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Pr oduct s&Ser vi ces
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Fi nalt er mf orschool sandcol l egest oor derf r ee per i odpr oduct s -Near l y40% ofel i gi bl eschool sandcol l egeshavecl ai medt hei rf r eepr oduct s -phsDi r ectencour agesr emai ni ngschool sandcol l egest oor dernow -Cl ocki st i cki ngf ort hi syear ’ sf i nalor der s School sandcol l egesi nEngl andar ebei ngpr ompt edt oor dert hei rf r ee per i odpr oduct snowt ohel pcombatper i odi nequal i t y . Per i odpr oductsuppl i erphsDi r ecthasannouncedt hatnear l y40% ofel i gi bl e school sandcol l egeshaveor der edf r eepr oduct s,f undedbyt heDepar t ment f orEducat i onaspar toft heschemet ot ackl eper i odi nequal i t y .However ,t he cl ocki st i cki ngf ort her emai ni ngeducat i onalor gani sat i onst opl acet hei r or der sf ort hi syear ’ sbudgetal l ocat i onbef or et heendoft heaut umnt er m. War r enEdmondson,managi ngdi r ect orofphsDi r ectwhi chi spar toff aci l i t i es ser vi cespr ovi derphsGr oup,sai d:“ I ti sf ant ast i ct hatnear l y40% ofschool s andcol l egeshaveal r eadyor der edt hei rf r eeper i odpr oduct s,hel pi ngpr ovi de accesst ost udent swhoneedi tandwor ki ngt owar dscr eat i ngper i odequal i t y f oral l .Thi sf i gur ei spar t i cul ar l yencour agi ngsi ncet her ewasonl yamat t erof weeksbet weent heschemel aunchi ngi nJanuar yandt hemasscl osur esof school sandcol l egesacr osst hecount r y .Posi t i vel y ,t hr oughoutl ockdownsi gni f i cantnumber scont i nuedt oor derf r eepr oduct swi t hmanyoft hesecr eat i ng schooldr opi npoi nt sf orcol l ect i onorpr ovi di ngcar epackagesf orl ear ner s st ayi ngathome. “ School sandcol l egeswhohavenotyetpl acedt hei ror der sar ebei ngencour agedt odosoaheadoft hedeadl i neoft heendoft heaut umnt er m.Pr ovi di ng f r eeper i odpr oduct st ost udent swhoneedt hem i saf ant ast i ci ni t i at i veandi s amaj orst r i dei nt hef i ghtagai nstper i odi nequal i t y .Educat i onalor gani sat i ons mustnowpl ayt hei rpar ti ncl ai mi ngt hei rf r eepr oduct sandget t i ngt hem t o t hef r ont l i ne,pr ovi di ngt hef r eeaccesswhi chf orsomei ssodesper at el y needed. ”
Mor et han20, 000school sandcol l egesi nEngl andar eel i gi bl ef ort heDf E per i odpr oduct sscheme,gi vi ngf r eeandeasyaccesst oyoungpeopl ewho needt hem.Ther ei sachoi ceoff r eeper i odpr oduct savai l abl er angi ngf r om padsandt amponst oenvi r onment al l yf r i endl ypads,nonappl i cat orandcar dboar dappl i cat ort amponsaswel lasr eusabl epadsandmenst r ualcups–al l desi gnedt or educepl ast i cwast eandl i mi ti t senvi r onment ali mpact . MrEdmondsonadded:“ Wi t hal lschool sandcol l egessett oopeni nSept ember ,weexpector der st or i seconsi der abl yandwear epr epar edf ort hi s.We ar ef ul l yst ockedwi t hmi l l i onsofper i odpr oduct sj ustwai t i ngt obeor der edwi t h cont act l essdel i ver y .Themessagef r om usi sl oudandcl ear–or dernowt o hel pensur enoyoungper sonsuf f er sbecauseofal ackofaccesst osucha basi cnecessi t yasper i odpr oduct s. ” Toaccesst hei rf r eepr oduct s,school sandcol l egeshavehadanact i vat i on emai lf r om phswhi chi ncl udesi nf or mat i ononhowt ol ogont ot hepor t aland or der .Forsuppor t ,school sandcol l egescangeti nt ouchwi t hphsDi r ectby emai l i ngper i odpr oduct s@phsdi r ect . co. ukorcal l i ngt hehel pl i neon01827 255500. Formor ei nf or mat i on,vi si tt heper i odequal i t ypagesont hephswebsi t e.You canal sof ol l ow@phsGr ouponTwi t t erandphsGr ouponLi nkedI n Rel easef r om PHSGr oup
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Heal t h&Wel l bei ng
