Healthy Schools
At Irby Primary School, we believe in promoting physical and emotional health by providing accessible and relevant information and equipping pupils with the skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their health. A Healthy School understands the importance of investing in health to assist in the process of raising levels of pupil achievement and improving standards. It also recognises the need to provide both a physical and social environment that is conducive to learning. This allows them to make informed choices about physical activity throughout their lives.
As a healthy school, Irby Primary is fully committed to encouraging children to have a healthy, well-balanced diet and establishing good eating habits. We also aim to provide children with the information and support they need to maintain a healthy physical and mental well-being.
Lessons, events, visiting speakers and visits are designed to ensure that our children learn about the vital aspects of healthy living and citizenship. Through activities during PSHE lessons, children are encouraged to share and solve problems. We aim to involve parents in as many of our healthy living initiatives as possible to ensure that children can continue their healthy living lifestyles at home.
Aims:
Ø To promote a whole school approach to healthy living
Ø To improve the health of pupils, staff and their families by helping to influence their eating habits through increasing their knowledge and awareness of a balanced diet .
Ø To ensure all pupils are well nourished at school and that every pupil has a suitable midday meal that nourishes and sustains them for afternoon learning.
Ø To provide help and support for parents in providing a healthy packed lunch in line with School Food Trust guidelines.
Ø To recognise and cater for children’s medical, cultural and religious needs and to ensure the safety of children with food allergies.
Ø To make the provision and consumption of food an enjoyable and safe experience.
Ø To increase the number of pupils taking a school meal and increase the amount of fruit and vegetable in lunchboxes and reduce the prevalence of crisps.
Ø To develop the Food Technology aspect of the Design and Technology curriculum in line with healthy eating.
Ø To help children develop greater confidence, motivation, self-esteem and have the skills, information and understanding to make important life and health choices.
Ø To provide children with the tools to develop good relationships, and respect the differences between people.
Ø To encourage active travel to school, promoting sustainable travel and fostering a caring ethos towards the environment.
Ø To provide high quality PE and school sport, promoting physical activity as part of a lifelong healthy lifestyle.
See also PE and Mental Health sections.