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Matt Marson – The Streetly Academy Vikki Tolley – Walsall Public
Health
Early Years Foundation Stage Leaders
Monday 6th February 2017
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Overview
- Walsall Data Update
- Sport Premium Funding
- Childhood Obesity Strategy
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Walsall Children’s Weight Status
Vikki Tolley
Children's Health and Wellbeing Officer
(healthy weight / oral health / healthy schools)
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www.walsall.gov.uk
National Child Measurement programme
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a
mandatory annual programme
It measures the height and weight of children in Reception
(age 4-5 years) and Year 6 (age 10-11 years)
Walsall also measures children in Year 4 (age 8-9 years)
and Year 10 (age 14-15 years) providing robust data on
childhood obesity.
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Physical activity among children Health Survey for England
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*Child recommendations for physical activity in CMO report 2011
– one hour moderate activity per day
HSE reports at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity
on all seven days in the last week
Around two in ten children aged 5-15 years meet the government
recommendations* for physical activity (boys 21%, girls 16%)
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Physical inactivity among children Health Survey for England
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Patterns and trends in child physical activity
*Fewer than 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity on each
day or 60 minutes or more on fewer than seven days in the last
week
Around four in ten children aged 5-15 years are physically
inactive* (boys 39%, girls 45%)
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Number of children who are overweight / obese National Child
Measurement Programme 2014/15
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Child overweight (including obesity)/ excess weight: BMI ≥ 85th
centile of the UK90 growth reference
One in five children in Reception is overweight or obese
(25.4%)
One in three children in Year 6 is overweight or obese
(37.6%)
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Ward Overweight, Obese, Extreme Children %
Aldridge Central & South 32.5% Aldridge North & Walsall
Wood 38.1% Bentley & Darlaston North 36.9% Birchills Leamore
40.7% Blakenall 44.3% Bloxwich East 39.7% Bloxwich West 35.1%
Brownhills 41.5% Darlaston South 44.5% Paddock 36.1% Palfrey 44.7%
Pelsall 37.4% Pheasey Park Farm 31.1% Pleck 43.5% Rushall-Shelfield
40.7% Short Heath 38.3% St Matthew's 35.3% Streetly 35.5%
Willenhall North 40.9% Willenhall South 40.9%
How does this look in Walsall?
Walsall Average = 37.6 West Midlands Average = 35.8% England
Average = 33.2%
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Supporting Schools
• School result letters
• In Spring 2017 updated letters will be made available to each
school with the results of the NCMP
• Change4Life support for schools
• Teacher toolkits for RY & Y6 will be launched on the
School Zone (https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools) in
September 2016
9 NCMP Monthly Update. July
2016
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Sport Premium Funding 2016/17 • Schools must use the funding to
make additional and sustainable
improvements to the quality of PE and sport they offer.
- Develop or add to the PE and sport activities that your school
already offers
- Make improvements now that will benefit pupils joining the
school in future years
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Childhood Obesity Strategy Introducing a soft drinks levy
- Double Sport Premium Funding
- Invest a further £10 million per academic year into school
healthy breakfast clubs
Helping all children enjoy an hour of physical activity every
day
- Every primary school child should get at least 60 minutes of
moderate to vigorous physical activity a day
- 30 minutes should be delivered in school
- Remaining 30 minutes supported by parents and carers
- Schools must demonstrate what they are doing to make their
pupils more physically active
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Childhood Obesity Strategy
• Continuing to provide support with the cost of healthy food
for those who need it most • Creating a new healthy rating scheme
for primary schools • Making school food healthier • Supporting
early years settings •Active Travel
