Health Promoting Schools email update - August 2007
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Events
This is just a selection of events with details of conferences, workshops and training events that can be found on our Events page.
Suicide Information, Research and Evidence Network Conference (25 September 2007)
Affecting all age groups and communities in our society, this conference is for everyone - to learn how we can use 'what we know' to prevent suicides in Scotland.
Including children with autism in mainstream settings (26 September 2007)
The day will involve a mix of presentations and active problem solving in small groups and will enable participants to develop strategies for supporting students with autism in their schools and families.
Kids who don't fit into any boxes (05 October 2007)
This conference aims to help children and adolescents who defy diagnosis. You will hear the latest updates from the experts in the field of child mental health and will be encouraged to share your knowledge and experiences with other professionals.
Active Learning in Personal Social and Health Education (Edinburgh) (11 October 2007)
A series of twilight workshops is being held by Me-and-Us to launch a brand new series of practical Personal, Social and Health Education guides for schools.
News
This is just a selection of the latest stories added to our news page:
- Parent Council Welcome Pack - the leaflets in this pack are designed to answer some of the questions members may have about Parent Councils and help them make their Parent Council work well.
- Creating a culture of emotional literacy - a new poster has been sent to schools that aims to build knowledge and skills in emotional literacy and to promote mental and emotional well being.
- Call for sports academies - Graham Watson, head of the Scottish Institute of Sport Foundation, has said Scotland needs to set up six elite sports academies to train the medal winners of the future.
- Scotland leads UK on tackling the school run - the UK's leading sustainable transport charity, says that continued Scottish Government investment to improve walking and cycling in Scotland means the country is leading the way on tackling the school run.
Book now for the Scottish Learning Festival
A reminder that the conference programme for this year's Scottish Learning Festival is now available.
Register online for this year's Scottish Learning Festival, which will be held on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 September at the SECC in Glasgow. A full conference programme and information about Health Promoting Schools seminars, including 'Promoting Health and Wellbeing in Schools: A Partnership Approach' with Wendy Halliday, can be found online.