who are responsible for delivering...
Behind the Behaviour
Supporting Grieving Children
8th March 2024Online
A Session on empowering professionals to understand and best support grieving children. Exploring some grief theory and increasing confidenc...
Behind the Behaviour
The Links Between Communication and Behaviour
12th March 2024Online
“I’m behaving at you! Are you listening?” (Pam Snow 2014)Behaviour is communication. Many children and young people with social, emotional,...
Behind the Behaviour
An Introduction to Sensory Processing
12th March 2024Online
An introduction to the theory of sensory processingProvide participants with an understanding of sensory processing difficultiesGeneral stra...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Senior Mental Health Leads Network - 2
13th March 2024Online
The network aims to share updates in the Mental Health area locally and nationally. Updates will be shared from a variety of Mental Health o...
Behind the Behaviour
ACE's and Trauma Training
13th March 2024Online
Working in and ACE aware and trauma informed way is essential in providing the most appropriate and effective support for individuals and fa...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Faith Inclusive RSE [2]
14th March 2024Face-to-face
This two-hour training offers RSE practitioners support in developing attitudes and strategies to create RSE classrooms where young people...
Social and Emotional Health
Young people and the online world: E-safety and social media
14th March 2024Online
This course focuses on the different ways children and young people use the internet, and both the advantages and disadvantages of online an...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Advanced RSE Practitioner Programme [Session 3]
19th March 2024Face-to-face
A year long programme consisting of three standalone sessions, and one reflection session. Participants will get the most out of the program...
Behind the Behaviour
SEND Awareness
20th March 2024Online
This session explores the 4 categories of need and you will gain an increased understanding of the aims of the SEND Code of Practice and wha...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
Unintentional Injury Prevention: An Introduction (2)
20th March 2024Online
The session offers a brief overview of where the topic of Injury Prevention sits in the curriculum and will signpost schools to resources to...
Healthy Lifestyles
Making Breaktimes Active for All
21st March 2024Online
This training will look at the role of active break times in supporting pupils' health and well being. It will explore ways of making break...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Racism and the effects on Children and Young People's Mental Health (2)
26th March 2024Online
Our incredibly multicultural and diverse society continues to thrive as we evolve and learn with one another. However, racism remains deeply...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Teaching Body Parts, Positive Puberty & Body Diversity [2]
26th March 2024Online
This course is designed for KS1 & 2 staff teaching the new statutory RSHE content. The session is a introduction to teaching puberty &a...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Engaging Parents/Carers with RSE: Developing a Working Partnership [2]
16th April 2024Online
This session covers best practice in consulting with parents and carers about statutory RSHE guidance as well as supporting schools to buil...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Supporting Children and Young People with Anxiety (3)
22nd April 2024Online
Anxiety can be a difficult topic to navigate, and we understand the pressures and demands placed upon teaching and pastoral staff to effecti...
Behind the Behaviour
Promoting Positive Body Image and Self-Esteem
23rd April 2024Online
This course defines what body image is, factors that can affect a young person's body image and the potential negative effects of these fact...
Behind the Behaviour
Communicating with parents/carers who have SEND
24th April 2024Online
The overall aim of this training session is to support services to improve and maintain effective communication with parents who have learni...
PSHE
Introduction to the Pedagogy of PSHE
24th April 2024Online
This session focuses on effective teaching and learning strategies in PSHE Education. Designed for teachers delivering PSHE content, the tra...
Behind the Behaviour
The Teenage Brain
25th April 2024Online
This training covers the main changes that happen during the teenage years to the brain and how this can help us understand young people. In...
Healthy Lifestyles
Understanding Childhood Obesity
1st May 2024Online
Childhood Obesity is a complex and often misunderstood disease which can massively impact an individual's physical and mental health. This...
Healthy Lifestyles
Importance of Sleep on Health and Wellbeing
7th May 2024Online
This session explores the importance of sleep, good sleep hygiene practices, and information on sleep physiology. It will also look at the l...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Engaging with Parents and Carers about Mental Health (3)
8th May 2024Online
The most crucial support a young person can receive is that provided to them by their parents or primary care giver. Strong, healthy and emp...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Creating LGBT+ Inclusive Schools and Lessons [2]
17th May 2024Online
This half day training session looks at how we can engage with young people, free from assumptions about gender, relationships, sex and sexu...
Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Lifestyles for Happier and More Successful Learners
20th May 2024Online
This training course offers a brief overview of the importance of eating a healthy diet, getting high quality sleep, good oral health and be...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Senior Mental Health Leads Network - 3
21st May 2024Online
The network aims to share updates in the Mental Health area locally and nationally. Updates will be shared from a variety of Mental Health o...
Behind the Behaviour
Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People’s Mental Health
22nd May 2024Online
This full day training provides participants with a basic knowledge of LGBTQ+ identities and an understanding of how to support LGBTQ+ Young...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Faith Inclusive RSE [3]
23rd May 2024Face-to-face
This two-hour training offers RSE practitioners support in developing attitudes and strategies to create RSE classrooms where young people...
Behind the Behaviour
Substance Misuse and Mental Health
5th June 2024Online
This course focuses on the relationship between substance misuse and mental health. The session includes different types of drugs and their...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Racism and the effects on Children and Young People's Mental Health (3)
10th June 2024Online
Our incredibly multicultural and diverse society continues to thrive as we evolve and learn with one another. However, racism remains deeply...
PSHE
PSHE Coordinator Training (Half Day)
10th June 2024Online
For staff coordinating PSHE in primary, secondary or special schools. This course covers: -Developing skill and enthusiasm within your teach...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Advanced RSE Practitioner Programme [Session 4]
11th June 2024Face-to-face
A year long programme consisting of three standalone sessions, and one reflection session. Participants will get the most out of the program...
PSHE
PSHE Network Meeting - Summer
12th June 2024Online
This network meeting is for Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education Coordinators and staff who are responsible for delivering...
Social and Emotional Health
Understanding and navigating british values and smsc
19th June 2024Online
This course looks at what British Values and SMSC are and how they can be promoted in schools as well as Ofsted expectations around SMSC. Th...
Behind the Behaviour
Meeting the SEMH needs of children with SEND
27th June 2024Online
This training provides awareness of the common mental health problems experienced by children and young people and how to spot specific sign...
Drugs and Alcohol Education
Effective Drugs Education
1 hourOnline-or-Face-to-face
An essential course for anyone delivering drugs education, including approaches that can have a preventative effect and how to create a safe...
Drugs and Alcohol Education
Life Skills-based Education for Drug Misuse Prevention
Half Day - Full Day depending on requirementsOnline-or-Face-to-face
The training introduces the life skills approach for developing programmes that can lead to better health and drug education outcomes that m...
Drugs and Alcohol Education
Drugs and Medicine Safety Education for Children with SEND
1 hourOnline-or-Face-to-face
The session explores risk and protective factors for children, young people and substance misuse and introduces delegates to some activities...
Drugs and Alcohol Education
Drugs Awareness
1 hourOnline-or-Face-to-face
A brief overview of different types of drugs and their effects, current trends, new and emerging drugs and risk and protective factors for y...
Drugs and Alcohol Education
Drugs Intervention – Making Changes
1-2 hours depending on requirementsOnline-or-Face-to-face
This session is aimed at pastoral staff to be able to respond and support pupils on a one-to-one basis with vaping, smoking, drugs or alcoho...
Social and Emotional Health
Social emotional health and improving school outcomes
1.5 hours - online or in houseOnline-or-Face-to-face
This course looks at the importance of social emotional health and how its promotion in schools can positively affect whole school outcomes...
Social and Emotional Health
promoting positive body image and self-esteem
1.5 hours - online or in houseOnline-or-Face-to-face
This course defines what body image is, factors that can affect a young person's body image and the potential negative effects of these fact...
Social and Emotional Health
Language of Inclusion & Anti-Racism
2 hours [pre-recorded digital link]Online
This newly developed training straddles both areas of RSE and Social & Emotional Health, and has been designed to support all staff at a...
Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Lifestyles training Part 1 - The importance of healthy eating in school and beyond
1 hour In-person or onlineOnline-or-Face-to-face
A look at the diets and nutritional health of children and young people in Manchester, the contribution school food can make towards a healt...
Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Lifestyles training Part 2 - Developing a physically active school community
1 hour In-person or onlineOnline-or-Face-to-face
The training focuses on the physical activity levels of children and young people in Manchester and how these have been impacted as a result...
Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction
1.5 hoursOnline
This training course offers a brief overview of the importance of eating a healthy diet and being physically active. It will signpost school...
