Healthy School Award 2008
At Heaton Avenue we are very pleased to have achieved the National Healthy School Award. We are very pleased to announce that on Tuesday 11 March 2008 we were successful in achieving the
Gold Standard
We would like to say a big thank you to all children, parents and staff involved and a special thank you to the Healthy School Coordinator: Mrs Linda Horn.
In August 2008 we were also awarded the Kirklees Schools Healthy Choice Award - Gold Award. Congratulations to the staff who work so hard in our kitchen to deliver such healthy school dinners.
For more information about the Healthy School Award please read below:
AREAS ACHIEVED 
· Non-smoking environment.
· Suitable disabled access and facilities.
· Opportunities for parents and wider community to understand and be involved in school life.
· Commitment to use visitors/outside agencies/business links.
· Effective communication between home and school.
· Parents informed on healthy school priorities.
· Clear signs for visitors to gain access.
· Designated play areas and out of bounds areas.
· Provision of shelter and shade.
· Effective procedures in place to address litter, dog faeces, graffiti and vandalism.
· There is a commitment to staff wellbeing.
· Whole school awareness of the concept of a health promoting school.
· A commitment to a variety of teaching and learning styles giving children to develop and practise skills, clarify attitudes and values.
· Pupils given opportunity to discuss/evaluate the content of PSHCE.
· Written equal opportunities policy, continuous professional development for staff, evidence in School Improvement Plan that supports caring and inclusive ethos.
· Pupils views influence decisions – school council, Investors in Pupils, interactive displays, assemblies, personal targets.
· Pupils given opportunity to take responsibility in a range of areas – year 4 monitors, school council, playtime buddies, IIP.
· Behaviour and bullying policy in place. Reward systems in place.
· Procedures in place to support pupils in transition – Foundation Unit half day visits, full day middle school visits, sports events at middle school, Whitcliffe Mount students running clubs/class lessons.
· Special Educational Needs supported.
· All children have access to water bottles.
· Healthy food and healthy choices, menu displayed, themed meals, displays, lunchtime staff proactively encouraging healthy choices.
· Have a whole school food policy.
· Healthy eating/5 a day promoted in lessons. Cooking/theme days relating to healthy eating.
· No sweets given as rewards.
· Pleasant eating area created – hall displays and consistent encouragement to keep tidy.
· Staff and pupils consulted about their preferred healthy options.
· Achieved Active Mark.
· All children spend 120 minutes P.E. curriculum time .
· Children encouraged to take part in structured physical activity at play/lunchtimes and after school clubs, wake up and shake up.
· Awareness raised about community clubs.
· Staff have training on P.E. – inset/coaches in school.
· Participate in ‘Walk to School’ weeks .
· Have a whole school Physical Activity policy.
· Consults children about physical activity opportunities – discuss preferred activities at lunchtime, monitor popularity of after school clubs.
· The school encourages staff to undertake physical activity.
 
THE TWO AREAS WE HAVE CHOSEN AS A SCHOOL THAT WE ARE PROUD OF ARE:
PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES AT LUNCHTIME AND DELIVERY IN CLASS
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