‘Healthy Schools London Silver!'
Good News!
We have just achieved ‘Healthy Schools London Silver!’
It is an awards scheme sponsored by the Mayor of London, which recognises and celebrates schools that are making a difference for their pupils.
In addition to holding the Bronze Award, we have taken an analysis of pupils’ needs, and identified new actions that will help pupils achieve and maintain good health and wellbeing.
We have set up two projects:-
Universal (school-wide)
Increase the number of children taking part in at least one extra curricular sports club per week.
Targeted
Working with targeted children to develop learning skills
Taking part in Healthy Schools, and working successfully for the tiered awards will enable schools to directly support the health and well being of their pupils and staff.
An evaluation of the national programme on which HSL is based showed the following tangible outcomes:
- Increased opportunities for children and young people to be physically active in and out of schools
- Increased participation of children and young people in physical activity in and out of school
- Improved links between schools and communities that promote physical activity
- Increased school meal uptake including free school meals
- Improved children and young people’s access to healthy packed lunches and snacks throughout the school day.
The benefits go beyond health. Participating schools have also reported reduced incidence of bullying, improved behaviour and improved attendance. Headteachers have also said that they found the Healthy Schools Programme helpful as a general school improvement tool.
Healthy Schools London Awards Ceremony at Kingston Quaker Centre
On Monday 23rd March Mr Mc Laughlin was joined by Harry Castle (Head Boy) and Ruby Kim (Head Girl) at the Kingston Quaker Centre for the awards ceremony. The award was presented to us by Rosie Boycott, Head of the London Food Board. Well done King Athelstan!
