Cardiff Network of Healthy Schools Scheme Training Day Thursday 15 th Feb 2007

1. Cardiff Network of Healthy Schools Scheme Training DayThursday 15th Feb 2007 Welcome

2. Introducing the Healthy Schools Team • Eryl Powell, Principal Health Promotion Specialist & Healthy Schools Coordinator E-mail: eryl.powell@nphs.wales.nhs.uk • Alison Morgan, Primary Healthy Schools Officer & PSE Projects Coordinator • E-mail: alisonmorgan@cardiff.gov.uk • Catherine Lewis, Secondary Schools- Healthy Schools Officer • Catherinelewis@cardiff.gov.uk • Alice Clark & Megan Turbull– Health Promotion Trainees

3. What is the Healthy Schools Scheme? • An award scheme which promotes the physical, social, emotional health & well-being of pupils, staff & the wider community • Part of an All-Wales Network & funded by Welsh Assembly Government • Partnership between education and health • 77 schools from across Cardiff currently part of the Cardiff Network of Healthy Schools • Cardiff scheme has been accredited by the Welsh Assembly Government

4. Aims • To enhance the school environment so that it is a safe environment which promotes good health. • To develop good home/school/community links, and shared activities with regard to health matters • To develop and implement a coherent health education curriculum. • To develop the school as a health promoting workplace with a commitment to the health and well-being of all staff and pupils.

5. What do we mean by health? • Healthy Schools adopts a holistic positive definition of health, including :- • Physical health • Emotional health & well-being • Sexual health and relationships • Including consideration of the physical environment

6. What is a Healthy School? • Positive • Empowering • Inclusive • Promotes the self-esteem of all members of the school community • A healthy School encourages active participation of pupils, works in partnership with other agencies and is committed to on-going school improvement

7. How? • Recruitment by invitation • Head teacher designates an in-school coordinator • Presentations offered to staff/pupils/governors • Healthy Schools Audit to determine baseline • Training provided for in-school coordinator • Identify and set 3 actions per phase/year (1-3) • Phase 4+ maintenance (1 action per year) • Identify people to support actions from inside/outside school • On-going advice & support from Healthy Schools Team, grants, resources • Assess progress via in-school visits and portfolios • Accreditation & Celebrate success at annual Healthy Schools Award event

8. School responsibilities • Sign application form, indicating SMT and governors support • Identify coordinator, and in-school team to ensure whole school approach • Coordinator to attend training • Undertake audit, ensure pupil involvement • Develop, implement and evaluate 3 actions plans • Collect evidence and develop school portfolio

13. Other links and sources of support • Physical activity- PESS project; 5 x 60 coordinators, In the Zone training for MDS • Emotional & mental health – Anti-bullying work, Pyramid Project, Young carers work • Substance Mis-use – Inroads, Smokebugs, 2Tuff.2Puff, ASSIST • Sex and Relationships Education- fpa Speakeasy project, Condom –Card Scheme • School health nurses • Oral Health Promotion Team

14. End of phase accreditation & celebrating success • Portfolios to be submitted to the healthy schools team by end of July or 5th Oct at the very latest • Portfolios assessed by healthy schools validation group • Schools awarded with healthy schools certificate and Welsh Assembly Government plaque at event at the beginning of November.

15. The Healthy Schools Team are here to support you • We can be contacted at Ty Gwyn Teachers Centre, Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan,Cardiff • Tel: 02920 472334