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Our support for schools

A school-centred ethos

We aim to:

  • provide support that suits the specific needs of each individual school, the children and their parents and carers
  • provide support for schools preparing to self-validate and for those transferring to the Annual Review and enhancement
  • provide realistic support and advice to develop meaningful and achievable action plans based on the needs of the school
  • help schools achieve the best possible outcomes from their involvement in the programme
  • focus on the needs of schools rather than government targets
  • ensure schools have autonomy over their involvement with the programme
  • offer a high level of support to schools
  • celebrate all the achievements and successes that every school brings to Healthy Schools
  • work cooperatively with all our partners for the benefit of schools
  • be innovative, listening, responsive, flexible and positive
  • and strive for inclusion and equality in all we do.

We aim to do this by:

  • providing good quality, timely information in accessible ways
  • sharing good practice and celebrating successes
  • offering needs-led training at flexible times and in more locations, as well as specific school-based support
  • developing and facilitating teacher support networks and helping new schools learn from the good practice of similar schools
  • enabling meaningful participation of teachers, staff, parents and carers, and pupils in the development, delivery and evaluation of the programme
  • continually evaluating our activities and their impact
  • bringing an understanding of the realities of school life and the challenges they present
  • keeping up to date with developments in education and where Healthy Schools fits
  • and making a commitment to the Every Child Matters outcomes.


In two words ... 
enthusiasm and pragmatism