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Healthy Schools Programme

Changes to Healthy Schools Programme

There are new arrangements being adopted nationally to assure the quality of schools achieving National Healthy Schools status. These will be in place from September 2007 and include a new online audit system. New information will be published on the website as soon as it becomes available.

Ofsted: Time for change? Personal, social and health education

At a time of considerable change for personal, social and health education (PSHE), this report evaluates the current provision: whether it is based sufficiently closely on the needs of young people and how the outcomes might be best achieved. More..

Hertfordshire Healthy Schools Update - March 07

This update includes details of the new arrangements being adopted nationally to assure the quality of schools achieving National Healthy School Status.

• Acrobat pdf, 165kb/2 pages, 26/03/2007, HS Update Mar 07.pdf
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Healthy Eating

Free Potato day experience!

The British Potato Council (BPC) is offering schools the chance to win a free Potato day experience in March. The prize will include a visit from a potato farmer, a healthy eating workshop and an appearance from British Potato Council's very own Potato Pete. Schools need to register by 8th February 2008. To register go to:

• British Potato Council - potatoes for schools

Healthy Eating Briefing Paper - September 2007

This paper is to update schools on the latest developments affecting school food More...

Food in Schools Toolkit Update

The update to the Food in Schools Toolkit has now been agreed by the School Food Trust and is currently being printed. This 8 page update provides clear information about the new food based lunch standards and food and drink provision throughout the day.

A fresh look at the school meal experience

The first in a series of new resources from the School Food Trust. A fresh look at the school meal experience looks at how schools can make improvements to the look and feel of their dining hall, manage lunch times effectively, reduce queuing and improve behaviour. More...

WANTED - Flagship Schools & Communities

Want to improve your school food culture and involve the community? Looking for ways to help your pupils be healthy and make a positive contribution? The Food for Life Partnership is looking for 20 diverse schools in each region in England to become Flagship Schools and Communities. They welcome expressions of interest from schools with little or no track record in this area, but the commitment to make real changes.
They can help you kick-start cooking, food growing and farm visits for pupils as part of a whole school food policy – and get the community involved too!
Together you can develop a fresh approach to school meals that are seasonal, local and organic and see the results in better take-up!
All schools can express their interest now at www.foodforlife.org.uk.

• Acrobat pdf, 368kb/1 page, 11/06/2007, Food for Life - June 07

Guide to the new food-based standards for food other than lunches

This guide has been produced by the School Food Trust, to help deliver the new school food standards, develop food skills amongst children and young people, and bring longer term improvements to their health and education. More...

Revised guide to standards for school lunches

This is a revised guide to the interim food-based standards for school lunches. It highlights the amendments to these standards that we expect to come into effect in September 2007. The guide provides the rationale for and a clear interpretation of each standard, with practical advice on how to implement them. More...

Food Hygiene Advice for Teachers, Parents, Pupils and Classroom Assistants

This booklet provides practical guidance and advice on food hygiene and safety for teachers, support staff and parents, More...

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Health & Safety

NHS Posters - 'Hand Washing' and 'Coughs and Sneezes'

Good hygiene practice (both hand and respiratory) will have a major role to play in slowing the spread of pandemic influenza. The enclosed posters are being sent to a variety of outlets including libraries
and police stations, and NHS facilities such as GP surgeries, health centres, A& E departments and NHS Walk-in Centres. The poster is also being sent to other major employers and the aim is to have them displayed in schools.

