Pupil health and wellbeing

Understand the key ingredients for a successful transition programme and see how other primary and secondary schools have helped pupils get ready for the jump to year 7.

Use these strategies and techniques to smooth pupils' transition from reception to year 1, and find out how EYFS practitioners and year 1 teachers should work together.

Whether you're a feeder or receiver school, understand your responsibilities when planning for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) moving from primary to secondary school. Plus, find out what you can do to help the transition go smoothly.

Understand what you can do and adaptations your school can make to support those pupils fasting during Ramadan, including during exams.

Find advice on how to build a whole-school culture of positive pupil mental health and wellbeing into all aspects of school life.

Share this guidance with your staff to give them confidence when talking to pupils of all ages about the war between Russia and Ukraine. Find out how to avoid racist and bullying incidents related to the events, and know how to support pupils with higher levels of anxiety.

Find out the eligibility criteria for free school meals (FSM), and learn about the transitional protections in place during the Universal Credit rollout period.

Find out the simple steps an award-winning school has taken towards making its school meals more sustainable, with advice on how you can do the same.

Get to grips with Natasha's Law and allergen labelling requirements, including what's good practice for cake sales. Plus, understand what the food standards are, when your school has to follow them and how you can check that you're compliant.