Summary
Contents
Subject index
Covering all aspects of health and well being including physical, emotional and social health, this book will help schools to encourage children to make positive life choices. It links directly to Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and the National Healthy Schools Standard. Drawing directly from her experience as a school nurse and independent nurse consultant, Emma Croghan provides a clear framework for teachers, school nurses and education professionals to work together. Packed with activities and photocopiable resources, including examples of good practice, this book offers practical guidance in all areas of PSHE, from dealing with bullying and family disharmony, to advice on hygiene and risk assessment. Headteachers, class teachers, School Nurses and PSHE Co-ordinators wishing to attain the National Healthy Schools Standard will find this book essential reading.
Promotion of Social Health and Well-Being in Classrooms – Including Citizenship
Promotion of Social Health and Well-Being in Classrooms – Including Citizenship
Chapter Aims
This chapter aims to consider why social and community health in school and classroom environments is important. It discusses what it means to be healthy or unhealthy in this respect, with some wider whole-school suggestions for what to do, the rationale for doing the suggested activities and how to evaluate the activities.
What is Social Health?
Social health lacks a formal definition, but essentially it refers to being able to participate in or influence decisions which affect individuals within the wider context of a group. Being socially healthy therefore, suggests an individual who is empowered to participate in decisions which affect them. A socially healthy ...
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