Health and Wellbeing Accreditation Framework
All schools continue on their journey through the Health and Wellbeing Accreditation Framework.
To date the number of schools who have completed each Phase are:
- Phase 1 183
- Phase 2 151
- Phase 3 32
The School Health & Wellbeing Coordinators have been provided with contact details of their colleagues from across Fife. This enables staff to share practice and support each other when undertaken the quality assurance aspect (Card Game) of the framework. If you have not received the list and you are a coordinator please contact me and the email address at the end of this article.
Curriculum for Excellence: Health and Wellbeing
Support Materials:
Materials supporting the health and wellbeing experiences and outcomes
are available on the www.healthpromotingschoolsfife.co.uk website and can be accessed through the curriculum for excellence folder.
The material in this section provides examples of progression, cross curricular links and partnership working that may help education staff and all contributing services in taking forward the health and wellbeing outcomes.
The suggestions provided to support the outcomes are not prescriptive and can be changed to meet the needs of pupils/school The folder also contains Reflection Tools for use by all staff.
Curriculum for Excellence: Health and Wellbeing Milestones:
Short life working groups are in the process of developing Milestones for the 6 organisers in Curriculum for Excellence: health and wellbeing experiences and outcomes. Teaching staff from primary and secondary schools and staff from across other services are involved in this process.
The work undertaken to date has be shared at the Primary School Learning Events that were held in May and at Secondary Headteachers meetings.
Curriculum for Excellence: Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood in Primary Schools:
Joint training of facilitators between NHS Fife and the Education Service has taken place to train 2 members of staff in each cluster to support the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence: Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood in primary schools.
The training session has evaluated very well. Only 3 clusters did not participate.
It will be the responsibility of the cluster headteachers to ensure that the staff trained to disseminate the training, are able to facilitate training to staff in session 2011/2012. The participants have now received electronic copies of materials used. They will be supported by Anne Aberdein and members’ of the Improving Health Teams, if appropriate in taking this forward. It is recommended that training for Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood feature in the cluster development plan.
Policy Development
Health and Wellbing Strategy:
The Education Service Health and Wellbeing Strategy that provides advice and guidance for education establishments in taking forward Health and Wellbeing across the whole school community has been sent to all education establishments and appropriate service providers electronically.
The purpose of the strategy is to take forward the values, purposes and principles in Curriculum for Excellence: Health and Wellbeing and to continue with taking forward health promotion activities within the whole school community. Partnership working is core to this strategy.
Curriculum for Excellence: health and wellbeing, Relationships, sexual health and parenthood education policy.
Educations Effective Sex and Relationships: Education in Schools Policy and Guidance has been reviewed and amended in line with local and national policy and legislation. The amended policy and guidance document has be sent electronically to schools and appropriate service providers.
Managing Substance Misuse Incidents Policy & Guidance:
Educations Managing Drug Incidents Policy and Guidance has been reviewed and amended in line with local and national policy and legislation. The amended policy and guidance document will be sent electronically to schools.
Articles Wanted
It is important to reflect the innovative and partnership working that is ongoing across all services in Fife. To help this process please could you let me know of any work or events you would like to share with others and we will put it on the website.
The website will continue to be reviewed and updated in line with national and local developments.
This is a snap shot of some of the activities being undertaken.
For further information - or to forward any examples of good practice, innovation or events happening in your area - please do not hesitate to contact:
Anne Aberdein Integration - Manager Health & Wellbeing, Auchterderran Centre, Cardenden. anne.aberdein@fife.gov.uk or Tel: 08451 55 55 55 + Ext 47 30 09.