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Why be a Healthy School?

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Because being a Healthy School works

  • Children and young people in Healthy Schools tell us that they feel healthier, happier and safer.
  • Their parents tell us that they feel more involved in their children's health and learning and often feel better themselves.
  • Schools tell us that the National Healthy Schools Programme has brought sustained improvement in behaviour, standards of work and school management.

There are some case studies on the national Healthy Schools website and in a series of Teachers' TV programmes about Healthy Schools.