Glossary

Whole-School Approach

This is central to the National Healthy Schools Programme (NHSP). It provides a model to support change and development involving children, young people, staff, parents/carers and governors. It also provides a solid foundation from which developments and improvements are embedded in a systemic way throughout the school, and effectively contribute to the physical and emotional health and well-being of the school community.

Whole School Approach PDF

Evidence

This is made up of examples of good practice that are taking place in the school to support the criteria described in the Healthy Schools audit. The evidence is recorded in the evidence box provided for each criteria under the four Healthy Schools themes. The evidence can be either written, oral or observed. Evidence has to be reported, but not necessarily collected together as a tangible document.

Outcomes

Outcomes provide evidence to demonstrate the impact on school improvement of engaging in the National Healthy Schools Programme. Outcomes can be thought of as “something that is happening now as a result of our healthy schools work that was not happening before”. You will need to produce one qualitative and one quantitative outcome for each theme of the healthy schools audit.

Outcomes Booklet

Quantitative

Something that can be measured. e.g. There has been a 25% increase in children eating school meals since the Healthy Lunches Event delivered by the local school meals provider. Examples can be found at the end the section on each theme in the Healthy Schools audit.

Healthy Schools Audit

Qualitative

Usually a view or opinion. Pupils report that they feel safe to express their feelings in PSHE lessons. Examples can be found at the end the section on each theme in the healthy schools audit.

Healthy Schools Audit

Re-validation

Healthy Schools Status is valid for 3 years after the status is achieved. After 2 years the school will have a 2 year review and will need to re-validate after 3 years. The National Healthy Schools Team are currently developing the process for re-validation, we will pass on this information as soon as we have it.

SEAL

Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning. An explicit, structured, whole-curriculum framework and resource for teaching social, emotional and behavioural skills to all pupils. Various terms are used nationally and internationally to describe social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL), including personal and social development, emotional literacy, emotional intelligence, and social and emotional competence and social, emotional and behavioural skills. It may be helpful to consider five broad social and emotional aspects of learning: self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills.

SEAL website

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