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 gain or maintain Healthy School status and for those developing a focussed piece of work for HS Plus
• 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 with us
• focus on the needs of schools rather than government targets
• ensure schools have autonomy over their involvement with us
• offer a high level of support to schools
• celebrate all the achievements and successes that every school brings
• 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 the meaningful participation of teachers, staff, parents and carers, and pupils in the development, delivery and evaluation of the work
• continually evaluating our activities and their impact
• keeping up to date with developments
• and bringing an understanding of the realities of school life and the challenges they present.

In two words ... 
passion and pragmatism