Healthy Schools
Why are we a Healthy School?
As a Healthy School our aim is to help children and young people to grow healthily, safely and responsibly and to become active citizens who do their bit for society and for the environment.
We actively promote physical and emotional / mental health within our school by equipping our children and staff with the understanding, skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their health.
Our children flourish in a positive environment and are given a voice to influence whole-school decisions. As a healthy school we understand the importance of investing in health to help our children to do their best.
Currently we are working on the healthy school scheme and have submitted for the bronze award.
Personal, Social and Health Education
This contributes to us: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and our economic wellbeing. Every class has a PSHE lesson each week, as well as individual time where needed. We also enjoy sharing our achievements in our weekly celebration assemblies. Certificates are awarded weekly for great achievements. Additionally, we like to celebrate achievements from outside of school which can be in any area a child has shone and achieved. To date we have children who have awards for swimming, gymnastics, football and others who have achieved in music or through groups such as Brownies.
Healthy Eating
An understanding of healthy choices are developed through many areas of the curriculum - including science, DT and PE. This enables us to have the confidence, skills, knowledge and understanding to make healthy food choices.
Let's get Sugar Smart
It is believed that children are consuming too much sugar, which can have a huge impact on a child's health, such as tooth decay, weight gain and general wellbeing. This campaign is aimed at helping parents look at how they can reduce the amount of sugar their child consumes.
The Change4Life Sugar Smart app is designed to show quickly and easily how much total sugar is in the things you're buying, eating and drinking, to help you spot it more easily so you can make healthier choices and cut your sugar intake.
The app will enable you to see how much sugar there is in everyday foods and drinks. The free app works by scanning the barcode of products and revealing the amount of total sugar it contains in cubes and grams. Please follow the link below for more information and how to get the app!
www.nhs.uk
We are part of the national scheme which provides a piece of fruit or vegetable per day for each KS1 child in the school, although healthy snacks can also be sent in from home. All children are encouraged to try fruits and vegetables they may have not eaten before.
