The ECM Survey: Bristol’s pupil survey is open until the 22nd July 2011.

Has your school signed up yet?

Email hp.admin@bristol.nhs.uk for further information, or call 0117 900 3436

The module is designed to help all school staff identify and support young carers throughout their education, in transition between schools and into further education. Based on a set of questions, it provides insight into young carers and practical ideas about how to support them directly and within the wider school setting.

It can be completed as a stand alone e-leaning tool and takes about 40
minutes to complete. Although users can access and complete the module in their own time, we encourage school leadership teams and governors to follow-up with a discussion around a whole school intervention.

The module has been developed in conjunction with the Department for
Education and the National Young Carers Coalition, and in partnership with The Children’s Society and The Princess Royal Trust.

We’d be grateful of you could let your schools know that this e-learning
module is available now on The Children’s Society website:
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/supportingyoungcarers

How do you know when you’ve made a difference?

The 2010 Every Child Matters (ECM) Full Report is now complete! Please access this link to view the full document.

As you may be aware, the ECM report remains an important source of health information in Bristol. Some examples of this include the following statistical findings from the 2010 report, which show encouraging trends emerging in our schools:

• Secondary pupils in Bristol in 2010 are more likely to say that they are aware of a local drug/alcohol advice service for young people (27%) than were those in the same schools in 2009 (17%), and 2008 (23%).
• Secondary pupils in Bristol in 2010 are more likely to say that they do not drink alcohol (48%) than were those in the same schools in 2009 (40%).
• Secondary pupils in Bristol in 2010 are more likely to score in the top bracket of self-esteem scores (40%) than were those in 2009 (36%).
• Young people in Year 10 in Bristol in 2010 are as likely to know where they can get condoms free of charge (66%) than were those in the same age group from 2009 (66%); this maintains the gains seen between 2009 and 2008.

As always, if you would like to find out more about the survey, or if you would like to get involved in supporting Every Child Matters into 2011/12, then please contact the Healthy Schools Team via our ‘contact‘ page.

Please see below for more information from our Public Health Nurse Team regarding the illegal practice of Female Genital Mutilation, sometimes also known as ‘female circumcision”.

Please note: We strongly recommend that 2 staff from every school attend this training.

Course Title

Safeguarding Children and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) awareness raising training

Who should attend course

This course will review the safeguarding guidelines for Children at risk of Female genital mutilation. This is awareness raising training and would benefit staff who work with FGM practicing communities or those who have an interest in the field. It is recommended that at least 2 people from any team working with children should attend this training.

Aims

That you will have an understanding of your roles and responsibilities regarding issues related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and safeguarding children

Objectives

Awareness of female genital mutilation guidelines and how to access them.

An awareness of how female genital mutilation impacts on the safeguarding children agenda.

To have an understanding of the background, signs, symptoms and health implications of female genital mutilation.

Know how to make a referral when you identify female genital mutilation or have concerns female genital mutilation may be practiced.

Length of course

½   day course run both morning and afternoon sessions

Maximum capacity 50 people (ensure room big enough for group work)

Content- PowerPoint, open discussion, DVD presentations and scenario work

Dates

BSCB training to book dates and venue for

Tuesday April 26^th both am and pm session

Wednesday October 5^th both am and pm session

(June 22^nd Full day course to further develop knowledge)

To Book

www.swcpp.org.uk or phone 0117 3532525

Addtionally: Whole School Staff Training can be booked, which lasts 1 hour. To book this training, please contact Nikki Lawrence, whose contact details can be found on our ‘contact’ page.

Please note: If you feel that you or someone close to you might be affected by FGM, or any issues related to it, then please visit the 4YP website, which includes various agencies and groups that can help you: http://www.4ypbristol.co.uk/fgm-yp

Results from the trial showed that smoking levels were reduced amongst students who were at ‘high-risk’ of becoming regular smokers (i.e. those students who were ex-smokers, experimenters and occasional smokers). Furthermore, the programme was acceptable to students, teachers and health promotion trainers, and was compatible with a wide range of school contexts.

To minimise the burden on schools, external trainers will implement the ASSIST Programme and supply all the resources required. However, a designated school contact will be required liaise with the ASSIST team and accompany the students at key stages during the programme.

This programme is a Bristol NHS and Smoke Free South West funded programme so is FREE to Bristol Secondary Schools, for further information or to register your interest please contact Victoria Norman

The Bristol Healthy Schools Programme, working with Schools and Students Health Education Unit (SHEU), have just completed the 2010 Every Child Matters (ECM) survey, which collates responses from schools across Bristol to a variety of questions related to the health and wellbeing of children. All schools taking part in the ECM Survey are offered a tailored report which compares pupil feedback against feedback from previous surveys. This allows each school to examine changes and improvements recorded during the intervening period.

To view a copy of the ECM 2010 report summary, please click here

The report contains feedback specific to each individual school, and can be invaluable when used to identify outcomes or pupil health and wellbeing priorities. For example, we are particularly pleased to see from the ECM 2010 report that the number of Year 8s starting smoking has decreased by a significant 5% citywide.

As the survey seeks to give an overview of health needs for the whole of Bristol, it follows that the survey is much more useful when there is a high completion rate– as such, it is our hope that you will consider working with us in 2011/12 to publicise this work and help us to further build upon the successes enjoyed so far.

If you would like a copy of the 2010 full report (PDF), or to simply find out more about the survey, then please email hp.admin@bristol.nhs.uk

A Healthy Schools young carers e-learning module is now available to helpschool staff who work with young carers. The aim of the module is toincrease understanding in schools of particular issues and challengesfacing young carers and their families.

The module is designed to help all school staff identify and support youngcarers throughout their education, in transition between schools and intofurther education. Based on a set of questions, it provides insight intoyoung carers and practical ideas about how to support them directly andwithin the wider school setting.
It can be completed as a stand alone e-leaning tool and takes about 40minutes to complete. Although users can access and complete the module intheir own time, we encourage school leadership teams and governors tofollow-up with a discussion around a whole school intervention.

The module has been developed in conjunction with the Department forEducation and the National Young Carers Coalition, and in partnership withThe Children’s Society and The Princess Royal Trust.
We’d be grateful of you could let your schools know that this e-learningmodule is available now on The Children’s Society website:www.childrenssociety.org.uk/supportingyoungcarers
The module will soon be available on the following websites:

• Department for Education
• The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
• Crossroads Care
• Disabled Parents Network
• Action for Children
• Spurgeons
• Family Action
• Barnardo’s