Transcript National Healthy School Standard

National Healthy School Standard
The National Healthy School Standard
is the result of a number of important
policy drivers:
• Excellence In Schools (1997)
• The Acheson Report on Health
Inequalities (1998)
• Our Healthier Nation (1999)
• Building On Success (2001)
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The Strategic Aims of the
National Healthy School
Standard
• To help raise pupil achievement
• To help reduce health inequalities
• To help promote social inclusion
A key task this year is to strengthen
the evidence base, the outcomes of
which will inform future activities
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What Is A Healthy School?
A healthy school is one that is successful in
helping pupils to do their best and build on
their achievements
It is committed to on-going improvement and
development. It promotes physical and emotional
health by providing accessible and relevant
information and equipping pupils with the skills and
attitudes to make informed decisions about their
health. A healthy school understands the importance
of investing in health to assist in the process of
raising levels of pupil achievement and improving
standards. It also recognises the need to provide
both a physical and social environment that is
conducive to learning.
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The Ten Elements of the Whole
School Approach
• Leadership, management and managing
change
• Policy development, for example in sex
and relationships education, drug education
(including alcohol and tobacco)
• Curriculum planning and resourcing
including work with external agencies
• Teaching and learning
• School culture and environment
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The Ten Elements of the Whole
School Approach
• Giving pupils a voice
• Provision of pupils’ support services
• Staff professional development needs,
health and welfare
• Partnerships with parents/carers and local
communities
• Assessing, recording and reporting pupils’
achievement
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The Ten Education and Health
Themes
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Local Priorities
School priorities
PSHE
Citizenship
Drug education (including
tobacco and alcohol)
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The Ten Education and Health
Themes (continued)
• Emotional health and wellbeing (including bullying)
• Healthy eating
• Physical activity
• Safety
• Sex and relationships education
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The Impact of a Healthy School
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Social inclusion and health inequalities inform
the development and implementation of
activities
In line with the DfES CPD strategy, the
impact of continuing professional
development (including, for example, teacher
lesson observations, work shadowing and
mentoring) on the success of healthy school
activities is regularly evaluated and informs
the development of the healthy schools
programme
The school delivers the requirements of the
National Curriculum in relation to PSHE and
Citizenship, sex and relationships education
and drug education (including alcohol and
tobacco) in line with statutory requirements,
non-statutory guidance and the NHSS criteria
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The Impact of a Healthy School
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Pupils’ views are reflected in school activities,
including those with special educational needs
and specific health conditions, as well as
disaffected pupils, young carers and teenage
parents
Whole school community (pupils, staff,
parents, governors, and community partners)
is invited to take part in policy development,
physical, social and cultural activity and
support each other’s learning
The school provides a culture and
environment to support the taught PSHE and
citizenship curriculum
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Partnership Working
• National – DfES, DH etc
• Regional – Regional Government
Office, Strategic Health Authorities etc
• Local
- Local Education Authorities,
Primary Care Trusts, etc
• School – parents/carers, local
community etc
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Why the National Healthy School
Standard Is Effective
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The structure and process it encourages
The whole school approach
The support a school can access via its
local healthy schools programme
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The Evidence shows that:
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The NHSS has helped to improve
partnership working between LEAs and
Health Authorities/Primary Care Trusts
The NHSS is addressing issues of social
inclusion by targeting schools serving more
deprived areas
The NHSS is helping to raise achievement:
The NHSS is effective in addressing health
inequalities
The NHSS is effective in introducing and
enhancing continuous professional
development:
The NHSS is helping to increase
participation
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The evidence is found in the following
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an audit conducted by the Thomas Coram Research
Unit (Jan 2001) on www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk
an analysis of Programme accreditation reports
(July 2001 and December 2002) available from the
national NHSS team
an HMI Review of Ofsted Reports in the school year
2000-2001 on www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk
a catalogue of school based case studies from 2000
to present, held by the national NHSS team
a number of independent evaluations of individual
local healthy schools programmes in 2000, 2001
and 2002 – some of which are held by the NHSS
national team
the report of the Scottish Council for Research in
Education (SCRE) summarised in DfES research
briefing RBX07-02 in December 2002
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The Process Of Becoming A
Healthy School
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setting up a task group
carrying out an audit of need,
prioritising need
setting out clear and
measurable targets
writing an action plan to achieve
the target(s)
implementing the plan
monitoring progress
celebrating success
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Health Improvement, School Improvement
and the National Healthy School
Standard
An increasing number of researchers, analysts
and commentators perceive a symbiotic
relationship between education and health
“You can see the difference if you walk
around the school” says the headteacher of
the most improving school in the country.
“Children who were once sullen and
withdrawn are now engaged, polite and
eager to succeed.” Introducing circle time,
peer buddying and playground
improvement , in the whole school fashion
advocated by the NHSS, has had a real
impact.”
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Wired For Health
Look at www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk
for:
• health information and interactive
activities for pupils of all ages
• resources, information and ideas for
teachers
• information about all aspects pf the
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Teachers’ continuous
professional development
• National programme of certification of
PSHE teachers began in 2003-4 to involve
650-750 teachers in 50 LEAs
• The standards are based on generic PSHE
skills: teaching and managing pupil
learning, with a specialist sex and
relationships education knowledge and
understanding component
• A drug education component will piloted
in September 2003
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Community Nurses’ Continuous
Professional Development
• Pilot programme for the certification of
community nurses to support PSHE April
2003-March 2004
• 45 community nurses working towards
certification in the pilot year
• Standards used by nurses closely match
those used by teachers
• Additional dimension added to reflect
unique contribution of community nurses
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Support Materials Available
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Recruitment
Monitoring and evaluation
Staff health and wellbeing
School nursing
Drug education
Health inequalities and social
inclusion (June 2003)
These can be ordered from TwoTen 0870 121 4194
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Briefing Materials
• Raising Boys Achievement
• School Improvement
• Managing Links with Careers and
Guidance Education
• Forming Links with Careers and
Guidance Education
• Citizenship
• Health Inequalities and social
inclusion
These can be ordered from TwoTen 0870 121
4194