Physical Activity

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Physical Activity within the Health
Promoting School Benny Lawrie National
Development Officer
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Overview
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• Policy Context
• Evidence
• Key networks

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The Policy Context
Achieving Health in Scotland- The Challenge
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Physical Activity Strategy
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Sport 21
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PE review
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Curriculum for Excellence
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Teaching for the 21st Century
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ambitious excellent schools
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Integrated Childrens Services
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Community Planning
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CP
ICS
McCrone
C for Ex
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C/YP MH
PA
HFS
Challenge
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SHPSU
Target 2007 Key national partners Scottish
Executive (Health Education), COSLA, NHS
Health Scotland, LT Scotland sportscotland HMIe
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National HPS Developments
HPS Website
HPS Framework Being Well Doing Well
HPS Network
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Health Promoting Schools
Aims To promote the physical, social,
spiritual, mental and emotional health and
well-being of all children and young people and
staff. To work with others in identifying and
meeting the health needs of the whole school and
its wider community.
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Characteristics

• Leadership and
• management

• Personal, social
• and health
• programmes
• Environment,
• resources and
• facilities

• Ethos
• Partnership
• working

• Curriculum, learning
• and teaching

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Health Promoting SchoolSuccessful Implementation

• Leadership
• Local ownership
• Communication
• Partnership working
• Integration
• Inchley Currie 2003

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Activity in Scotland
Source Scottish Health Survey, 1998 1children
60mins on 5 days, adults moderate or vigorous
target
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Health behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSC)

• Gender differences persist over time with both
  moderate and vigorous physical activity the
  differences have not reduced ove rthe last 15
  years.
• There are sustained differences related to
  socio-economic status.

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Physical Activity in Scottish Schoolchildren
(PASS)

• Young people are making a positive connection
• between activity and good health
• Perception of benefits from activity influences
  behaviour
• As girls get older, the element of fun in
  physical activity seems to be lost

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Others Sources of Evidence

• Grounds for Learning Scottish School Grounds
  Project 2003 www.gflscotland.org.uk
• Sedentary Behaviours in Adolescence (STIL)
• Increasing Demand for Sport and Physical
  Activity by Girls 2005 www.sportscotland.org.uk

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Physical Activity can contribute to.

• Social Health

Physical Health
Emotional health and well being
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Active Schools/ HPS what are the links?
Ethos
The Environment
Policy
The Active School
The Curriculum
Care and support
Community Links
The Informal Curriculum
Cale Harris (2005)
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Ethos
Playground/ Environment
OSHL
The Active School
PE
Active Travel
Sport
Play
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Networks

• Active Schools Network
• Health Promoting School Network
• Sports Development Officers
• School Travel Co-ordinators
• School Nurses/Public health
• PE specialists

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Key Challenges
Girls/young women Inclusion Transition Early
Years
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What works in school health promotion?
Comprehensive Holistic Whole School
Substantial Sustained Relevant
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What works in school health promotion?
Psychological Environment
Organisational Structure
Physical Environment
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The Health Promoting School is one which..

• Everyone wants to come to
• Wants people to be healthy, whoever they are
• Has an ethos where everybody counts
• Enables everyone to feel safe

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• Benny Lawrie
• National Development Officer
• Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit
• Gardyne Road
• Dundee
• DD5 1NY
• 07831 885979
• b.lawrie_at_LTScotland.org.uk
• WWW.healthpromotingschools.co.uk