Healthy Body, Health Mind

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Healthy Body, Health Mind
John Spence Community High School John Douglas
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Facts about the school

• Located about 10 miles East of Newcastle Upon
  Tyne.
• Have undergone 2 mergers in the last 20 years.
• 875 pupils in a Mixed Comprehensive.
• Attendance 94.
• 12 Free School Meals
• Mixed catchment area some pupils live in
  300,000 houses most live in areas of social
  deprivation within the town.

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How did we start

• Basic start came from Sports mark Gold Award in
  2000.
• From this we launched our Sports College bid.
• Policy emerged from established good practice
  and, from 2001 focused on 2 distinct but inter
  related strands.
• Designation as a Specialist Sports College.
• Application for the national Healthy School
  Award.
• Key appointments were made with the Director of
  Specialism being added to the leadership team and
  a Health Co-ordinator appointed to food
  technology and Health and Social Care.

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Change of Ethos

• Up until 2003 the school had the following ethos
• Making a world of difference
• In 2003 this changed to
• Fit for Life
• The key assumption behind this is a passionate
  belief in the direct connection of physical
  health and emotional well being with academic
  achievement, personal development and good
  citizenship.
• This is backed up by a study completed by the
  Californian Government looking at the effects of
  Physical Activity on their pupils.
• Part of which follows

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Making the connection between Health and Academic
achievement

• Clearly, no knowledge is more crucial than
  knowledge about health. Without it, no other
  life goal can be successfully achieved.
• Boyer, E.L., The Carnegie Foundation for the
  Advancement of Teaching, 1983

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• Health and education go hand in hand one cannot
  exist without the other. To believe any
  differently is to hamper progress. Just as our
  children have a right to receive the best
  education available, they have a right to be
  healthy. As parents, legislators, and educators,
  it is up to us to see that this becomes a
  reality.
• Healthy Children Ready to Learn An
  EssentialCollaboration Between Health and
  Education, 1992

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• Family and community involvement
• Comprehensive school health education
• Physical education
• School health services
• School nutrition services
• Healthy school environment
• School-site health promotion for staff
• Allensworth and Kolbe, 1987

Componentsof a coordinated school health program
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Componentsof a coordinated school health program
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Development of the 2 strand approach at John
Spence

• The 2 strands mentioned before triggered a
  further subset of reasons for developing healthy
  living within a whole school approach beyond our
  overall aim to consolidate our specialist school
  ethos, raise achievement and improve behaviour.

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PE and Sport Strand

• Sports College objectives made health and fitness
  a key priority in a socially disadvantaged school
  and wider community.
• As lead school in the North Tyneside SSCo
  programme our community role supporting primaries
  and other secondaries was significantly extended.
• More than 65 of pupils engaging in OHL and in 2
  years there was a 100 take up.
• Excellence in cities funding for the Tri fit
  fitness testing centre prompted actions relating
  to ICT driven profiling of pupil fitness
  meeting the Every Child matters agenda and then
  including the assessment in the pupils annual
  report.

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Example of a fitness profile
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Health Education Strand

• Initial audit identified relatively high levels
  of sexual ignorance and concerns over teenage
  pregnancy leading to the development of Sex and
  Relationships Curriculum Highly praised by the
  local PCT
• Emerging concerns were an increase in smoking
  particularly amongst girls, as well as concerns
  about poor eating habits at lunchtime.
• Healthy School Award criteria prompted an action
  plan encompassing drugs, alcohol, emotional
  health, smoking, sex, community, outside agencies
  involvement.
• Community Involvement triggered a planned growth
  in Adult Education provision particularly related
  to physical recreation yoga, salsa, Body Pump
• All departments required to include health
  education elements in their programmes of study

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Joint Actions

• A further set of joint actions involving the
  schools Head Cook, Sports College Staff, Health
  Coordinator and Head teacher were developed due
  to concerns over lunchtime behaviour, poor eating
  habits and links to obesity as well as effects of
  inadequate diet on educational performance.
• This work included significant involvement of the
  Schools Council (Pupil Voice) and consultation
  with parents and the governing body.

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Drawing up Action Plans

• Sports College Action Plan
• Involve more students in a wider range of Sports.
• Introduction of Lunchtime free for all sport.
• Introduction of New PE into Year 8. (See
  handout)
• Involvement of parents in healthy living and
  eating in school letters sent home and a Dads
  and Lads night with presentations on how
  physical activity, good diet etc can affect
  academic performance.
• Fitness testing and reports to parents.
• Rewards and incentives for pupils to be involved
  in PE and OHL sport.
• Review and implementation of a school travel plan
  incorporating safe cycling and safe walking
  routes.
• Alternative Year 11 curriculum involving
  Aerobics, Pilates, Kick boxing, Body Pump,
  Boxercise as well as traditional options.
• Use of pedometers/ Heart Rate monitors to measure
  activity levels.
• Research programme with Northumbria University to
  see if the American concept of New PE really
  made a difference to fitness levels.

