Feb 13 2008
P.E INSET. Tooth trauma, a muddy behind = distant memories of P.E!
If you’re wondering about the title all will be revealed in a paragraph or two! I was asked to present a bit about how Health Promoting Schools is being mainstreamed as ‘health and wellbeing’ by a good friend and colleague Alan Clark at a PE Inset he expertly organised as the Subject Supporter for P.E and Active Schools Manager for Highland.
As well as P.E teachers there was a good mix of Active School Co-ordinators and volunteers. Presenters included Iain Stanger National Development Officer P.E. for LTS. Richard Bailey, Professor, Roehampton Institute and Morna Crombie, LTS.
There was a real emphasis on uplifting staff and promoting a lively day with a mix of presenters, a market place and have a go activities including shinty, golf and cricket with the regional development officers. NHS Highland’s Oral Health Promoter was there to present their new ‘Tooth Trauma Kit’, a little tupperware type box with everything you need to rescue a knocked out tooth. A must for anyone working with young people (or grown ups) doing contact sports, it’s a new approach but given the amount of grown men I see with knocked out teeth in Badenoch & Strathspey, it’s surely going to be a welcome addition to the usual first aid kit.
One participant, Bryan Gregg has given his view about the day in his blog which I was really pleased to see. Richard Bailey presented an inspiring problem solving approach to P.E. taking a pedagogical view. He urged the audience to dwell on their own recollections of P.E. at school. For me, the links he made to seeing P.E. and Physical Activity in the context of health and wellbeing and lifestyle attitudes for life, struck chords with the direction of our current work, CfE cross-curricular approaches and the new School Act.
A muddy behind? – well whilst carrying the enormous amount of kit I seem to generate in going to training days I decided to be cheeky and pull my car in beside the back entrance of the P.E hall. I have to say I was warned at this point about the muddy bank, but being a hardy Highlander now I thought I take the risk. (ahem) Yes, I did manage to fall over and had to present to 80+ staff with my back firmly to the wall.
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Hi Louise I enjoyed your presentation last week. Quick question how can we get hold of the tooth trauma kits and is there a cost? I have done a short post about the day with links for delegates http://drilly.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/highland-conference/
Iain S.
Hi Iain,
The kits are just being launched here, Alan clark and Garry Reid, Camanachd Association, are planning to support this by showcasing them at the Shinty World Cup in June and within Active Schools. The kits cost very little to produce and have been created by the Oral Health Team here in Highland, they contain all the advice, gloves, swabs, fluid, shields and equipment to save a knocked out tooth. I’ll give you a call with all their details. As far as I’m aware the only other place that has produced something similar has been in Ireland. I could bring an example along to Teachmeet in Perth (It’ll fit in my handbag ok!) Speak to you soon LJ.