The Programme started in 1998 and formed part of the strategy described in the Department for Children, Schools and Families' Children’s Plan (DCSF 2007) and in the Department of Health's Healthy Weight, healthy Lives (DH 2008).
It had four themes, each with its own criteria:
Personal, Social and Health Education including sex and relationships and drugs education. These come under P.H.S.H. lessons for years 7, 8 and 9 and can be included in Religious studies classes. It provides young people with knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their lives.
Healthy Eating includes healthy and nutritious foods being made in school canteens and available in schools as well as enabling young people to make informed decisions about healthy food.
Physical Activity encourages young people to do physical activity as well as being given opportunities to be physically active. It helps understanding on how physical activity can make people healthier and can improve life as well as being part of it.
Emotional Health and Well-being, including bullying, how to express feelings build confidence and emotional strength as well as supporting emotional health through counselors and chaplains. It is the promotion of positive emotional health and well being.[3]
National Healthy Schools Statusedit
The National Healthy Schools Status is an award made under the scheme to schools which have achieved the four criteria.[4]
The school must undergo a self validation as follows:-
School is briefed on the criteria and minimum standards expected.
School completes a Needs analysis
Local programme provides support.
Once it believes it meets the criteria, the school sends in self-validation form signed off by the Head, a staff representative, a governor, a child/young person representative and a parent/carer.
Quality Assurance Group accepts the school’s submission unless it has reason to believe that the school has overlooked some aspect.
The Local Programme changes database to record that the school has achieved National Healthy School Status
The school is required to continue improving and is subject to further reviews.[4]
The Government has set a target for all schools to work towards achieving National Healthy Schools Status, more than 97% are participating in the scheme and 75% achieved this by December 2009.[2]
The system was created and designed technically by contractor Eugene Le Roux [5] with 'systems' design input from National Healthy Schools Programme National Adviser Stuart G. Hall.[6]
Referencesedit
^. healthyschools.gov.uk. 2009-11-02. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ ab"National Healthy Schools Programme". Local Government Improvement and Development. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
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^ ab"Achieving NHSS". healthyschools.gov.uk. 2009-11-11. Archived from the original on 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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^"Applying Complexity Theory to a Healthy Schools Programme; Nov 2006". 11 November 2006.
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national, healthy, schools, programme, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, september, 2014, nhsp, joint, department, health, department, children, schools, families, projec. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2014 The National Healthy Schools Programme NHSP was a joint Department of Health and Department for Children Schools and Families project intended to improve health raise pupil achievement improve social inclusion and encourage closer working between health and education providers in the United Kingdom 1 2 The Programme started in 1998 and formed part of the strategy described in the Department for Children Schools and Families Children s Plan DCSF 2007 and in the Department of Health s Healthy Weight healthy Lives DH 2008 It had four themes each with its own criteria Personal Social and Health Education including sex and relationships and drugs education These come under P H S H lessons for years 7 8 and 9 and can be included in Religious studies classes It provides young people with knowledge understanding skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their lives Healthy Eating includes healthy and nutritious foods being made in school canteens and available in schools as well as enabling young people to make informed decisions about healthy food Physical Activity encourages young people to do physical activity as well as being given opportunities to be physically active It helps understanding on how physical activity can make people healthier and can improve life as well as being part of it Emotional Health and Well being including bullying how to express feelings build confidence and emotional strength as well as supporting emotional health through counselors and chaplains It is the promotion of positive emotional health and well being 3 National Healthy Schools Status editThe National Healthy Schools Status is an award made under the scheme to schools which have achieved the four criteria 4 The school must undergo a self validation as follows School is briefed on the criteria and minimum standards expected School completes a Needs analysis Local programme provides support Once it believes it meets the criteria the school sends in self validation form signed off by the Head a staff representative a governor a child young person representative and a parent carer Quality Assurance Group accepts the school s submission unless it has reason to believe that the school has overlooked some aspect The Local Programme changes database to record that the school has achieved National Healthy School Status The school is required to continue improving and is subject to further reviews 4 The Government has set a target for all schools to work towards achieving National Healthy Schools Status more than 97 are participating in the scheme and 75 achieved this by December 2009 2 The system was created and designed technically by contractor Eugene Le Roux 5 with systems design input from National Healthy Schools Programme National Adviser Stuart G Hall 6 References edit About Healthy Schools healthyschools gov uk 2009 11 02 Archived from the original on 2011 01 10 Retrieved 2011 01 05 a b National Healthy Schools Programme Local Government Improvement and Development Retrieved 2010 01 08 Healthy schools The Four Themes healthyschools gov uk Archived from the original on 2011 01 08 Retrieved 2011 01 07 a b Achieving NHSS healthyschools gov uk 2009 11 11 Archived from the original on 2011 02 06 Retrieved 2011 01 05 Health Schools System Archived from the original on February 13 2006 Retrieved 2012 06 18 Applying Complexity Theory to a Healthy Schools Programme Nov 2006 11 November 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Healthy Schools Programme amp oldid 1219712003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
