Really big summer adventure
Change4Life has produced a teacher resource booklet for Key Stage 2 to inspire teachers to run a ‘really big summer adventure’ session in the two weeks leading up to the summer holidays. The aim is to inspire children and their families to get active and eat more healthily over the summer holidays. Look out for your pack which will be sent via the School Fruit and Veg Scheme. Find out more…

My Money Week
The Personal Education Finance Group (pfeg) has launched its third ‘My Money Week’ which will take place from Monday 27 June - Sunday 3 July 2011. The week brings schools and their local communities together to learn more about managing money in a practical and relevant way. Read more and order an activity pack.

Research reveals diet and exam results linked
An experiment has revealed that obese children eating unhealthy food are more likely to have poor exam results. The research also showed school children eating good food at lunchtime are four times more likely to concentrate in the afternoon and that serving fresh food instead of harmful fats found in biscuits, burgers and cakes had a quick effect on pupils' academic achievement and behaviour. Read full article…