Through Grow Well Choices Early Years (GWC EY) children will learn about the importance of being healthy and making healthy choices. GWC EY has been developed by NHS Grampian and education partners.

On this page, you will find links to the various resources which you will be able to download and print. Following the introduction of the Eatwell Guide, some of the documents belows have been changed:

 

Key Resources:

• Teaching Guide
• Additional Resources
• Game Guide
• Homelink (English)
• Child Led Homelink
• Storybook
• Progress Chart - A3 size
• Progress Chart - A4 size
• Flashcards 

Correspondence to parents/carers:

• Letter of introduction
• Invite to join in a session
• Invite to observe the Highland Games Session
• Invite to attend Award Ceremony

 

Certificates

• A4 size
• A5 size

The resources are all available in Adobe PDF. Adobe Reader is needed to be able to view these and can be downloaded free of charge from get.adobe.com/uk/reader

 

eLearning Links

• ACC Learn
• Turas Learn

 This can also be found by visiting ACC Learn or Turas and searching all courses for “Grow Well Choices”. 

 

Resources 

If you require equipment for running GWC EY, you can borrow an equipment box with everything you need from:

Aberdeen City - The Curriculum Resources & Information Service (CRIS).  This will require ELC staff to have a membership. Information on CRIS and membership is available here: 

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/library-services/curriculum-resources-and-information-service-cris 

Aberdeenshire - Resources Request App - Request App (This is only accessible by staff that work for Aberdeenshire Council and have an aberdeenshire.gov.uk email).

For those externally if they wish to request the boxes then they can email – librarieshq@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

This information and more about the other resources we can provide can be viewed here https://www.livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk/libraries/children-and-families/curricular-resources/

Moray – Please contact ELCadmin@moray.gov.uk to request borrowing of the resource

Feedback

We welcome any feedback you have about GWC EY, please contact:

 

Aberdeenshire: jenny.gordon1@nhs.scot

 

Aberdeen City: edobson@aberdeencity.gov.uk

 

Moray: kirsteen.carmichael@nhs.scot or susan.johnston9@nhs.scot

 

Published: 07/06/2023 13:33