What do we mean by a "Healthy
School"?
A Healthy School promotes the health and well being of its
pupils and staff through a well-planned curriculum, which
encourages learning and healthy lifestyle choices.
What is the National Healthy Schools
programme?
The National Healthy School programme was set up by the Department
for Education and Skills (DfES) and the Department of Health
(DoH) as part of the government’s drive to reduce inequalities,
social inclusion and raise educational standards.
On a local level, Hertfordshire County Council is working
in partnership with the Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to manage
a local Healthy Schools programme
What are the aims?
The aims of the National Healthy Schools programme are:
• to support children and young people in developing
healthy lifestyles
• to help raise pupil achievement
• to help reduce health inequalities
• to help promote social inclusion
What do
schools have to do?
Schools are asked to demonstrate standards in the core themes
using an approach, which involves the whole school community:
• Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) - including
sex and relationship education and drug education
• Healthy Eating
• Physical Activity
• Emotional Health and well being (including bullying)
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What are the outcomes?
Achieving Healthy School status enables your school to demonstrate
its contribution to the 5 national outcomes for children,
and supports the targets within the following national priorities:
• Improving behaviour and attendance
• Improving performance in national Standard
Attainment Tests (SATs)
• Reducing and halting the rise in childhood obesity
• Promoting positive sexual health and reducing
teenage pregnancy
• Reducing young people's drug, alcohol and tobacco
use
What are the benefits?
Pupils in healthy schools report a range of positive behaviours
ranging from diminished fear of bullying to reduced likelihood
of using illegal drugs
Where can I find
out more about Healthy Schools?
The links on this page will take you to further information
about the Hertfordshire Healthy Schools programme published
on the Hertfordshire
Grid for Learning web site.
There are also links to the Schools address
book, the Hertfordshire Children's Trust Partnership, and
Wired for Health, the web
site for the National Healthy Schools programme
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