Sleep Action

Learn about sleep | Sleep Action | UK's oldest sleep charity Learn how & why we sleep, and discover tips and advice on overcoming sleep problems to get a better night’s sleep and improve your wellbeing

🌡️ Keep the room cool (16–18°C)
🛌 Check the bedding-fun designs are great, but scratchy fabrics can irritate
🧸 Skip heavy blankets-go for light layers or a sleep bag
👕 Choose breathable PJs-cotton over synthetics to help prevent overheating

Read more sleep tips on our website buff.ly/UrUoE1D

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❄️Did you know being too warm can stop your little one sleeping well?

It’s easy to think fluffy onesies, socks and extra blankets will help… but cooler can actually be better for sleep!

Read on for our top tips for a cooler, better night’s sleep...
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Sound Sleep | Teach pupils about sleep | Formerly Sleep Scotland Sound Sleep empowers primary & secondary teachers to teach healthy sleep habits, boosting student behaviour, attendance & academic success

Sound Sleep training is suitable for primary and secondary school educators, and we have spaces left on our course running from 24–25 February. But don’t wait. Registrations closing soon: buff.ly/xayqSgv

“If sleep is so important, why aren’t schools teaching it?” THEY ARE! 🏫➡️😴

Join schools across the UK and Ireland in teaching our Sound Sleep programme.

It’s possible to learn better. And it starts in the classroom.

WA study reveals how many hours of video games is too many A Curtin University study has revealed gaming for more than a specific time can have a negative impact on diet, quality sleep and staying active.

An interesting study out of @curtinuniversity.bsky.social exploring the relationship between gaming and sleep 👇

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Making Sleep a Core Part of Scotland’s Curriculum | Sleep Action By including sleep in the curriculum, we take a powerful step towards ensuring every child and young person can reach their full potential.

We're calling for sleep to be made a core part of the curriculum, so every child can thrive at school & beyond.

How you can help:
📘 Read our Manifesto
🖋️Sign the petition
📢Share with your networks

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Empower our children through sleep! Sleep is crucial for a child’s cognitive development, memory consolidation & emotional resilience.

Find out how to support our manifesto...
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Sleep Counselling for Adults with Complex Needs | Sleep Action Sleep training for health & social care professionals supporting adults with learning disabilities & complex support needs

Make Sleep Counselling a priority for your service users, your team, and your service. Join our upcoming training beginning on 11th March.

Register: buff.ly/bpDl8lH

🩺 Health Services: Fewer GP visits for fatigue-related anxiety and physical exhaustion

🎓 Learning: Reduced demand for behavioural interventions and learning support

🫂 Social Care: Lowering the risk of family breakdown and crisis points driven by sleep-induced emotional dysregulation

Improving sleep benefits entire families and can decrease pressure on services tackling the symptoms of sleep deprivation. By addressing sleep at the source, we reduce the burden on:

A good night’s rest is priceless. But we’ve all heard the same refrain: “There’s not enough money in the budget for training...” “The team is too busy right now...”

➡️ But addressing sleep health benefits both service users AND acts as preventative care, reducing pressure on services.

Resources - Primary Sound Sleep - Sleep Action Below you will find all of the files you will need to run our Sound Sleep education programme across your Primary school.

Ready to help your students thrive? Get started with Sound Sleep and bring the benefits of better sleep to your classroom by signing up for our next course date:
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➡️ Sound Sleep is classroom-ready 🏫

Our Teaching Resource Pack makes bringing lessons to life effortless. Included are:

🎯 Lesson plans, aims and objectives, and PowerPoint slides
📚 Additional resources for supporting lessons on sleep: quizzes, worksheets, checklists, letters home, and much more

Sound Sleep is built for busy educators 🎒🚌📖

Two short twilight sessions cover sleep science and its impact on physical health, emotional resilience, and academic performance. Sessions are highly interactive, featuring case studies and group discussions.

Making Sleep a Core Part of Scotland’s Curriculum | Sleep Action By including sleep in the curriculum, we take a powerful step towards ensuring every child and young person can reach their full potential.

Good sleep is crucial to health and wellbeing. We believe it’s time for Scotland to wake up to the importance of sleep & embed it meaningfully within the education system.

Please sign & share our Manifesto to help ensure our young Sleep Well, Live Better this World Sleep Day.

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Sleep Action are excited to be planning our ’Wake up to Sleep on World Sleep Day 2026' event at Scottish Parliament in March.

