At Compass School Southwark Health and Nutrition At Compass School Southwark

Linking health and attainment Evidence shows that education and health are closely linked: Pupils with better health and wellbeing are likely to do better academically A positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils Eating healthy school meals has shown improvements in academic attainment Source: “The link between pupil health and wellbeing and attainment”, Public Health England, November 2014

The Facts in Southwark 14% of girls have nothing to eat for breakfast 51% of students have a school lunch 21% of students do not have lunch every day 19% do not regularly eat fruit or vegetables Only 28% have fruit or vegetables on most days 31% spend more than 2 hours doing PE in school Source: “Supporting the Health of Young People in Southwark: A summary report of the Health Related Behaviour Survey 2014”, data from Secondary Schools.

The Facts at Compass 44% attend Breakfast Club 58% have fruit at break time 100% have lunch at school 89% think that the school lunch is healthy 77% think that there is enough food

Do you attend breakfast club?

When thinking about Breakfast Club how SATISFIED are you with the following:

Do you have fruit at break time?

How many times a week do you have fruit at breaktime?

Do you usually get the meal choice you want at lunch?

Do you usually eat all of your lunch?

When thinking about lunch how SATISFIED are you with the following:

Things to consider for 2015

Eating a school lunch is important

A balanced meal every day

Attend breakfast club

Attend breakfast club

Exercise! It's medically proven that people who do regular physical activity have: 35% lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke 50% lower risk of type 2 diabetes 50% lower risk of colon cancer 20% lower risk of breast cancer 30% lower risk of early death 83% lower risk of osteoarthritis 30% lower risk of depression 30% lower risk of dementia

Exercise! You should engage in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for at least 60 minutes and up to several hours every day. You should do this at least three days a week. You should minimise the amount of time spent sitting down at home (on games console for example!).