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PostPandemi cMent alHeal t hi sTOP Pr i or i t yf or Teacher s& St udent s:i hear t ,af astgr owi ngchar i t y f oryoungpeopl e,pl aysapi oneer i ngr ol ei n devel opi ngwhol eschoolwel l bei ngst r at egi es Ther ei sament alheal t hcr i si senvel opi ngouryoungpeopl e–andi ti swor seni ngduet oCOVI D19.Depr essi oni sal eadi ngcauseofi l l nessanddi sabi l i t y amongadol escent s,whi l esui ci dei st hesecondl eadi ngcauseofdeat hi n 1529yearol ds( WHO,2020) .Si gni f i cant l y ,t hepr evai l i ngf ocusr egar di ng youngpeopl e’ sment alheal t hi sonr ai si ngawar enessandcr i si si nt er vent i on, asopposedt opr event i onandeducat i on.Wi t hi nt hef i el dofeducat i on,many school sar ef i ndi ngt hatt hedi sr upt i ont ot het r adi t i onalcl assr oom movi ngt oa di gi t alpl at f or mi si ncr easi ngt heanxi et yandst r essl evel si nbot ht eacher sand st udent s,especi al l ydur i ngt heseunpr ecedent edt i mesi nwhi chwef i ndour sel ves. I npar t r esponset ot hesechal l enges,Pont ef r actAcademi esr ecent l yl aunched at r ust wi dei ni t i at i vet oi mpl ementt hei hear tWel l bei ngSchoolSt r at egyf oral l ei ghtschool swi t hi nt heTr ust .Asar esul t ,over3700chi l dr enand450t eacher sandst af fmember swi l lbenef i tf r om l ear ni ngt hei hear tappr oacht oment al wel l bei ngandst r engt heni ngper sonalr esi l i ence. Mr .Jul i anAppl eyar d,OBE,CEO ofPont ef r actAcademi esTr ustexpl ai nedt he r at i onal ef orpar t ner i ngwi t hi hear t :“ AsaTr ustofschool s,webel i evet hatdevel opi nganover ar chi ng,sust ai nabl ecul t ur eofwel l bei ngandr esi l i encei scr uci alf orsuppor t i ngpupi l sandst af ft obet hebestt heycanbebyi mpl ement i ng t hei hear tpr ogr amme. ” Recogni si ngt hecur r entsi t uat i on,Pont ef r actAcademi esTr usti st her ef or e t aki ngt hei ni t i at i vet hr oughi mpl ement i ngi nnovat i vesol ut i onst osuppor tt hei r st udent sandt eacher sdur i ngt heseunpr ecedent edt i mes.Par t ner i ngwi t h i hear t ,t heLondonbasededucat i onalment alheal t hchar i t yt hatsuppor t s youngpeopl e,aTr ust wi det r ansf or mat i veappr oachi sbei ngr ol l edoutbased oni hear t ’ scor ebel i ef“ wehaveever yt hi ngweneedi nsi deofus” .Thi sst at ement ,whi chexpr essest hef undament albel i eft hatpsychol ogi calwel l nessi s i nnat et oal lpeopl e,under pi nst heeducat i onalappr oachoft heent i r ei hear t pr ogr amme.
Oncepar t i ci pant sunder st andandr el at et ot hi sf oundat i onalconcept ,t heevi dencebasedl ear ni ngconsi st ent l yconf i r mst hatment alheal t hi ssuessuchas anxi et y ,depr essi on,sel f har mi ng,andaggr essi veanddi sr upt i vebehavi our ar ef arl essl i kel yt or ecur ,and,evenwhent heydo,t hei radver sei mpacti ssi gni f i cant l yr educed.Thei hear tappr oachi nt egr at esf oundat i onalknowl edgeof ourpsychol ogi calsyst em,whi chi sexpl ai nedt ochi l dr enandyoungpeopl ei n asi mpl e,easi l ydi gest i bl eanddynami cway .Thi smet hodol ogypenet r at es t hr ought hesympt omsofment ali l lheal t hdi r ect l yt ot her ootcauseandi sa f undament aldi f f er ent i at orbet weeni hear taspr event at i veeducat i onandmany ot heri nt er vent i ons.I hear t ,whi chst andsf orI nnat eHeal t hEducat i onandResi l i enceTr ai ni ng,f ocusesoni mpl ement i ngkeypr i nci pl est hateducat epar t i cpant sont hewor ki ngsofourpsychol ogi calsyst em.Thi sappr oachf ocuses ont hr eeuni quedi f f er ent i at or s:pr event i on( asopposedt ocr i si si nt er vent i on) ; ment alwel l ness( asopposedt oment ali l l ness) ;educat i on( asopposedt or ai s i ngawar enessandacut et r eat ment ) . I nt er msofr ol l out ,t hef i r stst ageoft hei hear tpr ogr ammesuppor t st hewel l bei ngandr esi l i encef ort heeducat i onalt eam wi t han8sessi onf oundat i onal cour seof f er edonl i ne.Thesecondst agei nvol vesl aunchi ngt he1 1sessi on pr ogr ammef ort hest udent sbet ween1018. TheCEO ofi hear t ,Mr .Br i anRubenst ei n,conf i r mst hat“ par t ner i ngwi t hPont ef r actAcademi eswi l lmakeal ast i ngdi f f er encei npr epar i ngeducat i onalt eams andst udent sf ort he‘ newnor mal ’ byi mpl ement i ngahol i st i c,sust ai nabl ewel l bei ngst r at egyf ort heent i r eTr ust . ” Thei hear tpr ogr ammei ssuccessf ul l yhel pi nguncovert hei nnat ewel l bei ng andr esi l i encewi t hi nusal l ,r egar dl essoft heci r cumst ances,andhasal r eady i mpact edover5000youngpeopl ei nover1 10school s,acr osst heUKandi nt er nat i onal l y .Thewel l bei ngandr esi l i encepr oj ectf orPont ef r actAcademi es Tr ustwi l lcont r i but et ot hewi derr esear chi ni t i at i vet hatpr ovi desef f i cacyoft he i hear tpr ogr amme.Mor ei nf or mat i onabouti hear tcanbef oundatht t ps: / / i hear t pr i nci pl es. com/ t eacher wel l bei ngepsorbycont act i ngDr .Car iLeyshon,CMO, atcar i @i hear t pr i nci pl es. com.
