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4 Key Health & Wellbeing Themes

to work on as a whole school plus staff wellbeing

3 Award Deadlines

throughout the academic year

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North Yorkshire & York Healthy Schools Award

The North Yorkshire & York Healthy Schools award covers four key themes which you can chose to work on in any order. These are : 

Active Lives

Active Lives

Enabling pupils to be active throughout the school day

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Emotional Health & Wellbeing

Developing a whole school approach to mental health

Food in Schools

Food in Schools

Improving the healthiest of food throughout the day along with activities around food and health

Personal Social & Health Education

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Personal Social & Health Education

Ensuring a progressive taught PSHE curriculum

Staff Wellbeing

for silver and gold

Staff Wellbeing

Taking acion to support the health & wellbeing of all staff

Once you have chosen your first theme to work on, download and use the action plan template which details each criteria and any further evidence required for each theme. The action plan needs to be completed as an electronic document and uploaded as evidence towards completing the theme criteria; once they have all been met.

 

Submission Dates

There are three submission dates each academic year

 

The award levels are 

Bronze level

Complete the criteria for one theme, uploading one action plan with accompanying evidence.

Silver level

Complete all criteria for two themes, uploading two action plans with accompanying evidence for each theme.  Also complete the Staff Wellbeing section.

Gold level

Complete all criteria for four themes, uploading four action plans with accompanying evidence.  Also maintain Staff Wellbeing criteria.

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