Three free regional events in London, Leeds and Newcastle will be hosted by Skills Active to raise awareness of the new specialist diploma in Society, Health and Development for 14- to 19-year-olds....
A primary and pre-school in North Yorkshire was closed last week after 160 children and staff were taken ill with a stomach virus. Thorpe Willoughby Primary School, near Selby, was closed for a day...
(Photograph) - The National Day Nurseries Association has joined forces with the Stop The Rot dental health campaign to call on the UK's 13,000 nurseries to help prevent tooth decay in young...
Children in North Ayrshire's 53 primary schools have the chance to get fit with the Kick Start project launched by deputy sports minister Allan Wilson last week. The joint project between the Scottish...
Bath will be hosting the first International Festival of Childhood, promising thought-provoking talks and presentations on the latest global research on child health and wellbeing.
Tooth decay in young children could be reduced if fizzy drinks manufacturers added calcium to their recipes, the British Dental Health Foundation said last week. The oral health charity said recent...
Vegetables will be joining the fruit in schoolchildren's morning break in a move welcomed by the National Farmers' Union. Tomatoes and carrots supplied by British growers are to be offered to four-to...
Signing up for good health is doing more for school pupils than just changing diets or exercise, writes Sue Learner By 2009 the Government wants 75 per cent of schools to have achieved National...
Health visitor assistant Linda Bartholomew and her colleague Cathy Kennedy outline the principles of good practice with food With the growing recognition that we are what we eat, there is a huge...
The Scottish Independent Nurseries Association (SINA) has renewed its call for Government guidance for childcare workers on immunisations, following the Government's revelation that a new five-in-one...