Kent Healthy Schools: Physical activity: healthy school criteria & evidence
To achieve Healthy School status schools need to identify evidence of how they are meeting the national criteria. They need to do this within the context of a whole school approach, involving the whole school community, parents, pupils, governors and external partners.
Physical Activity using the whole school approach
The Whole School Wheel (image below) identifies the essential elements for implementing an effective whole school way of working. Each theme is applicable across the four core themes and should influence the way schools work in relation to each. Schools evidence a whole school approach through the work they are developing to meet the criteria across the themes. This is how the whole school wheel applies to Physical Activity.
To see a larger version of the wheel, download the Physical Activity section of the Kent Audit Tool.
This chart shows the nine healthy schools criteria for Physical Activity with examples of evidence as bullet points. Links to our resources section to support each of the criteria are included where available.
| A Healthy School: | |
| 3.1 provides clear leadership and management to develop and monitor its physical activity policy
Practical Tips: Making the case for curricular PE Practical Tips: Monitoring and evaluating your physical activity policy | 3.2 has a whole school physical activity policy – developed through wide consultation, implemented, monitored and evaluated for impact.
Practical Tips: Assessing/reporting and recording pupils' progress Practical Tips: Ethos and environment |
| 3.3. ensures a minimum of 2 hours of structured physical activity each week to all of its pupils in or outside of the curriculum. Ofsted self evaluation 4a
Increasing participation through the curriculum Increasing participation beyond the school Promoting active breaktimes Worksheet/pupil activities The Missing Ingredient in Developing Standards in Physical Education Case study 1 Case study 2 Case study 10 Case study 13 | 3.4. provides opportunities for all pupils to participate in a broad range of extra curricular activities that promote physical activity.
Increasing participation through out of hours learning Case study 2 Case study 3 Case study 4 Case study 5 Case study 8 |
| 3.5. consults with pupils about the physical activity opportunities offered by the school, identifies barriers to participation and seeks to remove them.
Consulting pupils Case study 4 Case study 6 Case study 7 Case study 8 Case study 14 | 3.6 involves School Sport Co-ordinators (where available) and other community resources in the provision of activities.
Practical Tips: Involvement in schemes and initiatives organised by outside agencies Increasing participation beyond the school Relevant contacts within the community Case study 2 Case study 8 Case study 12 Case study 15 |
| 3.7. encourages all pupils, parents/carers and staff to walk or cycle to school under safe conditions, utilising the school travel plan.
Involving all staff Involving parents Case study 9 | 3.8. gives parents/carers the opportunity to be involved in the planning and delivery of physical activity opportunities and helps them to understand the benefits of physical activity for themselves and their children.
Practical Tips: Involving AOTTs in physical activity provision Case study 9 Case study 10 |
| 3.9. ensures that there is appropriate training provided for those involved in providing physical activities.
Case study 11 | 3.10. encourages all staff to undertake physical activity.
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