Sir Paul Ennals discusses the need to find effective ways of supporting schools to continue this work.
For some years now the Healthy Schools programme has helped schools to improve the wellbeing of their pupils. It has provided a framework to support school initiatives in several important areas - in eating healthily, making the physical environment suitable, tackling bullying, encouraging pupil voice. The large majority of schools actively participate in the scheme, which has become part of the culture of schools across the country.
Good schools have always understood the importance of promoting wellbeing. They know the correlation between Healthy School status and high educational attainment. They know that pupils who eat well learn better and that pupils who feel anxious or unsafe do not concentrate. They know that parents want their children to spend their days in an environment that is healthy. They know that teachers prefer to work in schools that look after their children well.
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