In our manifesto we're calling for sleep education to be part of the curriculum, ensuring every child & young person can reach their full potential.

➡️Read on...

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📢Calling all Sleep Counsellors!

We are delighted to have launched our first Sleep Counsellor Newsletter. Packed with all the latest news & updates from Sleep Action.

🙌In the launch issue we’ve announced exciting news about our Annual Sleep Counsellor Conference.

📧Check your inboxes for more.

Sleep Counselling for Adults with Complex Needs | Sleep Action Sleep training for health & social care professionals supporting adults with learning disabilities & complex support needs

Our Sleep Counsellor training equips professionals to tailor cognitive and behavioural strategies for individuals with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, sensory processing differences, epilepsy, and co‑occurring mental health needs.

Join our upcoming course: buff.ly/CXCXQDU

Sleep is connected with anxiety, sensory processing, communication barriers, and environmental factors.

➡️ Conventional advice doesn’t account for this complexity. But specialist Sleep Counsellors understand that complex support needs require specialist approaches.

Does conventional sleep guidance work for adults with complex support needs?

These individuals experience sleep difficulties more often and with greater complexity.

And can mean:

🩺 Worsening physical health
🧠 Heightened cognitive & emotional challenges
💬 Reduced communication and engagement

Sound Sleep | Teach pupils about sleep | Formerly Sleep Scotland Sound Sleep empowers primary & secondary teachers to teach healthy sleep habits, boosting student behaviour, attendance & academic success

🪄 Ready-to-Teach Resources: Lesson plans and activities
🪄 Efficient Training: Two engaging, hands-on twilight workshops
🪄 No Prior Knowledge Needed: Everything you need to understand sleep and teach it confidently

➡️ Suitable for primary & secondary schools

Registrations close soon: buff.ly/pA1kIqY

There’s no magic spell for boosting classroom attention, but helping pupils sleep better can feel pretty close ✨

An evaluation found 62% of teachers said pupils’ attention improved after introducing Sound Sleep into their curriculum.

And the best part? You don’t need a wand to make it happen:

📢 LIMITED SPACES 📢

Learn to conduct a sleep assessment and create person-centred sleep plans tailored to each individual.

Sleep Counselling for Adults is evidence-based and practice-focused.

So don't wait. Book now: sleepaction.org/sleep-traini...

Sound Sleep | Teach pupils about sleep | Formerly Sleep Scotland Sound Sleep empowers primary & secondary teachers to teach healthy sleep habits, boosting student behaviour, attendance & academic success

Bring sleep education to your school today with our upcoming Sound Sleep training course: buff.ly/pA1kIqY

Making Sleep a Core Part of Scotland’s Curriculum | Sleep Action By including sleep in the curriculum, we take a powerful step towards ensuring every child and young person can reach their full potential.

Read our manifesto and sign the petition today buff.ly/vgF7qeT

#SleepInSchools #AdvocateForSleep #SleepAction #CurriculumForExcellence #SleepEducation

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Sleep is essential for every child’s learning, memory, and emotional wellbeing.
That’s why we are urging the Scottish Government, Education Scotland, and local authorities to make sleep education a core part of the curriculum.

📢 Join us in advocating for better sleep in schools!

Read on..

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Sleep Action | UK’s Oldest Sleep Charity | Formerly Sleep Scotland Sleep Action provides sleep support to children and families and delivers sleep training to health and social care professionals.

🍌Light supper (toast, turkey, banana, warm milk) can help you sleep. These contain tryptophan, an essential amino acid that regulates your mood & tells your brain it's time to sleep

🧁Avoid sugary snacks & caffeine at night for better sleep quality.

Learn more about sleep sleepaction.org

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Did you know eating healthier can also help you sleep better? No really!

Read on to find out some helpful tips on food and sleep ...

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Learn about sleep | Sleep Action | UK's oldest sleep charity Learn how & why we sleep, and discover tips and advice on overcoming sleep problems to get a better night’s sleep and improve your wellbeing

🍷Alcohol disrupts our ability to stay asleep and creates more shallow bursts of sleep. It also acts as a diuretic, which can cause us to wake up more during the night, meaning a less restful night.

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#DryJanuary

💤Less booze = more snooze

If you’re doing Dry January, you could also be helping your sleep quality. 😴

➡️Read on to find out more...

#BetterSleep

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