Healthy Schools: sleep
A good night of sleep can be a challenge for families. These resources can help.
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Understanding children and young people’s sleep
- Check out this lesson plan (external link) about sleep by Public Health England (PHE) to encourage students to explore the benefits of sleep on the brain and the body.
It includes strategies for better quality sleep, and both classroom and at-home activities. - Watch this presentation on sleep from Educational Psychology at the October 2019 Emotional Wellbeing Forum:
For children and young people
- This 9-page document (external link - PDF, 1.3MB) from the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families has tips to improve sleep for secondary age students on page 2.
- This 2-page resource from Haringey Educational Psychology Service (EPS) has tips for older children struggling to sleep:
Tips for helping teens with sleep (PDF, 71KB)
For families
- Children may have issues with sleep, nightmares or even night terrors. This 6-page document includes information for families on changeinga child’s sleeping environment and setting a bedtime routine, as well as tips to support children after a scary dream:
Coping with nightmares and night terrors - for parents (PDF, 1MB) - For children with special needs, this 1-page tip sheet from Educational Psychology offers support for parents and carers at bedtime:
Tips for children with ASD (PDF, 100KB) - This 2-minute Trailblazer video to share contains tips on helping children and young people sleep:
Page last updated:
May 17, 2022
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