Nursery World - Shaping up

Signing up for good health is doing more for school pupils than just changing diets or exercise, writes Sue Learner By 2009 the Government wants 75 per cent of schools to have achieved National Healthy School status and all schools to be part of the programme.

By 2009 the Government wants 75 per cent of schools to have achieved National Healthy School status and all schools to be part of the programme.

More than 19,000 have already signed up and are demonstrating their commitment to promoting healthy behaviour, raising pupil achievement and reducing health inequalities.

Ingelton Primary School in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, was awarded Healthy School status in 2004. It is now entering the second cycle of the programme. Staff and pupils are very enthusiastic about taking it up to the next level.

'Once you have achieved the status you don't just sit back, you keep on moving,' says head teacher Dawn Barry. She believes the programme so far has had a huge impact on the school culture, including the nursery.

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