Mapping the process to achieve National Healthy School Status to the elements of Whole School Approach

Process A. Leadership, B. Policy C. Curriculum D. Learning E. School

management development planning and and Teaching culture and
and managing resourcing including environment
change work with outside
agencies
Setting up a Who is best placed to How will the Healthy Who could we invite from Have we a system Have we provided
lead the group in Schools task group outside agencies to join to capture all our the right setting for
Healthy Schools order to drive through inform our the group? learning as a Healthy our meetings?
task group changes? development of Schools task group?
policy and practice?

Needs analysis Who needs to be Do we need to fit in Do we need to plan to use How will we share Do we have an
involved in completing with present policy curriculum time to conduct the findings of the open and honest
and identifying the National Audit? to conduct the needs the needs analysis? needs analysis with culture where all
gaps How do we plan times analysis? our children and will be able to
for them to be involved? young people, staff contribute to the
and parents/carers? needs analysis?

Planning What are our priorities? Do we have a How will achieving NHSS What outcomes Do we have a
Where does this process for developing link with and impact other do we have culture of
outcomes and overlap with exisiting outcomes? curriculum areas? in our School developing
actions practice in the school? Is this embedded What timetabling and Improvement Plan outcomes that
Where can we within policies? staffing issues might that will help? are measurable?
link activities with other need to be met to ensure How will we ensure
elements of school all staff are involved in our planned actions
development? planning outcomes and are in line with
actions? our learning and
teaching policy?
Implementation Who is best placed Will any policies What actions will need to Are any actions Is the physical,
to lead each planned need to be be implemented through linked to emotional and
action? Do they have reviewed during curriculum time? improvement learning culture
sufficient status and implementation of in teaching and of our school
training? actions? learning? supportive of our
planned actions?
Monitoring How will the group Do we have a policy Do we need to use If we carry out How do we seek
regularly give for monitoring curriculum time for monitoring within and show we
feedback to the senior developments? monitoring? If so, how? the curriculum what value suggestions
management team What can we expect methods would and views from
and all members of the from developing best support it? members of
school? the policy and how our school?
How will our governing will we monitor our
body monitor our progress towards it?
progress? Who will be
responsible for
monitoring?
Review How will the group How can the Where have we used data What methods Does the culture
feedback findings development of from external agencies to would best suit and climate of
from review to senior policy fit into systems inform our review? review as part of the school
management? of review? Do we need to plan to our curriculum encourage
Who needs to be use curriculum time to time? rigorous review?
involved in review? carry out any review of
our actions?
Achieving What should we do to Has achieving NHSS How can we extend and How can we How can we
sustain and extend our had an impact on develop our curriculum? continue to enhance sustain the
National progress? How shall we any other policy How will achieving NHSS the learning of our positive culture
Healthy School celebrate our success? areas which might link with and impact other children and young we have
Status need updating as a curriculum areas? people in relation to developed?
result? How can we link with other their physical, and
schemes and programmes emotional health
for maximum effect? and wellbeing?

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 F. Giving G. Provision of H. Staff professional I. Partnerships with J. Assessing, recording
children and support services development parents/carers and and reporting children
young people for children and needs, health local communities and young people’s
a voice young people and welfare achievement

How will we involve Is our group Is our group Is our group representative of How will we plan and organise
most children and representative of the representative of our local community? our agendas and minutes to
young people in the needs of all our children the staffing mix in Do the timings of our meetings be accessible to all?
activities of the task and young people from our school? support their attendance?
group? the most vulnerable Does anyone need
to the most gifted and training and support to
talented? enable them to fulfil their
role?
How do we gain Do we have systems Do we have an open How can we involve parents/ How can we be sure we are
the views of all of to support children and respectful climate in carers in the needs analysis? identifying the right gaps?
our children and and young people if which staff can contribute What have our children and
young people – not issues arise through to the needs analysis? young people told us?
just those who conducting a needs
usually contribute analysis?
and are most vocal?
How will we involve How do we consider How will we ensure we What actions could we better Are our children and young
children and young the needs of all our have the contribution plan by greater participation people clear about the
people in the decision children and young of all staff in planning with our local community? outcomes we are seeking
making process, to people so they are outcomes and actions? Which approaches secure to achieve in our planned
determine our able to contribute to the most support or largest actions?
planned outcomes determining outcomes turnout?
and actions? and planning actions?

How will children How can we ensure What training and How will we engage with How will we record which child
and young people we have support in development will be parents/carers to implement and young person are involved
be involved in place so all children required to support actions in the home? in the implementation?
implementing the and young people planned actions? What events or activities will How will we capture their views
actions? can participate in best achieve our desired on the process?
implementation? outcomes and planned actions?
What systems of How can we find ways How can our staff How could we monitor the How do our children and
consulting with to involve children communication processes impact of our planned actions young people monitor any
children and young and young people be developed so all can beyond the school? progress in their physical
people do we already who lack confidence contribute to monitoring? Where have we been most and emotional health and
have in place that or motivation in our successful at engaging with wellbeing?
can be used to monitor monitoring? our parents/carers and/or our
our actions? local community? Why?

What mechanisms Do all children and Are all staff able to How will parents/carers What progress have children
do we have in young people have contribute to any review and the local community be and young people identified?
place to enable equality of access to our of actions? involved in review?
participation, review systems? How will we report our
consultation and progress to them?
feedback on any
actions reviewed?
Can our children How have we improved How do we ensure our How do we promote How do we continue to
and young people our internal support staff continue to be our achievements to our help children and young
describe what for children and young informed, confident and parents/carers and the local people to assess their
difference achieving people? competent in supporting community? own improvements in their
National Healthy How do we ensure this and promoting physical How do we continue to physical and emotional health
School Status has continues? and emotional health strengthen our partnerships? and wellbeing?
made? and wellbeing? How will we celebrate our
achievements to maintain
enthusiasm and motivation?

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