Majority of schools making a positive contribution to health and well-being of pupils

27 Jul 2006

Healthy schools, healthy children? The contribution of education to puipls' health and well-being concludes that the National Healthy School Programme and the introduction of the Every Child Matters agenda have had a positive impact on schools and made them more active in dealing with pupils’ health and well-being.

The schools that contributed most effectively to pupils’ health and well-being had leadership teams which recognised the link between physical well-being and the readiness to learn and achieve. An ethos was created by the schools which promoted health and engaged pupils, parents and staff. The most successful ones were those where theory was reflected in practice, for example through a school fruit and vegetable scheme and ensuring pupils had two hours of physical activity each week.

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