• Acrobat pdf, 981kb/1 page, 18/12/2007, hand_washing.pdf
• Acrobat pdf, 23kb/1 page, 18/12/2007, coughs_and_sneezes.pdf

To order additional free copies please contact:
DH Publications Orderline – tel: 08701 555 455 or email: dh@prolog.uk.com

School Sun Awareness Pack

The sun isn’t just a danger when we holiday in hotter countries. Here in the UK, exposure to the sun is a big risk. Skin cancer is our fastest growing form of cancer and incredibly, our mortality rate from skin cancer is higher than that of Australia – British Skin Foundation. There is now Schools Sun Awareness Pack, a new initiative from the Garnier and British Skin Foundation Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign. The packs which aim to make KS1 & KS2 and P1 – P6 pupils more sun aware this summer, include:

• ‘Passports To The Sun’ – free printed passports for all pupils to complete between school and their homes to encourage a daily sun protection habit
• Teacher Resource Packs – PSHE curriculum based classroom resources, activity sheets and experiments
• The Sun Protection Routine – A fun routine that shows all pupils how to apply sun cream effectively

This resource has been created by PSHE/Healthy Schools experts and free packs are available to the first 2,500 primary schools to apply. To claim one for your school, go to:

• www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/sunaware

Smokefree England 1 July 2007 - What it means for schools

A law requiring smokefree environments in workplaces, including all schools, comes into effect on 1 July 2007. This document outlines what the legislation means to schools. More...

Walking Grants for Herts Schools

DfT have just announced which schools have been successful in bidding for funding for their new walking bus and walking incentive grants. The School Travel Plan team promoted this to our schools, as the grants provide welcome support to help schools set up initiatives, such as walking buses, that encourage walking. In Hertfordshire 102 schools were successful in obtaining grants, placing us 4th nationally.

Measuring the Height and Weight of Children in Year 6

As part of a national initiative to improve children’s health and well-being, the local NHS Primary care Trust (PCT) is planning to weigh and measure the height of the children across Year 6 in all primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Letter to Headteachers - March 2007

• Word 2003, 25kb/1 page, 13/03/2007, letter_heads_weight_yr6.doc

A draft letter and form for parents is available below which can be amended and sent out to all Year 6 parents:

• Word 2003, 25kb/2 pages, 13/03/2007, letter_parents_weight_yr6.doc

Teen Life Check - Online questionnaire to provide young people with advice for life

The National Youth Agency has worked with the Department of Health to develop an online quick quiz-style self assessment questionnaire, designed to give young people a confidential assessment of their current health and wellbeing. More...

Supporting the Health of Young People in Hertfordshire 2006

A Health Related Behaviour Survey was carried out between Summer and Autumn 2006. The work was funded by the Joint Commissioning Group for Young People’s Substance Misuse and the survey was co-ordinated by the HCC Healthy Schools Team as a way of collecting robust information about young people’s lifestyles. More...

Extended Schools and Health Services:
Working Together for Better Outcomes for Children and Families

This leaflet explains how extended schools can help health professionals achieve their targets on issues such as teenage pregnancy, immunisation and childhood obesity.

The leaflet also illustrates how basing health services in schools can improve attendance and attainment by removing wider barriers to learning. More...

HIV awareness pack launched for schools

The National AIDS trust has launched a free resource pack to help teachers integrate HIV education into the national curriculum at key stages three and four. The trust fears the failure of the curriculum to include HIV within relevant subjects means many young people leave school without knowing the facts.
To download the pack go to www.worldsaidsday.org.uk

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Environment

Review of the environmental dimension of children and young people's well-being

This report was commissioned by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), as part of their project Every Child’s Future Matters. It was researched and written by the centre for well-being, nef (the new economics foundation).

• www.sd-commission.org.uk

Dig for their Future

To launch the ‘Dig For Their Future’ campaign we are offering every school in the country a free instant organic kitchen garden along with free internet based teaching, learning and information support. More..

Good Practice Case Study :
Therfield First Primary School : Our Garden Project

Tackling this ambitious job had been on the ‘School Improvement Plan’ for some years and the ‘Friends of Therfield School’ had made it a priority for this summer.

Read the Case Study and take a look at the slideshow...

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UK Resilience Programme (UKRP)

Hertfordshire is part of a national pilot project to deliver a course known as the UK Resilience Programme (UKRP), to year seven students.  The programme is designed to help combat the growing incidences of depressive illness amongst young people.  More...

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