A Focus on Health and Wellbeing Wendy Halliday Learning and Teaching Scotland

Promoting Health and Wellbeing What does it mean to you?

A vision of health … Mental and emotional health Social health Physical health Sexual health Spiritual health Culture Environment Economic

The Scottish Government’s vision for children and young people is “A Scotland in which every child matters, where every child, regardless of his or her family background, has the best possible start in life.” The Curriculum Review Group

The Journey so far …. Success Partnership approach Policy Aspiration - legislation Initiative – core business

Key developments along the way Ministerial Target 2007 Being Well Doing Well Self Evaluation Guidance A Journey to Excellence Curriculum for Excellence

A Journey to Excellence Values and empowers its staff Works together with parents to improve learning Reflects on its own work while thriving on different contributions Develops a culture of ambition, achievement, enterprise and inclusion Collaborates in partnerships with other agencies and its community Fosters high quality leadership at all levels Promotes well-being and respect Makes decisions along with pupils, parents and staff who share the same vision and goals Successful learners Effective contributors Responsible citizens Confident individuals

Curriculum for Excellence

successful learners with enthusiasm and motivation for learning determination to reach high standards of achievement openness to new thinking and ideas and able to use literacy, communication and numeracy skills use technology for learning think creatively and independently learn independently and as part of a group make reasoned evaluations link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations confident individuals with self respect a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing secure values and beliefs ambition and able to relate to others and manage themselves pursue a healthy and active lifestyle be self aware develop and communicate their own beliefs and view of the world live as independently as they can assess risk and take informed decisions achieve success in different areas of activity responsible citizens with respect for others commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life and able to develop knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland’s place in it understand different beliefs and cultures make informed choices and decisions evaluate environmental, scientific and technological issues develop informed, ethical views of complex issues effective contributors with an enterprising attitude resilience self-reliance and able to communicate in different ways and in different settings work in partnership and in teams take the initiative and lead apply critical thinking in new contexts create and develop solve problems To enable all young people to become

Curriculum for Excellence – Key Ideas Put learning and teaching first – the how as opposed to the what Assessment- how achievement is measured More autonomy for teachers – raising professionalism and creativity Flexibility – teaching is child responsive, less emphasis on inputs Single coherent curriculum 3-18 Skills fit for 21 st century and changing world

Organising learning Organising learning through curriculum areas - to provide breadth Health and wellbeing Languages Mathematics Science Social studies Expressive arts Technologies Religious and moral education

Principles Challenge and enjoyment Breadth Progression Depth Personalisation and choice Coherence Relevance

Health and Wellbeing Included at three levels… Area of the Curriculum Permeating aspect of school life Responsibility for all

 Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical Wellbeing  Planning for Choices and Change  Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport  Food and Health  Substance Misuse  Sexual Health, Relationships and Parenthood Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Areas

At School level… Fantastic practice –Grounds and gardens –Cooking skills –Healthy enterprise –Breakfast clubs –Safer routes to schools –Early intervention –Peer Massage –Parental involvement –Cross curricular programmes –Interdisciplinary links ….

Opportunities for you  Cover Paper and Draft Experiences and Outcomes Engage and feedback your views… Some bedtime reading…  Building the Curriculum 1,2 and 3  Getting it Right for Every Child  Happy, Safe and Achieving Their Potential  Health Promotion Guidance May 2008

“The curriculum needs to include space for learning beyond subject boundaries, so that learners can make connections between different areas of learning. Through interdisciplinary activities of this kind, young people can develop their organisational skills, creativity, teamwork and the ability to apply their learning in new and challenging contexts.”  A Curriculum for Excellence: Progress and Proposals

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go T S Eliot