Healthy Schools Programme
The aim of the Healthy Schools Programme is to improve the
health and well being of children and young people across the
borough. Our schools have embraced the programme with 99% having
achieved the status and providing a consistent, quality assured,
standardised programme of health based work for children and young
people.
A third of our schools have now progressed onto the ‘enhancement
model’ which addresses local and national health priorities for
children and young people and provides evidence of impact on the
outcomes for health. This also provides clear evidence that schools
are positive about the programme and that it is embedded in their
practice. (See reports)
The Government has stated its continuing commitment to Personal
Social Health and Economic (PSHE) Education and Healthy Schools as
a means to improve the health and well being of children and young
people. This is reflected in both the Education and Health White
papers.
- “Children can benefit enormously from high-quality Personal
Social Health and Economic (PSHE) Education. Good PSHE supports
individual young people to make safe and informed choices.” - The
Schools White Paper 2010
- “Within the current non-statutory personal, social and health
education (PSHE) framework, schools will provide age-appropriate
teaching on relationships and sexual health, substance misuse,
diet, physical activity and some mental health issues.” – Health
White Paper 2010
- ‘Initiatives such as Healthy Schools will also have a key
contribution to make to improving the health and wellbeing of
pupils.’ - Drugs Strategy 2010
Sex and Relationships Education (SRE)
Rochdale Healthy Schools Team has recently produced an
'Effective SRE Good Practice' document on how three schools in
Rochdale borough have improved their Sex and Relationships
Education. The paper includes case studies from three secondary
schools and draws on findings from research conducted as part of
the 2004-2007 Rochdale Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
Effective SRE
Good Practice document (765kb pdf file)
For more detail about the programme contact Rochdale Healthy
Schools Team.