Teach Secondary Essential Resource Guide 2025/2026

teachwire.net Teaching about sleep is essential for helping pupils understand the connection sleep has with their health, wellbeing, and learning, thereby unlocking their full potential. Sound Sleep training boosts pupil attention by 62%, reduces disruptions and teaches screentime and routine strategies, so that students arrive alert, engaged and ready to learn. Curriculum-linked resource packs include slides, lesson plans, worksheets and activities, enabling teachers to deliver sleep education that meets statutory duties with zero prep required. Sound Sleep supports students, offers parental engagement workshops and leverages government funding, helping to close the attainment gap and engage the whole school community. Impart some vital lessons about the health benefits of a good night’s sleep with this training course for school staff Sound Sleep Training 1 BETTER SLEEP = BETTER POTENTIAL Teaching about sleep maximises pupils’ potential and supports a happier, healthier school experience. Sound Sleep training enables schools to transform students’ understanding of sleep so they wake up each morning refreshed, confident and ready to learn. Students cannot achieve a good night’s sleep without understanding the importance of healthy sleep and its benefits. We surveyed 247 high school students and shockingly, 87% were unaware that sleep affects their health. (Research links poor sleep with obesity, depression and impaired learning!) 2 IMPROVED FOCUS AND BEHAVIOUR Teachers who have completed Sound Sleep report a 62% boost in pupil attention, with better focus, increased energy and fewer disruptions. By teaching students to adopt simple strategies for improved sleep into their daily routines, you will notice a real difference as they arrive alert and engaged – particularly useful when students are returning to school after a long summer of no routines! You will learn to pinpoint common hurdles to a good night’s rest – like late-night screen use and irregular routines – and how to guide pupils through age-appropriate solutions. 3 READY-TO-TEACH Say goodbye to lesson planning headaches. Sound Sleep includes everything necessary to deliver engaging, ready-to-teach lessons, eliminating the need to spend hours planning. This allows you to concentrate on what is most important – supporting your pupils. The complete teaching resource pack (slides, lesson plans, worksheets and interactive activities) is tailored to curricula across the UK to help you deliver sleep education, no matter where you are. This allows schools to incorporate sleep education as a key component of their health and wellbeing curriculum. 4 MADE FOR TEACHERS Sound Sleep is tailored to busy educators and delivered in two short twilight sessions. You’ll walk away with a firm grasp of sleep science and a better understanding of sleep’s impact on physical health, emotional resilience and academic performance. You will also learn practical techniques to teach pupils about the importance of sleep for their health and wellbeing. Sessions are highly interactive, featuring case studies and group discussions. Importantly, you’ll also receive a certificate evidencing your CPD, including four hours’ contact time. 5 BETTER SLEEP FOR ALL Sound Sleep supports PSHE, mental health initiatives and parental outreach. You will be equipped to conduct sleep-awareness workshops for staff and families, improving community engagement and promoting healthy habits beyond the classroom. Closing the educational gap also starts with a good night’s rest. Students from lower-income households experience poorer sleep, putting them at an even greater disadvantage in and out of the classroom. Government funding aimed at closing the attainment gap, such as Pupil Premium, is available to bring Sound Sleep to your school. Key Points REASONS TO TRY… 30 SECOND BRIEFING Sound Sleep empowers teachers to improve pupil focus, attendance and academic success with curriculum- aligned lesson plans and wellbeing resources over just two twilight CPD sessions. Contact: training@sleepaction.org | sleepaction.org | @sleepactionorg 5 ESSENTIAL SCHOOL RESOURCES 2025/26 11