Now the guidance has changed and the Dr’s surgery is asking for patients to wear masks, I thought it would be helpful to do a post talking about face coverings/ face masks and how to make them and where to … Read More

We are proud to be part of the Burnham resilience Group! With over 13,000 homes in Burnham, we have many residents that require different levels of support. The Burnham Resilience team aims to bring direct support to vulnerable residents across … Read More

  Burnham Health Promotion Trust is always striving to help the community of Burnham to be a healthier and happier community.  We are continuing to work, in the midst of this worldwide pandemic and developing ways to reach out to … Read More

8th-14th June is carers week.  What that means to the BHPT Team. What is carers week? Carers Week is a yearly campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to … Read More

There are days when my husband and I both have work to do and I am trying to keep to my usual office hours, so when this happens you have to be creative with home learning.  We are trying to … Read More

BHPT are pleased to announce their new initiative, Rainbows Over Burnham! We at Burnham Health Promotion Trust are committed to the health and wellbeing (including mental wellbeing) of those in our Community.  Participating in some sort of art or craft … Read More

BBC Bitseize now has a new daily lessons package! Simply go to the website here, pick your year and start homeschooling! You’ll find daily lessons in Maths and English for every year group, as well as regular lessons in Science, … Read More

In this post we will explore lots of different school subjects and what help is available while the schools are closed.  We will also share some useful sites we have found and the ever popular celebrity subject sites! Maths with … Read More

In this post we will explore various things on offer from across the arts. From theatres and audio stories to the record industry!  Technology has had a massive impact on how things are being distributed and how we are all … Read More

In this post we will be exploring some of the ways we can work from home to stay fit. Some really clever ideas have come via the means of technology and even with some famous tutors! Suitable for a wide … Read More

In this post we explore mindfulness. What is it? How does it work? How do I do it? What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a technique you can learn which involves making a special effort to notice what’s happening in the … Read More

The great education resources website TWINKL has extended its Ultimate registration level! Just register this code PARENTSTWINKLHELPS. Twinkl, as I have talked about before has some great school resources for you to print off and give to the kids while … Read More

I was sent this fabulous resource from my daughters school.  Click below for a printable download of colouring pages. There are postal workers, refuse collectors, carers, plain rainbows, emergency services workers, you name it! We have already been colouring, a … Read More

In this post we explore some of the useful websites, links and articles we have around us to help with our young peoples mental health.  I have three children in three different education settings and have been lucky enough to … Read More

So this past week with the schools closed has been interesting! My kids really need some kind of routine, I do too. As much as they love a holiday (who doesn’t?), if they stay up later and do nothing the … Read More

Come Friday the kids emotions were running even higher. It was the last day at school, the last time of being together with their friends for a while and being in a routing they know. We had unexpected tears from … Read More

The children had been asking lots of questions that week.  I think because there were so many of them talking about it in class, and so many rumours.  I’m glad they did, because then we could help them know the … Read More

April 23rd was the start of it all. We went in to get all the bits we needed to effectively work from home and the Health Centre front line staff staff were wearing masks! I think was the moment it … Read More

This post explores freedom. Because of Covid-19 the Government have imposed restrictions for the safety of us all and to protect NHS staff and others. They have requested that we stay home to stop the spread of the virus which … Read More

Hi I’m Gemma, a project worker and responsible for media & marketing here at BHPT. I am currently working from home and have three children (Sophie 8, Charlie 13 & Joshua 16) & a husband here on ‘lockdown’ with me. … Read More