We all recognise the importance of sleep. The benefits of maintaining healthy and consistent sleep routines have long been understood, and we know this is particularly vital for children and young adults.
During adolescence, the body undergoes significant growth and hormonal changes, making sufficient and good-quality sleep crucial for physical and mental health. Sleep plays a pivotal role in cognitive functions, memory consolidation and is an essential component to academic success and overall wellbeing.
The BSA Sleep Champions scheme aims to celebrate and give recognition to schools who are committed to improving sleep hygiene within their boarding facilities.
Become a BSA Sleep Champion
To become a BSA Sleep Champion, members are required to:
- Complete a comprehensive sleep audit (available from April 2024) to assess sleep hygiene in the boarding environment.
- Attend an expert-led sleep webinar in the summer term (dates to be announced soon)
Completed audits are to be submitted via email to bsa@boarding.org.uk for review.
Once the above are complete, schools will receive a certificate, a logo for use in email footers or your school website and a branded cushion cover for display. Schools will be accredited BSA Sleep Champions for a term of three years, 2024-2027.
Sleep Champions webinar
Included in the Sleep Champions scheme, we are excited to be joined by Lindsay Browning, Founder of Trouble Sleeping, for a 1 hour webinar on May 10, 2024 – 11:00am – 12:00pm.
Topics include:
- Why is sleep important
- How can it go wrong?
- Boarding school and teen specific sleep issues
- How to improve sleep
- Q&A
Not to worry if you are unable to attend live, this webinar will be recorded and sent out to all involved in the scheme.
Dr Lindsay Browning is a leading sleep expert, psychologist, neuroscientist and author. She founded Trouble Sleeping troublesleeping.co.uk in 2006 to help companies and individuals with better sleep. Dr Browning’s qualifications include two degrees in neuroscience and psychology and also a doctorate from the University of Oxford where she specifically studied the treatment of insomnia. Dr Browning has written the bestselling self-help sleep book, Navigating Sleeplessness, and can be found on all social media @DrBrowningSleep.
Cost
£100 – for schools with 100 boarders or less
£200 – for schools with 100-200 boarders
£300 – for schools with 200 boarders or more
Please note that invoices will not be issued until April 30 2024 when the audit toolkit is available.
Registration
By registering to become a BSA Sleep Champion, you agree to be invoiced once the sleep audit is available in April. Schools will be notified as soon as the sleep webinar details are confirmed, with recordings available for those unable to attend live.
