What is a Health Promoting School?

"A health promoting school is one in which all members of the school community work together to provide pupils with integrated and positive experiences and structures, which promote and protect their health. This includes both the formal and the informal curriculum in health, the creation of a safe and healthy school environment, the provision of appropriate health services and the involvement of the family and wider community in efforts to promote health."                                                                

The World Health Organisation, 1995.

A Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence has at its heart the inspiration that all children and young people should be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.  There are strong connections between effective, successful learning and health.                                                                       

Curriculum for Excellence, 2004

Health Promoting Schools Oral Health programme 2008 - 2009

The programme aims to increase the number of individuals and agencies making informed choices around the promotion of oral health and support the development of resouces and training.

• Work in partnership with community dietitians, local authority partners and primary care to support the implementation of Nutritional Guidelines for Early Years
  
• Provide oral health curriculum support packs to all primary schools alongside oral health and nutrition training for those requesting it
  
• Promote all new and current oral health and nutrition resources to schools and identify new resources for development
  
• Support the production of a guidance document designed to support teachers deliver key messages of nutrition and oral health during the transition period between nursery and primary school
  
• Support the production of a benchmark tool for schools that can be used to work towards achieving a positive lunchtime experience
  
• Ensure that all work in schools integrates and supports the Health and Wellbeing outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence
  
• Distribute Scene by Us transition toolkits to all secondary establishments across Forth Valley 
  
• Identify and obtain agreement from a school to work with Health Promotion, NHS and local authority partners to implement the Scene by Us project
  
• Support the school through the development of their Scene by Us project including evaluation

Scene by Us downloads and information can be found at NHS Forth Valley -Scene by Us webpage.

For further information on Health Promoting Schools please visit Education Setting - Health Promoting Schools webpage.