Healthy Lifestyles
Supporting your child to eat well and be active during their school years
1 hour In-personFace-to-face
This workshop style session incorporates information on healthy eating, physical activity and sleep. It also focuses on healthy packed lunch...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Understanding Self-Harm and how to support Children and Young people
1 Hour - In-house trainingFace-to-face
This is an in-house training. To enquire about booking this training for your school please email the course leader.Self-harm is not a menta...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health Awareness Training
1.5 Hour - In-house trainingFace-to-face
It is vital that all staff have a basic understanding of Mental Health, what it is and the common mental health problems that they may need...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Supporting Children and Young People with ACES and Trauma
1 or 1.5 Hours - In-houseFace-to-face
This is an in-house training. To enquire about booking this training for your school please email the course leader.Adverse childhood experi...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Supporting Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing
1 Hour - In-house trainingFace-to-face
Our teaching and pastoral staff are the most important workforce we have. It is vital that staff know how to protect their own wellbeing and...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Setting up an effective and sustainable Peer Mentoring programme
1.5 Hours - In-house trainingFace-to-face
This is an in-house training. To enquire about booking this training for your school please email the course leader.Peer mentoring programme...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Parental Workshop - Exam Stress
1 HourFace-to-face
This is a parental workshop. To enquire about this workshop being delivered to parents at your school, please contact the course leader.This...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Parental Workshop - Exploring Anxiety
1 HourFace-to-face
This is a parental workshop. To enquire about this workshop being delivered to parents at your school, please contact the course leader. Thi...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Parental Workshop - Mental Health Awareness
1 HourFace-to-face
This is a parental workshop. To enquire about this workshop being delivered to parents at your school, please contact the course leader.This...
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Grow and Rise Intervention - Train the Trainer
1 Full Day or Two Half Days - In-houseFace-to-face
"Grow and Rise”, is a low level SEMH, 6-session intervention programme that can be delivered by teaching and/or pastoral staff for children...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
An Introduction to Gender & Sexual Orientation
1 - 1.5 hours (in-house or online)Online-or-Face-to-face
This introductory course is recommended for all school staff and is broken into 3 sections, as follows: LGBT+ Terminology, Pronouns and...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Teaching FGM: Best Practice
1 hourOnline-or-Face-to-face
Book for delivery in your school setting. This course is designed for KS2, KS3 staff teaching the new statutory RSHE guidance which includes...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Teaching Body Parts, Positive Puberty & Body Diversity
1 hourOnline-or-Face-to-face
Book for delivery in your school setting. This course is designed for KS1, 2 & 3 staff teaching the new statutory RSHE content. The sess...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Faith Inclusive RSE
2 hours [in-house]Face-to-face
Book for delivery in your school setting.This two-hour training offers RSE practitioners support in developing attitudes and strategies to...
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)
Best Practice Teaching RSE: Classroom Practice, Tricky Questions & Sensitive Topics
1 hour (In-house or online)Online-or-Face-to-face
This course supports staff confidence to deliver safe and meaningful RSE lessons to primary and secondary-aged children. The session will of...
PSHE
Introduction to the Pedagogy of PSHE
1-2 hoursOnline-or-Face-to-face
This session focuses on effective teaching and learning strategies in PSHE Education. Designed for teachers delivering PSHE content, the tra...
PSHE
Teaching Sensitive Subjects - Focus on Mental Health, Consent, or Gangs and Exploitation
1-2 hoursFace-to-face
The course covers:General PSHE techniques applied to the specific content area. Content area is chosen in advance between the three offered,...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
Unintentional Injury Prevention: An Introduction
1 hourFace-to-face
This session offers a brief overview of where the topic of Injury Prevention sits in the curriculum and will signpost schools to resources t...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
Safer Active Travel
1 hourFace-to-face
This one-hour training aims to support teachers and other professionals in teaching young people about road safety. Effective road safety ed...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
Safety in the Home Workshop for Parents/Carers
1 hourFace-to-face
This workshop style session offers information and advice to parents/carers on how to prevent unintentional injuries for children. It covers...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
Drowning Prevention: Open Water Safety
1 hourFace-to-face
This one-hour training course is suitable for all staff. The session will explore the importance of teaching open water safety, the dan...
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At Manchester Healthy Schools we pride ourselves on the strong relationships that we have built with our schools. Working in partnership, we ensure we maximise the quality of health education and support for children and young people in Manchester.
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If you are unsure of these details then you should contact your Healthy Schools Co-ordinator. if you are not sure who this is then you can contact the Healthy Schools team on healthyschool.training@mft.nhs.uk