23 Nov 2007 - Healthy School, Eco-School & Challenge Award Newsletter (1)
HEALTHY SCHOOL, ECO SCHOOLS & CHALLENGE AWARD 
Newsletter Autumn 2007
Welcome to our first Challenge Award,
We are currently in the process of setting up committees for
For more information on these Awards please speak to the following members of staff:
Healthy Schools:
Eco-Schools: Mrs. Dean
Challenge Award: Mr. Best
What is A Healthy School?As part of our continuing development we are working towards achieving Healthy School status through The National Healthy Schools Programme. This is an exciting long-term initiative which can make a significant difference to the health and achievement of children and young people. The programme supports the links between health, behaviour and achievement; it is about creating healthy and happy children and young people.
The impact of the programme is based on a whole-school approach focused on four core themes: Personal, Social & Health Education PSHE provides pupils with the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their lives. As part of our PHSE work, this term we have introduced the SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) programme throughout school. This programme works to develop the children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills. Each term, each class study the same theme with built in progression throughout the school. The SEAL programme runs alongside our Values Educaton. Healthy Eating This theme focuses on providing pupils with the confidence, skills and understanding to make healthy food choices. The aim is for pupils to become equipped with a broad knowledge of food types, nutrition and the effect it can have on the body. Physical Activity Our school provides the children with a range of opportunities to encourage them to be more physically active. This aspect ensures that they are able to understand how physical activity can help them to be more healthy, and how it can be a part of and improve their everyday lives. Emotional Health & Wellbeing This theme focuses on promoting positive emotional health and well-being helping pupils understand and express their feelings, building their confidence and therefore enhancing their capacity to learn. | |
What is AN ECO-School?The Eco-Schools programme is a European wide award scheme that works to decrease the impact that schools have on the environment. The Eco-Schools programme will further develop our school’s aim to provide an environmental education which is integrated into the running of the whole school. It works by involving the pupils, teachers, non-teaching staff and governors with members of the local community (parents, local authorities, the media and local businesses). The scheme encourages teamwork to create a shared understanding of how a school can be run to decrease its impact on the environment.
The programme is split into 9 themes. Biodiversity, Energy, Global Perspective, Healthy Living, Litter, Water, School Grounds, Waste Minimisation/Recycling and Transport
The children will benefit greatly from the programme as they learn to make informed choices about their own relationship with the environment, thus enabling them to carry these behaviours through into adulthood and helping to raise environmental awareness throughout their community. |
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