Schools

Healthy Schools

The National Healthy Schools Programme has 4 principal aims:

To help to raise pupil achievement
To help to reduce health inequalities
To help promote social inclusion
To support children and young people in developing healthy behaviours

The Programme is funded by Department for Education and Department of Health, with a regional and local network. By 2009, the government wants every school to be working towards achieving National Healthy School status.

Every local education authority and Primary Care Trust already has a local Healthy Schools programme to support schools in reaching this target.

To achieve Healthy School status, schools are asked to demonstrate how they meet minimum standards in relation to aspects that include Personal Social and Health Education, healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health and well-being.

In achieving National Healthy School Status, a school can demonstrate how it's contributing to improving children's health and learning, and contributing to the delivery of the 5 national outcomes for children as described in Every Child Matters.

Working with other partners, a healthy school can address issues its pupils face in the context of the local drive towards improving outcomes for children.

The following schools have achieved Healthy School status. Last updated July 2010.

For further information on the Programme, please contact Jason Hatherill at the address shown or visit the Healthy Schools website.

Contact

Jason Hatherill

Advisory Teacher - Healthy Schools and Drugs Education

Westbury Centre

Ripple Road

Barking

IG11 7PT

Tel: 020 8270 4575

Fax: 020 8270 4811

Email: jason.hatherill@lbbd.gov.uk|