Wednesday, 18 November 2020

NHS Sleep Guidance

The Wrotham Road Team really value working in partnership with you in the interest of your children’s progress and well-being, we want the very best for every child. You can help us to do this by ensuring that your child has a good night’s sleep.

The NHS has set out the required amount of sleep for Primary aged children as follows:

  • 3yr olds need 11 hours 30 mins per night
  • 4 & 5 yr olds need 11 hours per night
  • 6 yr olds need 10 hours  45 mins per night
  • 7 yr olds need 10 hours 30 mins per night
  • 8 yr olds need 10 hours  15 mins per night
  • 9 yr olds need 10 hours per night
  • 10 and 11 yr olds need 9 hours  30 mins per night

It is also really important that children (and adults) do not do any on-screen activity within the hour before going to bed as the blue light exposure can make it much harder to go to sleep. In addition, a healthy breakfast will set your child up for a good start to the day. We ensure the children drink lots of water in school and it’s great if you do so at home as well.



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