PSHE lesson: the importance of sleep

Luke Ramsden shares a PSHE lesson resource focused around why sleep matters and how to get more of it. Use it to stimulate discussion with pupils

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Luke Ramsden is an award-winning senior deputy headmaster and senior safeguarding lead at St Benedict’s School in...

Do you think that your sleep has been affected by the lockdown and ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and worries?

A lack of sleep has been idenitifed as a significant health risk to young people in the UK. The purpose of this lesson is to highlight the important role that sleep plays in our lives and explore some of the things that make getting enough sleep a challenge. What strategies can we use to ensure we get a better night's sleep?

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Last Updated: 
07 Oct 2020