You may have seen Lord Adonis’ recent letter about the importance of PSHE within the National Curriculum and in achieving the five national outcomes. He also supports the National PSHE CPD programme and I’m pleased to be able to offer this programme locally to ALL Hackney teachers for academic year 2007-8...

We are continuing with the Motor Skills Programme for schools which has been designed to improve co-ordination in children. We are hoping that all schools that have not had training will send their SENCO and PE Coordinator to the training session together. If you attend, your school will access FREE teaching resources (video and resource booklet). These would normally cost £49.95. Other schools should send LSAs involved in the delivery of their programme...

The HAPPY @Home programme is an extension of the HAPPY in Hackney programme involving parents/carers and their young babies/children in a series of parent and child workshops. It was developed in Hackney in 2006 as an under fives family learning programme for healthy lifestyles and obesity prevention which aims to promote physical activity, physical development and healthy eating.

The ‘HAPPY’ in Hackney Programme is an Early Years Health Promotion Programme promoting healthy environments and healthy lifestyles in early years settings. ‘HAPPY’ means ‘HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND PRACTICES with PRE-SCHOOL YEARS’...

Improving teaching and learning in PSHE - ‘It has renewed my enthusiasm for PSHE and I know my pupils are benefiting from better planned, more creative lessons with much more active teaching and learning’.