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Boy in school - British Heart FoundationEducation is at the root of combating heart disease.

Encouraging young people to live a heart healthy lifestyle minimises their risk of developing heart disease in the future.

This is the place for teachers and parents to find out more about our resources for children and young people.

 

Events Arties OlympicsJump rope for HeartIdeas to get the kids active

Children and schools resources

Jump rope for HeartWe produce a wide range of resources for use in schools by teachers and children or by parents and carers.

Our classroom resources are regulary updated to make sure they can be used within the current UK curricula.

All of our materials are free but we can only continue to produce these quality educational materials by relying on donations from those who use and value the resources.

We very much welcome and appreciate donations to help towards our costs.

Please check out the full list of resources below or, alternatively you can download a full copy of our Kids' and schools' catalogue 2011.

Not all our publications are available to download, but you can order them by calling our orderline on 0870 600 6566, or by emailing orderline@bhf.org.uk.

Science

Under 7 year olds

Over 11 year olds

English

Under 7 year olds

In Welsh

Person, social and health

7 to 11 year olds Over 11 year olds

Healthy eating

Over 11 year olds

Food4thought

Physical activity

7 - 11 year olds

The active school resource pack for primary schools (G70)

The active school resource pack is supported by additional information and extra activity cards

Want to promote the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day to children and young people? We have a different version of each poster for each of the four UK countries. You can choose:

Call 0870 600 6566 to order your posters, and please be sure to say which UK country they are for so that you get the correct posters for your part of the UK.

7 to 14 year olds
  • Active Club Pack
    Note: available only through Active Club Workshops. To get a copy of this free pack (G132) a staff member must attend the Active Club Workshop to ensure the pack is used easily and effectively. Please call 01509 228263 to find out where there is an Active Workshop and/or tutor near you.

Over 11 year olds

Resources about children with congenital heart disease

Meet@teenheart (13 - 19 year olds)

Information leaflets for young people with congential heart disease

Under 11's

Events for young people

We organise some great fundraising events for young people throughout the year to get your kids on the go! We also have a School equipment order form 2009/2010.

Ultimate Dodgeball

Ultimate Dodgeball is a great way for kids to get active – and a fantastic way to raise funds, for a great cause and for your school. Everyone of all ages and abilities can play. Just choose your teams, create a team identity for each one, and you can organise your own fun, fundraising tournament, whenever it suits you best.

Jump Rope For Heart

Jump Rope For Heart is our popular sponsored skipping challenge, which raises money both for your school and the nation's heart charity. It takes its name from the American term for skipping - jump rope.

Artie's Olympics

Artie's Olympics is an activity-based scheme for nursery age children, encouraging them to get active and have fun, while raising funds for their nursery and the BHF.

Our children and young people's websites

Check out our great websites for young people. They have loads of ways to help you stay fit, eat the right food and sort out your health worries - plus lots of fun heart healthy games.

  • cbhf.net - for 11s and under. Helping 5-11 year olds learn about heart health.
  • yheart.net - for over 11s. Helping young people make healthy lifestyle choices.
  • yoobot.co.uk - for over 11s. Create a mini digital version of you and see what happens as you age.