“(The SHEU survey) was very, very useful. It gave us reassurance we weren’t missing a trick. For example not many pupils in the sample year groups were taking illegal drugs, which re-enforced our opinions. But the survey also raised issues and flagged some things up. We discovered that some of our girls weren’t eating enough – the percentage of girls in our school not eating lunch the day before the survey was higher than the county average. There were other concerns too, specifically around cigarettes, alcohol and attendance.
The school used this data and took a number of actions to address it. More female peer mentors were put in place and the school asked NEXUS (the Extended Schools service) for help, so they developed a programme for girls which addressed their eating patterns, healthy eating, sex education and self-esteem issues.
We ran an anti-bullying group for Year 9 as a preventative measure, based upon data provided by our current Year 10 students.
The travel data revealed that a high number of pupils took the car to school so we involved the BIKE-IT scheme who ran assemblies, brought in their bikes (including one with a pedal-powered smoothie maker!), and raised awareness of health and green issues.
The information about how happy the students were with their lives raised some concerns as far fewer girls were as happy as the boys, so work was done around developing aspirations, role-models and self-esteem."
Education and Health journal TES
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Welcome to the Education & Health journal (E&H)
E&H has been independently published since 1983.
The journal is now open access and online
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This webpage has a collection of links to E&H articles published in the TES Comics are just dandy in their own right Behaviour - Online games can 'hook' children into gambling Ignore the tabloid scaremongering. Say hello to Britain's non-binge drinking teens Annoying or addictive: how much screen time is too much for your pupils? Getting a pass in nutrition – but still passing the crisps E&H is aimed at those involved with education and health who are concerned with the health and wellbeing of children and young people eg. around 5-18 years of age. Readers come from a broad background and, for example in the UK, include: primary, secondary and further education teachers, university staff, and health-care professionals working in education and health settings. The journal is also read by those who commission and carry out health education programmes in school and college. Articles focus on recent health education initiatives, relevant research findings, materials and strategies for education and health-related behaviour data. |
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E&H is available in English and read wherever there is Internet access. Judging by the comments, list of contributors and Internet visitors, the journal continues to provide an eclectic mix of articles on issues relevant to a discerning readership. Some of the contributors to the Education and Health journal :-
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