A Focus on Health and Wellbeing

Wendy Halliday

Learning and Teaching Scotland

Promoting Health and Wellbeing

What does it mean to you?

A vision of health …

Mental and emotional health

Social health

Physical health

Sexual health

Spiritual health

Culture

Environment

Economic

The Scottish Government’s vision for children and young people is “A Scotland in which every child matters, where every child, regardless of his or her family background, has the best possible start in life.”

The Curriculum Review Group

The Journey so far ….

Success

Partnership approach

Policy

Aspiration - legislation

Initiative – core business

Key developments along the way

• Ministerial Target 2007

• Being Well Doing Well

• Self Evaluation Guidance

• A Journey to Excellence

• Curriculum for Excellence

A Journey to Excellence

Values and empowers its

staff

Works together withparents to

improve learning

Reflects onits own workwhile thrivingon different

contributions

Develops a culture of ambition, achievement, enterprise and inclusion

Collaborates inpartnerships with

other agencies and its community

Fosters high quality

leadership atall levels

Promoteswell-being

and respect

Makes decisions along with pupils, parents and staff who share the same vision and goals

Successful learners

Effective contributors

Responsible citizens

Confident individuals

Curriculum

for Excellence

successful learnerswith•enthusiasm and motivation for learning•determination to reach high standards of achievement•openness to new thinking and ideas

and able to•use literacy, communication and numeracy skills•use technology for learning•think creatively and independently•learn independently and as part of a group•make reasoned evaluations•link and apply different kinds of learning innew situations

confident individualswith•self respect•a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing•secure values and beliefs•ambition

and able to•relate to others and manage themselves•pursue a healthy and active lifestyle•be self aware•develop and communicate their own beliefsand view of the world•live as independently as they can•assess risk and take informed decisions•achieve success in different areas of activity

responsible citizenswith•respect for others•commitment to participate responsibly inpolitical, economic, social and cultural life

and able to•develop knowledge and understanding ofthe world and Scotland’s place in it•understand different beliefs and cultures•make informed choices and decisions•evaluate environmental, scientific andtechnological issues•develop informed, ethical views of complexissues

effective contributorswith•an enterprising attitude•resilience•self-reliance

and able to•communicate in different ways and indifferent settings•work in partnership and in teams•take the initiative and lead•apply critical thinking in new contexts•create and develop•solve problems

To enable all youngpeople to become

Curriculum for Excellence – Key Ideas

• Put learning and teaching first – the how as opposed to the what

• Assessment- how achievement is measured• More autonomy for teachers – raising

professionalism and creativity• Flexibility – teaching is child responsive, less

emphasis on inputs • Single coherent curriculum 3-18• Skills fit for 21st century and changing world

Organising learningOrganising learning through curriculum areas - to provide breadth

• Health and wellbeing• Languages • Mathematics• Science• Social studies• Expressive arts• Technologies• Religious and moral education

Principles

• Challenge and enjoyment• Breadth• Progression• Depth• Personalisation and choice• Coherence• Relevance

Health and Wellbeing

Included at three levels…

• Area of the Curriculum

• Permeating aspect of school life

• Responsibility for all

Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical Wellbeing

Planning for Choices and Change

Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport

Food and Health

Substance Misuse

Sexual Health, Relationships and Parenthood

Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Areas

At School level… Fantastic practice – Grounds and gardens– Cooking skills– Healthy enterprise – Breakfast clubs – Safer routes to schools – Early intervention – Peer Massage – Parental involvement– Cross curricular

programmes– Interdisciplinary links ….

Opportunities for you Cover Paper and Draft Experiences and

Outcomes Engage and feedback your views…

Some bedtime reading… Building the Curriculum 1,2 and 3 Getting it Right for Every Child Happy, Safe and Achieving Their Potential Health Promotion Guidance May 2008

“The curriculum needs to include space for learning beyond subject boundaries, so that learners can make connections between different areas of learning. Through interdisciplinary activities of this kind, young people can develop their organisational skills, creativity, teamwork and the ability to apply their learning in new and challenging contexts.”

A Curriculum for Excellence: Progress and Proposals

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go

T S Eliot