LEARNING TO LEAD 226368-CP-1-2005-BE-COMENIUS-C21 DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

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LEARNING TO LEAD226368-CP-1-2005-BE-COMENIUS-C21
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

• CLUJ COUNTY SCHOOL INSPECTORATE
• ROMANIA
• 18 DECEMBER 2007
• MARGA GHIURUTAN
• INSPECTOR

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SCHOOL HEADMASTERSCONFERENCE

• PUPILS HEALTH AND WELLBEING BENCHMARKING
  QUALITY IN SCHOOLS

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DEFINITIONWELL-BEING IS DEFINED AS A COMBINATION
OF MENTAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH

• The state of health is directly related to our
  general happiness,confidence and outlook on life.
• The issue of health and well-being is not only
  confined to exercise and diet
• Health risks of smoking and drug use
• Aspects of society that influence our emotional
  health.

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SCHOOL OBJECTIVES

• WELL-BEING Important issue for all school
  leaders
• To encourage heads, teachers ,students to put
  into place a sustainable plan for being a healthy
  school
• To demonstrate that the school is one that looks
  holistically at issues of exercise, the aesthetic
  quality of the school, its grounds, risks, air
  pollution.

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A HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL

• Achieving healthy lifestyles
• Developing supportive environments ( social and
  physical )
• Taking control over and improve the physical and
  emotional health
• Improve the whole quality of the school setting.
• Adopting safe practices

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OBJECTIVES of health promotion and education in
schools

• Low prevalence of disease
• Good self-declared state of health
• Good personal health care
• No substance abuse
• Emotional well-being
• Life skills
• Adaptive behaviour
• High academic behaviour

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EFFECTIVENESS

• IT CAN BE DEFINED AS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE
  OBJECTIVES OF A CERTAIN ACTIVITY HAVE BEEN
  ACHIEVED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

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How can we build effectiveness into the life of a
school ?

• One measuring and review day per year
• On-line data assessment from the stakeholders
• The school having an input into the selection of
  instruments with professional research support
  for the analysis

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ACTIVITY IN GROUPS

• What makes a healthy school?
• Measuring health ( ways to measure )
• Exercise
• Food and diet
• Emotional well-being
• Strengths and weaknesses
• Presenting results
• Checking progress

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KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOLS

• LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
• ETHOS
• PARTNERSHIP WORKING
• CURRICULUM, LEARNING AND TEACHING
• PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
• ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

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THE ROLE OF FAMILIES

• Providing a supportive home environment
• Offering stimulating and fun experiences
• Helping build confidence and self-esteem
• Supporting children as they learn to build good
  relationships
• Maintaining links with the school

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SO, WHAT SHOULD SCHOOLS DO?

• High regard for spiritual moral, social and
  cultural development
• Focus on school attendance
• Good behaviour with positive impact on learning
• Promotion of safe and healthy lifestyles
• Extra-curricular activities
• Community involvement
• Responsibility and independence

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HOW AND WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE
PUPILS ?

• 3 PLATFORMS
• 4 PILLARS

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PLANNING FORMATSource An Victoir VCLB
Belgium-Comenius Project
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PROCESS(according to Derbyshire County Council )

• Vision- identify success criteria in
• consultation
• Review- assess needs against criteria
• Plan- 3 platforms/ 4 pillars
• Do- implement action and monitor
• Evaluate- assess impact