Shropshire Schools for Health

The Four Themes

The Shropshire Schools for Health programme has four themes.
  • Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
  • Emotional Health and Well-being including Anti-bullying (EHWB)
  • Healthy Eating
  • Physical Activity including PE and School Sport
The four core themes relate to both the school curriculum and the emotional and physical learning environment in school.
Each theme includes a number of criteria that schools need to fulfil in order to achieve Shropshire Schools for Health Status.
Although each theme covers a different area, they are all delivered using a whole school approach so the basic requirements are the same.

Guidance

  1. Through a whole school approach, identify at least one local or school based Health Improvement target that they wish to address
  1. Ensure the school meets all the criteria as listed under each theme heading, evidence from staff and other stakeholders can be oral, written or observed and you may want to combine different sources of evidence when making a judgement, the ‘Prompt Document’ can be used to clarify if you meet the minimum requirements
  2. The school to identify its provision for each theme – as a whole school review of curriculum provision and briefly record additional activities e.g. buddy training, friendship stop, healthy cooking club, physical activities/sport etc…
  3. Record outcomes for each theme,outcomes can be qualitative or quantitative and are best judged for success by involving children/young people in their monitoring and evaluation. These outcomes could indicate a number or a % decrease or increase
  4. Once completed submit all the self-validation forms to the Partnership either by email to by post as directed on the self-validation form, other evidence should be kept by the school
  5. Once the Partnership has endorsed your self-validation you will be invited to an annual award ceremony where we celebrate your schools achievement
  6. Schools that have been working on the National Healthy Schools enhancement model can quote this as evidence for self-validation

The awards ceremony will be held annually, normally in early July. This year’s ceremony will be held on Tuesday the 5th of July in the Council Chamber at the Shirehallin Shrewsbury between 09.15 and 12.00

School: EXAMPLE Date:
PSHE Criteria / Tick / School to identify provision / Outcomes
Uses the PSHE framework to deliver a planned programme of PSHE, in line with relevant DfE guidance /  / See PSHE policy reviewed Oct 2012
PSHE lead responsible
PSHE lessons have assessment activities which are used to develop future planning and to reports progress to parents termly
All listed polices reviewed Oct 2012
Inclusive school council meets weekly to discuss issues including curriculum, This in turn informs planning e.g. “we enjoyed the work on eating healthy foods, can we now try and grow some” / Survey led by the school council showed that the children wanted to grow their own vegetables and then cook and eat them
With the support of parents a vegetable bed was prepared and an after school gardening club started.
Oct 2012 Heathy Harvest meal was cooked using the vegetables grown by the children
Following the work on keeping healthy and safe and the keeping healthy assemblies a majority of the children can:
talk confidently about the importance of healthy eating, exercise, sleep and personal hygiene
identify local dangers – traffic, farm dangers and water hazards
All school staff have been trained in child protection awareness and the Child Protection policy reviewed Oct 2012
Monitors and evaluates PSHE provision to ensure the quality of learning and teaching / 
Assesses children and young people’s progress and achievement / 
Has up-to-date policies in place – developed through wide consultation, implemented, monitored and evaluated for impact covering Sex and Relationship Education, Drug Education and Incidents, Safeguarding, and Confidentiality / 
Has mechanisms in place to ensure all children and young people’s views are reflected in curriculum planning, learning and teaching and the whole school environment, including those with special educational needs and specific health conditions, as well as disaffected children and young people, young carers and teenage parents / 
School: Date:
EHWB Criteria / Tick / School to identify provision / Outcomes
Identifies vulnerable individuals and groups and establishes appropriate strategies to support them and their families
Has clear, planned curriculum opportunities for children and young people to understand and explore feelings using appropriate learning and teaching styles
Has a confidential pastoral support system in place for children, young people and staff to access advice – especially at times of bereavement and other major life changes – and this system actively works to combat stigma and discrimination
Has a clear policy on bullying, which is owned, understood and implemented by the whole school community
Provides opportunities for children and young people to participate in school activities and responsibilities to build their confidence and self-esteem
School: Date:
Healthy Eating Criteria / Tick / School to identify provision / Outcomes
Has a school lunch service that meets or exceeds current DCSF standards for school lunches.
Has a whole school Food Policy –developed through wide consultation, implemented, monitored and evaluated for impact.
Ensures provision of training in practical food education for staff, including diet, nutrition, food safety and hygiene.
Ensures that children and young people have opportunities to learn about different types of food in the context of a balanced diet (using ‘The eatwell plate’), and how to plan, budget, prepare and cook meals, understanding the need to avoid the consumption of foods high in salt, sugar and fat and increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables.
Has easy access to free, clean and palatable drinking water, using the Food in Schools guidance.
School: Date:
Physical Activity Criteria / Tick / School to identify provision / Outcomes
Provides clear leadership and management to develop and monitor its physical activity policy
Has a whole school Physical Activity Policy – developed through wide consultation, implemented, monitored and evaluated for impact
Ensures a minimum of two hours of structured Physical Activity each week to all of its children and young people in or outside the school curriculum
Ensures that there is appropriate training provided for those involved in providing physical activities and that appropriate risk assessments have been carried out
Provides opportunities for all children and young people to participate in a broad range of extra-curricular activities that promote Physical Activity
Self Validation Date:
We confirm that Please insert name of school meets all the requirements of the four

themes as listed
Theme / Confirmation Date
PSHE
EHWB
Healthy Eating
Physical Activity
Evidence of provision by the school and outcomes have been recorded. (Schools are not required to submit this evidence but should ensure it is available at the school)
We request that Shropshire Schools for Health Partnership considers endorsement of our status.
Confirmed by:
Schools for Health Lead. ______Headteacher ______Governor ______
Parent ______Pupils Representative ______Other ______
Following submission of these forms the Shropshire Schools for Health Partnership will meet to endorse your status and offer you the opportunity to attend a presentation at the annual award and celebration event.
Please email all the completed self-validation forms to OR by post to: Mansel Davies, Education Improvement Services, The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