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Early Years Physical Activity Survey

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The joint Public Health Agency and local Health & Social Care Trusts Physical Activity Forum would like to invite professionals and practitioners delivering early years services in Northern Ireland to complete a survey to determine the level of awareness and knowledge of the UK Chief Medical Officer (CMO) physical activity guidelines.

We know, professionals and practitioners working in this field are key to promoting physical activity within this population and we are keen to hear your views on how best to support our early years population in being active.

The survey will help identify training needs and contribute to the development of further training materials and resources which can support you to promote physical activity within early years.

This piece of research is being conducted by the Health Intelligence Unit, within the Public Health Agency. Participation is voluntary, your responses are anonymous and strictly confidential, and will only be seen by the research team.

We would really appreciate you taking the time to participate in this survey. It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. 

 

To access the survey please click on the following link: Early Years Physical Activity Survey

Closing Date: Friday 6th October 2023.

Teachers make a difference

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The Solihull Approach offers:

  • A transformative way of thinking about emotional regulation, nurturing wellbeing and behaviour.
  • Professional training, short courses and bespoke offers for all staff.
  • Curriculum resources to structure and help bring lessons on emotional development to life.
  • Specific online courses on teenage brain development for pupils and for parents.
  • Free, accessible online courses for every parent (In Northern Ireland).
  • Online course for parents of children with additional needs.

Issue 110 – Southern Area FYI – 7 September 2023

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Welcome to Issue 110 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 110

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device.  Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

The sun is out so, of course, it must be Back To School time! We have included links to great resources on pages 34 and 36 to help parents and children at this important time.

On page 29 there is a link to the recently published report from the Mental Health Champion: “Factors Affecting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Young People in Northern Ireland”. This gives the findings of a recent study of children and young people which is essential reading for parents, caregivers and professionals. We hope you can take the time to read it!

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)