"This is a good school. Pupils are happy and achieve well as a result of good teaching and good care." (Ofsted 2006)

Healthy Schools

The National Healthy Schools Programme

Milton School is aiming to achieve National Healthy Schools status.

What is this?

The NHSP is a joint venture by the DfES and Dept for Health, with a regional and local network. By 2009, the Government wants every school to be working towards achieving national Healthy Schools status. We want Milton to be at the forefront of this; it will take 4 terms but will also be an ongoing process for the long-term future.

Since September 2005, Ofsted have expected schools to demonstrate how they are contributing to the 5 national outcomes for children in Every Child Matters and the Children Act 2004:

  • being healthy
  • staying safe
  • enjoying and achieving
  • making a positive contribution
  • economic well-being.

Gaining national Healthy Schools Status provides rigorous evidence of this.

The Aims of the Programme:

  • To support children and young people in developing healthy behaviours
  • To help to raise pupil achievement
  • To help to reduce health inequalities
  • To help promote social inclusion

A healthy school promotes the well-being of
its pupils and staff through a well-planned
curriculum taught in an environment that
promotes learning and healthy lifestyle choices.

Benefits for the school

  • Schools with Healthy Schools status have better results for all KS1 assessments and KS2 science compared with other schools
  • Schools involved with NHSP are more inclusive
  • Pupils in healthy schools report a range of positive behaviours such as diminished fear of bullying and a reduced likelihood of using illegal drugs
  • PSHE provision is enhanced
  • There is more effective liaison between home and school, and school and external support agencies

Details available at:  Wired for Health - evidence of impact

What is a healthy school?

To achieve Healthy Schools Status a school has to meet criteria in four core themes:

  • PSHE (including Sex and Relationship Education and Drug Education)
  • Healthy Eating
  • Physical Activity
  • Emotional Health and Well-being (including bullying)

The above criteria are all interrelated and interdependent. Success depends upon a whole school approach involving all associated with the school: pupils, staff, parents, governors, the local community and outside agencies.

More details available at:  Wired for Health


Becoming a healthy school is a long-term process - it began for our children on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th June 2006.