Facts4Life News
Rethinking Health Education in a Time of Crisis
Has the greatest pandemic in living memory shed new light on what is most important in the curriculum, including how we address matters of health in schools?
Rethinking ‘Rethinking Medicine’ – knowledge, power and paternalism
The current pandemic is forcing medicine to think and work more flexibly. We are also witnessing a rapid change in the way others think about health, where responsibility lies and the quantity, quality and delivery of the information shared. Now is the time to think more widely about how we bring education about health and illness into mainstream teaching – and not just for the next pandemic.
Can the Facts4Life approach work with adult patients?
Facts4Life was originally developed as an early intervention model, exploring themes and attitudes with young children so as to combat the culture of wanting a quick fix (usually using drugs) to our medical needs and to promote the idea that our bodies are remarkably...
Press Release: Innovation in health education helping children ride ups and downs of life, study shows…
Innovation in health education helping children ride ups and downs of life, study shows.... A new study by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) into work going on in Gloucestershire schools shows that young people are becoming more responsible for...
Facts4Life is great. But where can I fit it in?
The Facts4Life resources are proving to be very popular amongst schools in Gloucestershire. As well as central training courses which are attended by one or two members of staff from a school, we are also getting many requests to do whole staff training, often with...

Facts4Life on Being Mortal
August is the time to stop, recharge the batteries and catch up on some reading. That may include some light distraction, but a book that really chimes is one that reflects your ideals, teaches you something new, and sheds more light on what it is to be human. Atul...

Radio 4 Inside Health today – Enlightenment not Entitlement
Enlightenment not Entitlement. Today we are on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health programme at 9pm being interviewed by Dr Mark Porter.

Launch of new Relationships and Sex Education Resources
Facts4Life has launched its new Primary level Relationships (& Sex) Education resource. The central themes of the F4L approach are healthy relationships, safeguarding and the range of normality with additional focus upon health and hygiene, physical development and emotions.

New Facts4Life Key Stage 3 Resource Now Available
We are very excited to extend our teaching to the 11-14 age range with the publication of our new Key Stage 3 resource

New Facts4Life Website Goes Live
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Facts4Life website. Our new look reflects the unique philosophy and appearance of our teaching resource and captures the developments that have taken place in recent months.

The Facts4Life 30 Day Challenge: How Did You Do?
Pete’s gets his Gold Certificate for completing the Facts4Life 30 Day Challenge! Well done Pete! Will you go for Gold?

The Facts4Life 30 Day Challenge: Getting Started
Facts4Life introduces the new 30 day Challenge! The aim is not only to improve health-related behaviours but also to help children (and adults!) realise that there are things we can all do to help ‘smooth the path’ in our health journey.
Launch of New Facts4Life Primary Resources for Health Resilience
Facts4Life announces the launch of its new Primary Resource. Reception and KS1 children will learn about health resilience and explore strategies for well-being. Our KS2 materials have been revised with further opportunities to address mental health issues. We know from the Facts4Life pilot just how interested young people are in their own health and in ‘body centred’ learning.
Young people endorse Facts4Life’s approach to mental health and illness
Facts4Life is about mental as well as physical health and illness – in fact, the two are inextricably linked. For example, eating and sleeping well are very important for mental health, and psychological stress has a big impact on physical wellbeing. The Facts4Life...

Facts4Life pilot in schools – teaching children grey
I never realised when I started to think of ways to teach about illness more than 20 years ago how long it would take for the idea to begin to take hold. But it has, finally. We started in earnest about 9 years ago with an after school project at Rednock School...
Facts4Life Intervention Changes Children’s Attitudes to Illness
A detailed study by the University of the West of England has highlighted the benefits to young people in following a Facts4Life course on illness and wellbeing. It points to “small, yet significant, improvements in certain aspects of pupils’ health-related attitudes,...
Big Boost for Children’s Health in Gloucestershire
Facts4Life is delighted to announce further developments in its work helping children and families to take ownership of their health. We are very pleased to have the generous financial backing and support of Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group for the next 3...
Expansion of Facts4Life
Another ten schools received training in the Facts4Life project this week and expressed very positive views on how these ideas can benefit their students. Kelly Green, Lead Teacher, gave teachers the opportunity to take part in some of the key activities of the...