1. At Compass School Southwark
Health and Nutrition
At Compass School Southwark

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Do you attend breakfast club?

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

7. Do you have fruit at break time?

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

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

10. Do you usually eat all of your lunch?

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

12. Things to consider for 2015

13. Eating a school lunch is important

14. A balanced meal every day

15. Attend breakfast club

16. Attend breakfast club

17. 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

18. 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!).