The Health and Education Context in Wales Dr Julie Bishop, Director of Health Improvement 21 May 2018 Ma

Well-being of Future Generations Act Wales is one of the first countries to introduce a law like this. The Act says that public bodies, such as Local Authorities and the NHS must work together towards seven well-being goals.

Prosperity for All: the national strategy PPPPP Prosperity for All: the national strategy

Whose benefit?

What is the single most important thing that schools can do that would make the biggest difference to the health of the population?

Source: Fair Society Healthy Lives, 2010

Poor Health and Wellbeing Poor educational attainment

The Dahlgren-Whitehead Social Determinants of Health Model 1991

A Curriculum for Wales 1Hea Health and wellbeing as 1 of 6 Areas of learning and Experience The 4 Purposes of the curriculum: 1Hea

ESTYN Inspection Framework

Curriculum – teaching and learning Planning and Evaluation Policy and ethos Environment and Facilities Help and support services Workforce Leadership Involvement Planning and Evaluation Whole School Approach to Health and Wellbeing – Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes

Dr. A. Salusbury MacNalty (Chief Medical Officer Ministry of Health and Board of Education)…Hygiene in the school must be a training in habit, a discipline as well as a culture, concerned directly with the life of the children, his family and the community…..It is most important that the school premises should provide a civilising environment favourable to he foundation and practice of healthy habits – roomy classrooms with abundant sunlight and ventilations: well-arranged and properly equipped offices and lavatories with a supply of hot water; suitable uncrowded cloakrooms; facilities for drying clothes and boots and adequate playgrounds. Well-arranged dining-rooms, properly served school meals…with facilities for exercise and rest are powerful agents in health education.’