Wiltshire Healthy Schools celebration event
Thursday 14th January 2016
Yesterday we celebrated the latest cohort of Healthy Schools, including our first gold award achieved by Hardenhuish School.
Seventeen recently accredited schools were invited to attend the ceremony at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham. Those attending received their bronze, silver or gold plaques.
Hardenhuish School in Chippenham achieved their gold award, after improving teaching around mental health and helping the school community to more effectively support those with mental health issues.
Their work on pupils' mental health also attracted the attention of the Department for Education which has recognised the school's good practice in this area using several case studies from the school in their current national guidance document: Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools (DfE, 2014).
Hardenhuish headteacher Jan Hatherell said: "There is nothing more important than supporting young people's health and wellbeing. At Hardenhuish we understand the tremendous mental health pressures on young people today, many of which did not exist 20 years ago. We are delighted that our work in helping our young people to be resilient and successful has been recognised by the Wiltshire Healthy Schools Programme Gold Award, and nationally by the Department for Education."
Laura Mayes, cabinet member for children's services presented the awards and said: "Our schools are not only seats of learning but a source of support for pupils and a place where healthy lifestyles can be encouraged. I'd like to congratulate all the schools which have improved their students' health and wellbeing in this way."
A total of 63 schools have achieved Wiltshire Healthy Schools so far at bronze, silver or gold level since it was launched in 2012, replacing the previous National Healthy Schools Award.
Schools invited to the celebration included:
•Hardenhuish School (Gold: 2015-2018)
•All Cannings Primary School (Silver 2015-2017)
•Broad ChalkeCofE Primary School (Silver 2015-2017)
•Forest & SandridgeCofE Primary School (Silver 2015-2017)
•HullavingtonCofE Primary School (Silver 2015-2017)
•Lyneham Primary School (Silver: 2015-2017)
•Bishops CanningsCofE Aided Primary School (Bronze: 2015-2017)
•Clarendon Infants School (Bronze 2015-2017)
•Frogwell Primary School (Bronze 2015-2017)
•HarnhamCoE Controlled Junior School (Bronze 2015-2017)
•Redland Primary School (Bronze 2015-2018)
•SherstonCofE Primary School (Bronze 2015-2017)
•South Wilts Grammar School for Girls (Bronze 2015-2018)
•St. Katharine's CofE VC Primary School (Bronze: 2015-2018)
•St Osmunds Catholic Primary School (Bronze 2015-2017)
•Sutton BengerCofE A Primary School (Bronze 2015-2018)
•Walwayne Court School (Bronze 2015-2018)
•Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School (Bronze: 2015-2018)
•Westwood with Iford School (Bronze: 2015-2018)
The 2016 Healthy Schools day has already attracted 40 schools, who are interested in using the programme to demonstrate their commitment to health and wellbeing, with a further date soon to be advertised to accomodate more schools.
