Tidworth Healthy Schools
Thursday 9th November 2017
Yesterday Tidworth area schools celebrated their recent Healthy Schools achievements at a celebration event at Wellington Academy. This is one of 3 Wiltshire Healthy Schools celebrations taking place this month.
Five schools in the Tidworth area recently completed the programme at bronze level.
- Ludgershall Castle Primary School
- Clarendon Infants School
- Clarendon Junior School
- Collingbourne CofE Primary School
- The Wellington Academy
Their participation in the programme was supported by funding from the Tidworth Area Board who facilitated additional training and support for local schools.
(Lucy Bennett - Wellington Academy, Nick Bolton – Wiltshire Council, Katherine Giles – Clarendon Junior School, Becki Monaghan – Clarendon Infant School, Marie Chapman – Ludgershall Castle Primary School and Cllr Chris Williams).
(Healthy Schools Coordinators at the start of the project: Becki Monaghan – Clarendon Infant School, Rebecca Sibun – Collingbourne Ducis Primary School, Marie Chapman – Ludgershall Castle Primary School, Katherine Giles – Clarendon Junior School & Jess Goves – Wellington Academy).
Cabinet member for children’s services Laura Mayes said: “I’m pleased to see so many schools are involved in this important programme which promotes the health and wellbeing of our pupils in exciting ways which inspire the children to be involved.
“I’d like to congratulate all the schools for achieving these awards for their commitment and innovation which has made their programmes a success.”
Chairman of Tidworth Area Board Chris Williams, who presented the plaques, said: “As an area board we thought it was important to help fund this important work. The schools have used innovative ways to implement this in their schools and inspire the children. I’m very pleased so many have achieved this level and congratulations to all involved.”
Headteacher of Ludgershall Castle Primary School, Andy Bridewell said: "I know I speak for all the other headteachers in our cluster when I say how much we appreciate our schools' involvement in the Healthy Schools initiative. We all know that a child's education isn't just about developing academic skills; learning about healthy life styles from an early age is more likely to have a positive impact, not just for the children, but for their families as well, and the structure provided by 'Healthy Schools' ensures that many pupils and their families benefit."
A total of 116 schools are currently involved in the programme, with 73 schools having Wiltshire Healthy Schools at bronze, silver or gold level.