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Kal merCounsel l i ng TheGl obal pandemi cofCOVI D19hasaddedanot herl ay eror pr es s ur ef ors c hool st omeett hement al heal t h&emot i onal wel l bei ngofal l pupi l s&s t af f .I nes s enc ewe’ v eal l ex per i enc eda Tr auma,at r aumat os oc i et y ,c ount r i es ,c ommuni t i es ,f ami l i es& wi t hi neac hofus . Tr aumai st her es pons et oadeepl ydi s t r es s i ngordi s t ur bi ng ev entt hatov er whel msani ndi v i dual ' sabi l i t yt oc ope. Ourpr ev i ousex per i enc esoft r aumamaybet r i gger edduet o COVI D19par t i c ul ar l yi nt hemos tv ul ner abl epupi l s .Howev er , ev ent hemos tr es i l i entf ami l i eswi l l hav ebeenaf f ec t edasi t doesnotdi s c r i mi nat e. T eac her s&s uppor ts t af fnat ur al l ybec omeat t ac hedt o,pr ot ec t i v eof ,andc onc er nedf ort hec hi l dr en/ y oungpeopl et heyeduc at e.T oday ' sc l as s r oomsar ef i l l edwi t hpupi l swho’ v ebeennegat i v el yi mpac t edbyCOVI D19&whomayhav eex per i enc ed t r aumat hr oughpov er t y ,abus e,v i ol enc e,negl ec t ,i l l nes s ,deat h, l os sandmor e.Af t eraper i odoft i me,dai l yr emi nder soft he s t r uggl est heyf ac e,andt hehumandes i r et os uppor t / r el i ev e t hem,s t af fbegi nt os uf f ert hes y mpt omsofc ompas s i onf at i gue ( Sec ondar yTr auma) . Wehav edev el opedapr ogr ammef ort hePSHEc ur r i c ul um l i nk edt oSoc i al andEmot i onal As pec t sofLear ni ng( SEAL) whi c hwi l l enabl es c hool st oaddr es st heemer gi ngi mpac t COVI D19hashadonSt af f ,pupi l s&f ami l i esment al wel l nes s& emot i onal wel l bei ng.
Setpr ogr ammec ov er s : •Managi ngCOVI D-19c hanges / Tr ans i t i on •St r es s&Anx i et y •Los s •Gr owt hMi nds et •Heal i ngourc ommuni t y Thi si sa5weekpr ogr amme,wi t hal es s onpl anf oranaf t er noon eac hday ,enabl i ngy out odel i v ert hepr ogr ammeov eronehal f t er m.Eac hs ec t i onwi l l notonl yi nc l udeac t i v i t i est oaddr es st he needsofpupi l sbutal s ot her apeut i cs t r at egi esf ors t af fwel l bei ng.
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40y ear sagoGods t oneFar m openedi t sdoor sasan educ at i onal f ar mf ors c hool c hi l dr enandov ert hey ear si thas dev el opedi nt ot hef ar my ous eet oday . Wi t hal l t hes ey ear sbehi ndusdel i v er i ngf ant as t i cl ear ni ng ex per i enc es ,wear es ur eev er y one,i nc l udi ngc hi l dr en,t eac her s andhel per s ,wi l l t hor oughl yenj oyt hei rv i s i tandhav eapos i t i v e l ear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom ex per i enc e. Ours c hool spr ogr am hasbeens pec i al l ydes i gnedt o c ompl ementt heSt at ut or yf r amewor kf ort heEar l yYear s Foundat i onSt ages&KeySt ages1&2pr ogr ammesofs t udy t haty ouar ec ov er i ngi nt hec l as s r oom mi x edi nwi t hawhol e heapoff un. Ourst r uct ur edschoolvi si t si ncl ude: •Ent r anc et ot hef ar mf ort hewhol eday •Amor ni ngofac t i v i t i eswi t honeofourdedi c at eds c hool st eam •Anaf t er noonoff r eet i met oex pl or et hef ar m •Onef r eeadul tper5c hi l dr en •Fr eepar k i ngandampl ec oac hpar k i ng •Api c ni cbar nf orl unc h
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