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Health Education Plan

• Set up meetings with LEA advisor on Health and
  Drugs. Invited Public Health Nurses and youth
  services.
• Used local and National Health targets.
• New discrete PSHE lessons written.
• SRE training given to discreet team.
• Peer support group with learning mentors to
  discuss health issues.

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Healthy Eating Plan

• Governing body agreed policy that all pupils
  remain on site at lunchtimes.
• Cafeteria free choice replaced by 5 healthy
  eating choices. Crisps, Chocolate and fizzy
  drinks removed completely.
• Water scheme developed to encourage more fluid
  intake during lesson times.
• Breakfast club linked to skills club set up and
  break time sandwich bar provided.
• Extra staff employed to supervise increased
  activities at lunchtime on the all weather pitch
  and in the gyms.

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Measures for Success

• Identified as being a lead school in the
  promotion of the Healthy Schools Agenda.
• Taking part in the Britain on the Move
  initiative.
• Good practice highlighted in Teacher Magazine.
• More Importantly..
• Year on year increase in of students
  participating in OHL PE and Sport.
• Increase in pupils playing for local Sports Clubs
  School now houses 7 outside clubs eg North
  Shields Hockey Club, North Shields Basketball
  club etc
• Positive feedback from parents about schools
  actions.
• Positive feedback from pupils regarding quality
  of PE lessons.
• Year on year improvement in academic achievement.
• 200 students taking part in sport at lunchtimes.

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Success continued

• Positive staff feedback from SRE.
• Healthy School Award for past 4 years.
• Gold No Smoking Award.
• Public Nurse drop rates have increased.
• Attendance at smoking cessation sessions by
  pupils and parents increased.
• All lessons based on attitudes and skills.
• Drug misuse among pupils reduced.
• Significant reduction in litter.
• Improvement in pupil choice of healthy eating
  options.
• Improved behaviour at lunchtime and in afternoon
  lessons reduced amount of pupils in detention
  for behaviour problems.

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Inclusion

• Disability club run by JSLA volunteers
  established in 2002.
• Inclusion of local special school pupils in all
  Key stage 3 lessons.
• Implementation of JAE scheme by school across
  North Tyneside. Regular delivery of workshop
  sessions to all on the register.
• JAE style workshops delivered through Fit for
  life lessons to all Key stage 4 pupils to help
  them with the pressures of coursework/ overload
  etc.
• Targeting of pupils who do not take part in OHL
  PE and Sport.
• PSHE programme is specifically planned to ensure
  social inclusion and help reduce health
  inequalities in school.
• Confidentiality policy written to protect young
  people.
• All lessons start with ground rules to ensure a
  safe environment for the students.
• Sexual Health clinic on site gives contraception
  (Park House Project) that has resulted in lower
  conception rates in lower ability students.
• Disaffected pupils are taught sex and drugs in
  smaller groups.
• Outside agencies used as often as possible.

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Future plans

• Continued Development of Fit for Life ethos.
• Conversion of one gym into a Dance/ Fitness
  studio.
• Extended fitness class opportunities for students
  and community users.
• Establishment of KS2-3 parental workshops to
  develop school ethos and beliefs.
• Possible development of Cyber Gym to engage 15
  -20 not engaging in lunchtime activities.
• Extended work on health eating strategy.
• Continued development of activity based Physical
  Education.
• Health and Sport themes to based at the heart of
  the assembly programme.
• Build links with BHF, Northumbria University and
  Newcastle University invest in a programme of
  visiting speakers.
• Health and Sport Activity Week during the Summer
  term.

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Benefits

• Value added increased from Key stage 3 to GCSE
  (Number 1 in North Tyneside 2004)
• Improved school ethos noted by past pupils, staff
  and parents.
• Academic achievement raised of students who may
  usually underachieve.
• Students have clear pathways for advice/ help on
  sexual health issues.
• Students participate more in school and community
  activities.
• Less truancy increased attendance.
• Self esteem of pupils and staff raised.
• Less litter around school.
• Pupils eat healthily when in school.
• Pupils feel valued and respect the importance of
  their health.
• Physical fitness levels improved.
• Body mass index, strength, cardiovascular scores,
  measured and pupils set targets for improvement,