Healthy FE and Skills

An introduction for education and training providers

September 2013

Contents

• What is it?

• Why do it?

• How does it fit with what we do already?

• Who does it?

• How do you do it?

• What do we get out of it?

What is it?

• A programme designed to improve your outcomes by promoting the health and wellbeing of learners and staff in your organisation.

• You build on your current health and wellbeing related activities by taking a coordinated approach.

• Partnership with other stakeholders such as the NHS, your local council and wider stakeholders is vital.

Why do it?

• Only 40% of men and 28% of women have 30 minutes physical activity at least 5 days a week (that’s the minimum recommendation for adults)

• About 37% of deaths from coronary heart disease are due to physical inactivity

• There were 8,724 alcohol-related deaths in 2007

Among children of aged 5 –16 years

• 9.6 per cent had a clinically recognisable mental disorder

• 5.8 per cent had a conduct disorder

• 3.7 per cent have emotional disorders, anxiety and depression,

• 1.5 per cent had hyperkinetic (hyperactive) disorders

How does it fit?

• Active citizens

• Healthy eating

• Physical activity

• Controls on smoking

• Environment and health and safety

• Community involvement

• Student wellbeing

• Staff health and wellbeing

Programme Structure

Who does it?

How do we do it?

What do we get out of it?

• Improved staff wellbeing

• Reduced sickness and absence rated

• Increased motivation

• Better levels of attention from learners

• Participation growth

• Higher rates of retention

• Higher success rates

• Strong business case and potential financial savings

Ready to get going?

Register at http://www.healthyfe.org.uk

and go to the self-review tool