At Wimbledon Chase, we recognise the importance of the Healthy Schools initiative and our aim is to help children to grow healthily, safely and responsibly, thereby promoting long term, healthy lifestyles. Our Healthy Schools vision builds on the underlying principles of the English National Healthy School Programme, which is focussed on tackling the growing issue of poor nutrition and obesity amongst children. The outcome should enable children to make informed choices to improve their physical and emotional needs. Through our school provision, including that of the sports department, we want our pupils to appreciate the benefits of a healthy and physically active lifestyle and have access to a healthy school environment where they can learn and thrive.
Our mission is to offer:
- Increased opportunities for children to be physically active both in and out of school
- Engagement in fun and competitive activities to promote positive health choices
- Increased school meal uptake including free school meals
- Improve access to healthy packed lunches and snacks throughout the school day
- An Internal and external environment that promotes healthy choices
- Children to lead healthy, active lives both physically and mentally.
Awards:
We are proud to currently hold the Healthy Schools Bronze Award in recognition of:
- PSHE education including RSE and drug, alcohol and tobacco education
- Emotional health and well-being including anti-bullying, social and emotional learning (SEL) and risk
- Healthy eating including cooking skills and food education
- Physical activity including a minimum of 90 minutes to 2 hours curriculum PE a week and health-related exercise
We are currently working on the Healthy Schools Silver Award with a focus on:
- Improving the Dining Hall environment to promote healthy eating choices
- Encouraging Healthy eating/lifestyle through access to the allotment area (growing fresh fruit and vegetables)
- Updating the facilities in the playground to promote daily exercise
- Continuing promoting the uptake of school lunches and improve the quality of school lunches, packed lunches and snacks
- Raising awareness of positive mental health support within the school